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Hope your ielts went ok x

Hi lisa Yeah i found the begining quiet slow and really easy but towards the end i found it alot faster and i did think id missed bits but obviously not as much as id thought as i got the 8 i needed. Do you know what score you need? Im sure you will be fine try not to stress too much as it was pretty relaxed when i done mine and they do get most of it out the way in the morning then you just have to wait for your time slot for speaking in the afternoon. We have a meeting with our emigration agent Wednesday about putting our eoi in, will be so relived once that goes in were hoping to go to queens, how about you? Kayleigh x

First of all do not switch of on the listening i know thats easier said then done but before you know it they will be onto the next section and you would of missed answers. Iv taken my ielts twice first time flopped on the writing i needed 8s in all areas and got 7 in writing. Second time got my 8s:-) i used the ielts 9 and a website called simonielts which i found really useful. I would say personally you can never revise too much but as long as you understand the structure of the exam where they try to trip you up and can write a letter youll be fine, going by your scores it looks like youd get band 7 or 8 anyway Good luck x

Yay well done thats fab and so quick too, The technical was pretty relaxed they pick out some questions which you also see on the computer screen as a slide show and you answer tbh if you have been working as a hairdresser for a while and know your stuff you will be fine, all i did was get a few old folders out and had a scout through just to refresh me but would of know the questions anyway, i had a few questions on colour correction perms ladies cuts colour wheel hair structure. the bloke doing it was so nice and put me at ease straight away . Are you taking it in manchester? Yay good luck let me know how you do:-) Kayleigh x

Hello!! I had my technical interview in manchester, have you done yours yet? I cant remember what order it all goes in. If you do need to do the ielts you will probably only need 7s in each band personally i think you will only because thats how you prove you speak english even if you are english, its pretty straightforward as long as you revise a little to get to know the format. I thought we would be nearer to the end of getting our visa after 17 months but reckon we still have a little while to go, lucky its turned out that way as would of had to pay for a whole new application for our little girl whos 5 months shes just been added to our application now:) Have you heard anything more off your skills assesment yet if not fingers crossed it wont be long xx

Were also using the emigration group in chester would definitely recomend them

Hi, you could maybe look into your brother sponsoring you but he would have to hold a permanent residency visa i dont know much more im affraid hopefully someone else will x

Thanks for the advice ozmaniac il look into that x Hi vicki I only done one perm too as we dont do them much either i did a few colours but they did ask me for more evidence they gave me a list of things but did not do them all as some were beards moustaches etc and i dont do them so just did what i could and tried to put as many on the list into each model. Have you heard anything back yet? Yeah if it was poss and queens got taken off and i had the options for the states youve said i wouldnt mind that either just really dont fancy act or taz but i suppose if worse come to it i wouldnt mind if it got us there. Really have heart set on queens though. I done my ielts a few months ago passed second time round had to get an 8 in each as needed extra points to make up maternity time off, have you done yours yet? We are using an agent also found them really useful as dont have the time really with the little ones and i know it makes the whole process even more expensive but they have been a godsend to us anything to make life a little easier, also i didnt want the added pressure of doing the whole thing ourselves the process has changed so much since we began it would of drove me round the bend trying to make sure i was doing everything right. weve gone with the emigration group but think there only based in chester and london. How long have you been doing your visa process for its been 16 months for us now :-( we did originaly say we wanted to move 2016 but weve put it back a year now. when are you hoping to get back out. Kayleigh :-) x

Hi vicki, You will be fine im sure of it its horrible waiting isnt it. Im not trained in chemical straightning at all but we have just started the brazilian blow dries in my salon,im currently on mat leave so have never done it myself didnt put any evidence of it in my skills assesment but did talk through how the girls do it in the salon in my interview. I just put videos together of me working in the salon doing all sorts, photos of hair ups and my certs. is that the same kind of thing you done. Your options are the same as mine then so we are going for the 489 to queens thats where we had wanted to head to at the beginning but when we started our visa process hairdressing wasnt on there list so we were going to opt for perth with the intention of moving to queens after the two years. Then perth got taken off and queens then got put on thats why I really want to get our eoi in as soon as poss before anything changes again. We have two very little ones so thought pr will be a bit more secure for them althougn the process is taking ages. What brought you back from queens then if you dont mind me asking, bet you will be glad when the process is all over I know I will be. :-) kayleigh

Hello!! Thanks for the msg the interview went well thank you, It took a week after my interview to get an email to say I had passed and that my skills assesment was positive, I am now waiting for my aqf111 to come through to move on with things its been a month now so im hoping it will be here soon, want to get eoi in as soon as poss. So are you waiting to hear if your skills assesment is positive? Where abouts are you wanting to base yourself? kayleigh x

Thank you , feel better knowing it is pretty relaxed will just be glad when the skills assesment is done. Thanks again!! X

Hello, I'm just wondering if anyone has taken the vetasses technical interview and if so how hard is it and how long does it last for, only found out today that I have mine on Wednesday so am a little nervous about not having enough time to prepare. I'm a hairdresser if that helps anyone in answering my questions thanks guys x

Hi im not sure about what qualifications you would need but I do know that your girlfriend will need to do her level 3 in hairdressing too and also have a few years experience in her trade as a hairdresser. Me and my family are currently in the process of getting our visa of my hairdressing trade.

Hi, ahr dont worry so much about the medicals youll be fine, everything about the visa process turns us all into nervous wrecks im sure of it Well just when thought yes im done skills assesment in, ielts passed I got an email from vetasses requesting more evidence which I have 28 days in which they need to recive it otherwise they close our case and have to re-apply, so pressures back on lol. It would of been so easy had I still been in work but being on maternity its not the case, so been in for a day today to try sort everything out and think iv managed to do most of what they asked for. I swear I dont know what else they could want after this. Anyhow keep us informed about where your up to with things and hope the house and saving goes ok xx

Yay well done, you done fab!! Yep I passed needed band 8 and got all 8s speaking 8.5 was adiment id have to re sit so chuffed to bits as it was my second go. And I had that stupid culture question which threw me but ended up doing better than last time yippee. I was the pregnant one you had lunch with x x Whats next for you now then x