I'm currently on a 482 visa, however I want to apply for a 190 (Skilled Nominated visa) to gain independence. The 482 visa doesn't lead to PR anyway so I might as well just get it over with and do it. I have either 80-85 points (depending on how well I do on the English test) and my job is on the skilled occupations list.
According to the website, it'll cost me $4045 + fees such as health checks, police checks, etc, which should be around $270 (health checks) + $150 (police checks) + $300 (English language test). Then there's the VETASSESS which is supposed to cost another $1000.
So in base, I would calculate that it would cost me around $6000 for the visa alone (excluding visa immigration costs).
How much should I factor in for lawyer costs + and would anyone know if I'm forgetting any other costs? When I tried to google it some people claimed they paid over $8000-$10000 in total which is weird considering I read that most lawyers ask around $2000 total for the entire process.
Thanks in advance
