going for it

adelaidebound · 18-02-2008, 09:37 PM

after 12months of diliberating , me and my future wife are going for it , a new life in oz , weve got so many different forms tho ,we dont know where to start ,any advice would be welcome
thanks phil and christina

calNgary · 18-02-2008, 10:12 PM

Hiya welcome to poms in oz ,,there is loads of forms and loads of waiting too but its worth it in the end.What visa are you applying for? and on what skill?
Cal x

adelaidebound · 18-02-2008, 10:43 PM

thanks cal
my partner is a head chef so i think its a class 175 , i will do anything , ive been working in a bakery factuary for 15 years

calNgary · 19-02-2008, 04:11 AM

The main thing is getting the skills assesed,,you have to be so in depth our agent recommended we set it out year by year ,showing all new skills learnt and wage rises in relation,at the bottom we listed any courses attended and what was taught/learnt on them.All in i think we wrote about 6 pages did get a bit reaptitve and boring but thats what they like!!lol,,With the employer references we wrote them out and asked the old bosses to copy them onto headed paper and sign them,again theses had to be quite in depth.Im not sure if you can apply on line but if you can they seem to be processed abit quicker at the moment.If all else fails you can enrol the help of agent,we used Visa Bureau who were excellent but Go Matilda are very good too,,good luck with everything
Cal x

adelaidebound · 19-02-2008, 08:25 AM

thanks for that we have the tra forms and will see how we go before deciding on an agent
phill x

adelaidebound · 19-02-2008, 08:35 AM

just noticed you was from bury , where abouts ? im now in radcliffe but used to live round fairfield
phill

calNgary · 19-02-2008, 10:56 AM

Lol,,hubby is from radcliffe and im from Bolton but we lived in tottington,hubby worked at chesam small world ,which part of radcliffe are you in?
Cal x