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Whats the best option to guarantee Permanent Residency?
Posted 11-05-2008 at 10:44 AM by Deb & Lol
My partner and I are British Citizens, with jointly owned assets (2 properties in South Africa), looking to sell asap with the hope of immigrating to Perth, Australia, and need advice on the best course of action to guarantee our permanent residency (PR) there.
We should have around £87k if we sell, and hope to invest in AU, with the hope of buying property in Perth, and/or funding a business venture. Our dream for the future would be to start a business of our own, for example, B&B, Backpackers, or a bakery, once PR is established.
We are currently in South Africa trying to sell our properties, but will be based in the UK again hopefully around Sept/October time depending on when/if we sell. We would consider flying to London to sort our visa's as we have been finding it terribly difficult, even to the point of no assistance from migrant agents, merely as we are in South Africa at the moment.
We moved to the UK in 1998 and have spent the last 10 years working in the hospitality/hotel/catering industry, both being promoted and working our way up to manager level, starting from kitchen assistant, commis-chef, waitressing, bar, housekeeping, etc.
We've looked into the various pathways we could take to immigrate and it seems there are a few that would apply to us. However, we want to be certain that the option we choose will be the correct one to ensure our PR in Perth, Australia.
We have looked into (and are not interested in) RSMS visas, as we would by far prefer to return to study as mature overseas students in order to further our careers.
For myself, I have been considering completeing a pastry cooking course, as this is a passion of mine and am very familair in the kitchen with my experience in the hotel industry. I'm aware that being 40 yrs old limits what I'd like to study, as I know that for PR, I need to have completed my studies by the time I'm 45. Given that I am 41 next February and that such a course may take 2-3 years, I'm extremely keen to progress our situation further as soon as viably possible.
I note that the courses I'd need to study start 4th Feb 2009,and the places are limited and I'm not sure how to go about the process and would love some input into the points I've outlined above.
I'm also aware of the TRA who perform assessments on tradesmen who have experience but no qualifications. Is there such a thing for hospitality/hotel/catering for myself, as I have so much experience but hold no paper qualifications. If there is an institution offering as such, please would you be so kind as to give me their contact details. I have references from my employers as I've worked for many years at the same hotel.
My partner is within the age limit to enter Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. It is possible that she may wish to study in the future; if so, how would she go about changing her visa to a student one? Also, if she went in on a Working Holiday Visa, which would only give her two years, would she be able to move onto my visa via defacto/spouse visa if I am studying for three years?
I'm also led to believe that there may be a possibility that she could take a job within the hospitality/hotel/catering industry where she is sponsored whilst on a Working Holiday Visa (I hear this may be possible for some jobs; is this just hearsay?). Would I then be able to go onto her visa as a defacto/spouse, should I need to?
As it is uncertain how long it will take for our properties to sell, we are very wary that immigration laws may change based on the advice or information we hear about.
If our properties don't sell within the time limits we need to act upon, we will rent them out so that we won't have to lose money and time. Also, we are unsure as to how long a visa takes - have heard 6-9months?
If anyone out there can assist us with any of the above points, please let us know...we are totally famished to find out our doorway into Australia!!
Thank you in advance for ANY advice/comments....
We should have around £87k if we sell, and hope to invest in AU, with the hope of buying property in Perth, and/or funding a business venture. Our dream for the future would be to start a business of our own, for example, B&B, Backpackers, or a bakery, once PR is established.
We are currently in South Africa trying to sell our properties, but will be based in the UK again hopefully around Sept/October time depending on when/if we sell. We would consider flying to London to sort our visa's as we have been finding it terribly difficult, even to the point of no assistance from migrant agents, merely as we are in South Africa at the moment.
We moved to the UK in 1998 and have spent the last 10 years working in the hospitality/hotel/catering industry, both being promoted and working our way up to manager level, starting from kitchen assistant, commis-chef, waitressing, bar, housekeeping, etc.
We've looked into the various pathways we could take to immigrate and it seems there are a few that would apply to us. However, we want to be certain that the option we choose will be the correct one to ensure our PR in Perth, Australia.
We have looked into (and are not interested in) RSMS visas, as we would by far prefer to return to study as mature overseas students in order to further our careers.
For myself, I have been considering completeing a pastry cooking course, as this is a passion of mine and am very familair in the kitchen with my experience in the hotel industry. I'm aware that being 40 yrs old limits what I'd like to study, as I know that for PR, I need to have completed my studies by the time I'm 45. Given that I am 41 next February and that such a course may take 2-3 years, I'm extremely keen to progress our situation further as soon as viably possible.
I note that the courses I'd need to study start 4th Feb 2009,and the places are limited and I'm not sure how to go about the process and would love some input into the points I've outlined above.
I'm also aware of the TRA who perform assessments on tradesmen who have experience but no qualifications. Is there such a thing for hospitality/hotel/catering for myself, as I have so much experience but hold no paper qualifications. If there is an institution offering as such, please would you be so kind as to give me their contact details. I have references from my employers as I've worked for many years at the same hotel.
My partner is within the age limit to enter Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. It is possible that she may wish to study in the future; if so, how would she go about changing her visa to a student one? Also, if she went in on a Working Holiday Visa, which would only give her two years, would she be able to move onto my visa via defacto/spouse visa if I am studying for three years?
I'm also led to believe that there may be a possibility that she could take a job within the hospitality/hotel/catering industry where she is sponsored whilst on a Working Holiday Visa (I hear this may be possible for some jobs; is this just hearsay?). Would I then be able to go onto her visa as a defacto/spouse, should I need to?
As it is uncertain how long it will take for our properties to sell, we are very wary that immigration laws may change based on the advice or information we hear about.
If our properties don't sell within the time limits we need to act upon, we will rent them out so that we won't have to lose money and time. Also, we are unsure as to how long a visa takes - have heard 6-9months?
If anyone out there can assist us with any of the above points, please let us know...we are totally famished to find out our doorway into Australia!!
Thank you in advance for ANY advice/comments....
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Hi,
As far as I was aware, residency application, whether temporary or permanent is loged in one application form. Unless one of you is an Oz national and you have been married for over 5 years, I'm not sure permanent residency is possible at this stage. However, the temporary residency period os 2 years from initial entry date and then can become permanent after that. The best bet for you guys is probably a skilled migration for both. A migration agent would probably be the best person to advise on this. Hope this helps. Good luck!! |
 
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Temporary visahi jsut joined pomsinoz and findng it quite helpful so far. My fiance and I are Scottish and we used a migration agent in Australia , who were fantastic and ealt with everything on our behalf, we provided all the information, police checks, medisal etc and the whole process took no time. We both work full time so were not in a particular hurry, except to get it completed before Angus turned 30 (more points) he's a baker and we were assessed on his points alone. The company were brilliant in that they kept in constant contact with us via email and i managed to speak to them when required. The whoel process probably cost in the region of £4000 but we probably could not have compeleted everything ourselves. Australian Visa and Migration Lawyers based in Fortitude valley, i can pass on email, website addresses etc if you like good luck jo x
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Temporary visahi jsut joined pomsinoz and findng it quite helpful so far. My fiance and I are Scottish and we used a migration agent in Australia , who were fantastic and ealt with everything on our behalf, we provided all the information, police checks, medisal etc and the whole process took no time. We both work full time so were not in a particular hurry, except to get it completed before Angus turned 30 (more points) he's a baker and we were assessed on his points alone. The company were brilliant in that they kept in constant contact with us via email and i managed to speak to them when required. The whoel process probably cost in the region of £4000 but we probably could not have compeleted everything ourselves. Australian Visa and Migration Lawyers based in Fortitude valley, i can pass on email, website addresses etc if you like good luck jo x
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PR is not guaranteed at any stage. You can apply for a variety of VISAS, best to go to the IMMI website (google it!) or talk to a migration agent. ALso every VISA takes a different timescale and also it all depends on situations and circumstances! Talk to a migration agent as they will more often than not give you a free 10 min consult. ALso go and post this in the main forum - you will get more response there
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 PR is not guaranteed at any stage. You can apply for a variety of VISAS, best to go to the IMMI website (google it!) or talk to a migration agent. ALso every VISA takes a different timescale and also it all depends on situations and circumstances! Talk to a migration agent as they will more often than not give you a free 10 min consult. ALso go and post this in the main forum - you will get more response thereGood Luck  |
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