julie and gary

Thanks for the replys, Il see what I can do, it's so hard seeking work when your not in the country.

Was kinda hoping to opt out of the fifo work, do you think there is much if this in this line if work, my husband dosent seem to hunk so

Hello

My husband is a on track machinery technician.

he has permanent residency status in Australia, Is there much work in Oz at the minute for his line of work? we have looked on seek etc but find it very hard to find his particular job as I think they call it by a different name over there.

Thanks in advance

julie

I also would like to know the answer to this!!! I am in a similar situation

I have sent them an email, not heard anything back yet.

Hi all

wondering if you can help!!!

We were granted our 175 permanent residency visa last year? We used a migration agent during this process everything went smoothly...part of the process was to get my husband’s trade recognized (Tra)

Anyway he applied for a job in oz this week and they asked us for his Tra Certificate???

We have never received any cert I just assumed this was all tied in with the visa approval, anyhow we contacted the migration agent to ask them to explain what has happened and they told us that the TRA cert is still with the TRA board in oz. :arghh:

Has anyone had any similar experience? I am feeling hard done by the migration agent as I paid them a total of £3000 during the visa process and £1500 of this was for the TRA process..in which I technically do not have.

thanks in advance

Julie

Hi

We have our visas now, and yes we did a TRA. Do you have the Fitter Guide? it basically just tells you what they class as a fitter.

There is a lot in the TRA they want every detail. our agent told us to explain everthing.

I think it is just "fitter"

My partner is a plant fitter also and thats what we applied under

good luck

Hi Julie,

We will be going to Brisbane QLD, I have a cousin who we will stay with till we find work and till we decide where we would like to live, just got to sell my house then can start making plans.

 

Tania

I know the house strain is a pain, we have decided to rent ours out,garys working around the clock doing any maintenance and repairs so we won't have to worry about it when we are in oz.

Cannot wait to go now I only emailed an agency in oz last night about a job and recieved an email back today telling us they would be interested go figure hopfully all will work out fine.

I bet you are, I still cant believe that we have a CO so god knows what I will feel when we get our visa!! I am actually quite relaxed about the whole thing I think its because after waiting so long or maybe it really hasn't sunk in yet, when do you plan to go and where.

I know the 3 year wait has been tough, I was quite worried after doing our meds they might go and change the processing again like they did in march 2009.

Think we are planning to head for Sydney in jan but will go were the work is really.

Our agent sent us a link for a job site you can go on when you visa is granted, it's only for migrants with visas to help you get work I don't know how it works yet as you need to wait 21 days after you get your grant to register with them but I think it could be really usfull as they know you may not be able to start job immediately.

Where and when you do plan on heading too?

Julie

Thanks all

Tania I'm sure you wont be far behind.

We are just about to sit down and go through all the links our agent has sent us, I still cannot believe it I'm soooooooo excited hehe

Well done, I had just been looking at the front page and wondered why you were still pink but now you will soon be purple!! :biggrin:

Not long for you now, looks like your just behind us fingers crossed for next week :biggrin:

Wooooooooooohoooooooooooo

Just checked my emails and Yes we have our VISA GRANTED

I cannot believe it after 3 painful years of waiting it has finally come

Would like to say thank you for everyone on this thread for all the advise I have gained throughout the years

Thanks all xxxx

Hi have been watching this thread for a while, Tania your doing a great job and thanks everyone for all the useful info i have picked up.

i would like to add our visa process if thats ok

Name: julie and gary

Date of Visa application: Aug 2008

Nationality: English / Irish

High/Low Risk: low

Trade/profession:Fitter

Visa type: 175

Onshore/offshore: Off Shore

Pre-14th July 2010 Category

Post-14th July Category:

Medicals submitted: 07/10/2011

Police check submitted: 28/09/2011

Date CO assigned: 30/08/2011

Date of employment verification (If applicable):

Date visa granted:

thanks again