nic1964

Hi I wouldn't get too concerned from a Visa perspective. Any medicals etc. are really interested in any long term costs that Medicare would need to cover. Something like that isn't an indication on long term expenses.

I got my visa, even though I suffer from depression, and require routine medication, its not a high cost for them, so they weren't concerned.

Hope this helps

Nick

I agree with others, try setting it up for Germany, I"ve heard that may work. However a set top box is really cheap anyway, so not a great loss if it doesnt work.

Nick

I work on the Kwinana strip, and work here is certainly slowing down alot. We've recently let a number of people go from the support staff, and the feeling is its more widespread. It really depends of your field. We did recently recruit an experienced engineer, and had 80+ CV's vs. a handfull a year ago. Alot have load of experience within oil / gas and were being let go, due to projects being shelved.

I would check the local websites for jobs,and ask your boss what the opportunities and wages are, as I expect they have also levelled out.

Sorry to not be more positive, but with WA costs being so high, were not really competitive

Nick

Hope someone can hep me out with a couple of questions around RRV.

Myself, wife and two children received out 175 visa in February 2010. My wife and myself moved here in August 2012, and enjoiying life here in Perth. My two kids decided to stay in the UK and finish their education. Both have visited multiple times, have bank accounts etc, etc,and both want to move here.

Neither however will be redy to move before the 5 year period expires on their current visa. Both my wife and I have received RRV's because of the 2 year rule.

My two questions are

1) Do the kids (21 and 23, its an old habit) have to apply for an RRV before the 5 year period is up? As they are abroad, and havent lived here for 2 years, then will (unless you know otherwise) only receive a 3 month or 12 month RRV? One may come out sooner, but the second doesnt finish university until June 2015?

2) If we don't apply for an RRV until they are ready to move, then what do we do when they want to come for holidays? Do we just apply for an eVisitors visa? Would this affect their success in being granted an RRV.

3) Finally would there be a reason why RRV's arent granted? I know they got their own visa's on the back of mine, but I'd hate for them to loose the opportunity.

Thanks in advance, heres looking forward to some thoughts.

Nick

Hi, just to confirm, you need nothing to buy a car, assuming your buying it cash and not on HP. An address if necessary to send the documentation to is key, as you only get one letter when the Rego is due, and if you miss that, then you could run out of Rego, which is a pain. You can however track and pay on-line so its not the end of the world.

Gumtree is a great place to start, you can get good value for money.

Nick

We shipped everthing out, but the company was paying. Our daughters are coming out next year, and we're only shipping out their personel stuff. The reason is that with such a migrant workforce here is WA, people literally give stuff away. Look at Gumtree and then select all free ads using the list on the Left hand side.

You'll be amazed. We brought a cheap ute here, and its paid for itself many times over. We got garden furniture, setees, lawnmower, bookcases etc, all for free. If you want to spend a little bit more, then you can easily find everything you need.

Hope that helps

Nick

I applied for my skilled Migration Visa at the age of 44, i.e. just in time. I"m a chemical engineer by trade, so was on the list of those skills in demand, even though my experience is not oil, gas or water, which is what everyone wants. Myself, my wife and 2 kids got our visas approved, and we validated them in 2010.

At the time I was spending 1/2 my life on an aeroplane or hotel room, so the money was good, the work / life balance was shot. One of my colleagues got a job out here in WA, and I was his telephone reference. I asked the agent if there were jobs going, and after a few months one potential position came up just outside Perth here in WA. I was lucky with the telephone interview, on line testing, references etc etc and got the job. That was April 2012.

By that time the kids were in Uni in the UK, so last August we said goodbye to everyone got on a plane and arrived in Perth on a cool August evening. We had a car and accomondation for 6 weeks, but still struggled to fine somehwere to rent. We ended up in a Fibro home in Medina, and only got that on condition we adopted their pet cat which the owners couldnt take!!.

Those first few weeks were stressful, kids on their own, my wife alone, and with limited money, looking for cheap cars etc etc.

We did sell our own house in the UK 3 months later, brought a small 3x1, and are currently completely renovating it inside and out. Lynn has a good social life, and the cat has been joined by a stray, and my job is alot easier than before, so are we happy. Well yes, but its easy to foget why we came, and we take time to enjoy the weather, local haunts (Freo, Rockingham) as well as starting to go further afield.

Financially we are no where near as well off, but we are quite happy with a small house, and simple life, and so far plenty of visitors from the UK. When asked, if we are returning to the UK at any point we say no, we've been there, we'd rather pay for relatives to come out here.

Even though I had a job and support here in Aus, it was still stressful, but that should be accepted as part of the move, and not something that you can avoid.

Best part so far, Christmas day, laying under the trees on Rockingham Foreshaw. 40 deg.C, lots of families enjoing themselves, and no cooking - wonderful

Nick / Lynn