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Hi Petals, My profession is a Stonemason ( cutting, polishing and shaping of hard and soft stone ) It is in the skills list, i don't have any relevant qualifications per say as there is no recognised course in the UK, what i do have is bags of experience and currently run my own business doing this. Some sort of nominated or sponsored visa seems to be the best route to take but i have spent all day reading and my mind is frazzled now....thanks for replies everyone

That's what I was thinking, just wasn't sure if basically saying hey here I am can i have a job and get you to sponsor me was the right way forward, but I guess nothing ventured nothing gained right........

unfortunately not in the granite industry, the only qualifications i'm aware of are for sculpting and such. I would be having to rely on my experience in this field which is over 12 years.

Hi Guys, First poster here. I am currently looking into the idea of moving to Australia as its somewhere i have travelled before on the usual backpacker trip. I fell in love with the place and have now decided i would like to live and work there, the only problem i have with this is how do i go about doing this?! I am a business owner here in the UK which supplies and installs granite worktops so I would be classed under a stonemason which is on the SOL list. However i would really like to move sooner rather than later so do you guys think sending off my CV to companies over there is a viable way to get a sponsored visa? Or am I just kidding myself here....any comments welcome :biggrin: