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Ok, here's what I had to do.....fill the form in and send it back to my new employer who processed and paid for the whole thing. All I had to do was pay for the flight to Aus and sort out own digs. Something smells fish to me and I'm not referring to Baldricks apple crumble

I may be out of date here as it was six years ago for me but your employer should do the nomination and the application, including paying the fees. You pay your own way here. What country are you from and what is your proposed employment ?

Erm......correct me if I am wrong but your employer should be doing the application...if not then you should be asking questions

The Aussies don't recognize NEBOSH here, however, you can get them recognised through vetasses whis is a royal pain in the arrse.

Driving without insurance and you didn't know? I trust it was your oldies car you were driving? And they didn't tell you? I smell something fishy and I'm not talking about the content of Baldricks apple crumble. i think you were caught and knew full well what you were doing and now it has come back to bite you

Does google not work in India?

Good luck with the test ....mongtard

There are police checks at every level, AFP, UK PNC (or whatever country you are from) and the important thing is to declare them and let them make a decision. If you don't declare them then you are leaving yourself wide open for point blank refusal. never take on a bouncer, you will always lose as they have witnesses to say what ever they want. You will be perceived as being drunk and disorderly. Best to walk away.

I think if it was my daughter I would tell her to keep better company

About 2 weeks ish. It's a lottery though from approval to ceremony. Mine took six months, my mate took six weeks.

So did mine, still took a while though. I did ask if I could speed it up and unless I needed to leave the country urgently, and prove it then they weren't interested. good luck

Approval 24 January ceremony 13 June 2013 North Sydney

I'm not actually a carpenter, I'm a PM in commercial construction, I just like to dabble in renno's. the Sydney construction market is picking up after a few quiet years, I have been here since sept 2008. Be under no illusion Australia is struggling but not as bad as the UK. Not sure about WA but in all fairness things are looking up. Aussies like pommy tradies as they know they work, produce good quality and have a good work ethic. You may find it hard when you get to Australia but do give it a good chance. If you get stuck for work try agencies such as hays who have contract tradies. More than happy to give you help and advice but not a the moment as I have had a few hot toddys and feel like shite and need some kip

Yes I'm in Sydney. I recently got a makita LS1216L compound mitre saw, set me back $1050, and its the dogs dangleys. Bunnings do a wide range of tools, bunnings are the Aussie version of B & Q.

Paslode nail guns are very popular here. The frame master is about $650 and the finishing bradder is about $600. Parts and service are widely available. Power tools are roughly about the same. I bought some makita tools recently and compared them to screwfix and they are about the same in price give or take a few quid. The main thing that is different is that UK site power is 110v where as everything here site and domestic is 240v. Have a look at http://www.sydneytools.com.au for some ideas.

It's not the spiders that you need to be worried about, it's the drop bears

Chartered qualifications are not really a big thing here compared to UK. It's more about experience. Your qualifications may get you to interview but its what experience you have that employers are interested in. It doesn't matter how good you are or think you are, you have to prove yourself. Sounds harsh but it is a reality. The linkedIn thing is a load of bollocks, recruiters say they insist on you having a profile but I found out that's just their way of keeping track of you. I don't have a LinkedIn account, nor do I want one, and it hasn't affected me.

Mate, yes you will need a white card. Although Melbourne is quiet at the moment in construction. I don't want to dampen your spirits but the following are facts. construction companies are generally avoiding WHVs and 457 and want to see some longevity in employment and commitment. If you can demonstrate this then there is a hope that you could be given an opening. employers do not want to run the risk of expending costs of employing you only to bugger off in 12 months or less. There are lots of Aussies here at the moment with quals and experience. Having said that some companies do like poms as UK degrees are generally better quality. There is not much work in Sydney or Brisbane either but there are signs of it starting to pick up, however it's very competitive. There have been a good few tier 2 builders going under in the last 12 months and this has spewed out alot of people in to the market place. Some good people and a lot of dross, and trust me there is a lot of dross in the industry. This abundance of available people means employers can be extra selective in their staff so you need to pull something special out of the hat. The industry is very incestious and if you are an unknown then his can go against you in terms of negotiating a salary. Be under no illusion, it is difficult. I came to Sydney at a time before the GFC kicked in, if I had left it another 2 months I would have missed an opportunity. If you don't get a job straight away try getting some Aussie experience by being an agency CA (QS or commercial manager as they call them in UK) or PM. Look on seek.com.au to see what is out there. Most of the recruiters are poms and will give you some good advice. However, the flip side of this is that if hey can't sell you as a product hen they may not show much interest in you, they will take your CV for their records but that may be about it. Good luck

How do you work that one out?

I listen to London Heart FM through Internet, I look at the Sun daily on my ipad (more for comedy value really) now and again I will look at the telegraph (UK) online. I do also listen to local radio and browse the smh daily too. Should I be doing it? Yeah why not. I'm never going to return to the UK but that doesn't mean I have lost interest. I Still buy pot noodles, Bisto gravy and mushy peas from woollies and every now again I will pop to the Pom shop in Sydney and get a box of Jaffa cakes. Does it make me homesick for England? God no. Anyone that thinks it wrong should have a word with themselves

From a previous post my timeline is: 03 Jan 2013 Application lodged online 04 Jan 2013 test date received 14 Jan 2013 interview and test....passed 24 Jan approved for citizenship ceremony scheduled for 13 June . i recently travelled overseas for a holiday, didn't need to inform diac, no problem out or re entering. anyway from one of my previous posts I offer the following advice My advice is thus: 1. Read the forms 2. Read them again, make notes, highlight key points and requirements. Make a list of requirements. 3. Gather the documents well in advance. All of them. A half arsed job will not do. 4. If lodging on line ensure you follow the protocol. I.e scan in jpg format less than 500kb per scan. 5. I lodged everything online, including 1195 and the police check, photo back and front. 6. Clearly name all your scanned documents. 7. Read the test book, all of it. There are no questions from the untestable section but it will give you 'train of thought' when answering the questions. 8. Read the book again. 9. When studying the book, reinforce your knowledge by making notes and remember key numbers like 1788, 150, 2, 12, 76, 25, 26 etc. when you read the book you will know what these numbers mean. KNOW IT. 10. Read the forms again, seriously, you may have missed something previously. 11. Apply on line, it's quicker. I got a response within 24 hours. I was literally going to phone them to confirm receipt of my application when the email came through. (Even though it said on the TRN check that my application had been received) 12. These are government departments you are dealing with, they will take the path of least resistance. If your application is incomplete or wrong or the scans are the wrong format then they will place your application in the too hard basket and they will deal with it later. 13. At interview ensure you have all your original documents. File them in an order so you can find them quick. I even took my marriage cert ( married to an Aussie ) and her passport. This was just in case they asked for it. They didn't but my point is anticipate problems and be prepared to have the answers. If you think it may be slightly relevant then take it. Better to have it with you than not. ( and no, I didn't submit these docs with my online application.) 14. Seriously RTFQ. I see posts on here that I sometimes shake my head at thinking how could someone be such a Mong, all the answers to all the questions are on the DIAC website.......Just RTFQ. Staff at the DIAC deal with people from all over the world every day, you can see they get the shits with the hard baskets, make it easy for them, only make it easy for them, aftall, they can make it hard for you with no effect to them but a major effect to you.

What is your current nationality? ​

update application approved 24 Jan 2013

No problem, hope it all goes well. Just apply common sense, answer the questions and give them what they ask for.

My advice is thus: 1. Read the forms 2. Read them again, make notes, highlight key points and requirements. Make a list of requirements. 3. Gather the documents well in advance. All of them. A half arsed job will not do. 4. If lodging on line ensure you follow the protocol. I.e scan in jpg format less than 500kb per scan. 5. I lodged everything online, including 1195 and the police check, photo back and front. 6. Clearly name all your scanned documents. 7. Read the test book, all of it. There are no questions from the untestable section but it will give you 'train of thought' when answering the questions. 8. Read the book again. 9. When studying the book, reinforce your knowledge by making notes and remember key numbers like 1788, 150, 2, 12, 76, 25, 26 etc. when you read the book you will know what these numbers mean. KNOW IT. 10. Read the forms again, seriously, you may have missed something previously. 11. Apply on line, it's quicker. I got a response within 24 hours. I was literally going to phone them to confirm receipt of my application when the email came through. (Even though it said on the TRN check that my application had been received) 12. These are government departments you are dealing with, they will take the path of least resistance. If your application is incomplete or wrong or the scans are the wrong format then they will place your application in the too hard basket and they will deal with it later. 13. At interview ensure you have all your original documents. File them in an order so you can find them quick. I even took my marriage cert ( married to an Aussie ) and her passport. This was just in case they asked for it. They didn't but my point is anticipate problems and be prepared to have the answers. If you think it may be slightly relevant then take it. Better to have it with you than not. ( and no, I didn't submit these docs with my online application.) 14. Seriously RTFQ. I see posts on here that I sometimes shake my head at thinking how could someone be such a Mong, all the answers to all the questions are on the DIAC website.......Just RTFQ. Staff at the DIAC deal with people from all over the world every day, you can see they get the shits with the hard baskets, make it easy for them, only make it easy for them, aftall, they can make it hard for you with no effect to them but a major effect to you. good luck and remember RTFQ.