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You will need first to see if your gp qualifications allow for you to work as a VR GP first. I have only worked with GPs going from Aus to UK and they need to provide all their assessments during their training program with the royal college of GPs all signed by the director of the training organisation. I would assume something similar will be needed going the other way. Secondly are you affected by the morotorium? As that will affect where you can work as a GP. You will need a medicare provider number and the restrictions on yours will depend on your qualifications as determined by RACGP and the morotorium.

You will need to check with the uni to see if the time limit has expired for the units you completed. You usually have only 5 -8 years to either complete the masters or convert the units to a new degree. I just went through this. Started a degree in 2009 and converted the units in 2004 and had to double up to complete the degree before the 2009 units expired

The practical side of things for plumbing us undertaken as an apprenticeship...that is what makes you qualified. However as apprenticeships are funded by the government you have to be an Australian citizen to do them. a 2 year course sounds a bit off...the courses are usually one day a week whilst you work four days a week which is more than an international student is permitted to. Have you checked with the college that they accept international students for this course?

The problem is that ...sure you can work in NZ with only Australian PR but once the 5 year period or your PR expires...if you ever leave NZ for any reason, holiday etc, you can no longer return to NZ as you will need a RRV and if you have not lived in Australia during those five years you cannot get one.

I am doing my own Visa Application and came across the statement "Certified Copies" of Birth Certificates etc. What are Certified Copies. I have spent a few pounds getting copies of Marriage Lines. Divorce Papers, Birth Certificates, etc. All I have done so far is photo copy them with a view to send them in. Are these documents acceptable?

Probably not. A Certified Copy is where someone of authority e.g. a JP, Police Officer has sighted the original document and the copy at the same time and certifies in writing on the document that this is a true copy. If you have made a photocopy of something by itself - then this is not acceptable as with technology the way it is you could have manipulated the document prior to photocopying and you could not tell.

They are considered your parents family. So unless one moves to Australia and gains PR your parents are not eligible for visas which use a BOF test.

Probably not relevant in context to the OP but certainly relevant if other readers construe from your post that there are few advantages to taking out Australian citizenship

 

Voting

 

As an Australian citizen, you can vote in any election: federal, state or territory elections, municipal, and in a referendum. This will give a sense of participating in shaping the country’s future. Voting is actually mandatory for Australian citizens.

Seeking election

 

As an Australian citizen, you may hold many types of elected positions. To become a member of the Federal Parliament though, you must not hold a dual citizenship, unless you can prove that you have made all effort to have your other citizenship revoked.

Preference for jobs in the federal government

 

Applying for work in the Australian Defence Force or Australian Public Service. Most of these jobs require you to be an Australian citizen.

Avoiding deportation and re-entering Australia freely

 

As an Australian citizen, you can stay outside Australia as long as you want. You do not need to apply for any visa to re-enter Australia. Also, you cannot be deported for crimes committed after becoming a citizen.

Applying for a passport

 

As an Australian citizen, you are entitled to an Australian passport, which might be easier to travel with.

Receiving help from an Australian official while overseas

 

Australia has many embassies and consulates abroad. While traveling, as an Australian citizen, you can ask an Australian embassy or consulate for help in case of an emergency (natural disaster, accident, death…) or the loss of your passport.

Registering children born overseas as Australian citizens by descent

 

As an Australian citizen, you can register your children born overseas as Australian citizens. They will have the same rights as children born in Australia.

Deferral of University costs

 

As an Australian citizen, you may be eligible for the deferral of your education fees.

Simplified visa or residency rights

 

- As an Australian citizen, you have full residence rights in New Zealand without any time limit constraint or risk of losing those rights.

- Australian citizens with professional jobs have access to a simplified work visa for the U.S.

Adopting

 

In order to adopt a child in Australia, some states and territories require that one (or both) of the parents is an Australian citizen.

Representing Australia

 

Many international sporting events require that the participants representing Australian are Australian citizens.

 

 

Not all of these are relevant to the OP as there are separate laws associated with British citizens resident here before 198X...they can vote, hold office, get HECS fees, federal jobs..they have equal rights to citizens. Yes some of these points they do not have Rights to but many of the more usual ones we talk about in this forum HECS, Voting, Benefits, the OPs partner has.

The cert IV is in addition. It is a specific qualification to teach over 18 s that is not covered in courses that centre on primary or high school students. If you teach adults in the workplace, TAFE courses you need this qualification. Some universities require this or a Grad Cert in Higher Education to teach in universities now.

He should be fine...he has substantial ties to Australia. Regarding why he has not applied for citizenship...if he is British born and been here for 40 plus years the only thing that citizenship gives him is a passport, he has the right to vote, stand for office , get the pension, all government support options and all the other things that migrants today have to wait u til they are citizens to get. These British people often have no reason to go through citizenship unless they want a passport.

If you did not have 45 days of supervised teaching during your education degree then it matters not how many years experience you have teaching you are not considered qualified for Australian education. This is very common for degrees from India..none of their degrees count. If you wish to teach in Australia you will need to do another degree with an addition 20 days supervised teaching to be eligible for immigration. Unfortunately this is a non starter.

Because of the levy, it's more expensive to use the train Monday to Saturday than just buying a ticket. Not an effective way to promote the opal card.

This does not make sense. The opal fare to and from the airport is cheaper than buying a ticket on the day. Only by a smidgen but it is cheaper. The levy is not on the opal card...its on getting on or off at the airport stations.

If you did not include them as your dependants on your PR application they must now qualify in their own right through marriage/partnership or career.

So a WHV visa is the only option and IF they have qualifications and experience in an area of need and they can find a sponsor..they might be able to stay longer.

Until you are recognised as the child's father which is appears you will need a court order to do so, the mother can move where ever she wishes to without you being able to stop her. You need to also consult a family lawyer as well to get recognition as a father ....this is going to cost more than a MARA agent so you need to factor in those costs as well into your plan

Depending on when the 12 months and two weeks appear in your time in Australia it could make a two week difference or a three year difference....either use the calculator or give us the exact dates you were in and out of the country and we can help

There you go. Shows how naive we are: I didn't realise that there was a difference between buying a business and starting your own. To the people who said that 90,000 is cheap, that is interesting because we are looking at the inner west in Sydney and a quick scout on gumtree has revealed cafes being sold from a little as 60,000 in Newtown up to 150,000 in Annandale. How are the businesses valued?

 

We would want to start off on a small scale, even just a hole in the wall rather than somewhere too big. Don't worry we are doing our homework. This will probably take months, even not years, if at all to happen. Thanks for the advice, every word from people with experience is valuable.

What you are essentially buying is the fit out of the shop. A popular region the cost will be higher than a less popular region but the big difference will be on the weekly rent. There will still be weekly rent which could be as much as 2-4K a week, council rates and more.

Thanks for your reply. I have heard of it being done too, but I have also heard of them being much stricter and tax office sharing information. Don't want to be caught out. If it comes to it, I'll work unpaid for a month.

If you are working in a school this is definately not permitted. The unions will get involved and you will find yourself blacklisted and the school could end up with the teachers on strike. Not a good plan. If you are being paid during the holidays then that time will count towards the six months.

My husband has 11 years in his trade with the same employer and that is the trade we gain the points on. He did a Masters Degree through the open University part-time just out of an interest in a certain subject. You've ASSUMED he's graduated at 22 then at most he must have 8 years experience in the job because of the 30 years age restraint of the WHV, sounds like you've judged incorrectly. Anyway, this is getting boring now, I've researched everything I need to know, time to get the ball rolling. Good luck for the future guys!

if the 11 years is after a formal three to four year apprenticeship then you are find but if there is no apprenticeship then 3-4 years will be removed from his experience. Now some people start apprenticeships at 15 so it's possible you are fine but don't in you own case be judgemental to the people on the forum. Not telling the full story and then giving out breadcrumbs of information means people have to make generalised assumptions.

PR is not related to HECS. You must be a citizen to be eligible for HECS loans.

that's crazy! what's the point in them offering a visa option which is basically unobtainable! just out of interest where is the info on the waiting time for this visa?

There are various threads in this and other forums about the length of time - when you submit an application it indicates what your waiting time will be. The reason is for all intensive purposes this visa is no longer being processed. For a period in 2014 the visa was completely removed - then there was a challenge and it was brought back but then the government reduced the number of visas of this class that are to be given per year which is soo low it is going to take more than 10 years (for some subclasses it is 56 years) to get through those applications already submitted.

do you have many other relatives in the uk? i'd have thought since both your parents live in australia you'd be eligible for this, good luck mate.

 

https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/115-

This visa has more than a 10 year waiting period during which time he cannot have a partner who does not also fit the criteria (ie must either be Australian or have no relatives living outside Australia).....realistically he must remain single unti his mid 40s...not really a realistic option

The guys I was at Uni with would all have been kicked out.:laugh: I thought most "classes" these days were on-line anyway. The campus's look pretty quite.

International students cannot come to australia and choose to study online...they must attend the classes to keep their visa. I know the education department at USyd is very strict with attendance of international students (they have conversations with any visa student who misses a single class). Unless the baby is born during break a single fortnight is all you can expect to miss class for and still keep a visa

Are the over 22s working, living with a partner (or have in the past ) or are they living at home being supported significantly by you?

A bit of confusion ...you must have a sponsor for a 457 visa in order to get th visa in the first place. A 189 needs no sponsor but the list of professions is both different and smaller and are more likely to be professions with university qualifications or trade certificates needed.

The current situation with the Islamic school council is that all but two of the nations Islamic schools are under federal investigation for both mismanagement of federal funds and poor management of teaching etc. The school in Adelaide for instance has fired all non Muslim teachers and teachers who do not share the radical beliefs held by the boards....so that a large majority of classes currently have no teachers and are run by administration staff.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/islamic-schools-targeted-in-federal

is one link but you can find many reports of what is going on....so bottom line would be a strong suggestion to avoid sending your child to an Islamic school for a while.

How could you have possibly worked out what agent the OP was referring to from a Google search?!

 

To be honest, I don't really know what is so bad with the first agent anyway considering no money changed hands. So a tourist visa takes weeks not days. Wow.

@Bungo....I just googled the name of the poster and immigration........and it came up. Actually it brought up the archived post with the name of the agent before it had been deleted by the mods.