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Hi all, Just registered to use your site. My husband (Dan) and l (Lynsey) have decided we want to move to Oz. We want to find an agent but we really don't know who. We have sent off a client profile with Visa Plus in the UK and we already know we have enough points (130). My husband is a roofer tiler and slater and l am a part time teacher so we think we think we need to apply for a skilled migration visa (136) and Dan as the main applicant. I believe there are a shortage of roofers. Anyhow some people have said 4 months and some 18mths, how can they differ so much? Dan is 32 and l am 31, we have 3 childrern 11, 9 and 5. Who could you recommend? Any suggestions good or bad! Ta P.S love the smilies Smith Tribe
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Hiya i think your hubys trade is in demand ,if the amount of houses being built is anything to go off he will get a job easily ,remember most roof styles are rolled tin (colourbond) rather than tiles but you do get a few .We used VISA BUREAU who we found excellent we highly recommend them and found them very helpful.Our visa took 7 mth start to finish but i think its a bit of pot luck sometimes,,good look with your quest
Cal x
i am using the Visa Bureau,they seem to be ok at the moment,got a guy by the name of Martin Beveridge tyring to sort my job description for the TRA .........
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We used a girl ther called Lauran Mennie and she couldnt do enough to help ,,maybe you could ask Martin to say hello to her for us steve ,,she will remember us because of the bbc,,cheers
Cal x
we started with martin and he made things clear and consise with no B********
They are a good company and well worth the money so would have no problems recommending them.
Good luck and all the best
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Hi the smith tribe...we are with visa plus and find them very helpfull and professional,we dealt with graham copsey in pall mall who is a nice guy,i thoroughly reccomend them.
Good luck ...jamie
12 to 18 months would be a realistic time frame from here to visa grant assuming you can get the TRA prepared lodged and approved say within 3 months. Things can happen quicker and DIAC are currenlty pulling out some January 07 lodged cases and processing so some will get their visas within 4 months from lodging the visa application.
Assuming your husband meets other criteria like having worked for a minimum of 20 hours per week in a skilled occupation for at least 12 months in the last 18 month period, the whole application hinges on him getting his trade recognised by the TRA. TRA applications can be very easy but they can also be impossible depending on the training and experience your husband has and what evidence he is able to get to prove this. So, depending on how difficult the TRA is going to be would then govern whether you would need specialised Trade assessment help. So you need a detailed assessment of your circumstances. If TRA help is required this can be got at a cost of around £600 zero VAT from Australian based specialists. With a detailed initial assessment and the TRA help, you could then handle your own visa application. If you want to email me your c.v., I will give you a detailed assessment against the skilled visas. Included in this assessment will be highlighted areas where you need to be careful. Then you can decide whether you need help and where specifically you need that help. Then you can target your search for a specialist that provides that particular help. I can provide this assessment for any member of PIO.
Cheers Welshtone, This is me being completely stupid but where is your e mail address so l can send you the Cv's. I know that l could not apply as the main applicant as l only work part time as a teacher 16.5 hours. Whereas Dan has worked in roofing for 16years and has a BTEC HND in building studies and CITB roofing qualifications in tiling and slating to level 2. He has been working full time in his dad's business for 16 years. We are so excited at the prospect of starting a fresh challenge and once you have made your mind up you expect/want it to happen sooner rather than later. I know we have to be patient and we want to get it exactly right so we are successful. Would it be beneficial if Dan had a job to go to? We do have contacts in Perth, although for some reason we were favouring Brisbane. Smith tribe
Hi all, Just registered to use your site. My husband (Dan) and l (Lynsey) have decided we want to move to Oz. We want to find an agent but we really don't know who. We have sent off a client profile with Visa Plus in the UK and we already know we have enough points (130). My husband is a roofer tiler and slater and l am a part time teacher so we think we think we need to apply for a skilled migration visa (136) and Dan as the main applicant. I believe there are a shortage of roofers. Anyhow some people have said 4 months and some 18mths, how can they differ so much? Dan is 32 and l am 31, we have 3 childrern 11, 9 and 5. Who could you recommend? Any suggestions good or bad! Ta
P.S love the smilies Smith Tribe
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