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I forgot to say I have checked with someone who runs the site (Robert) and he checked it all out and gave me permission to post this thread (he also sponsored me) THANKS AGAIN

It's so nice to hear positive attitude to the big move I hope it continues to go well and you and your family have a fantastic life out there good luck

Hi all I've been on this forum for a couple of months now and have found it very useful. Now this isn't about Oz in Sept I will be doing the shine marathon for cancer research. I am doing it for 2 reasons the first is that when I hit the big 40 I had goals that I wanted to achieve ( you might call it my bucket list) and seeing how my children are all virtually adults I thought its time to do the things I've always wanted to do you only get one chance at life and I thought if I could combine some of these things by raising money for charity then it means I'm giving something back. Last year I climb Snowdonia for a dog rescue charity. So this year I am trying to raise money for cancer research because I think at some time or another unfortunately we will all be affected by cancer, be it ourselves, our families or our friends and by doing the marathon I will be ticking something off my list. Anyway if you would like to sponsor me (I'm trying to raise £250) I have put a link to my just giving page( I do not receive any money it goes straight to the charity),anything you can spare would be great. A BIG THANK YOU IN ADVANCE SUE:biggrin: https://apps.facebook.com/jgdonation/susanharrison2012/on-facebook?fb_ref=fundraising-page-facebook&fb_source=timeline OR YOU CAN TEXT A DONATION BY TEXTING SUEH77 TO 70700 THANK YOU

You should definatley declare your conviction they will find out about it and it will go against you if you dont if you served less than 12 month prison sentence then it shouldn't be a problem

I went to one last week in Manchester they were doing informal interviews you gave them your CV but I not sure if it will lead to a job or not I am going to the Birmingham one aswell

congratulations well done really pleased for you

whereabouts in salford I grew up in salford how old are your kids

Hi we are from Manchester hoping to move over ASAP great to see lots of good old northerners in QLD

thanks for the advise my 2 eldest are both in uni and we were hoping to transfer their courses over I think a PR visa would be better in our case uni fees are expensive enough without paying international fees on top

thanks tracey

can anyone please advise i'm a nurse going to Oz with my husband and 3 kids aged 20,19 and 14 I might have the opportunity of getting sponsored on a 475 visa (i was looking at a permenant visa) what are the downfalls of going on a 457, is it a good idea for my family

I think the answear is B because the mean is half way between 20-25 hope this helps

thanks for the replies really appreciate it

dont know where you live but i've been going to expos they have employers there where you can have an informal interview and give them your CV just google autralian expos and see what comes up there is one in birmingham on 27th may its called down under live I went to one in manchester the other day that was just for health workers there were alot of mental heath nurses there

can you not get one from HR they legally have to give you a referance regardless of how you left the company

Sorry if this has been asked before in fact i know its been asked before but i can't find the answers (i've just spent past couple of hours trying to find them). Exactly what info do I need to send for my skills assessment, i've requested my transcript from uni, i've been trying to gather all my paperwork for my CPD, what else do i need? Do i need to get anything from my employment if so how far back, i've recently changed jobs, also can i apply for the skills assessment before i take IELTS. Appreciate any advise thanks in advance. Sue

congratulations can I ask you exactly what info you had to send I want to make sure I've got everything right before I send mine (I think I will send mine to Adelaide seeing how quick they are) thanks Sue

have you tried overseas emmigration they seem to specialize in complicated cases its worth giving them a look at

currently live in-Manchester moving to- hopefully Perth or Sunshine Coast (can't decide) visa-applying for 176 family-me, husband, 3kids ages-40-45 kids-20,19,14 hoping to move- early next year visa status- just beginning to apply never been to Oz before

I think you have to think of the reasons you moved to Oz in the first place and people are right when they say give it time, nothing happens overnight you have to work at every thing in life. You could try coming back to the UK for a holiday, it might make you see the reasons you wanted to leave. If you do decide to come back then treat it like an extended holiday then maybe you will at least enjoy the rest of your time there. A good few years ago I went to America to live got really homesick and came back after 6 months, I regretted it after just a couple of months. I'm hoping to move to Oz later this year and I think now I am more prepared for it,

no worries thanks for the advise

Thanks but I don't think my son will like going to an all girls school lol

Thanks for that i've been on the website my son is at grammar school now he's 14 will be 15 when we go to Oz is the school similar to grammar school and will he be able to get in at his age do you have to live in the catchment area thanks for any advise you can give

do you know anything about the hospitals from the sounds of it the public one doesn't sound good but am i reading this wrong

yeah there is from my understanding its similar to grammar schools but don't know if im right. do you know what the surrounding areas are like are there any hospitals near there? is it expensive? i would be grateful for any advise