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Right so after being told yesterday that my place of work is being sold in 3 months time,  I have decided to finally take the first steps to hopefully acquiring my long procrastinated visa. No kids or financial ties in the UK. I know I need to register with ANZPAC to work there.

I'm a qualified and registered Podiatrist here, and thankfully dont require a skills assessment as I graduated recently. This is a bit of a double-edged sword however as I am on the lower end of the points scale due to work experience (or lack of). If I choose a state nominated route and with a superior English assessment I get 65 points. For this reason, I have decided to take the PTE route as opposed to IELTS (as the general consensus seems to be it's "more straightforward) even though it means much more travelling.

I can do without missing out on 5 essential points and having to re-sit. 

For those that have taken it, any particular areas which you think require more focus on revising than others?

Many thanks in advance! 

I speak from 2013 but I'd avoid Adelaide if looking for unskilled work unless you have connections. Loads of work in Perth when I was there but that was during the boom. 

11 minutes ago, GiveAGirlShoes said:

Hi, I've just graduated as a pod too. Congratulations. Where did you study?

 

The visa costs are listed on the skillselect website (couple of thousand dollars depending which visa)

The costs for skill recognition is on ANZPAC (few hundred dollars)

Then the AHPRA fees for registration can be found on their website (couple of hundred dollars).

 

That's all the professional fees I can think of, you might need state registration too with one if podiatry boards as they're all different, but not sure if they're compulsory.

 

Then there's a medical and police checks for the visa. Couple of hundred at least for medical, but police check way under a hundred.

 

There are a couple of pods on the forum who will be able to offer advice, but I think one is on a WHV right now, looking to stay, and another has been there years so not up to date on costs; but full of experience.

 

If you haven't looked at skillselect you'll need to do so to calculate your points as you may need to sit an English test, in fact with no experience it is likely you will. There's IELTS and PTE. I did PTE last year and it was a couple of hundred pounds plus learning materials. I didn't find it too hard.

 

Can you tell us any more about your situation, there's lots of advice here but it will depend on your circumstances. Being single helps though as my visa cost is much more expensive due to baby and partner.

 

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Hi, I read your account of your journey earlier, mine isn't too dissimilar! I trained at Cardiff Met! 

Hi, I read your account of your journey earlier, mine isn't too dissimilar! I trained at Cardiff Met! My circumstances are no kids, no partner and no ties here financial or otherwise and a clean bill of health. I spent a year in Oz from '12-'13 so am relatively au fait with the place lol

Where did you study?

Oh btw how long has the process taken you?

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Hi all, I'm a recently graduated Podiatrist and as such am eligible to apply for a few state sponsored/regional visas. How much is needed for this process in total please, bearing in mind I am a single applicant?

Many thanks

Haha. Far from it, though perhaps I should look into a career change.

 

As mentioned by others, just my honest opinions to try and inform potential candidates for moving. I naturally did my research before moving out and at times struggled to find any heavily unbiased opinions.

 

My descriptions are generally positive, though there are some negatives listed in initial post on the thread. I'm far from a blinkered pom though. The proof is in the pudding; I left Australia and still think I definitely made the right decision for me!

 

Thanks for your interest.

Only messing about mate, as it happens I agree with a lot of your posts having lived in Perth as well (albeit not as long).

Whilst I no longer have a dog in the 'Perth vs. Perth' fight, there are plenty of things worth doing beyond a couple of weeks, with something to suit everyone. Here are a very mixed handful of examples which could keep you busy throughout the year. Some (most) I highly enjoyed, others less so, but all certainly good Perth experiences to tick off and things you can easily cycle monthly:

 

 

 

• Catch a (free) weekly Sunday evening Jazz concert one of the Subiaco / Shenton Parks over the summer months with a bottle of wine and cheese board.

• Cycle the (60km+) perfectly smooth cycle paths around the Swan River in shorts and t-shirt, for over nine months of the year.

• Enjoy a pizza and a beer at Little Creatures in Fremantle.

• Bar crawl the quirky laneway bars of the CBD and Northbridge. Could easily name 20+.

• Afternoon tea at The Duxton or C Restaurant.

• Throw down a blanket at Kings Park and enjoy the sunset over the city.

• Rooftop yoga at 6.00am as the sun comes up at the rooftop cinema venue.

• Eat amazing Vietnamese, Thai or Japanese cuisine.

• Swan Valley wine tour.

• Various outdoor cinemas.

• Go for a hike in the bush around Kalamunda.

• Research the history of WA with the extensive resources at Perth library.

• Volunteer a few spare hours to the amazing selection of charities based in Perth.

• Beaufort Street, Angove Street, Mt. Hawthorn festivals.

• Watch a top-flight AFL / cricket / basketball / soccer match.

• Go to a comedy night at The Astor in Mt. Lawley.

• Spend an afternoon in the fantastic Art Gallery of WA.

• Go to the ballet at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

• Breakfast and coffee at one of over 100 amazing local cafes.

 

 

… all in a safe, friendly and respectful environment. I am happy to give recommendations for any of the above!

 

As for the snakes, I saw one (dead) snake and about four redbacks over my four years in Perth. You seriously have more chance of injured by a shopping trolley crashing into you in Woolworths than by being bitten by a snake. Furthermore, there is anti-venom for all snakes in Australia now I believe, so the chances of actually being seriously hurt are extremely slim, unless you have an pre-existing serious health issue. It definitely doesn’t warrant not using the beaches in WA.

 

It sounds like your mind was already made up by that point and you were thinking with ‘confirmation bias’, which is human nature and which we are all guilty of. I know I am at times.

Genuine question, do you work for the Aussie tourist board?

Disagree. I grew up in Fleetwood in North West Lancashire, and having never driven I can honestly say I have never had any problems with transport. Direct bus to Blackpool where there are trains all across the north west and Yorks, including one to London. Used to spend a lot of time in Manchester which has an awesome tram/rail/bus system too.

 

Its awfully generalised to assume THE NORTH is all the same.

If you haven't driven you wouldn't know any different though.

Would that actually clear a bad credit record? I genuinely don't know but I thought it was the act of defaulting that caused the black mark, and subsequent repayment doesn't erase the fact of the default.

 

I also recall that in the UK (don;t know whether it is also the case in Australia) that any contact with the creditor that acknowledges the debt will reset the 7 year clock - hence, unless you intend to repay in full you are better off not replying to anything.

Exactly.

Hmm the general consensus is "don't know". I think my next step is to sign up to an Aussie credit rating agency somehow.

Can't you just phone the gym and pay what you owe?

Would you?

Thanks both and nice pun Beaty! @blossom, yeah it's the same as in the UK (six year thing). I did try signing up for one of the Australian credit agencies to check but they wanted permanent addresses etc. lol bit of a nightmare.

As a moderator, any chance you can move this to the NAB section please?

Hi all, long time no post!

Back in 2012 I spent a year travelling Aus. and while in Perth I took out a 6 month contract in a gym in one of the many retail parks on the outskirts which I ended up cancelling around 2 months in.

Now I know that they tried chasing me up when I was still there as I recall the phonecall. Cut scene, I am a year away from graduating as a Podiatrist, and plan on applying for my PR Visa the second I get my HCPC registration....so my question is, do I need to set the ball rolling now to sort this debt/contract out? It's hardly big money but the last thing I want is "computer says no" when I get there. I am of course awilling and able to pay any amounts outstanding...is there a credit ref agency I need to check?

Many thanks,

Gaz

(I am well aware I shouldn't have renegaed on my contract FWIW)

Cliff's notes

- Set up a 6 month gym membership in Perth as a backpacker which I didn't honour.

- Am around 16 months away from applying for PR (Podiatrist) would this still be effecting my credit there.

- If so what agencies do I need to speak to.

This does sound looks such a nightmare!!

 

For those who have been fortunate to find work on restricted/provisional licence what is the average hourly rate?

Rates for TA's here vary between $20-25 an hour, could be more for sparkies but I think it's about the same.