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Singapore airlines do the 40kg baggage allowance. It's meant to be for PR migrants who are on their way to validate their visa. We got them to send details on writing - but you don't really need to. You just need to show up with passports and visa grant letters. There was no special price though. But we found it slightly cheaper than all the brokers such as skyscanner to book direct. Not sure if this helps. I rang them before I booked to verify the baggage thing would be ok just to be on the safe side

@KirstyLP - yes, it really helps. Thanks!

The sub £1k options for Movecube appeals to us on price alone. Was hoping there might be other 'value' options. Also - I guess we'd need to work out exactly what we're going to take 1st. Hard to guess really for size isn't it?

Thanks. Only just starting with this. Another piece of the puzzle...

Hello We are join to organise our shipping from North Wales to Sydney over the next 4 weeks. I shall do a big session reading posts on here - but if anyone can point out the best threads, that would speed things up somewhat. Does a cheaper service mean a poorer service? Movecube's seem good value, but reviews are something of a mixed bag. Obviously we'd like to keep costs as low as possible, but we will also like our stuff to arrive in one piece without a ton of stress. any info useful would be most appreciated

Migration agents could be worth it. It depends how much money you have. If you are fairly flush, why not? It's certainly not your biggest outlay involved getting yourself from here to there. We didn't have that money available, so we knew it would be a DIY job and we got on with it. This is a massive generalisation, but if you have what you think is a 'straightforward' case* and are mindful of your budget, it's better to do it yourself. If you have any potential complications or anything you think could be a bit tricky, and agent could be good. * = the only way to know if you have a straightforward case is to start doing a lot of thew work, and learning all about it. By the time you know you have a fairly clear case for getting a visa, you have probably already done two-thirds of the work already...

We land on 4th July, which is half way through the winter break. We aim to have the kids start school after about 4 weeks, as my wife and I could do with working by this point (even if it's freelance/agency/temp work) - We will aim for 4 weeks in. Which sounds like a decent enough plan as they are finishing school in the UK 10 days before we leave, and they will have about 6 weeks off in total. More than enough time off! ha ha

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/224111-do-list-move.html

Apologies it has all that weird formatting.

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/224111-do-list-move.html there is also this: http://migrant.nabgroup.com/en/home/australia/moving-to-australia/moving-checklist

No worries. It's what PIO is all about

Thanks @ali Much appreciated.

we fly on 2nd July to Sydney It's my wife @robley who is the nurse. I need to get work as a graphic designer. Lots to do still, but it will all need to get sorted (especially as we have invested a load of time and money, booked flights, sent money to our Australian bank a/c already... so we are plenty committed! yikes) Where are you off to?

... A to do list that never ends

Great! More riddles to solve. If anyone has any knowledge of the NSW set up that would be really helpful and very much appreciated.

@ali - are you still a community nurse, or did you move into a different role over in WA? We can't quite see the same kind of roles and am unsure what kind of thing would suit best. Any tips appreciated

Thanks @ali - super helpful

Is there an easy way to understand the bands in Australia re; Nursing? My wife @robley got her 1st degree (B.A. Nursing Studies) 19 years ago, working various different ward jobs in the hospital - then 14 years ago she did another degree (MSc - Applied Community & Health Studies) - and has worked as a district Nurse since then in a few roles, as a caseload manager and team leader (Band 6 and 7) - but we haven't (as yet) worked out what the similar or equivalent jobs are over there. It might not be possible to get work at the same level/pay grade as she hest in the UK, but it would be nice to get as near as possible. It would also be a good idea if we learned as much about the Australian system now before we arrive in early July. It seems the system is pretty different - does anyone know any good resources to look into this, grades and pay scales? Thanks The Roberts family

Is there an easy way to understand the bands in Australia? My wife @robley got her 1st degree (B.A. Nursing Studies) 19 years ago, working various different ward jobs in the hospital - then 14 years ago she did another degree (MSc - Applied Community & Health Studies) - and has worked as a district Nurse since then in a few roles, as a caseload manager and team leader (Band 6 and 7) - but we haven't (as yet) worked out what the similar or equivalent jobs are over there. It might not be possible to get work at the same level/pay grade as she hest in the UK, but it would be nice to get as near as possible. It would also be a good idea if we learned as much about the Australian system now before we arrive in early July. It seems the system is pretty different - does anyone know any good resources to look into this, grades and pay scales? Thanks The Roberts family

Hi @MandyUK we are moving out there in July, but at the moment don't know if we will be staying 2 years, 4 years or longer. We know all about taking our dog Lola out there (It's all booked) - but have no idea about criteria for a possible return to the UK. Is it ok? I heard the quarantine used to be 6 months, but are hoping it's quicker now

We are looking to move to Oz my wife is a nurse although she cannot go as skilled (Needs to top to a degree this will be done in Oz) What is the way into Australia apparently we can apply for permanent residency as a family? >>>>>>>>>> You can get a visa without having Ahpra registration if you are diploma trained, but you can't work as a nurse without Ahpra. AHRPA is basically like NMC in the UK. You can't work without being registered with them (but you can still get a skills assessment with ANMAC) Anmac is the body who do the skills assessment, which you need to apply for a visa (lodge an expression of interest / EOI). IMMI is the immigration department, they handle all visas and immigration. If you look though Nurses thread - http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/jobs-careers/30382-official-nurses-thread.html http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/jobs-careers/54239-nurses-questions-registrations.html you will find out what you need to find out. 2 options - get over to Aus without Ahpra (if Diploma trained), but do bridging course in Aus / or do the missing bits in the UK before you go. hope this makes sense (it should after you read those threads)

apparently you can do these top up courses through Uni of Chester as online courses. You could maybe deal with now whilst you sort everything else in the UK - a bit of graft now, but could be a cheaper option. then when you arrive you could be Ahpra ready maybe? It's on here somewhere - search nurses thread and ahpra threads. And maybe call Uni of Chester and explain

This forum is full of people doing (or have already done) what you plan to do, so you're in the right place. If you search through 'migration issues' and go through any threads about 189 or 190 'month' you should pick up a lot of the right kind of info. Good luck!

I'm not an expert, but I think it's basically just like normal travel insurance, but for a one way way trip. The one I looked at today on go walkabout covers missed flight, lost luggage, things like that. The usual stuff you get on standard travel insurance.

I saw the go walkabout site since. Seems ok. Anyone used em?