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Hi Roomummy, great to hear that everything is going ahead. As we moved our 2 horses in 2012, I can give you some first hand advice. The whole equipment quarantine is a bit overcooked... In reality it's rather simple: There are 3 aspects - I would not send along anything expensive with the horses. Based on our local contact here + experience, things can get lost. Our horses were handed back to us with totally raggedy halters which weren't ours ) I would only hand the horses over in the UK with basic / simple equipment which you can afford to lose (essentially a halter + lead). As they won't put on any horse leg protection or bandages during flight they don't really need anything else. (These are dangerous as they can't remove them on the aircraft when they become loose, and they also tend to get puffy legs if they are left on too long) - Send all your remaining horse equipment with your personal effects (container). If you need equipment before your container arrives, I would recommend bringing some brand-NEW (with tags) basic good quality gear in your flight baggage (good quality gear is hard to come by in Oz and/or very expensive. If it's new, local airport quarantine are happy.) (We did it this way) - All equipment needs to be perfectly clean (no fur, no grease, sweat etc.) before it's packed into the container (label boxes as horse gear). Essentially make it look brand-new. It will be inspected and might be sprayed / wiped down at the local removalist when AQIS comes in for the inspection (they have a look at the manifest and then decide which boxes they want to pull for inspection). Once it's inspected they will release your consignment and you will get an appointment for delivery. Generally this part is treated as a bit of a money grab as AQIS and the removalist sort of work together and decide what needs treatment (Goods are treated by the removalist, so you are at their mercy and they charge fantasy prices). I would not treat it upfront, as they might treat it again anyway. In our case they sprayed our 2 saddles with a pink solution (does not stain) which set us back AUD 100 (negotiated). I would also highly recommend that you insist on being onsite, as that gives you some bargaining power and you can also have a chat to the AQIS officer. The removalists hate if you do that (reduces their bottom line) and will try to find excuses, but this procedure actually saved us a lot of money Wishing you all the best!
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Hi Roomummy, we migrated to Australia in 2012 and took our 2 horses with us, so we got some first hand experience. At that time I wrote / updated an article (see below link) about the whole experience. I hope that this might be helpful for you. In summary it was a very smooth process and our horses have adapted really well. You can easily import all the gear and tack but it has to be extremely clean (see below as well). Fell free to contact me if you have any questions etc. You are in good hands with IRT! Just had a look at your horse on the picture, what a lovely and unique breed! Our 2 horses are a Spanish Criollo and an Arab. The Criollo originally came from Argentina, so he is a real world traveler now
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Sydney Accommodation Required - Short or Longterm
ODIN20123 replied to uklawyer's topic in Renting & Real Estate
Hi, we have arrive in Sydney in Oct. 2012 and had the same issues. You will only be able to secure a home AFTER your arrival here. Since the rental market ist extremely competitive here, no one will even care about you until you are here. We have stayed with Falcon lodge for the first 3 weeks. (Their website is currently down, but you can call them) http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=flacon+lodge+sydney&oq=flacon+lodge+sydney&gs_l=serp.3..0i13l2j0i13i30l2.1811.5121.0.5200.19.18.0.0.0.0.361.4439.2-14j3.17.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.4.psy-ab.EMs0REly2Ks&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=52e25552b949de7b&biw=1843&bih=897 It is a VERY simple, yet clean place to stay and it is within your budget. They even have a kitchen where you can cook. When booking tell them that you arrive here to work and you need a place to stay for the first weeks. They have a couple of houses and tend to seperate the noisy backpackers from long term lodgers. It is absolutely quiet at night and is located just a couple of minutes from the CBD. Furthermore there is a beautiful park just across the road! Good luck! ODIN -
Hi allatonce, we are currently in the final phase of moving to Oz with our horses. Please feel free to send me a PM (Private Message) if you have any questions. Good Luck!
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I think it was a good decision to go without agent in our case. After doing lots of reading I found that the process was pretty straight forward. And we saved a considerable amount of money this way.... But I can imagine that there a complex cases where an agent might really be useful. BTW: How much does an average agent cost? Until now I only heard rumours that they charge something in between 1000 - 3000 USD
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Hi Tania, :biggrin:Yippee!!! Turn me purple! :biggrin: :jiggy:Our Visa was granted today! :jiggy: We got a direct grant without any case officer contact! Our CO Team was Team 7! It seems that it was a good idea to frontload really absolutely everything (PCCs, Meds, Form 80) + double and triple evidence for everything else.:wink: I actually could not really imagine what else they might request... :wub: @Blech: Now its your turn! Good Luck to all of you! I am hoping for lot´s of COs and Grants this week!
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I guess so as well :-) I will wait until tuesday and then email DIAC.
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Hmmm... Maybe this is because we uploaded a Change of address form nearly 3 months ago. Medicals have been uploaded and changed to finalised already 2 weeks ago.. Pccs are up as well.... Somehow I am rather nervous this morning... :skeptical:
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Hi everybody, this morning I looked into my status (like every morning) and I have noticed a new line "Application being processed further" with todays time stamp. There is no further information, documents are still all marked as required and I have not received any mail. Could this mean that I have a CO? :wub: 21/04/2011 Application received - processing commenced Message 21/04/2011 Application fee received Message 21/04/2011 Application fee received Message 25/11/2011 Application being processed further Message Hope blech has the same change! :-)
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Actually the allocation date from the DIAC website means that they guarantee that all applicants who have applied until this date have received a CO. But there are many applicants further ahead who have received a CO already. Check: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqEBgay7xfFvdEpQS2NMbTItV1o5bTctcE4wa1pVWHc&hl=en_GB#gid=1
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Thank you Tania, interesting link! Although I check the Immi What´s New page daily I have missed it :goofy: The 2010-2011 Program year has ended September 2010 http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/_pdf/migplan11-12.pdf I would also guess that the number of applicants has started to rise in April 2011 and was especially high in May and June 2011 due to the old points test ending. This would also explain why the allocation rate has slowed down a bit. Judging by the numbers of the DIACs post numbers there are 2842 offshore applicants remaining which applied until end of June 2011 under the old points test. And maybe 200 applicants who lodged their applications in Australia. So in total approx 3000 applicants until End of June 2011. Starting with July 1st 2011, the number of applicants has decreased considerably, so they will propably be able to finally allocate Prio 5 applicants when they reach this date! So good news for all of us (Prio4 and Prio5) :rolleyes: Now the only thing which I need is a CO! :biglaugh:
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:biggrin: Congratulations Egyptian Prince :biggrin: I am so excited for you! I hope that we will also get a CO assigned this week!
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:biggrin: Congratulations Tania!!! :biggrin: I wish you all the best! The week is looking good so far! Finally some movement again!
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After following the discussion about form 80 + 1221 me and my wife gathered all the information and filled in both of these forms for the two of us. I have frontloaded them today. I understand now why there is so much discussion if they are needed or not. :confused: It took us a day to sift through datestamps of pictures, visa stamps in passports + travel expense reports to gather all of the required data. :wacko: But I must admit, it is a good feeling to know that I have uploaded everything and that our visa application should be decision ready now. :biggrin: Lets hope that this will turn out to be a great week for all of us!!! Good Luck to all of you!
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:wink::biggrin: Congratulations Anlopa :biggrin::biggrin: This must be a happy day for you!
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Hi all, the week has really been quiet. Nearly no allocations + grants. The allocation process was much faster during the last weeks. Any speculations what the reasons are for this? :wideeyed: I would think that after allocating so many visas, they are currently busy with the grant process. We had our medicals in Germany and our health status has now changed to finalised.:biggrin: The examination process was fast but we also had to strip close to naked... :mask: I think we will also fill out form 80 + 1221 on the weekend just to make sure that everything is online before we get a CO. Lets hope that next week will be a week full of allocations + grants! Have a great weekend!
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Hi Tania, thank you for adding me! Could you please just change the visa type to 176 Family in the spreadsheet? Have a great day!
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Hello everyone, I have stumbled over this thread + the google docs spreadsheet by coincidence and have found a lot of useful information. It would be great if you could add me to the google docs spreadsheet as well. Wishing all of you the best and I hope that we all get our CO + grant soon! :biggrin: Name: ODIN20123 Date of Visa application: 21/4/2011 18th march email : No Nationality: German High/Low Risk: Low Trade/profession: Analyst Programmer Visa type: 176 Family Onshore/offshore: Offshore Pre-14th July 2011 Category (If applicable): Cat 3 Post-14th July Category: 4 Medicals submitted: 01/11/2011 Police check submitted: 25/10/2011 Date CO assigned: Not Yet Date of employment verification (If applicable): Not Yet Date visa granted: Not Yet Headed for: Sydney
