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well I got the news Im being made redundant next week on friday so the the wife has finally relented and put our plans to move to oz back on the table so monday will be getting numbers for nursing agencies to look at moving out on a temp visa. My mum said these things happen for a reason so hopefully we can turn something negative into a posative...

1) 2004/nissan/350z/49000 miles/aircon/3.5v6 petrol/manual/coupe/lots of carbon and other mods 2) 7k 3) 60-70K

04 350z 49,000 lots of nice carbon exterior and engine/exhaust mods.

Ok guys, quick canvass of thoughts. We were going to apply for PR but tbh with the visa fees ,migration agent fees etc itll be close to 5k once we are done. Weve got just less than that in the bank right now and could probably save a few k more before we needed to go but again we need that for shipping,flights and all the rest. So the point im trying to make is are we better off looking at getting sponsored on a 457 and once we are settled in Oz look at applying for PR especially as we may find that it wasnt the right move etc? Thiings that concern me are would an employer look disfavourably on me (michelles a nurse) re getting a decent job ( im a purchasing/fm project manager). Is there massive restrictions on a 457 once we are in OZ? Sorry if this question has been asked before just starting to do the math and reckon itll take us around 3 years of saving and not doing anything to get a decent some money together etc.

You cant use oet checked with our migration consultants.

mrs is a nurse so has to take the academic version.

.....lol some of us just want a bit of sunshine and not a 60hr week as standard with no payrise etc.

Not forgetting that us citizens pay tax back home wherever they are in the world irrespective of any other tax laws so are many of them going to want to go for PR very doubtful.

Me personally Id happily live in the states except for the draconian labour laws and 2 weeks holiday..

ill rephrase it u.s citizens:p

supa it used to be much lower than that as well....add to that the main reason most americans have a passport is mexico and canada.

They will have to meet exactly the same criteria as us. The reason we have to jump through so many hoops is because of false qualifications from the asian sub continent so americans will have to do the same as we do. Not to mention only 38% of us citizens have a passport and how many of them will be willing to move out of the US? Not many i would think...

turns out the british council marked her papers and feedback from the college is that her paper looked ok so it might be worth an appeal...

thanks. a lot of the practice ones etc both of us have got a 8.5 in but the one on here http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_academic_reading1.htm (full test) was very similar to the one Michelle got on the day. Im just wondering if this is just an exception as most of the ones ive tried have been ok, so maybe if she takes the test again she will get a decent test etc.

I tried a online practice test of the reading test on exam english.com and have to say if thats indicative of the test im not surprised my mrs didnt get a seven. I read and write contracts for a living have a more than decent IQ got a decent degree and Id fail it in dramatic style. It just doesnt seem to make much sense. Very frustrating. Well give it another shot then it might be a case of getting a tutor or am I missing something?