Greggers68

With virtually no mortgage you have already reduced the calculator as it would take into consideration all your personal out goings.

All I can say is we like it here and for us as a family it has all been positive so far. I don't miss England although I do miss my beloved Man City. Everyone is different and lives their lives differently and that is what is so special about the human race, would be boring if we all liked the same things.

Perth is full of things to do for kids as is England, for now my family and I enjoy life here and are glad we made the move, for the rest of you I hope wherever you are or what ever you're doing is what you want.

Live your life to the fullest guys and girls.

It just reminds me how lucky I am to be able to call the UK home, and when I move to Aus in August, I will feel doubly lucky to have two beautiful places to call home.

I agree, I was born British, will die British, I'm proud to be British, served in the British Army,however, for now I enjoy my life here.

This it it, it is where you live in the UK, stratfrd or Perth....no contest, Stratford every time, I am sure your daughter would thrive in many places in the UK as do millions of kids.

Unfortunately my daughter has Cystic Fibrosis so to thrive in the UK would be difficult due to the cold and damp, the weather here helps her condition and allows her to have a outdoor lifestyle. The temperate is not an issue and such a pleasure and relief from the constant cold and wet conditions of the UK.

I was referring to the ability to have a outdoor lifestyle due to the better weather conditions out here, which will always be good for kids and help them thrive. Weather condition in the UK lend to kids staying indoors and playing on game consoles, I know what I want my daughter to be doing.

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Well done, it's such a great experience when you get your results.

It is highly unlikely you will be evicted after 28 days especially if you're being proactive in trying to gain employment. My advice would be try and gain employment with another company if you can and put this down as a bad experience. I went through a similar situation and found gaining employment difficult, lucky my PR came through and I found work.

Good luck and don't give up if this is your dream. What sector do you work in, people may be able to help?

Sorry to hear that. DIAC can work in strange ways sometimes.

I have to say my last visit to Rawtenstall was about 3 years a go, unfortunately it was so depressing looking at the decline of the place since my childhood days. I have now lived in Butler North Perth for. 6 months and found it to be a lovely place, it's visually beautiful with the beach on our door step. My daughter is thriving out here and loves being outside all the time.

Rawtenstall or Australia - No contest in my opinion.

I rent mine as I don't need to sell at the moment. I live in hope that the market may pick up in a couple of years and then I will sell, flings crossed.

I loved the valley as a child, I don't miss the rain one bit, however on a sunny day what a beautiful place to live.

Good luck with it all. It can be an emotional journey.

A interesting question! I suppose it depends on how much you need the money to help finance your move to Australia. Another subject, are you from Rossendale? I used to live in Haslingden and Helmshore many years ago.

I used then, they really are a fantastic company. Very helpful throughout the whole process and always keep you informed.

I just wanted to say the site has been fantastic, and a font of information for me. I now have PR and I've been living here for 6 months on a temp visa to start. Their are people on here who are really helpful and then others who want to disrupt and torment others, for those looking for information its a great site once you weed through some of the negativity.

A big thanks to all the people who have given me some excellent advice even when it was information i did not want to hear.

Congarates,

 

Can u mention when u loaded yor application to DIAC/ please mentuon ur CO team and initials.

The CO initials was MD and its team 2.

My occupation was chef

Position Number was 6101.

pHope this helps, I've also updated my signature with dates.

Thank you. So exciting even though I'm already here.

After a long time waiting we finally had our PR WA 190 Visa granted today. Yipeeee!!!!!

Also I have to say I love it here in Australia.

Thanks for the help guys, the missus checked and we don't have to leave.

 

We might take a holiday anyway!

Hi Chalky,

can you confirm who told you this as I'm hoping to hear in the next couple of weeks, if we have PR or not! If successful I will have a WA 190 visa which I applied for offshore, I will be really happy if I don't have to leave the country to validate it.

Thanks in advance.

Once you get one it goes through very quickly, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

We just got our visa grant this morning, do we now have to leave australia and come back in to have the visa activated?

If you applied for the visa offshore then you will have to leave the country to validate it. I think you have to be out of the country for at least three days.

Hi all

 

Just reading this and would like to add advice from my experience (sorry a nearly shock story).

 

Without no notice on Friday, My employer a major plc facing not that hard times, made me redundant for reasons of reduced workload .... Hmmm still working 40+ hours a week ..... and started to tell me I had to leave Aus in 28 days. I really feel that they can boss 457 workers around unduly.

 

Only then I informed them that i was in fact PR.....and said "read my emails!" they didn't seem too pleased, would they have made me redundant then? Who knows but I enjoyed picking up my redundancy cheque!

 

my Advice please read .... Go for PR as quickly as possible if you you want to stay in Aus. My opinion is that companies don't care about you or shipping you back home, they care about their bottom line! I'm so cynical now :0)

 

Take care all and hope it worked out for you all.

 

Cheers

 

JP

JP, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!! Companies use and abuse 457 employees and in some cases pay them less a lot less.

Hi Gemma, I'm on my iPad so don't have all my documents to hand, however if you PM me your email address I can forward the documents I sent describing my skills and I will also send you an employers reference. I also had certificates to back my application.

:sad:Am I really the only one from the September gang still waiting?

I'm Still waiting buddy. Had a few issues with chest x-ray and had to have a TB check. All clear on the TB thing, however then had to have a CT scan, still waiting results.

Weather, beaches lifestyle!!!!

I would also be interested in people's time frames. I have heard around 28 days if all is good!!!!!

Rupert, you are right buddy. The Bridging visa is only valid if the 457 expires, however, there are other ways as mentioned on the thread to stay. IE a emergency Bridging visa. Not all as bad as I first feared.

Thank you everyone for your advice and support.

I will do, so hopefully it will help others. Thanks to everyone on the thread who has tried to give advise its appreciated.