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Hi all, Thank you for your support. Sometimes I really feel down and it helps to know that people could come over these problems and maybe we will, too. Actually I was feeling OK at the beginning but when I have been to Skiiled Migration Office in Perth, I started to feel really uncomfortable because WA Skilled Migration Office is not much help most of the time. We have been there several times and the way they act is really strange. Actually we had to talk with the same guy who told us that we cannot apply for 190 visa because we have to have a job offer and that we cannot work in an occupation which is not related with our profession. He further explained that if my husband works as a taxi-driver in spite of being an IT project manager, he would lose his skills after two years and when he applies to PR they could say how on earth could he be useful for WA as an IT project Manager. Both information was wrong and we explained him the procedures and later on he sent us an apology e-mail saying that he checked the information and what we told was right. We see lots of useful web-sites, institutions and centers to support migrant is SA and other states no matter they are on 475 or other type of visas but WA State, I must say, needs improvement in this field. What I wrote here is not only my concerns. We had many friends in the same situation. An architect from Italy moved here with his wife two months ago. They stayed in Mandurah when they realized that there are no jobs, they moved down to Bunbury. The wife applied for a job but they told her that her husband's visa seems "strange" and that they wanted someone who will stay here. These are really silly things to hear. We are lucky because we sold our home back in country and came here prepared for the worst case scenario. Still, cost of living is really high in this state and people explain it saying "the salaries are high in WA" and I just say Wow, that would be great if I can have a salary, too. People say go up to mines. Another friend of mine who is a marine biologist with PHD degree applied to be a cleaner at the mines after being unemployed for a while and she got her reject letter yesterday. It is sad. My aim is not to complain or make fuss I just want to warn people in order to have higher scores at IELTS so avoid Regional State Sponsorship Visa if their occupation is not trades, etc.

Hi Sammy, thank you for the message. I am aware that degrees are not free but there are some government funded courses. They have available places, there is still a room for it but they say you can't study because of my visa type . I could study if I had PR. The most annoying thing is that maybe we will find a job as a taxi driver or cleaner but when we have our PR we would no longer be able to work in our professions. It is like Australia gets skilled people and turn them into ordinary, insignificant men. You don't need a diploma to drive taxis.

That is what surprises us, too. The migrant center manager of Mandurah told us that she felt really bad about not being able to help the ones with 475visa in Peel region and she advised us to have an appointment with the mayor directly to speak out our situation.

Thank you for your message we thought about it but WA sponsorship is not transferable and say if they accepted us to leave then we have to fulfil the skilled regional sponsorship requirements of that state as well so everything from scratch. I don't mind if the case would be difficult but there is no IT job in any regional area. It is only in Melbourne and Sydney.

I was going to study Masters at Melbourne as an international student but we had last second news that our 475 application was approved and we could move to WA regional area. We were so happy! On 14th of August we landed on Perth. Because we had to live, study and work in the regional area we moved to Mandurah on the night we landed. We called immigration department, nobody told us that we have to register ourselves. After 2,5 months we went to the Skilled Migration Centre in Perth, they started our settlement period even though we have got bills, rental agreement and flight tickets showing that we arrived here 2,5 months ago and we settled in a regional area. It has been 4 months. My husband is the main applicant. He is an IT Project Manager and he has his skills assessed as an IT Business Analyst. He can make programming and all other stuff but there are no jobs on IT in the regional area. We have 2 kids and I am a teacher. While he is looking for a job, I work as a teacher's assistant (even though I had WACOt registration) on a casual basis and I pay the highest tax rate of all. % 35. My husband has got about 30 reject letters. I don't count the ones that he couldn't get any answer at all. He could have only 2 interviews. Both are negative. One was in Perth and one was in Mandurah, and he wasn't the lucky one. We are not the only ones, we have got many friends and a large group of very qualified people, a group of engineers, dentists, architect and lots of skilled people but no one is happy. That is very sad that all of us are spending our investments which we have been saving for years just to survive. Here is a very beautiful country, life is great here but you need money to pay the rent and to buy bread. I really want to live in Australia but my visa type is like specifically designed to send me back. That was the personal advice from an officer at Skilled Migration Office, Perth. He told us many people just go back, maybe that can be an option for you as well! How sad, what a pity! 475 visa holders are not eligible for any benefit given by the government. There are some Government funded courses, they were free for 475 holderse before 1 st of June but now it also chaged, you can't study towards a degree for free because your visa is 475 subclass! Recently I had a job offer from Perth and I have to reject it because I can't work in Perth either! Carpenters, hairdressers, chefs can be very happy with 475 visa, there are plenty of jobs for them but if you studied the university, if you have a masters degree and if you are a proffessional with many years of experience in the field, NO! you cannot find a work in the regional area, you have to go up to Perth. Can we? NO! So now what? Nobody knows!!!

Hi all, We applied for 475 regional state sponsorship on 12th of June. On 26th of June CO was allocated and we had the health check on the same day. On 4th of July health check finalised and on 10th of July visa granted:):wub: So on 13th of august (3 days later) we will be flying to Perth. I am very excited. We are planning to settle in Mandurah. My hubby is an ICT project manager, business analyst. He will look for work no matter what the field is. He is also interested in FIFO jobs, we will just do our best. I hope things go well. We have 2 daughters 4 and 6 years old. I wish everyone luck and patience while waiting. On the official site processing time was mentioned as 15-18 months and ours got concluded in 3 weeks. Thank you GOD:)

Hi all, My husband applied for 475 regional state sponsorship for WA on 15 June, 2012. Case officer was allocated on 26 June and we went for health check on 26 June. Medicals finalised on 6th of July. We are excitedly waiting for any kind of news from our C.O. I hope things go well and we get our visa soon. My husband is an ICT project manager but had his skills asessed as an ICT business analyst. We have 2 daughters 4 and 6 years old. We are planning to settle in Mandurah since it is the most reasonable place. Don't ask me my criteria for the "reasonable". I don't know!!! Just felt so... The problem is that I don't think he can find jobs in regional areas but there are hundreds of ads in Perth about his profession. Do you have any idea to waive or did you hear anything about the restriction of 475 visa. Are there any ways to make it legal to work in Perth? Thank you all, I wish you all the best in this waiting period.

Hi again,things got wierd with our situation. I accepted my offer to study at the university but then our migration agent told us what you have written. The applications are processed very fast nowadays that's why she told us that we will be required to be aoutside of Australia when the visa is granted and also we will be required to move to regional WA in 3 months time. so I wouldn't be able to finish my studies in Melbourne. That changed all our plans, finaly I had got my student visa but I declined my offer to study and my husband applied for 475 visa on 14th of June. We are waiting for the CO right now. Everyday I check the system to see whether our file is allocated. God help us because it is our only option now.

Hi All, I applied for my 573 student visa on 11.05.2012 and have under gone medical check on 26th of May. On 30th of May the hospital called me again for another chest x-ray. Today it has been a week and since then. Today the officer from the colsulate told us that they are still waiting for the result of my medicals from Canberra! I am really frustrated and worried because we already sold our house and I and my husband resigned from our jobs. I am 32 years old and I didn't have any kind of problem with my lungs. The doctor just said your veins are large/wide and distinctive. I am freaking out that they decline my visa. If anyone knows about how long this process takes or what happens if they don't like the look of x-ray, please inform me. I am indigent to any kind of information...

I will apply streamline student visa I think.

Thank you for the information. I wonder if it is unfavorable when you are on visa 573, that your spouse applies as a skilled migrant (offshore). If it is so, they may not give me a new student visa when my course ends after one year. That's why I am at the point of making my mind up about the university.Shall I choose La trobe 2 years long program or University of Melbourne 1 year program?. I don't want to be worried about the time constraints. My husband is going to apply as a skilled migrant. He has his IELTS and skills assessed what does SS stand for? - sorry:(

Hi all, it is going to be very much appreciated if anyone can give us any kind of information on our case: I had my offer letter from University of Melbourne for a 1 year long master by coursework program and I will apply for 573 student visa in a few days. However we are in the middle of a very big dilema. My husband - ICT business analyst- had his skills assesed from ACS, passed IELTS and got qualified for regional state sponsorship skilled migrant visa and he is planning to apply 475 visa offshore right after he gets the dependent student visa. Does this create any problem regarding GTE (genuine temporary entrant). What do you suggest us to do? We have 2 small kids and we want to spend these 2 years of processing time in Australia. We have enough funds to support ourselves because we sold our home. We don't want to mess up the longterm goal of 475 and then 887. After 1 year when my masters finish, I will apply to another 1 year-long program. But then it can be oficially known that my husband applied for skilled migrant program and so does this constitute a problem regarding a new student visa? I am afraid they may refuse my visa because we also applied to immigrate. I am really confused. Any input is desperately needed, please share your experiences. Kindest regards