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Hi folks.
This is my first time on the PIO site.
We moved over here about 2 months ago with our 4 kids aged 8, 10, 14 & 16. My agency engineering contract eventually came to an end in June back in the UK and I decided to do somthing that I had been thinking about for a few years - moving to Oz. Fortunately there is a shortage of skills in my field of engineering over here so finding a job was a lot easier and quicker than I had expected.
Looking at some of the messages regarding times waiting for the visas to be processed on PIO I think I did pretty well.
Offered job in early July 2008, 457 visa applied for in 2nd week of July through the employers migration lawyer. Visas granted 6th August, leaving do on the 16th, all our worldly goods in the shipping container 20th August and on the flight from Heathrow on 21st August.
We had a short term apartment in Essendon arranged by my employer for the first 3 weeks while we got a house rental arranged in Werribee.
Kids got places in the local schools with no problems and started last week.
One of the things we need to do now is try and meet some people, so we're hoping this is a good place to start.
