nic8764

Do not waste your money on the general ielts test, accountants have to sit the academic test.

Hi,

 

Has anybody managed to get a Buy to let mortgage on their UK home when moving to Oz. I have tried 2 mortgage advisors and worked on the basis of honesty is the best policy and told them my situation and every mortgage company that both advisers use have said they wont go near me because I am moving to Oz.

 

 

I have seen it in magazines and on the relocation TV programmes that they say to rent your UK house out if you can afford it but never heard of a company that will do it?!?!?!

 

 

Has anybody had the same situation or managed to get a Buy to let mortgage in my situation??

 

 

Or do I simply accidentally forget to mention the fact I am moving to Oz?

 

Please help!

Hi,

Have you asked your current mortgage provider if you can rent the property out?

Thanks Pom Queen.

I think the silence speaks volumes though!

Hi all,

Is there any CIMA qualified management accountants heading to/already in Darwin?

Any information on your experience of finding suitable employment in Darwin would be appreciated.

Regards

Simon

CPA membership and a skills assessment are two utterly different things. A skills assessment does not give you CPA membership and a conversely attaining CPA membership is not a skills assessment. They are separate, do not confuse the two concepts.

 

CPA membership is not required for the visa process. Skills assessment is.

 

My opinion stated earlier is that I would not even bother getting this vastly inferior qualification for e purpose of job hunting down the line. Australian employers are not stupid and know very well that an accountant qualified in another country will have that country's accountancy qualification. Further a UK one will be well regarded.

 

Back to the visa process, a skills assessment is required and a positive one at that! Your steps above are fine, noting that it is academic IELTS. Also on point 2 as I mentioned, CPA membership is not relevant either way, this is just about skills assessment.

Thanks for clearing that up!!

So,

I could still get a positive skills assessment from CPA or alternative bodies, but without the points being awarded due to not having enough post qualification time (min 3 years - 5 points).

Simon

Hi BeckieC,

 

I agree with Rupert for an extent. You don't need to get membership before you move here, however if you are going to live here for good might as well get the CPA membership as its more recognised here in Australia than the CIMA.

 

Next important point is you also need a skilled employment assessment to claim points for work experience. The trick is they only award points for post qualification work experience. From your earlier post I gathered that you are a recent graduate and if CIMA is the only Accounting qualification (unless you have a previous qualification in Accounting) claiming points for your entire duration of work experience would not be possible.

Rupert,

Thanks for your reply. This earlier post suggests that you do not need CPA membership to lodge an EOI. My understanding (although becoming increasingly confused) is that the main reason for applying for a skills assessment through CPA is to gain membership which will then give you a better chance of being invited to lodge a visa application.

So, if you receive a positive skills assessment does that mean that you will be eligible for CPA membership? My understanding is that the two go together, but Alan suggests that you don't need membership.....

Can you advise on the following process that I think I need to go through:

1. IELTS exam (min 7's) - required for accountants

2. Apply for Skills Assessment (my understanding of this is that if you are not successful and do not gain membership from CPA, your process ends here!!)

3. Expression of Interest

4. Hope for invitation to lodge Visa

Your advice is appreciated.

Simon

Hi all,

I would like know the definitive position on whether or not CPA Australia only view post qualification experience as 'relevant experience'. I have also recently been accredited ACMA status by CIMA. There are 2 main parts to gaining accreditation which I am sure Becky is familiar with. The first part, funnily enough, is to pass all the exams, but the 2nd part is to provide CIMA assessors with a Practical Experience Record. This has to include a MINIMUM of 3 years relevant practical experience.

Does anybody know the reason why CPA would only consider post qualification experience?

It appears from this forum that even if your skills assessment is negative you could still lodge an EOI. Presumably the chances of an invitation would be reduced?

I would appreciate advice on this issue.

Thanks

Simon