PoMoSo

@blossom79: Yea, I keep forgetting the visa fees. I reckon, all in all all visa fees will amount to some AUD 10,000. And I only have enough for the tuition fees. Nothing for living costs or anything. But working and studying at the same time, I'm currently doing both, fulltime. And been doing it for the past 7 months. And I really need a long holiday somewhere sunny! The weather is an issue, I mean we're soon in April and its still freezing winter cold in Sweden. The tax system is also a big deal here, if you make good money, which would be AUD 5,000 a month here, you'd be paying at least half of it in taxes. The other half would go to rent and other bills. And if you'd be getting a mortgage or other loans, you will be left with almost nothing. So if you are planning to save money in Sweden, the only way is really making illegal money. The other thing is, no one in my family really want to live here anymore, we have been here for 25 years, and for as long as I can remember, we've been talking about leaving Sweden. I've done a research, and It seems as if Oz is the easiest country to immigrate with a Swedish/EU citizenship, plus its an English speaking country, we dont know any other languages. And on top of that, Oz got sun and beaches. I mean Sweden has beaches too, but they've been frozen for the past 6 months. I really dont know whats right or wrong and I've accepted that if we do take this move, its gonne be HELL for the first years, but everything has its price right? Alternatively, we all stay in Sweden. Alternatively, we all stay in Sweden, after all, we all have good jobs and job prospects here. Plus we understand the society. But what worries me is, if we stay here, but keep dreaming of leaving the country all the time, we will never really be happy. And now Im waffling!

@Michelle: Thanks! Thats what I've been thinking all along too. About financing the stay, I only have enough money for the tuition of the two years. But no money on top of that whatsoever. Btw, have you been able to get a job while being a student? Alternatively, I could leave for Oz 6 months later, and save up some more cash! I should still, after studying two years in Oz, be able to score a min of 65 on the points test. @flag of convenience: To be honest, in the past 10 years I've lived in four countries, Oz being one of them. And really, there is no place like Australia. Every country has its ups and downs, but theres more than the weather in Oz that makes it special.

Also to add, thats the second option I'm considering. Should I not after two years of uni studies get a PR, then I could apply for the 485 temporary graduate visa, and maybe thereafter try getting a PR would be easier!

Cheers! I thought to myself, oh no!!! They've removed that option! I know you've been kind of warning me against this option, and i do admit i am abit scared! But i mean, you've been in Oz now for some time right, and you have a PR now if I've understood it correctly. Was it not worth the struggle? I dont know where you are originally from, if you care to share it? Also, at the moment m doing an MPhil in informatics. My thesis, which I will start with from after the summer, will be about doing a comparative study on ehealth progress in 2 countries, Oz and Sweden. Would such a thesis maybe help me get a job? Or I'm I just hoping to much?

@Blossom79: To get a positive skills assessment for my field, the ACS on the info brochure says that you either need to have worked with certain tasks or studied certain courses. I was hoping to get a positive skills assessment with only having studied those, or similar courses. I do agree, it is a real gamble. And things can change. Just now I saw on the immi website that they've removed one of the visa's I was considering. It was a visa allowing you to stay up to 18 months in Oz, after having studied for 2 years. Or maybe I just cant find it anymore. But if I would go for the working holiday visa, is there any real chance of me getting a job to increase my work experience for getting a positive skills assessment? I know here in Sweden most ppl complain how hard it is getting a job, but i reckon most of those ppl are too lazy to look for a job. Unemployment is 6 or 7% now, but ppl here just dont really try hard enough to find a job.

@Tickled Pink: True! But that thread kind of got lost, and I guess I wrote too much in detail everything about the move my have family is planning on, which maybe made many not reply to the thread. So I figured I start a new one, but keep my situation more simple this time!

@Joanna82: Yea, the tuition fees will all in all be 42 large ones. That is kind of alot. Although, for the first year, I'll be getting a grant from the Swedish government. But that money only includes tuition fees and no more. But I've also thought about the working holiday visa. I only have 13 months left before I'm over 30, so that option is only for now. What scares me abit, is that, for the past year, Ive been working my behind off trying to save up as much money as possible for the tuition fee of the second year. If I'd go on a working holiday visa, I will need to use that money. And I dont know if thats a good idea. I mean, ideally, I'll land a job, preferably in my field, and I dont even need to study at uni, coz I've been a uni student for 6 years, and I have had enough of studying and I want to work! But if I'd loose that money, then I'll also loose the ability of financing my second year at uni in Oz if that would be necessary. Although, I have a friend who left for Melbourne just recently on a working holiday visa, he didnt have a uni degree, but got a job in a restaurant after only 2 months, and thats what he got after looking for work for a week. Did you, Joanna82, go on a working holiday visa?

@Rupert: I should have mentioned that by the end of this year I'll received my master, and with what I'm intending to study in Australia, I should be able to get a positive skills assessment for at least four of the ACS nominated skills on the SOL. And this I really only base on the skills I've read ACS requires of you to give you a positive skills assessment. @Quoll: Agreed! Its not gonne be cheap! But I need to work at least 3 years in my field to get 5 points on the points test. Studying in Oz for two years already gives you 5 points. And my problem is that, if I stay in Sweden for another three years, I'll be 32+. Then I wont be able to get 30 points for my age, and I instead get 25 points. So actually, by staying in Sweden for 3 years, I'll be getting the same points that I can get now. @blossom79: Yup, I read that on the immi website somewhere. Immi has a list of all countries, in which each country is scored depending on the risk that student of that particular country attempting to stay after their studies. Fortunately, the category Sweden is in on the list, is the countries with the least risk of a student attempting to stay after completing two years of studies. Thing is, I'm not sure whether or not this is the right way. I've read success stories of others going the same path, but also read people who after they studied struggled for a couple of years until getting a PR. Is there anyone else on the forum with some experience or info regarding such a route? I've read that some of the forums members are immi agents or lawyers. I'd be extremely grateful if ppl could provide me with some sort of help!

follow link to all visa fees; http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/990i.pdf

Hi all! I guess the title of this thread speaks for itself! This is the option that I'm considering! Study two years, after that, I'll be able to score 65 points, and then apply for a PR. Has anyone gone through this route? A nickel for your thoughts ... any and all thoughts!

Thanks for the reply blossom79. To pass the the skills assessment now, I would need to have at least 3 years of paid work experience in my field. And that was the initial plan, But then I figured that the three years it would take to get the points required, I could be in Australia and try to get those points in other ways. The second issue is, my brother needs to complement his law degree in Australia to be able to practice law in the country. You say they changed some rules just as you were about to apply to a PR, when abouts was that? And do you remember what changes were made? Also, how did you finally get a PR?

Hi all, I’m new to the forum, just registered a few minutes ago, but have been reading posts here for some 3-4 months now, and some of them have been quite helpful. However, since everyone’s situation is unique, I feel like I should explain mine in detail, as reading these many posts here and on other site’s + trying to understand everything on the immi website is soon driving me a bit =). Especially as most of the time, I think I know how to go about to reach my dream, but then end up feeling blue coz of some obstacle found. So I’d be more than grateful for any help given! I should also mention that we’re all Swedish (EU) citizens. The dream is of course, for my family and I to get PR’s in Australia, and hopefully reside in Sydney! And this is our plan to get there; My brother (25 y) and I (30 y soon) will in February 2014, after hopefully being accepted at the universities we’ve applied to, fly to Sydney. We will study two years each. My brother holds a British LLB and Master of Law in IT from Sweden. In Australia, he needs to complement his degree by studying a sort of tailored law degree. I hold a BSc in Business Management from a UK uni, and will soon get my MSc in Informatics from a Swedish uni. In Sydney, I will study an ICT related degree, or possibly two just to have studied for two years. Thereafter, both of us will apply for the ‘Skilled – Independent (Residence) Visa (Subclass 885) for overseas student visa holders. We will both need to have a band score of 8 on the IELTS test, but I think we will both be able to do it. That will give my brother a total of 70 and me a total of 65 on the Points Test. When both of us have been able to pass the 65 mark, will then each of us get a PR? And how long does such a process normally take? To be eligible for the Points Test, we also need to nominate an occupation on the SOL list. My brother has two options, either Solicitor or Lawyer. Will he qualify for this or does he need to be a registered lawyer/solicitor? I was planning to nominate ICT Business Analyst as my occupation. It can currently be found on the SOL list, but not on the NSW State Nominated Occupation List. Does that change anything? For the PR (Subclass 885), it only says that I should nominate an occupation on the SOL, and get a positive assessment for my occupation. Would I not get a positive assessment if my nominated occupation is not on the NWS list? If not, the alternative would be to get a more technical ICT degree when in Sydney. Anyway, my parents are both over 50, but below the age to be considered aged parents, so they can only get a PR through us it seems? But they’ve said that whenever my brother and I get our PR’s, then will get ready to move down under. Now clearly, I want them to be able to move asap so we can all be together, but it seems that all their options are not only really expensive, but also takes a very long time. What is my parent’s best option? What did you guys do to help your parents move to Australia? Much love to all, PoMoSo