conandviv

I think you should be looking at the 189, which would give you and your family permanent residency without any state or employer sponsorships.

 

Providing you are a UK citizen, there is no need to sit the IELTS unless you require extra points. Have you calculated the number of points you would have when you would like to move? This includes age, years of experience, etc.

 

The first step for you would be to apply to AITSL to have your skills assessed. This requires transcripts and other documents, and you can find the comprehensive list of what is required on their website.

That's great advice, thanks so much oddball!

I should have around 85 points. 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?

Thanks for your help, its much appreciated.

:-)

Would check the SA education page. There is also a sister site Poms in Adelaide, you may get more specific state questions answered there.

Thanks again lebourvellec!

I may post the question separately in the education section to see if I can get an answer that way too.

:-)

Best to get your case fully assessed by a registered Migration agent.

 

Skilled migration would be the best route, this grants PR straight away, and they you can look for jobs etc, a lot easier to find a job than trying to look for an employer to sponsor you and them having to jump through all the hoops, majority of the time these employer sponsored visas are temp, not ideal when going with children.

 

only family sponsored visa now are for provisional visas, given your age, and if you have a degree, there should be no reason if you gain a positive skills assessment and sit the IELTS and meet the pass mark for PR rather than family sponsored, also there is only 100 family sponsored invitations on each round and some people have been waiting along time to be invited, processing can be slower too. There is no benifit to having family sponsorship anymore.

 

If your occupation is on CSOL or you are 5 points short you could look in to state nomination if your occupation is on SA state occupation list.

 

Skilled migration includes all dependent family members, ie main applicat and secondary applicats, husband and children. Once granted everyone has PR in their own right.

 

Go matilda is an RMA often recommended on PIO.

 

First at step would be to see if your occupation is on SOL and if you would be able to get a positive skills assessment.

That's great advice, thanks so much lebourvellec, I'll follow up on what you have suggested.

Here's another question I could do with some help with: 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. Am I right in thinking that if they 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.

Help please!

I would like to move to Adelaide, potentially by summer 2017, with my husband and two children. I am 34, my husband is 47 and our two children are 9 and 6.

I am a teacher of children with special needs, specialising in children with autism/ASD, as well as a special needs outreach advisory teacher. So I believe my job is still on the skilled occupations list. My husband runs his own graphic design and print business.

My sister is a permanent Australian resident living in Adelaide, Australia with her husband who is a native Australian citizen.

We would really like some advice about how to apply for our visa. I would be looking to secure a job before moving, so would it be best for us:

• to apply for a skilled independent visa to include the family?
  
• or can my sister or her husband nominate/sponsor us?
  
• or is it worth me investigating whether the region/state or a potential employer would nominate/sponsor me first before applying independently?
  

Also, does anyone know how long these visas might take to process in our case, I've had a look at the visa processing guidelines on the Australian Government website, but there are so many variations, it's mind-blowing!

Any advice about which route would be best would be much appreciated or even if anyone can recommend if there are any companies/organisations/services that might be able to help us with this we would be very grateful.

Thanks!