eddieb7

I've applied for SA! Better luck this time I hope. Thanks so much for the advice everyone!

Best of Luck G!! :biggrin:

Absolutely gutted! 70 points as an ICT project manager; rejected!....

Was your 70 points including the 5 points from State Nomination?

If so, you would still have 65 points to apply for a 189 (rather than the 190).

I believe the processing time for 189 is pretty much the same as the 190 nowadays..

https://www.immi.gov.au/about/charters/client-services-charter/visas/8.0.htm

Cheers

Eddie

That's great news, Congrats.

Just the waiting game for a Case Office, and then the Visa grant.

:biggrin:

We're thinking of bayside, south east Melbourne. Perhaps Sandringham or maybe further out in somewhere like Mount Eliza.

 

 

I guess our decision will in some part be dependant on the job I manage to secure, although plan A will be to contract in the CBD so a rental on a train line would probably work out well.

 

 

Out of interest, did you complete your EOI before your VIC SS? I've assumed that is the correct order, although the VIC pages seem somewhat contradictory.

 

 

Regards,

 

 

Gez

Yeah, I created my EOI first and then applied of VIC SS.

I then received an email stating that I had secured nomination from Victoria, and the very next day I received my email from IMMI asking me to formally apply for our Residential Visa.

Cheers

Eddie

Thanks Eddie,

 

Whilst I realise that I'm not the only person who is nervous about their job prospects, it is still nice to hear confirmation that this feeling of excitement mixed with terror is not unique!

 

Good luck with your journey mate. You're a little further down the road than me, as I'm waiting for a skills assessmentbefore I complete my EOI etc.

 

where are you planning on heading to?

 

Cheers

 

Gez

Hi Gez,

We're looking at moving to South Melbourne. We've got family in that area. What about yourself?

Hopefully your wait won't be too long for your skills assessment. Ours was done pretty quick at the time. Much quicker than I expected.

Cheers

Eddie

Hi all,

 

I'm an IT project manager with 10 years experience of working at a huge UK utilities firm, managing £4-5m projects. I'm currently waiting for my ACS assessment to come back (they've had it for 11 weeks) and I plan to apply for a 190 visa to Melbourne. I'm married with 2 little girls and I'm confident that we are making the right move for various reasons, but I am terrified that I am throwing away my career! Am I going to struggle massively to get any work??? Help???

 

This is my first post by the way, so be gentle?

Hi GezMag,

I feel your fear. I'm a Software Engineer of 15 years experience, and have a similar trepidation about trying to kick start my career in Oz.

I'm married with two young kids too. (Little boy of 3 and Girl of 8).

But if it means a better way of life for my too young ones, its a chance worth taking.:biggrin:

Cheers

Eddie

Hi Everybody,

Newcomer to the forum, so this is my first post.

Just been granted State Nomination for Victoria, and I have started my Visa Application.

Just looking to get an idea of the current IT Job Market in the Melbourne area.

I am a Senior Developer/Solutions Architect with approximately 15 years of experience of the full SDLC. Primarily in the Financial Services Industry. My key areas over the last 5-10 years has been in C#,C++,ASP.NET, Entity Framework, WCF, SQL Server 2005/2008. Can also do Front End Web using HTML and CSS.

Is there a demand for these in the Melbourne (or surrounding areas)? How long on average is it taking folk to find a job (contract or full time).

Thanks in advance.

Eddie