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I will highly recommend Go Matilda @Alan Collett. We used them and they were brilliant. The others posting on this forum are great as well.

There are some very good agents who post on this forum. @wrussell, @Richard Gregan, @Alan Collett @Raul Senise et all.

Yup can't believe how things have changed with the immigration over the last few years. When we applied it was 175/176 visas and it was a straightforward application. No EOI's and no invitations

Best of luck with your process, hope everything goes smoothly with your application.

We used Go Matilda and they were fantastic. @Alan Collett posts here regularly as well.

Might be true but I have seen that the properties remain on the market for a long time in Adelaide as well. I remember going to an inspection and taking an application from the agent and told him that I would probably be moving in next month. He just snatched the form from my hand and told me that "No one is going to wait till next month" and was extremely rude. I saw that the property was still scheduling inspections the following month as well. Even though that was a decent property I would never want to work with that agent again. There are lots of properties which are hung like that and I think a part of the problem are the agents themselves. Anyways I had to call off the search and decided to stay put this time though.

I agree with this. It was really frustrating as I was working in CBD and we were looking for places near Glenelg. It was almost impossible for me to make it to lots of these viewings. I would try and request for a weekend inspection, few of the agents did it and few did not. I also agree with the photos part, lots of the pictures in the ad are really old and when you look at the property you realise that this is not what you saw. I understand that the agents tell you to do an inspection before filling out an applications but again they need to update the pictures in the Ad as well. Lots of time you take time off work, only to realise this is not the place you saw on the realestate.com.au. The property is run down and is in real bad situation few times and you think why did I even bother.

We were able to find a rental place within a week of our arrival. We contacted lots of agents while overseas and even booked inspection once our arrival date was confirmed with them. We were also able to get rental property without a job. They needed to see the ability to pay the rent and we showed them our bank statement with savings and were able to get the property. We might have just been lucky but it is possible. We just got AirBnb for a week in Adelaide.

Thanks very much Marisa. Yes Adelaide has been great so far and I love the city. I was just lucky on the job front I guess.

My wife and I along with our 3 month old moved to South Australia about a year ago. I lived in the US for 14 years (Did my masters in the US as well) and my wife lived there for around 8 years. It was a decision based on the fact that I wasn't getting my Green Card (We are from India) any sooner and I had already spent 10 years waiting for one. It was scary for me as I had a stable job in the US and was making good money and I was moving here with out work and with a new born. 1 year on, I think it was a good decision. I was able to find a job within a month and a year later got hired as a permanent employee in the same govt. sector I joined as a contractor. The things I liked so far: 1. The weather obviously. We lived in Illinois and the winter was brutal there. Even here the winter is little cold for our liking during winters but not as bad as what we faced in Illinois. 2. Not worrying about the visa. I lived in the US for 14 years and there wasn't a single year I wasn't worried about my visa status. It was either appearing for an interview when going on a vacation or applying for H1B extensions every 1-3 years. 3. Less crowded and good transportation. 4. People have been largely friendly. I don't know if this is just in Adelaide but I haven't found any animosity from the locals till now. Things that could be better: 1. The cost of living is little higher but again SA is not that bad when compared to other states I guess. 2. The internet. I was shocked to learn that majority of places in SA and in Australia are still on DSL with unreliable download speeds. I still get only 5-7 MBPS and the reports of NBN hasn't been very encouraging as well. I always had 20-30 MBPS in the US and even the DSL mostly will hover around 12-20 MBPS there. I am only talking about cities and not the rural areas. Well even though there are few other niggles, I wouldn't want to harp on that as there isn't any place which is perfect. Living in an alien country for 14 years, I have learnt to adapt and so has my wife. So I don't have too many complaints about where I live. My only expectation when I moved to Australia was a simple and peaceful life for my family. We don't have major expectations and just wanted a stable life for our daughter growing up. I am happy so far here in Australia and hopefully it will stay the same. I have taken lots of help from this site and just wanted to update how we got on after our move.

Hello All, My in-laws are currently in Australia. They were granted 600 visa in 2016 December for a year. They came here with us when we migrated, stayed for less than 3 months and left Australia on time. They again visited us in December 2017 (Entered before the last entry date) and will be leaving a week before their 3 month stay time. Now they would like to apply for tourist visa again. Do they have to wait for a while after leaving Australia to apply for tourist visa again or is the timeline completely irrelevant? They might not immediately visit Australia but might visit us again in about 3 months or so. Their last granted visa expired in December 2017. They would like to apply as soon as they leave Australia. Thanks.

Yeah like verystormy suggested, please keep looking at the spam folder as well. We almost missed the email from the immigration requesting for our daughters medicals because it went to the spam folder. Also it is better to do medicals when asked and believe me, they will.

When I moved last year with my 3 month old, I consulted a MA and they advised me the best option would be to file a Child Visa offshore and apply for tourist visa as well. They also told us to make our intentions clear in the the visa application to let them know this is what we were doing. They told once the Child Visa was granted we need to exit the country and get back in with the child on the PR visa. Luckily for us the Child Visa was granted in about a month and we did not have to go though the tourist visa. Best of luck on your move. I would suggest to submit a child visa application and mention that you need to move by a certain date for the job in the application, I did the same. There is very good chance they would approve your visa sooner. It will also help if you have the PCC done for yourself and your spouse and submit it along with the application, in that case you would only need to get the medicals done once asked for the child.

1 year and 1 month. Love every minute of it.

30+20+15, won't you get 5 extra points if you are going via state nomination route? If you indeed get a successful nomination, you will get 70 points overall for 190 visa.

You can get her on tourist visa. When we made our move last year, my in-laws travelled with us to help us settle. She can get tourist visa to travel with you to Australia.

I don't understand this and this is my last post on this thread as I don't have anything constructive to contribute on the OP's actual question and I don't want to side track this thread anymore. But don't we all come to Australia in the same situation? Does not matter if we come as a couple with kids or as a single parent. We all come here with savings hoping for the best. No one can be assured of a job before they land here unless they can arrange for something while abroad. The salary they can make also is something which people cannot foresee. So not sure how the OP's risk is higher than any of us who moved here in similar situation. I agree with whatever you are saying but that is the same for anyone who uproots their home abroad looking for a better life here. I did that and lot of people on this forum did that and the OP will not be the first one.

I don't know much about the profession the OP is planning to apply in, so cannot offer my advice in that area. But the OP mentions GBP 110K, which is around $200 K AUD, you are saying that will not be enough to cover 6 months?

A BVC lets you temporarily stay in Australia. It will usually end when you leave Australia. We recommend that you do not leave Australia until your substantive visa application is decided, because a BVC holder cannot be granted a Bridging visa B (BVB) which allows you to leave and return to Australia. If you have an urgent need to travel outside Australia, you should contact your case officer to discuss your options. If you leave Australia and you do not hold another visa that allows you to return, you will have to apply for and be granted a substantive visa before you can return to Australia. There is no guarantee that you would be granted a visa. This is what i found. So it seems like the visa does not allow you to travel. You would need to discuss the scenario with the case officer, or your RMA.

To the OP: Yes, there have been loads of people who have gone through the application process by themselves and have been successful. So you are not alone and not mad for wanting to go at it by yourself. You have the forum to ask questions and there are people who will help you out including myself through the process. You need to make a call as to how comfortable you are with the process and proceed according to the same. Please read through the requirements and make an educated decision as to which way you would like to go.

To be really frank when someone asks such questions we just need to provide our experience. We should not question someone's intelligence or ability etc. This is a public forum and we do not know the poster who is asking the question and we don't know their situation either. The poster is just looking for some answers as to how people got along with their application. In the end it is a personal decision based on the responses they get. By just throwing unnecessary things around and calling people using agents as lazy is not going to help anyone. I used an agent myself, not because I am lazy or dumb or cannot read a form, it is because I just did not have the time to go through the process due to my work. I used an agent and I am very glad that I did. Every thing went smooth and I got the visa and I am now in Australia. People need to make their own informed choice from the the information they read from the forums and from their own research regarding immigration. We should not force and tell things which might have worked for us. Just because we did the application ourselves does not mean others can, no matter if they are a scientist or CEO of a company, there are some things even they would probably find it difficult due to their situation or lack of time. The MA's here are trying to help and if someone wants to use them that is their decision. We need to stay out of it, no matter what our opinion is regarding their decision is.

That is not completely true though. My agent filled up the form with the information they had collected from me and I was the one who had to go through the same and tell them if everything was fine. So it was the other way around. Except for the State Sponsorship form and Form 80, I did not have to fill anything else. I used an agent because I just did not have the time and I did not want to make mistakes. But I agree that people need to make their own decision regarding the use of an agent. I would refrain from giving advice either way as only the applicant knows how comfortable they are with the overall process and how much time they have in their hands to do it themselves.

Depends on where you are coming from. I know one colleague of mine who went to Brisbane to have some sun from Adelaide. It is probably winter there but for people in SA, it is like summer

Congratulations on the visa grant...Where in Australia are you heading to? Yes little bit of planning is required in terms of the seating and the bassinet etc. Take enough supply for the kid. I took a 3 month old and it was smooth sailing. She just cried on one of the flights but overall was pretty calm and slept in the bassinet. If you are coming to SA or VIC, I would wait for couple more months as it is very cold over here. Sydney weather is decent so you can move anytime and if you are moving to Brisbane it is very hot there now. I took my

December is still long way away and I feel that you would get your Child Visa granted before that time. I would suggest that when you apply for tourist visa, you need to make things extremely clear that what your intention is. I would apply for 12 months stay. You need to make sure the VO knows that. So that when the Child Visa is about to be granted, you can leave Australia and enter back with the PR. The tourist visa at max will take only a month to be granted, so I wouldn't bother to worry about it till at least October. There is no extra funds needed, what ever you submitted for Child Visa should be sufficient. You don't need strong ties to native country as you are permanent residents and the reason you are applying for tourist visa is because there is a delay in the Child visa grant. I don't understand what is renewal of passports. Are you Australian citizens? In that case why are you applying for Child Visa? Sorry I did not understand that part.