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Originally Posted by hantsfamily1
Hi Dave,
The 12 to 18 months I was estimating was from the first day you start to get info together for TRA to actually getting your visa granted.
The tra is the first hurdle and has to be right. You need to prove your employment history from leaving school through to present times. The tra are mainly interested in proving your training and how you aquired your skills.
I started getting my tra together around September and had it approved middle of November.
The references need to be specific about your training and its best to go into as much detail as possible. The recent references whilst being important prove you are still in the industry and continue in your trade but the early references are the ones that will pass your tra.
Its worth looking on an Ozzie employment site and they detail what they expect you to be skilled in, I dont have the web addresses to hand but should come up in a search.
Your references want to include who trained you, where you were trained, what tools you were taught to use, and methodically axectly the process for skills you were taught.
I am classed as a fibrous plasterer and specialise in interiors.
Its a long process and each part needs to be done carefully, I used an agent and that certainly made my life easier as everything was checked and corrected before it was submitted but if you are confident most people do everything themselves on this forum.
Once the tra is passed your trade is on the modl list and worth extra points.
Best of luck,
Mick
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This is a briliant reply & very helpfull, which has made me a bit more hopefull thanks.