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BenandLou replied to GilraenH's topic in Aussie Chat
Mandy are you sure we dont have the same sister because everything you wrote sounds exactly like her!!!!! I am currently biting my tongue (a lot of the time drawing blood) as i am getting married in 2 weeks and if i lose my temper and tell her exactly what i think she wont come to my wedding (not such a bad thing) but she wont allow my niece & nephew to come (who i adore). But once the wedding is over thats it, if she starts then she will get it all full throttle!! Cant wait until we go to Aus, maybe then she can be civil, though i doubt it! My life will mainly revolve around myself, my (nearly) hubby, (future) children & hopefully good friends i hope to make!! Lou x -
Hi All Ok i might be a dumb blonde pom, but is the demerit system the same as the UKs points system? Not in Oz yet so not sure on the rules etc Thanks Lou
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Woo hoo!!!!! We got a lovely wake up e-mail this morning!!!! Visa has been granted!!!! So excited but cant tell anyone at the minute as we are going out for a meal with both of our parents tomorrow night (already planned, its a pre-wedding meal as we are getting married in just under 8 weeks) so thought we should tell our parents the good news first!! I feel like i'm going to burst!!!!!!! :biglaugh: Cant wait to start our newly married life in Aus!!!! Louise & Ben x
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Hi Martin We went for our medicals yesterday, and was pretty panicky about it, but it was fine. We are also going on a 175 visa. They did Height Weight Urine sample Chest xray Blood test for HIV Then we were poked and prodded by the doctor (no idea what he was looking for) That was it. In and out for both of us in about an hour and a half. Also i checked on the online visa progress this morning and it was already updated saying medicals finalised! The worst part of the whole experience was the cost! But if thats what it takes we were more than willing to pay! Lou
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Wow, i didnt think it would be that quick!! Woo hoo! x
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Woo Hoo, after 5 months of nothing we now have a Case Officer!!!! :biggrin: We have booked our medical appontment for next Tuesday and the Police check application will be posted tomorrow. I know this question can be answered by "how long is a piece of string!" but does anyone know (maybe from past experience) barring any issues with these checks how long it will now take the get the full visa? Oh and we are going on a 175 -Skilled Migration visa Thanks Lou x
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<p><p>So sorry only just seen your message.</p></p>
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<p><p>I am soooo pleased to hear some good things about it, the other posts always say its souless and boring but the prices are definately attracting us there & from what i can see online it looks lovely to me. </p></p>
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<p><p>Fingers crossed we will be there at the end of this year/beginning of next year unless there are any major issues with the visa (which i cant see happening, we are a pretty straight forward case - once they finally give us a case officer!!)</p></p>
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<p><p>A meet up when we arrive sounds great, it is going to be so daunting arriving there without knowing a single person.</p></p>
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<p><p>Please keep us updated with how you are getting on over there. Its great to hear how other people in a similar situation are doing. Have you found a house in Point Cook yet? Where are you guys from over here?</p></p>
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<p><p>Hey guys</p></p>
<p><p>just thought i'd say hi...saw a post you commented on about Point Cook. We arrived in Melbourne last week and got married last year so are in a similar situation as you. We looked around Point Cook today and last weekend and what you can get for your money is crazy! Spanking new houses, four bed for the price of a studio or 1 bed apartment on the other side. The grounds are nice, lovely parks, outdoor BBQ's, etc. some resorts have outdoor pools, some just indoor. The town centre is a cute (new) little shopping precinct, all very nice and it's a friendly area. If you want the beach life, then this won't be for you, but you can always hop on a train to the city to St Kilda. Some of the city is scruffy (albeit cool) so for us, Point Cook just felt like home.</p></p>
<p><p>anyways, let me know if your plans are still the same ... We should meet up when you come over <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /></p></p>
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What a great post! I was just starting to panic about our decision to move after reading some posts about people having a hard time in Oz! however you post has just picked me back up again! I understand things will be hard to start with, but after reading your post i feel like it can also be pretty great at the same time! I now cant wait to get to Melbourne!! Thanks Lou
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Hi Hope someone can help me. We are currently applying for a 175 skilled independant visa, skills have be assessed, we have filled in all the application forms etc, other half's ILETS is booked for next week, just waiting for our migration agent to check our forms before lodging our applicaion. When we first spoke to our migration agent back in April when we first decided to start the process and they said the processing times for the 175 were coming through really quick at the moment and only taking about 9 months. But i have just read that the current processing time is 18 months! Has anyone just had their 175 visa approved and what was the timescale?? Any advice would be good Thanks Lou x
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Hi Marmionave We contacted our local court house and the Justice of Peace did it for free. So its worth a try x
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Sorry i dont have the answers to all your questions, just one. I have contacted my local court house regarding certifying our documents and they have said they can certify them and thankfully this isn't a service they charge for as yet! So it may be worth contacting your local court to see if they can certify your documents free of charge. That would hopefully make things easier for you. Thanks Lou
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Gook luck with your move! We are currently applying for a 175 visa and are also looking at Melbourne. We quite like the look of Point Cook/Sanctuary Lakes. My hubby to be is a mechanical design engineer, we are hoping to be there by xmas 2012 fingers crossed. We have googled companies and looked at vancancies advertised on their websites & have also signed up to a recruitment site called Link Me. We have seen quite a few suitable jobs on there. So its worth a try Good luck! Lou
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Hi Dumsy Sorry unfortunately i dont know. Im just jumping on your thread because i would like to know this for when we eventually get our visas Thanks Lou
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God i hope we get lucky and it comes through sooner rather than later. Im hoping we will be in Oz by Xmas 2012. Our migration company is emailing us today hopefully telling us what things we need to get together so ill ask him then. Fingers crossed you get your visa through soon!!! Lou
