Captain Roberto Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 My wife, 3 kids, our dog and me hope to move out to North beaches (Collaroy Plateau) Sydney late August 2014 from N Wales. We haven't applied for visas yet - and originally only planned to stay 3 years - but I heard it might be better to get a permanent resident visa anyway. My wife is a senior Nurse (sister) with about 17 years experience, and I am a graphic designer (motion designer), with 3 years experience (retrained, as I used to be a music producer). I think my wife's job would get us in. Does anyone have any tips on the most effective and direct way of getting the visa (preferably without spending unnecessarily)? any tips, links or nuggets of wisdom would be gratefully received. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 If my wife is on the list here: http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/25147/NSW-State-Occupation-List-13.08.2013.pdf as a subclass 190 - does this make things easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 My wife, 3 kids, our dog and me hope to move out to North beaches (Collaroy Plateau) Sydney late August 2014 from N Wales. We haven't applied for visas yet - and originally only planned to stay 3 years - but I heard it might be better to get a permanent resident visa anyway. My wife is a senior Nurse (sister) with about 17 years experience, and I am a graphic designer (motion designer), with 3 years experience (retrained, as I used to be a music producer). I think my wife's job would get us in. Does anyone have any tips on the most effective and direct way of getting the visa (preferably without spending unnecessarily)? any tips, links or nuggets of wisdom would be gratefully received. Matt Quickest and easiest visa does not mean best visa. Moving overseas, whether temporarily or permanently is rarely a cheap venture either and for the vast majority of us will mean an investment of time and money. You really have two options, either apply for a temporary visa by finding an employer sponsor or go through the skilled migration process. The temporary visa will be quicker and easier and if you truly only want to move for a couple of years it MIT be perfectly fine as an option to you. The disadvantages are that you are beholden to your employer and also there seem to be less sponsorship around at the moment and you might not end up quite where you had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 We are going to do the skilled migration one (permanent resident) visa, as we have 3 kids, and we need to have a visa where school fees are paid and all that kind of thing. She is on the kist as a community health nurse (sister grade). If anyone has any good tips, they would be gratefully recieved. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Hello and welcome Rupert explained well already re the visas and you've said you are going to go for the perm visa. What kind of tips are you after exactly? Migrating is a big thing and 'tips' is rather vague. Being more specific for things you have in mind would help so people could reply with actual useful info relevant to you. ETA - We have a thread for nurses that is well used. If you want nursing info, perhaps your wife could post there? Also, if you have specific questions post and ask them in the relevant forum area and chances are you'll get a reply or two. Or use the forum search as many questions have been asked and well answered and you may find what you are looking for there. Edited August 28, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 AH - apologies Snifter / Rupert. I am probably vague because I don't know where to start! My wife is going to a event where they specialise in recruiting for the medical profession, so that will probably be a good place to start. U guess we need to know: how much a visa is? Do you pay upfront whether you get approved or not? Advice on also getting a dog over there? also - if there are any obvious 'rip-off' things that are a waste of money, it would be useful to know - as it looks expensive enough as it is. I think I am just in need of knowledge right now. - a crash course in emigrating Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 AH - apologies Snifter / Rupert. I am probably vague because I don't know where to start! My wife is going to a event where they specialise in recruiting for the medical profession, so that will probably be a good place to start. U guess we need to know: how much a visa is? Do you pay upfront whether you get approved or not? Advice on also getting a dog over there? also - if there are any obvious 'rip-off' things that are a waste of money, it would be useful to know - as it looks expensive enough as it is. I think I am just in need of knowledge right now. - a crash course in emigrating Thanks I would actually stay away from recruitment places at this stage, you might just find yourselves getting carried away and over on a temporary visa which is all they are going to offer. Recruitment is not a factor in skilled migration, yes so stay well away until you have your visa in your hands. You should be focussing on skilled migration. This means taking IELTS, getting skills assessed, lodging EOI and then finally the visa application when invited to do so. Have a read about the 189 or 190 visa on http://www.immi.gov.au. You can find prices on that website too, it will be quite expensive for a family of five, it used to be one flat fee but now there is a price per applicant, I think it might end up in the region of $7-8k, but do check that as I have not looked it up. You will pay it when you apply wether you get a visa or not. However if you meet the criteria and your papers are in order, you will be granted a visa. Advice on taking a dog - speak to a vet and start the rabies vaccination process a good 7 months before you plan to go. Then just use one of the pet shippers, they take care of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 @Rupert - thanks! good solid advice. Appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 If Sydney is expensive - do jobs pay more (like they do in London) to help towards this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon4017 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 If Sydney is expensive - do jobs pay more (like they do in London) to help towards this? That's a point I would check out in advance too. Getting the visa is one thing; getting employment is another. Find out what the pay scales are for your wife, and you! You might find that her qualis won't guarantee a position of equivalent status here. We brought a dog too. It's actually better organised than the visa, to be honest, and more professional too. But not cheap. We paid about 4kAUD all up for flights, vets, quarantine plus internal flight too. For that, you hand over the dog at one end and pick him up 4 weeks later at the other without any dramas at all. DIAC could learn a lesson or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansawant Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 If Sydney is expensive - do jobs pay more (like they do in London) to help towards this? My wife works for north Sydney Public hospital and do not get any extra allowance like she used to get when she was working for NHS trust in London. Here the pay scale is same irrespective where you work though I am not sure about the private sector. Hope that helps. ....Mansawant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 We don'y look like we'll be moving out until June 2015 now everything takes longer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Ouch. what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 @Marisawright oh nothing bad. These early posts I made were done when we were less informed about the process. In reality, everything takes longer to sort out. It's funny to see the difference between initial expectations and the reality - roughly 9 months longer. I also realised that this is quite a big deal, and it's more important to do things right then to do them quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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