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Is that after tax??

Thanks George, I currently work in WA and commute from the UK.....I'll wait till I return next week and make contact with the local police and see if I can make a start on the paperwork.

I have a fully decommissioned AK47 assault rifle that has been fully decommissioned to the point that it won't be able to be converted to fire in the future, the weapon comes with the decommissioning certificate from a reputable gun smith. My question is does anyone know or can offer advise if I can bring this weapon out to Oz with me as part of my furniture consignment? Thanks in advance

I'm fly in/fly out from Tom Price (Pilbara Region) to the Uk every 3 months.......

Hi Ben, I'm currently working in the Pilbara and am in the safety business so cover a large geographical area and quite a few big projects, every site I have been on has scaffolders of some sort, either large scale with numerous lifts (modular or tube and clip) or the smaller projects to provide a physical safety barrier. There is a huge amount of work out here with many companies, try Austral, Monodelphus, Lycopodium etc. I am on site daily interacting with the above mentioned companies and project managers/supervisors and scaffolders are definitely in demand!

How do you rate Secret Harbour, was down Mandurah last weekend on a reccy and it looks (from the bus) very nice, I loved Mandurah by the way!

I fly to Perth (457 visa), via Singapore, on Fri morning with Singapore Airlines from Manchester (09.10am)anyone else travelling on this flight??

Yep that 46 yr old was me!!

I was asked for - Birth cert Marriage Cert Copy of passport CV Professional (courses)certificates Proof of previous employment letters (going back 5 years) Police disclosure doc My sponsor used Fragoman and they were very good, 3 weeks for my 457 to be approved. Spud

Can I ask you what are your views on Geraldton.....I'm heading out to the Pilbara region in a month working and I'm potentially looking at this area to settle for my wife and I?

My sponsor used Fragoman.....took exactly 3 weeks to get my 457 visa.

Yeah when you get sponsorship and your visa is lodged with the department of immigration you get a TRN (transaction reference number), with your other details entered you can check the status of your online visa application, see link below - https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/inquiry/query/query.do?action=eVisa Once its requested by your case officer you may have to attend a medical or xray (might be both, one or the other or not at all) dependent on your occupation, these details are again uploaded to enable you to check your visa status.This process is called ehealth as only certain clinics/hospitals have the capacity to upload your meds to the DIAC web site Hope this helps

Yeah Rio, and NEBOSH construction

Yeah great feeling...now all the other bits to consider, handing my notice in, packing, flights etc!!

The only med I needed was a chest Xray...I'm going as a mines safety specialist to Western Oz. No I don't recall a form 80?? what is that one??

Try former resident visa 151....I applied in 2006 and then due to family issues wasn't able to see the visa through. I had to go through the whole process of police checks, medical and more importantly provide proof that I had maintained close ties with Oz (luckily my dad still lived there). Good luck.

I currently work in the Sinai desert, I'm 35k's from the Gaza strip out in the desert, I've been here for 16mths and prior to that the UAE so I'm fairly used to harsh climates/conditions and long hours

Linda....my 457 visa has just been approved taking exactly 3 weeks so its possible!

Got my visa through this morning thank god, handed my notice in at work and just awaiting my flight details from my sponsored company. My time line for those that are interested - 8 Feb 12 - Sponsor nomination and visa application lodged 14 Feb 12 - Xrays and uploading via ehealth, medicals finalised 29 Feb 12 - visa approved!! Exactly 3 weeks and pretty much painless apart from constantly check my visa status!!!! I just want to get out there now and get started, I do a year unaccompanied (3mths on 1 mth off) flights paid for by my sponsor so my wife can come a see Perth before she comes over permanently in Feb 13!!!!!!:biggrin:

Hi mate, can't really offer much advise apart from I'm in the same boat...going to be living in the Pilbara region on site for the first year (3mths on 1 mth off) then my wife can join me after doing this rotation for 1 yr....my company is willing to fly her out to Oz if I don't want to fly back to the UK (during these 3 rotations) so I'll be using this time to look for accommodation, car etc. I've been very lucky as my sponsoring company have set everything for me..bank accounts, medicare insurance, superannuation, furniture relocation to Oz etc before I have even arrived over there, in fact I'm in the final few days waiting for my 457 visa being issued. Good luck

Didn't even know their was an upper age limit on the 457?? My visa (when issued) will be for 4 yrs with the option for PR at the 2 year point

What do you mean about 7 months before you hit 45????????????? I was 46 on the 9th Jan 12 and my visa application was submitted on the 8 Feb 12.....!!

I'm checking my evisa status daily....my mate who has applied with me, but a week earlier, got his visa through on Mon 20 Feb 12 and fly's out to Oz on Wed 30 Feb 12. On that basis mine should be approved very soon (I was hoping today, Fri, but looks like another weekend waiting) unless evisa's come through out of normal hours or at weekends..........anyone know?????????????

Thanks...i will if I don't hear anything this week!

I hope not...thanks for replying