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That's great advice, thanks so much!

Congratulations on getting your visa granted and good luck with the move! Thanks for the information, that's really useful for us. If you don't mind me asking you a couple more questions: Where will your container sail from? Will it sail to the port in Adelaide? Have you got a costing for transporting your stuff to the container in the UK? ...and from the container in Adelaide? Thanks! :-)

Great, good luck with your visa application! :-)

Brilliant, thanks for pointing me in the right direction! :-)

Great, thanks! :-)

Thanks for the info, that's really useful!

You're right I don't have any work experience in Australia, I have 8 years experience in post in the UK. Maybe that's an error on the calculator on: http://www.workpermit.com/australia/point_test.htm, as they state 20 points for 8+ years overseas experience. The calculator on: https://www.acacia-au.com/skilled-migration-points-test.php award 15 points for 8+ years overseas experience. It looks like the acacia calculator is right, I've just checked the info on the Australian Government website: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/189.aspx Thanks for your advice, much appreciated!

Thanks again, it's really useful to have some 'ball-park' figures in mind, it's a costly exercise but hopefully well worth it in the long run! ;-)

That's really useful! Thanks!! :-)

I used the calculator on: http://www.workpermit.com/, which gave me: [TABLE=class: cms_table] [TR] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]points for your age[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]points for English language ability[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]points for your work experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]points for qualifications[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for Australian qualifications[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for spouse skills[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for language experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for regional study experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for State/Territory sponsorship[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for Professional Year[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]80[/TD] [TD]total points[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] (Plus potentially an extra 5 for 'community language skills' as I did a BA&MA combined in French and German, but not sure how I would go about getting this recognised?). That is based on full IELTS marks, so without that I would have 60-65? Please let me know if you think this is inaccurate.

I used the calculator on: http://www.workpermit.com/, which gave me: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]points for your age[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]points for English language ability[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]points for your work experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]points for qualifications[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for Australian qualifications[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for spouse skills[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for language experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for regional study experience[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for State/Territory sponsorship[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0[/TD] [TD]points for Professional Year[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]80[/TD] [TD]total points[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] (Plus potentially an extra 5 for 'community language skills' as I did a BA&MA combined in French and German, but not sure how I would go about getting this recognised?). That is based on full IELTS marks, so without that I would have 60-65? Please let me know if you think this is inaccurate.

Fantastic, thanks for explaining!

Great, thanks, that's really useful and reassuring! Apologies if I'm being extremely thick but what does CO stand for?

Great, thanks, it's reassuring to have the same company recommended by more than one person. I'll give Go Matilda a call and see if I can get the ball rolling! Do you have any idea about how much they charge for their services?

Great, thanks again for the fab advice. I'll give Go Matilda a call and see if I can get the ball rolling! Do you have any idea about how much they charge for their services?

Emigrating from north west UK to Adelaide, can anyone recommend a registered migration agent or would anyone recommend going through the process independently? Thanks for any advice! :-)

Can anyone give me an idea of how long their 189 skilled independent visa took to process? I believe they're valid for five years from date of issue, is that correct? If it includes my husband and two kids, does it permit my husband to work when we get there? Does my husband's age affect whether they will grant me the visa? He will be 49 when we intend to make the move? Thanks again :-)

Can anyone give me an idea of shipping costs to move our household stuff from north west UK to Adelaide (cost of a container), and/or recommend any companies you have used? Thanks for any advice, much appreciated! :-)

I know! We want to time it so our eldest can finish primary here and still join primary in Adelaide so he has time to settle before moving up to secondary and given the housing market over here we thought it may take all of next year to sell our house :-(

Great, thanks, I'll dig through my certificates.

Thanks again for the advice! I'll see if I have a transcript or find out whether I can get one. We are hoping to move over to Oz in summer 2017, so if I apply for AITSL certification now and then manage to secure a visa and register as a teacher in SA, will it matter if the AITSL certification runs out before we actually get there?

Thanks for the info, I'll check what documents I have.

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at the documents I have.

Can anyone clarify? Both our boys were born in September, one in 2005 the other in 2008 and I'm trying to figure out which school year they would go into. If we emigrate to Adelaide, South Australia, am I right in thinking that if our two boys entered the Adelaide, South Australia school system in September 2017, they would go into year 6 and year 3, moving up to year 7 and year 4 in January 2018? I understand that in South Australia children start secondary in year 8, please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for any clarification anyone can give. :-)

That's great advice, thanks so much benj1980! I'm looking into the AITSL skills assessment. What do you mean by transcripts? Do you know how long an AITSL skills assessment is valid for? Do you know how long it might take to process a 189 visa? I did a four year BA & MA combined at the University of Manchester then a one year PGCE at Manchester Metropolitan University, so I'm hoping that will be enough? Thanks for your help, its much appreciated. :-)