Dear All,
Thank you for all your support, you really help me a lot.
I still do not know if i have to appeal against the initial decision or to try to prapare the second application. The only thing is that I was under 28 last year and this year I will be 29 in November, so no age allowance.... What do you think would be the best option?In my opinion, it was unfair not to give me at least 35 for my work experience. I am a lawyer with 5 years of postgraduate experience and I claimed 50 points for my work experienced as I have been working as a international lawyer for 4 years including one year in the position of the Senior Lawyer. What shall I do to prove that this is the case?? Please assist.
Here is the points breakdown:
Education - claimed 25 - given 25
Work Experience - claimed 50 - given 25
Achievement claimed 15 - given 0
I did not claim any points for earning power as i did not have enough evidence to prove my salary. (Now I know it was silly of me , I should have do my best to find all evidence to prove that). Neither claimed any points for my partner as he is still studying for his BSc.
As for the urgent treatment request, I told them that i missed number of job opportunities as I did not expect the application consideration would take that long. And I attached the correpondence with the potential employer to demonstrate that they did not give me the job because I did not have the Work Permit.
Hope this helps.
Many thanks again for your support. I will appreciate if you kindly provide me with your tips re appeal issue.
Take care,
Jama