Hello to you all

Bellie · 06-01-2008, 07:42 PM

Hi

We have been following the Poms in Oz website for a while now but have only just got around to registering. Just wanted to say Hi to you all and thank you for being really helpful so far. I am sure we will have loads of questions for you all to answer.

We are applying for a skilled visa and are hoping to end up south of Perth before the end of this year!

B

keily · 06-01-2008, 07:46 PM

WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO GO TO PERTH AROUND AUG .... SO ANY QUESTIONS FIRE AWAY !!!!
MRS KEILY

KP Nuts · 06-01-2008, 07:52 PM

Hi Bellie, and

to PIO, how far down the line are you? Start asking your questions..................

KP Nuts

jogrant3232 · 06-01-2008, 08:05 PM

guys. We are hopeing to be in perth by the end of the year 2....

Bellie · 06-01-2008, 08:23 PM

Hi

Thank you for your replies so soon!

We started the ball rolling back in July 07, appointed agent etc sent OH 's TRA documents before 1 sept deadline. Was informed by agent at begining of November that documents had been "lost in post" between agent and TRA. They re sent them but arrived after 1st Sept so TRA would not accept. Agent then spent 2 months trying to get TRA to accept documents but they would not!!!!

Have now had to apply under vetassess and are waiting to see if OH has passed stage 1. Fingers crossed!!!!

B

KP Nuts · 06-01-2008, 08:37 PM

We started the ball rolling back in July 07, appointed agent etc sent OH 's TRA documents before 1 sept deadline. Was informed by agent at begining of November that documents had been "lost in post" between agent and TRA. They re sent them but arrived after 1st Sept so TRA would not accept. Agent then spent 2 months trying to get TRA to accept documents but they would not!!!!

Have now had to apply under vetassess and are waiting to see if OH has passed stage 1. Fingers crossed!!!!

B[/quote]

Oh god what a bummer, fingers crossed for the Vetasses.

KP Nuts

06-01-2008, 09:23 PM

Hi Bellie..Welcome to PIO! and all the best for your plans..
Pingpong

Gollywobbler · 06-01-2008, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bellie

Hi

Thank you for your replies so soon!

We started the ball rolling back in July 07, appointed agent etc sent OH 's TRA documents before 1 sept deadline. Was informed by agent at begining of November that documents had been "lost in post" between agent and TRA. They re sent them but arrived after 1st Sept so TRA would not accept. Agent then spent 2 months trying to get TRA to accept documents but they would not!!!!

Have now had to apply under vetassess and are waiting to see if OH has passed stage 1. Fingers crossed!!!!

B

Hi B

Welcome to Poms in Oz.

Why were the documents sent to TRA by post? Why were they not sent by courier so as to ensure that they could not get "lost"?

Where is the evidence that they were posted in plenty of time and why did they get "lost"?

Cheers

Gill

megmor · 06-01-2008, 10:15 PM

my name is ian my wife is paula we have 3 children[ new members ],also applying for visa .

Bellie · 06-01-2008, 10:30 PM

Hi Gill

Our agent informed us that the documents were sent by the courier company operated by Australian Post, they were delivered to a company a few doors along the road from the TRA of a similiar name. They sat around on someones desk for a few days, this someone then rang our agent to explain what had happened. Our agent asked the someone to take the documents to the TRA as practically next door but the someone refused and had them sent back to our agent in WA. Our agent then resent them to the TRA, called the TRA in the meantime as Sept 1st was fast approaching to explain the situation and was told as it was not our fault they would be accepted. However, when they arrived the TRA refused to accept them and sent them back to our agent. our agent them spent the next few weeks trying to get the TRA to change their minds and acccept the documents, we did not find out any of this until early November. As you can imagine we were fuming as we felt like we had wasted the last couple of months doing nothing and were back to square one. Not only has it cost us more money in reaplying under the new rules but also in having more documents certified, courier cost to Australia etc.
Gill, you seem to be a mind of valuble information so no doubt i will have a few questions for you over the next few months if that is ok!
B
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