hi everyone

jamiandrew · 08-03-2008, 06:15 PM

This is our first entry so hello to everybody.
I`m an electrician hoping to move to Queensland with my wife and two children (3 and almost 2). Just collected all the documents for skill assesment. And we know that it is a long process but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. We are fed up with english schools, weather and pretty much everything else.
Any nice advice and encouragement would be nice at this point.
We still have a lot of questions about everything and we can see that you all just might have some answers.

thank you very much
andrew,jami,dominic and erika

kia1 · 08-03-2008, 08:14 PM

HI AND WELCOME TO PIO,
THIS SITE IS FUL OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE, GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US POSTED HOW YOU GET ON
PAULA

TheBrammies · 08-03-2008, 08:37 PM

hi and welcome to pio

wardy · 08-03-2008, 09:25 PM

Hi and welcome to poms in oz.

The best piece of advice I can give you, which as it happened I completely ignored is to be patient, be very patient

Good luck with your assessments I know it won't seem like it, but everything will come round really quickly.

x

calNgary · 08-03-2008, 10:24 PM

Hiya welcome to poms in oz ,,youve made a good choice with queensland ,espcially for the kids ,our love life out here and my son says school is miles better!!!hang on in there that visa process can be stressful but its all worth it in the end,,
Cal x

ali · 08-03-2008, 11:12 PM

Hi and welcome to PIO - my advise is go for it ... you only live once. My son (8) loves school and was so disappointed that the teachers strike kept him off (he never even talked about school in the UK),
As Cal says the visa process can be a bit of a roller coaster and a bumpy one at that sometimes, but hold on tight and you'll get to the other end.

Ali

nikci · 09-03-2008, 02:05 AM

HI Andrew and family,

Welcome to PIO - a very addictive site but well worth it. Good luck with the visa process.

Nikci

Jo&Rich · 09-03-2008, 02:24 AM

Hi, welcome to PIO! My kids 4, 3 and 1 love it on the Gold Coast- well worth all the stress and endless waiting!
Jo

jamiandrew · 09-03-2008, 02:19 PM

Thanks for all the advice and support but please can we have some more.
Worried about all the rest of the paper work and especially the exam!!!!!

Calling to anyone who has done the electrical exam and please could give a heads up on what to expected.

Cheers,
Andrew, Jami + kids

Mrs C · 09-03-2008, 03:21 PM

Hi

Welcome to the site, we are like one big happy family here, so feel free to join in the fun anytime! Chat room is good on Friday and Saturday evenings. Give it a go!

April