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I know people who got easy finance as soon as they started a job in OZ. If the banks think you are not credit worthy they may ask for a down payment. Unless you are buying $50k cars, it should be pretty easy. I agree with scottie, consider a cheap used car at first. You may want a different car in a few months.

Amazon do ship globally but not for all of their stuff. You can only buy items that are eligible for global shipping.

3 to 4 sentences on average should do it.

Don't quote me on this but Bioinformatics is more CS related where as BioMed Engg is, well, engineering. Your best bet would be to contact Engineers Australia and see if they'll accept her degree for BioMedical Engineer.

Actually, I just looked up my summary statement and it looks to be different to the current one. Without spending anymore time, my guess for what you asked would be: Use of mathematical techniques to model and solve complex engineering problems.

Can't remember what I put in mine, it's been so long but you should be able to find some template CDRs online. Good luck.

What did your friend major in for her undergraduation?

You should apply as a Professional Engineer very likely as an Electronics Engineer. Do you use proper verification languages or general purposes programming languages? PS: Make sure your summary statement covers all aspects of PE assessment.

I applied in March as well but 3 years ago. Brings back memories of the roller-coaster ride that is the visa process. Good luck to you all.

That certainly is a bit confusing. Just out of curiosity are there any other visas that can be applied onshore but is not an "onshore" visa?

Yup, 10 years to be eligible for most benefits/services. Some health care cards can be gotten after 2 years, I heard.

Take from: https://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/143.aspx This information tells you what you need to do to apply for a Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143). All applications for a Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143) are currently processed in Australia. You can be in or outside of Australia at the time of lodging your application. If you are in Australia, you can apply only if your temporary visa allows you to apply for another visa while you are in Australia. Applications are generally lodged by post or courier to the Parent Visa Centre. For further information see 'How to apply'. You can be in Australia (but do not have to be) when the visa is decided if you are one of the following: the holder of a Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) the holder of a Tourist visa (subclass 676) or Visitor visa(subclass 600) granted through ministerial intervention a member of the family unit of a Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) holder. In all other cases, you must be outside Australia when the visa is decided. I read that as being able to apply onshore, maybe it is referring to something else. Looks like it just lets you lodge while in Australia but have to be outside when it is decided.

My bad. Since 143 can be applied onshore and is a substantive visa, I figured it can lead to a bridging visa.

Other than medicare and WA senior card, are CPV holders eligible for any other benefits after 2yrs of residency?

If you haven't already applied, why not delay a bit and apply onshore and you get a bridging visa?

Compare your work duties to http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Product+Lookup/1220.0~2006~Chapter~UNIT+GROUP+2333+Electrical+Engineers If you said yes to some of them then you are good to go. Engineers Australia understands that Engineers are increasingly taking on more and more management tasks but as long the whole thing is related to "Engineering" it should be fine. If you are too far off into management then you can apply as a Engineering Manager but in most cases you can simply get through as an Engineer.

As far as I know there is no such limitation. Sometimes you'll find that your professional experience may not cover all elements of the CDR requirement but university projects can be pretty broad and may come in handy. Go through MSA booklet for more information- https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/shado/About%20Us/Migration%20Skills%20Assessment/msa_booklet.pdf

Don't know much about TRA but you can try as an Electronic Engineering Draftsperson with Engineers Australia if you are involved in other aspects like testing, helping with research, production QA etc? Try contacting EA, they are pretty prompt with replies. Both codes 312411 and 31422 are only in CSOL, which means you need state sponsorship so have to look into that as well. As far as I know you don't need any special licensing for generic electronics design. Good luck.

Yes and No. I heard contradicting info on this. While DIAC website says otherwise, it is still possible for a PR who is offshore to apply for a partner visa and I know a person who go it that way. May be what they are looking for is intent to move back?? Do check with an agent as partner visas are quite expensive.

If you can financially afford the re-payments, you can try to get it as an investment loan and move in after settlement. Banks don't really care as long the payments are on time.

Sorry to derail the thread but a quick question: If someone lodges a 103 and 2 years down the road decides to switch to a CPV 173 or 143 then would those 2 years spent waiting for a queue date be considered for the CPV or does it have to be time spent after allocation of a queue date?

Click on @wrussell and it'll take you to his user page. Then click on PM, e-mail or Homepage.

Some do free initial consults and I think wrussell does too.

Better talk to Engineers Australia or an agent to get the pathway sorted for your husband. Sometimes deciding on the initial pathway can be overwhelming. @wrussell visits the forum from time to time.

I honestly doubt that. Each listing on seek costs a couple hundred dollars to the employer. It's not a free site where people just post random stuff. It is probably the go-to site for most employment in Australia.