GetMeDownUnder

Mate. I am dropping out of this thread. As you said to me earlier, have you read this from the beginning? Itegoa and myself gave you the info, and ACS give it to you too. You cannot get a skilled date before your degree date. And if you have over 8 years experience before this date they will just take 8 years off to get you the earlier possible date. Re-read the thread and good luck.

Yes I read and contributed along with others to try and help you. A thanks would be nice If you are trying to use the diploma towards your assessment then they cannot give you a date before the date you passed it. It seems fairly obvious to me but I am not an agent so I could be wrong.

When was your skilled date? Your diploma was from 2013 so they cannot give you a date before then.

Correct

You will only receive work experience from the date of your qualification. How many points do you need for your experience? You mentioned that your diploma was from 2012-2013 so that is actually less than 3 years ago which would mean that you receive 0 points for overseas work experience. You would receive 5 points for 1 year of Australian work experience though.

How did you work out that date? 65+ EOI's will continue to roll in and as far as I know the public have no way of knowing how many 60 point applications are sitting in the queue?

Have you not pasted your own answer? Note: To receive 15 points for a Masters degree, you must also have a Bachelor degree completed in Australia or overseas, or the Masters degree must be considered as at least comparable to Bachelor degree level at Australian standards.

Has something changed? I thought you could only receive 20 points for work experience if you completed 8 plus years working in Australia? (No doubt you and your agent are correct about this too though)

Can we not just close the thread since the OP is now bored and requires no further assistance. ps: I hope your boredom threshold is higher given the lengthy steps with obtaining PR.

Have you read sections 4 & 5 of the ACS document which explains the skilled date? https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/7319/Skills-Assessment-Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf

Interesting. My friends lived in that road and the surrounding roads. Cats are everywhere in the UK.

Hyocrite alert on so many levels http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/chewing-fat/236517-how-internet-descended-man-who-killed-cecil-lion-3.html#post1936790806 "Shooting animals makes him feel more of a man but in reality makes him look less of one" in reference to shooting a big cat.. http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/pets/239389-cats-debate-can-rage-here-2.html#post1936823974 "I will cop flack for this but so be it, I have friends who shoot cats, they do it because they have an overriding love of native wildlife. In their eyes a cat outside is fair game and it's hard to disagree as someone who loves Australian wildlife. Cats just shouldn't be loose outside, it's that simple really." In their (and apparently your) eyes a cat outside is fair game? Even a pet?

I am wondering if my cats are the only ones who come back inside to use the litter tray instead of using the gardens..

Even if you have acres of your own farm?

My neighbour has a wandering dog that ventures into our garden and chases the cats. Naughty boy

Wow... Some people talk on here with massive generalizations and assert it as fact to everybody else. There are just so many variables in this argument. We live in the Northern Beaches and have a large garden (both front and rear). We have possums, bandicoots and turkeys in our garden daily. We also see numerous birds including owls. We brought a dog and 2 cats from the UK. The cats are only allowed out during daylight hours and the cat flap is locked at dusk. One of our cats is definitely not a hunter. She shows practically zero interest in any other animals and is too lazy to chase anything. We have had her for 7 years and I have never even seen her hunt. The other cat came from a farm and has a hunting instinct. She brings in about 1 lizard a month that we know of (she brought in a few frogs in the UK). We do not like her doing this. Both cats spend most of the day sleeping indoors. I am very confident that one of our cats would hunt if we left her out all night and the other would not. (We have never given them that opportunity). I cannot walk down the garden without lizards scurrying under the steps. The cat has clearly had little impact on the population. In contrast, I could have chosen to install new drive or build an extension and wipe out the trees and grass in my garden. That really would kill off any wildlife in my immediate vicinity (no possums, bandicoots, geckos etc). People do this every day and it is a much bigger threat than my cat ever could be. No doubt may posters on here are happy to live somewhere urban that has already decimated all wildlife. The main factor in where we chose to live was genuinely to ensure that the cats had some space and would not annoy neighbours or get themselves run over. You cannot tell all people to leave cats at home when you have zero idea if they are off to Darwin / Uluru or some farm in Victoria that you have never heard of. I am sure the aboriginal people would have a strong argument against all of us coming to Australia and decimating the country and it's resources. People are happy to bring their kids and buy a 4WD that does 15mpg. Like everything, it comes down to responsible people. If you have cat then you should control it.

We moved from the UK straight to North Narrabeen. I used to get a bus which took 60 minutes to get home and a little less to get in. I then bought a scooter (as you can use the bus lane and I can get there in around 35. (this is a trip to CBD) We prefer the quieter area with a rent that has a nice front and back garden. You are away from the Sydney action though so it depends on what you want from your move.

Then you can add.. Flights for the family Other things that add up.. Paying to transfer UK driving license etc. An additional 2 weeks rent up front as well as the 4 weeks bond.

WRussell (agent on here) advised that I didn't need to use VETASSESS to have my non-IT degree assessed. I sent it to VETASSESS but applied at the same time and claimed my degree (15pts). Upon receiving the invite I provided a certified copy of my degree, along with my scores etc and it was accepted with no questions asked. (I had a copy of VETASSESS which had come through but I didn't provide it as it would be dated later than my EOI). They may be more picky if your degree comes from somewhere that is harder for them to verify. Hope that helps.

Hi, I have researched as much as I can but I was unsure on the rate so hoped that somebody could clarify. We are in Sydney on Permanent Residency. We are renting out our home in the UK (mortgage = interest + repayment). I am sure we need to complete the NR1 form to ensure that tax is not withheld by the letting agent. We will be under the tax threshold for 2015/16 as the rental will be our only income. I understand that we will therefore have to declare the income in AUS and pay tax on the profit (e.g. not tax on the interest, agency fees etc). Am I really going to have to pay 37% tax (if my earning is 80k+) or 32% (if earning is less) on the profit? Thanks to anybody who can clarify.

We arrived in sydney northern beaches with a dog and 2 cats and applied and were accepted for the 2 properties we liked. Neither said pet friendly on the listing but we wrote a cover letter with our pets pics in the header to personalise it. My wife is a vet nurse though which no doubt helped. We also offered an extra 20 per week as compensation which will always help to persuade a landlord to choose your application. Ps.. I would be really annoyed if the tenant in our uk home had moved in pets without disclosing it. Trust is vital to me.

Just look on seek.com.au for how many jobs are out there. I found one without having to leave the uk

Some cats are very independent and just would not miss their owners. I can see how they would be left behind or rehomed. And to be honest, if my cat did not display signs of attachment to us (eg came in to eat then went back out) then I guess rehoming would be an option for us if we knew the people and couldnt take them due to age or similar. I did the GPS trace for our 2 and they don't venture more than 20m from the house when we are out and are always in the same room as us when we are at home. I am just glad we don't have other pets as Aus will only allow dogs, cats and horses in.

I missed the 2nd part. You can be an animal lover and not have pets if your circumstances do not allow it - and it is better than getting a pet if you are stuck floors up and always out at work. We are going to have to get a dog walker for when we are at work although we will be moving with walking distance of one our jobs to minimise issues like this.

We have a rescue dog which never wants to leave our side. She spends a lot of time with parents but the reaction when she sees us is totally different. She is also very unsure of strangers (particularly men). One of my cats follows me everywhere, (even to the shop unless I lock her in). Different pets and owners have different relationships I guess. Putting it rationally, I am certain that my pets would rather spend 10 days in quarantine and then be back with us as opposed to spending months / years trying to build a whole new relationship with new people looking after them. All of our pets appear to like summer best so I am sure they will be fine in a warmer climate. You are correct about the wildlife though - the risk of snakes etc is my only fear for the cats. They have spent their life only going outdoors during daylight though so again the change will not be too drastic. Putting a cat down (as the last poster said) is not going to be best for anybody is it (apart from to save the owner hassle). We could leave the dog behind with parents but the dog would not benefit from the same level of outdoor off-lead activity that we provide and that is what she enjoys best. I see plenty of "pet lovers" on facebook who then move and put it up for adoption because the new property does not allow pets. If you were a pet lover you would find a home that did allow a dog / cat rather than conveniently palm it off to somebody else. No doubt others will/can justify leaving their pets behind though.