hi all

mackie08 · 11-02-2008, 04:50 PM

hi

im married with 4 kids rangeing from 14-6 just looking realy looking on how to get started on emmigrating to australia been looking around a couple of goverment sites and stuff taken the free points test got 130 points so thats a start just need to no everything. pros and con best web sites were to get started thanks

paul

Mrs C · 11-02-2008, 07:00 PM

Hi Paul,

Just wanted to say Welcome to the site, are you planning on going it alone or using an agent?

We used an agent and she was brill.

Good luck with your process

April

mackie08 · 11-02-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs C

Hi Paul,

Just wanted to say Welcome to the site, are you planning on going it alone or using an agent?

We used an agent and she was brill.

Good luck with your process

April

agent?? although we have just started looking around of what we need to do, we are still in the planning stage at the very biginning.

what could an agent help us with?? what is the cost of an agent??

many thanx Paul and family

jogrant3232 · 11-02-2008, 07:52 PM

Hi Paul
Welcome to PIO. If I was you Paul just give an agent a call, It wont cost and you can then decide wether to go it alone or not. It depends on your skills and how straight forward they are.Im a hairdresser and I dont think I would of got through the TRA without our agent. Good luck

mackie08 · 11-02-2008, 09:01 PM

will start looking for an agent tomorrow and see what they say omg its all confusing

Letasha · 11-02-2008, 11:21 PM

Hi there welcome to PIO!!!

i am undecided on whether to use an agent or not too. Most of the folk on here have told me to look at go matilda and ian harrop.....i think.

Going to give go matilda a call later on in the week for a bit of advice and to gage whether ill need a lot of help. What do u and your o/h do? where are u looking at moving to?

mackie08 · 12-02-2008, 09:32 AM

hi letasha
im a plasterer and my wife works in the catering trade
we have been looking at queensland area but are still undecided need to research more of wots about for the kids and we are even taking the dog lol still got a long way togo but this site has been the most helpful so far xx

The 3 Bears · 12-02-2008, 09:48 AM

Hiya mackie08 and welcome to PIO. My hubbie and I have just started the long process of researching agents etc and deciding whether to go it alone etc.

You can contact an agent and they will go through your qualifications etc and advise you on which Visa to apply for. We did this and he pointed us in the direction of Skilled Migrant subclass 175 visa, then I looked on the "Department of Immigration and Citizenship" website and had a look at the Trades Recognition Australia form, this has to be done to make sure your skills experience etc is need in OZ. For this you have to have your apprentiship certificates etc and a detailed letter from your employer about the skills and jobs you do. This is $300 ish dollars to do and I think you will have to pass this first before going onto the visa. All very confusing. We are just in the process of getting my hubbies ceritifcates certified by a lawyer (to prove authenticity) before we send away the TRA form.

An agent will cost you about £3300 and only about £1500 will be the actual paperwork etc so the rest goes to them for doing the work. Our friend used an agent but we are going to try and do it ourselves but had great support from PIO so far.

Keep in touch

The 3 Bears - hopefully moving to Brisbane.