kayinperth

I know it is an old thread.... My partner and I are living in Sydney after 10 years spent in Perth. We'd never imagined that Perth Christmas was such a quiet one this year. We flew back to Perth for Christmas and new year (My partner is born in Perth, so we went to see family), then we realized how quiet Perth was. Northbridge was dead, Elizabeth Quay was dead .... where people were gone? Weather wasn't help much, so not many people went to beaches I guess. When we lived in Perth, people were busy for shopping (We were living near a big shopping centre) every pre and post Christmas days, but not this year. We actually worry about Perth. Perth is seemed to be a small township in NSW!

I am selling my lovely Micra. It's a 2011 ST-L model, with a 1.5L 4 cylinder engine. The current ST-L model has 1.3L/3 cylinder engine. So she has cute appearance but much more power than current model. It is a regretful sale as I'm moving over east in a few months. She runs well all the time and is in fabulous condition. It is a compact car but the 1.5L engine has great power, compared to a small car with a 1.2/1.3L engine. I know because I had 1.3L Ford hatchback before! I am the only owner, female, and it has been fully serviced at the Nissan dealership. The last logbook service was in Oct 2015. The colour is Glasgow light green, which makes it particular easy to find her at the car park in shopping centres! If you have a good driving history as I do, it is very cheap to comprehensively insure.The annual registration cost is around $450 (currently expires June 2016). This is a very cheap and economical car to run and would be perfect for almost everyone! :ssign19:More details and pictures are on http://www.carsguide.com.au/cars-for-sale/CG_4307820

If you like some physical activities, you can go to Scarborough and walk to Hillary's boat harbour. Less 10km, about 2 hours walk, including unlimited swimming! You can walk along beaches, visit some nice cafes for break/lunch, the Mettams pool is good for snorkeling too, if it's not windy and you have gear.

If you pay same rent in Perth, you can get a double size of house! this moving is "trial" for us, after 12 months, we will review our stay whether continue or not. House price in Sydney is expected steady or getting degrease end of this year... Still higher than other states tho. Hopefully we find something decent there. Even if not, we still can have experience. Perth is getting quiet, hard to find something new especially job wise...

Yes, I'm pretty sure Sydney is great city too. We just came back from quick visit there and loved, that is why we decided the move almost instantly. We aware of differences between holiday visit and living reality tho.

After 10 years living in the lovely city, Perth, I decided to start new life in Sydney with my partner. We still hope for coming back to Perth one day, but Sydney has more opportunities for both of us, for lifestyle and jobs. So, we will sell most our households, but there are some goods we need to ship cross. Mainly clothes and kitchen small appliance including some plates. TV with PS4 will be the most fragile gadget. Do anyone use freight service between Perth and Sydney? Recommendations and comments are helpful for our new adventure. We take our VW-Golf cross the Nullarbor - Adelaid - Albury -ACT to Sydney for just over 2 weeks. It is very exciting trip but it will be small amount of luggage transfer...

Thanks everyone! I researched a bit more, but if you are a gym exercise fan, most workout at gym you kinda have to put the info by yourself. To know how much calories you burn everyday life, the gadget looks working very well. But if you are keen to exercise to build your muscle, control your weight ... hmm. I quite liked Paul's idea ... buying a nice watch He loves automatic watch... price would be .... $$$$ (Speedmaster or moonwatch ...)

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a fitness band for my BF birthday. He does gym exercise more than running on streets. Checked Fitbit etc but they more record steps and walking distance. However, my friend suggested that some pulse recording ones can be used for gym exercise and calculate burn calories. Anyone use these gadget? Also a review site said that gym people don't like something on their wrist whilst they are exercising. My BF doesn't wear any wrist bands (but gloves), do you get annoyed if you wear a band? (well, it depends on person I guess...)

so they re-opened non-contributory visa recently, but it has no point? If you are 20-30year old and apply for the visa, still have a chance to live together here... a tiny bit chance

Thanks for correction!! 186 doesn't have 2 years tie, so don't know why I wrote "no sponsor"

Check here, answers for your questions are mentioned. it will be different requirement depending on working period under 457. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/187.aspx Any visa can be approved if you fulfill all visa criteria. You may need to pay for Resident return visa after obtaining PR (until you become citizenship)

oh, i didn't know that! I might be eligible to apply independent if I knew this 2 years ago! This is good news for some people to try to get PR with different occupation

I think you can get point from your other education if the education is related to your occupation. So it means if you apply as a cook, your engineer degree doesn't give you 15 points.

I've done the assess 3 years ago. the assessor didn't give any instruction, he just came to have a look how I performed in the kitchen. When service finished and I started to prep, he asked what that was for etc. prepare nothing, just perform as usual they might check I did my job which I reported (every 3 months report) and I was independent enough. my my assessor was from tafe, who does assess for apprentice too, also is a lecture as well as a chef himself.

If you research a lot and understand what you are going to apply(plus some other), DIY application isn't difficult. But if you don't have enough time to research, it would be hard. i did the process myself. I followed all changes and checked website a lot for 6 years before applying. Out of interest, I checked Canada visa, but no idea how I apply even I spend one week to check website. So I think using agent or not is depending how much do you understand the law/process. End of the day, agent asks you to collect document and fill forms(their own format), so I thought work loads didnt change between DIY and agent. (When I saw my friend used an agent)

I haven't checked the requirement, but it may assess you without qualification but work history, in that case, you have to prove it with reference letters, payment slips etc... I don't know what exactly you need tho. Of course, 189 needs minimum 60 points to apply, so check immi website to calculate the point too. Good luck.

Painting trades workers 332211 is on SOL, so he can apply for 189 if he passes TRA skill assessment. For 189, he must obtain positive assessment from TRA. Check TRA website for the requirement

http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/john-forrest John forrest NP, less 1hr drive from the city centre. You can do short walk, kids can play river area too.

come here as a working holiday maker(class 462) and try to find 457 (max 4 years I think) sponsor? I know your brother isn't keen to get PR, but if he can apply for an individual skilled visa, it cost a lot but easy to get here.

You know, it depends on the person. If you are busy full time worker or busy mum, normally using agent will save your time, no mistake (normally) to collect documentations etc as your agent will tell you what you need to do time to time. but you don't have to use an agent of course. If you are not confidence to deal with the process, better to use an agent. Because if you made mistake in your application, you might need to do whole process from beginning with another visa fee. Anyone around you used agents before? You don't have to seek the agent near your place or even in the country. Most communication would be done by e-mail, and some post mails some times. You can search agents through internet, communicate with them through e-mail or phone, then if you feel comfortable to ask help to them, go for it. Don't decide an agent because of cost is cheap... I heard that someone used an agent, but they didn't aware of changes during june-july season. (rules are changed every 1st of july normally) Lack of communication (no reply for 5 days etc) A few migration agents website don't change their homepage for changing rules etc, that would be one of signals they are not reliable etc (it may be because "Im too busy" tho...) Already pointed out, you don't have any visa yet, you can't get a job. Unfortunately most companies want people who can work asap, and/or who have visa for long term (not expire in 1-3 months etc). You can seek your new employer while you are staying in UK, and it would lead your 457visa. However you are required of luck and strong skills to appeal to the company.

So... Many students do cer 3&4 and diploma of hospitality to fillful 2years school rule(5points), a few of them do advance diploma at tafe or other college too. Are they able to be assessed as chef? Some university have hospitality unit too, may be more business side tho. im just wondering, if people do this way to get pr, means they have no experience of cooking ... I know not all of them work as chef after pr tho.

Only "chef" ? How about "cook"? most likely the chef including cook anyway, but as occupation list says chef and cook, only well experienced people can apply a visa with sol as "chef"... (If you come to aus and do cer 3 commercial cookery, you are a cook, not chef apparently, which is most international students do for visa sake)

my friend case, she went home after her WHV, and got back to Aus for another holiday with tourist visa. she got her return ticket and prepared her itinerary for the visit to explain "why I needs this holiday" and the prove "I am going home after this trip (return ticket)". In your case, you are still not sure how long does your visa in the US take, so not easy as my friend I think. You and her are in marriage situation, so it would be better to prepare to show your financial support during her visit ... still no guarantee tho.

some hire car companies give you a key at the airport through lost property. When we went to Cairns, we arrived at 4am, so car company hadn't opened yet. So they charged "out-hour" rate (about $20) then told us that we needed to go to lost property and get the key. (it seems an usual method for the company, the guy at lost property knew exactly what happened) Not sure all companies/airports do the same tho. We used "apex" btw, it was a great rate If you could book out-business hour pick up, it would be an option for you to hire a car.

it is already answered, but yes, you are an "independent" visa holder now. So whatever happens during discussion with your husband, don't be scared. Even if he said "I'll cancel your PR!", because he can't do anything about your PR, only immigration office can control your residency. And you haven't done anything wrong for your PR anyway.