poochibabes

Hi Everyone God i never thought the day would arrive when I would be posting this, but today we received the best news after nearly three years that we have our PR. My next question is what do I need to do next? Do I need to pop into centrelink etc? My daughter goes to Kindy so I would like to start receiving the rebate as soon as I am able to - having paid full wack for three years (at a very high cost) the reduction in this will be very welcome. We also have BUPA etc so I am assuming I will need to let them know as well as getting a new Medicare card? If anyone knows if I am able to do the forms online and which ones they are that would be great. Thanks Poochibabes :smile:

We got the great news this morning that our PR has been approved. Timeline as follows: ENS route (457 to 186) Medicals done 12/01/2015 Employer Nomination lodged 12/2/2015 Application lodged 14/2/2015 (with recommended evidence) Visa approved 23/5/2015 processing centre NSW occupation. Recruitment consultant our location. Brisbane, family of 3 Thank you for this amazingly supportive thread and good luck to all waiting

Hi Everyone I'm a bit fed up with Woolworths/Coles and their extortionate prices for well pretty much everything, so I was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions of where to buy Meat of a good quality and decent price which is hopefully cheaper/better than the two main supermarkets. I've tried Aldi but half of the time they don't have the stuff that I need so I end up spending the whole morning sourcing the stuff I need. I thought I could go to a wholesaler and buy say a month's worth and stick it in the freezer.... Its been mentioned to me about Superbutchers in Eagle Farm but i've googled them and seen a few remarks that they aren't that much cheaper. Anyone with any experience of this? Thanks L XX

Thanks everyone. I'm hoping it will be relatively straight forward as the company I am moving to provide 457 regularly and i'm basically moving to do the same job/role. I really hope it doesn't take 8 weeks as i feel like i've been living a lie to my current employer and if i'm honest I'm going to do well to get through the next few weeks before christmas. Has anyone experienced any shorter timeframes i.e. 7 days etc?

Thanks for replying Rob - I am in a bit of dilemma really as to when to do it. Would you wait until it has transferred before handing in my notice? But what will happen if it transfers and my employer want me to work my notice? My partner is also on my 457 so would that mean he would need to not work too?

Hi Everyone I have a job offer to start with a new employer on 21st January. My current employer does not know that I am leaving them at this stage. I have decided to hand in my notice when I return to work on 7th January 2013. I was wondering, normally how long does it take to transfer a 457 to a new employer - am I looking at days or weeks here? My notice period with my current employer is only 1 week so I thought it was best to tell the migration lawyer to wait until the new year as I can't afford to not be paid anything over the christmas period if it transfers well before then (I was also concerned about the 28 day period in which I have to start with the new employer). Does anyone have any experiences they could share with me? Also I am assuming we won't need to do the medicals again? My daughter had to have a medical back in May as she has a hole in her heart - all was fine and she met the health requirements for immigration. I wondered if this too might delay the normal quick turnaround time to transfer a 457. Thanks xx

Hi I have just received a new job offer for a role to start at the end of January. I was just wondering if my daughter will be required to undergo her medical again or is it just simply a case of the new nominated employer taking over my 457visa? I have 3 years 8 months left on the visa... She was born with a hole in her heart so last time it took quite a while for everything to pass by immigration (we had to undergo a medical and also get a report from her cardiologist) Also I do not want my current employer to be aware until nearer the time I'm ready to leave (my new company don't want me until 21st January 2013). Any idea as to when they will need to find out? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the note blossom - would you be able to share any more information on what happened to your friend perhaps in a PM to settle my nerves?! It really is destroying our time here in australia and I wake up dreading going to work each day. Hopefully I will get through to the end of the year and then i'll have plenty of time to transfer the visa. I think the company who will be giving me new employment may even start me a week or so early to save us as my other half works there too and they would lose him if we had to go home. They are a big plc business so i'm sure they will do there best to help me. Sadly in the world of working in recruitment companies it is very much based on financial performance and if you're not hitting your financial targets they will happily chop you (I saw it plentful back in the UK!). I have started a new area for the business so i'm hoping they will give me more time to make a success of it. Besides they invested money in bringing me over, sponsoring me and paying for a migration agent in doing so. Will keep everyone posted but if anyone has any more success stories I would really appreciate it xx

Hi everyone sorry i have not been on here for such a long time. I have been here now two months and we have enjoyed Brisbane a great deal apart from the fact that the company I work for are total w***ers!!!! I work for a small recruitment company who are finding times very tough and i'm worried that as i'm currently on my 3 month probationary period that they could let me go with only 1 weeks notice (they have chopped two other people in the last week). I have been pro-active about this and have actually secured myself a new role (an offer is currently being put together in the next week) with a large, stable company however my dilemma is that the new company do not want me to start until mid/late January. If I get let go before mid/late december this will cause me lots of problems with my 457 visa as i've read you only have 28 days to transfer the visa. I am devastated to say the least, particularly as we have signed up for a 12 month lease and my other half is doing well in his new company. Any ideas folks? Would you suggest I contact the DIAC and chat things through? Would they take consideration if I have a job offer but cannot start until after the 28 days. Thanks in advance XX:arghh: