welshpod

No worries. word of warning though better half and son are palace fans- they cant help it, bless

Cheers for that' At last I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

Hi Totch 10. not long to go now:wink: We're in Drouin, which is half an hour up the highway from Pakenham. My husband and oldest son play for Drouin Dragons which is a great local club- very family orientated. The senior men train on Tues and Thurs at around 6.30 - 8.30 at Bellbird Park, Drouin. obviously there are clubs closer to Pakenham/Officer, but if you need to get stuck in ASAP then you'd be more than welcome at Drouin.

Thanks for the speedy reply. so i could hand in my notice the month before the 2 years and go to a part time job and there would be no issues with immigration?

sorry if this has already been asked, but I cant find much info on the ins and outs of the 187 visa. I'm counting down the months till my 2 years is up and wanted to know if immigration contacts you at that 2 year point to check what you've been upto and would they question you leaving the employer at the 2 years to the day? Thanks in advance

Hey Lars and Misspc, sorry to hear of your situations. if it helps the company I work for offered someone else a job/187 sponsorship before I arrived and her visa was issued not long after mine. She made arrangements to come over only to be told that there was no job available to her anymore, but because the visa was already issued she was able to work elswhere (I think she dodged a the bullet). so at least if they cant keep you on, your visa shouldn't be cancelled and if they sack you and you can show that it was not your fault then at least you can look for a new job. Only immigration can cancel a visa, so your employer cant use that as a threat either By the Way does anyone know if thre are there legitamate grounds for leaving your employer on the 187? Can you make a case to immigration for leaving your nominated position and do you have to ask them first before looking for a new job? I'm gutted that I came to the other side of the world and found mental employers, who treat all their staff abissmally and are completely sales driven to the point of being unethical- i've got an email where the boss states that we should look to squeeze every penny out of our patients. i'm at the point of jacking in it all in and hoping that immigration wont chuck us out. Its not what I had in mind when I signed up and i've got 12 months left. I just cant see a way through. Its a relief to know that i'm not the only one in a sticky situation, even if there is no solution but to tough it out

Thanks for your replies. in the visa grant details it staes that ther are nil visa conditions and in the obligations section, it states that you must meet the following obligations commence employment within 6 months of arriving in Auatralia...... remain employed in the nominated position in the regional area for at least 2 years your visa may be cancelled if you do not comply with these obligations to completethe 2 year contract with the employer. i just wanted to see if anyone had any insight on this as the grant letter itself is quite vague. the boss isnt that reasonable and i didnt want them to just say its not possible because i'm on a visa.

Hello, i'm on a 187 visa and was wondering if immigration can dictate working hours for employees. I've been working for my employer for almost 12 months and i'm struggling to manage with both myself and husband working full time , 4 children and all the fun stuff of being in a different country with no family support. Its affecting my ability to settle and adding to homesickness. I suspect that my empoloyer is not keen to let me reduce my hours and i think they'll say that immigration says i cant reduce my hours on my visa. My visa grant letter states only that i must remain in the nominated position for 2 years and nothing about fulltime/ part time hours. would i be able to make a case to immigration as we think my youngest may have dyspraxia which means he'll need lots of physical support at home and at kinder- he's 4. If so who should i speak to the original case manager or is it a different dept. any advice would be gfratefully appriciated. thanks

After 9 long, long months our 187 RSMS VISA IS OFFICIALY GRANTED!!!! nomination approved SEPT2012 Visa loged 11th SEPT 2012 Medicals straight through no problems CO ASSIGNED 8th May Visa granted 18th June 2013 Melbourne office. Good luck to all who are waiting and remember Keep calm and carry on. LET THE CHAOS BEGIN:shocked:

My youngest is 3 and has been "diagnosed" with global delay. When he was first seen by te peadidtritian he was not walking or talking at about 18 months. he has caught up but is still not talking, we've had interventions from speech and language etc. He's making slow progress with new words all the time but he would not go to mainstream school in Sept if we were staying put. We're currently waitng for his medicals to be OK'd. The dr at Spire asked us to get a report from the consultant to give them all the info they might need and didn't see it as a problem. Although we are still waiting for a decision. Having said that we might be a bit more complicated as they found additional dna in some of the cells they looked at when they were ruling out Fragile X syndrome and we've not been told what that means, if anything, so that might be the hold up. I'll let you know if we get the go ahead

I applied 11th Sept 2012, finally had news that a CO had been allocated around the 8th May- got a bit over exited and thought we were almost there only to find out that we're still in the backlog only this time at Global Health waiting for the medicals to be looked at I guess 9no one has told me anything definitive) and that 3 were missing (different 3 each time I emailed her) :arghh:Wouldn't mind so much if the CO explained some of this however she didn't and left me with the impression that she would chase up with medibank..... except its not medibank coz they only deal with Australian based clinics...... Its all as clear as mud and I've lost the will to live:confused: Approaching 9 months now still no closer

don't come visit me (where ever i am) will you; the rain already follows me- i think i'm growing gills and webbed feet

Can see why your'e skipping the UK don't suppose there's much call for ship cleaning machines seeing as we don't build them anymore- don't bulid anything nowadays except debt its a running joke with the oldies i see at work; with their bad chests etc. i think we'd all be much healthier if we could get hoildays on the NHS-warm DRY air should do you the world of good; just make sure Blossom79 doesnt come to stay with you or she'll bring the rain with her:biggrin:

grr so close yet still no end in sight- how frustrating! my husband and I liken it to standing on a bungee jump platform or cliff edge staring down into the abyss- not knowing how it will be, preparing to close your eyes and take a leap of faith........ and then you realise that some wottsit is holding on to you/ your harness saying "ya can't go yit mate" read with oz accent in mind) injections once a week quite strong then and not exactly pleasant.- my mother in law's husband is on methotrexate- he's got Crohn's disease- he says it wipes him out for a couple of days after, mind you he's old and very grumpy! if it suits you and allows you get on with life, then stable is very good- hopefully its short sharp bursts that keep that keep the psoariatic arthritis at bay. by the way; pardon my ignorance but does a metal fabricator make sheet metal in like a steel works or summit? fingers crossed they wont dawdle with your case

12 weeks:shocked: presumably thats for cases that need looking into- not just general processing. what sort of arthritis do you have- i'd be suprised if it needs referring for osteo arthritis- everyone gets that eventually- Rheumatoid/psoriatic would raise quetions coz for some people those types can be delibitating and the medication can be expensive and have nasty side effects. fingers crossed

ooh! sounds promising, shouldn't be long now for you:twitcy:. Approaching 6 months now for us; still no idea when it may happen:skeptical: - not that i'm jealous or anything

I suspect that the lack of info is most likely due to the lack of post 1st July visas being granted. I haven't come across many and certainly not from Melbourne office! My application went in the same day as yours to the same office and were still in the UK, arent you already in Oz? so at least you're already living the dream! I'm currently in limbo doing odd days of work, my husband is working in a call centre for slighty more than minimum wage and the kids don't believe that were going anymore. but at the the back of our minds is this impending feeling of complete chaos as once the visa is granted we'll have to pack up 4 kids, 2 adults, rehome the dog and cat, ship stuff, clear out the house in order to rent the house out, book flights (none of the kids have been on an areoplane before), get to heathrowsit on a plane for 2 days and start new live in oz......... who's idea was this again?..... cant wait for a new adventure:wink:

thank you for taking the time to find the info. Ive managed to find the forms on the DIAC website before. i was under the impression that paper versions of the forms could not be used. I did find an EHEALTH- EVISA guide and thats where it stated that paper forms could not be used. i've pasted the info direct from the PDF below. Ha e-systems makes things easier: my hairy behind! What do I need to do to make sure that a panel clinic can find my case in eHealth? If you lodge an eVisa application and are in a country where eHealth is available, you can complete your health examinations fully electronically by selecting a clinic online and downloading the referral letter. When you complete this process, your case will automatically appear in the eHealth in box of the clinic that you selected – making processing easier for the clinic. An alternative option is to download Form 26EH and/or Form 160EH when prompted by eVisa. These forms will have your basic details and Transaction Reference Number (TRN) automatically printed on them. The panel clinic can then search for your case using the TRN. Note: If you choose not to select a clinic to attend within eVisa AND then do not download Form 26EH and/or Form 160EH, an eHealth clinic will not be able to locate your case in eHealth. Don’t forget to complete the full process online. The process will not work if you try to bring paper Forms 26 or 160 to a panel clinic with your TRN.

cheers for that, we're offshore sadly; maybe that's why its not straight forward

My colleague got nomination approved just now....his timeline Nom and visa 5 june 2012 Non drc ,hr melbourne Case officer 29 jan 2013 took this from another RSMS thread- makes things sound promising......... just sent a blank email to vis.pse; Allocation timeframes still stating APRIL 1st 2012

Right I think I'm missing something but I can't for the life of me find any part of the 187 application form that relates to health and therefore the forms that the clinic need in order to process the medicals. the lady on the phone says I need to download the form for everyone on the application but there's nothing on the log in page eg next steps box or the actual form itself. I've got the Health examination list from Immi, but i'm stuck any help/ idiots guide most appreciated.

aye, know what you mean, just as I think I understand the process something else pops up and i'm back to square one. at least you've got some one who theoreticaly knows the system, to nag. I did check with the Melbourne office and the email said it was at my discretion to organise the meds. so thats what i've been trying to do in the hope that it would speed things up. as it is we're almost upto 5 months now so what's another one. when I first started this process I was panicking thinking I'd be in Oz on my own at Christmas....... if only I had a crystal ball

Hi Pete, timeline goes: ANZPAC accredited 11/07/2012. job offer end of July. Employer's sponsroship approved begining of Sept. RSMS 187 visa loged Melbourne 11/09/2012. Ack letter 2/10/2012. Police checks completed 27/09/2012. Meds still trying to organise....... By the by did you see a page that asked about the medicals. Apparently on some visas; when you apply it asks you to state which clinic you would prefer to attend and then allows you to download the forms and inform the clinic by email so you can make an appointment. I didnt see this page and I've checked the application form countless times in case its me being dippy.. Ooh the sky has changed colour its bright blue and there's this bright thing in the sky today; a ball of yellow- could this be the sun ??

@welshpod, ye have notice that mate in Cardiff but relocating up to Sunderland in next few weeks so Manchester the only closest one there. When do you plan to head to Oz then and what part? Well if only I knew..... the plan is to move ASAP about an 1hr1/2 from Melbourne in woop woop land according to our mate who's already there but Immi are being rather unhelpful in that they wont just let us wander in. Where in WA? have you got a job lined up?

has anyone been asked for meds?. Our visa went in 11th of Sept to Melbourne and not heard anything at all, there's 6 of us so expect it to take more time than most but I'm so fed up with the constant wet stuff falling from the sky be it snow, rain, hail, sleet and the constant grey. At this rate we'll miss the summer in Oz as well.:dull: