Bungo

It is something I considered but I was told that my age would go against me, and then there is the cost of it as I believe it is very expensive and 2 of us to pay for

So you are only looking to spend a few years in Australia? Because if you want to stay permanently, you will one day have to pay the higher permanent visa fees. How old are you? If age is getting to be an issue, it will only become more of an issue if you leave this longer?

We are considering a move to Melbourne from London - myself, my husband and two children. I have read so many threads where people have moved from London to Melbourne and have said that it's a great move - so easy! I haven't lived in Melbourne for 15 years but my instant response is incredulity that London and Melbourne have similar culture. Given that my children stand to have some family, instead of the current none, would anyone think that I would get to Melbourne and despair in the limited cultural opportunities and wish to high tail it back to London? I am frustrated that I am prioritising culture and proximity to Europe over other benefits, but I grew up in Melbourne. I had a great childhood but would I say better than anywhere else? Better than holidays in France, Spain, Portugal? No. Has anyone else ever felt similar or is it just me? I caveat this all by saying I think I am so scared to return to Australia as I suspect, given our finances, that we will end up having to stay there, whether we want to or not.

 

I have posted this is MBTTUK as I am wondering if anyone has been driven back to the UK not for finances, not for family, not for friends, but just for the UK?

I have never lived in Melbourne, but visited a few times and don't think it is anything like London, where I did live for a long time. London is London. Melbourne is Melbourne. Do you have any pull factors for Melbourne, other than you think it might be a bit like London?

In all honesty, you are not displaying a lot of enthusiasm for Melbourne in this one post anyway. Unless you do have some strong pull factors that you have just not mentioned here, I would have to think your mind and heart are not in this move at all .. in which case there is your answer.

Oh I didn't know that. I assumed it was the same for everyone.

No it is quite a complex process for visitors from high risk countries. They probably need sponsorship and have to come up with all kinds of evidence to prove it is a genuine visit. I have, as a manager/employer in Australia had to give references for some of my team members to bring their parents over for a short break.

Hi

I know about the child visa 101 and that it is the way but the reason I was asking

about the dependent visa so that we can relocate before his academic session

starts

As I said the student visa is not an option unless your OH is willing to give up PR and pay international student fees.

Hi all!

 

My parents will be visiting Sydney from Pakistan in April 2017. I am planning to apply for their visa from Sydney, but I'm a little confused as to the visa subclass and documents required. If there's anyone out there who has recently applied for a visa on their parents' behalf, please walk me through me through the process. Also let me know how long it took for the visa to be granted.

 

TIA!

I do not know that there are any regular posters from Pakistan, but somebody might come along with a similar experience. Most of the regular posters are from the UK and do not follow the same process, it is relatively straight forward for a visiting British parent.

I didn't think there were really that many tourist visa options though? Surely it is easy to ascertain which is the correct visa and then you can use http://www.border.gov.au to ascertain what is required for that visa.

Hi Experts,

 

Needy your help. Just wondering if qualifications such as M.Sc and B.Sc from India along with work experience.are assessed by TRA when relevant to trade occupation.

 

Really appreciate your help.

You are really going to have to be more specific with your question. How qualifications and experience are assessed varies by every occupation.

Hi there,

how is everyone out there ? I hope in good health.

I'm posting this query out there as I need immediate help . We a family of 4 have PR visa but currently we

living outside Australia ( PR visa expires in Dec 2018).

My husband has been awarded a PhD scholarship in an Australian university and he will be starting

his program in the fall 2017. We were planning to relocate to Australia in 2017 permenantly.

The issue at hand is that we now have a new born for which we have to apply a child visa 101. Now for which visa we should go for ? We want to relocate together instead of waiting for 14 months for the child visa to be approved. Can my husband apply for our baby under the dependent / family visa of a student?

Or the tourist visa?

What is the processing time of family/dependent visa of a student

what is the processing time for a tourist visa ?

I would really appreciate if any one can help me here . We have plans to move in the May 2017 so please help us out. We are currently in the process of making birth documents / passport of our new baby.

Maya

The child visa is the correct visa for your situation. To get a dependent student visa, your husband would have to apply for a student visa which would be extremely foolish as he already has PR and would be giving it up!

Hopefully the wait won't be as long as you think as per the post above. There are no other legitimate options that I can think of, we all have to join a processing queue.

If the skill assessment gets a negative result is it a barrier to go for a fresh skill assessment under the same category after that?

 

How long I have to wait to file a fresh skill assessment?

They will take your money as many times as you want to send off an application.

Thanks wrussell, I understand all that side of stuff. It was just a general question...do people go out on a whim (on a visitor visa) hoping to find an employer? Or are they offered work before they go?

Over the years I have seen some but relatively few people just go out on a tourist visa and hope for the best. This is likely to be an unsuccessful strategy for the majority. This is a forum for people moving to Australia so it will naturally attract 457 visa holders, that should not be interpreted as a 457 sponsorship is easy to find, because it isn't. Most people will have little chance, but some occupations, like medical ones, will probably always be more in demand than others.

And are you sure a name change is possible? This is usually a complete no unless you have a premium, fully flexible ticket - which few people buy.

Hi,

 

thanks for this, I have been looking. This is what originally brought me to the conclusion that doing the MRA application for membership is the same as the positive skills assessment, but apparently I am missing something. Just want to clear that up. Is doing the MRA application the same thing as the positive skills assessment, i.e. once I have done this, can I go ahead with the EOI?

Applying for membership of a professional body or seeking licensing or whatever is very very rarely the same as skills assessment.

You need to very specifically look up "skills assessment" on the appropriate website. Skills assessment is something very specific to migration and it is essential for a skilled migration visa.

Thanks for your suggestions and encouragement. Apparently my writing is not good enough for a band 7 in IELTS test.

 

Yes, English is my second language, but I use it almost every single day. It may sound silly but do I really need to wait a few months before next test?

Well it isn't for me to say you *need* to, it was you that said you are very stressed out about it, so I was suggesting this as one option to counter your stress.

And I do think maybe practicing your English language in real life scenarioss rather than practicing for a exam might be good for you,

Your test will have already been reviewed by a second person because of the disparity in sections as you say. - so no point going for a retest.

I take it English is not your first language? As my IELTS tester said all native speakers should expect to get full marks. But your written English is pretty good to be honest, better than some native speakers. :wink:

I think perhaps, assuming this is a second language, that you should take a break from taking tests and rather than focus upon passing a test, look for opportunities to put your English into practice. Watch TV programs in English, read books, read the Internet in English, converse in English as much as you possibly can. Then maybe come back to the test in a few months because it sounds like it is getting you down and you need a break.

I lodged my partner visa in Jan 2016. In the last mo th I have been asked to attend my medical. Results all clear on immiaccount. I have been asked to submit my police check, again all clear. As I am Currently in Australia and I made an offshore application they have now sent me an email asking me to leave the country so a decision can be made on my visa. They state a decision will be made with 5 days. My worry is that they will still say no. I can't think of any reason why they should but can they just say no or do they have to give reasons and justice there decision? Would I have some idea at this late stage if they were going to say no. Ie. Would they be querying something or asking for more information? We have supplied everything they have asked for and included as much as possible on the immiaccount checklist.

 

Am am I just panicking now for nothing?

 

Many thanks

Yup. Panicking for nothing. They don't send people offshore so they can decline a visa. They want you offshore so they can grant it. Congratulations on your visa.

North shore hit the nail on the head with his post and agree with others that saying you can get a rental for $500 is totally unrealistic.

we lived in mona vale 2 bed town had partial sea views rental was $750 per week ( 14 months ago) it was recently up for rent $925 now.

Indeed we lived in Collaroy from 2010 to 2015 in a three bedrooms house, no pool, but a nice house. We started out thinking $800 a week would be sufficient but we soon learned and we paid $1,300 per week in the end. It is utterly absurd to suggest that $500 or even $800 is going to secure a decent house in Sydney.

Bloody hell Bungo you are telling the poster to get a return ticket as he hasn't enough money??? I find that hilarious! (Sorry!) Maybe the poster has money to live off as well? Maybe not but who knows? Neither of us do!

Well if they have more money then they don't need to worry about what I said do they, I am sure they are perfectly capable of making that decision for themselves and don't need your interjection. Presumablay the OP is perfectly capable of reading a range of responses and drawing from them what they require.

I would stand by my statement that £15k is not a lot of moemy for a family or a couple (they say we) to move on without jobs to go to. What is the harm in taking sensible precautions.

Sorry but, totally disagree with this comment.

 

I have lived in two really nice house rentals, in lovely areas of Sydney, near the water, with an easy commute to the CBD.

 

And the rent was less than $500.00 a week.

 

One of them had a massive garden and views too. The other within a five minute walk of water views and lifestyle.

That is truly extraordinary and I think to suggest that it is easy to find a nice house in a nice area for $500 in Sydney is doing a great disservice to people that are looking to move as they are not going to find that to be the case. They simply are not.

I know but its not so my agent told me. Am looking for personal experiences or agents who know first hand. Can you recommend?

Is your agent a registers migration agent? Or are they an education agent?

Well you can get a different agent, any of the ones that post on here have good reputations. Or you can read it in black and white for yourself, not sure why you wouldn't just do that. This is not hidden information a quick Google should reveal the requirements.

I can't imagine that prices are going to vary much more than £100 in total.

Where are you getting your information from?

Just look it up! This is readily available information.

It doesn't. I spoke to an agent yesterday. A diploma is all you need to pass the skill assessment and points test.

 

And no, It could get taken off the list regardless. I've been over here 2 years full- time now and lived here twice before that. I'm not going back now. I know things back home have improved but still no.

It does. Find an agent ththat knows what they are talking about. This is a skill level 1 occupation which requires a degree or higher or at the very least it requires five years experience to compensate for the qualification.

Hi, looking for any advice,

 

We have been granted our permanent residency visa. Can we buy a house almost immediately? I will be trying to get a job before but may need to look when we get there.

 

We have 15,000 gbp ready.

 

Will we have to wait until we have been in our jobs for a set amount of time?

 

Thanks

There are no visa issues with getting a mortgage. But £15k is barely going to cover stamp duty, it is not going to scratch the surface of being a house deposit. I would honestly have to question the wisdom of moving with such a low sum and no job to go to, make sure you buy a return ticket anyway as you might just need it.

Of course you will not get a mortgage with no job and £15k.

Childcare centre manager requires a degree not a diploma.

So please let me know if any vacancies are there. So that i can fast up my plans.

Well of course there are vacancies, even in a deep recession you normally get some vacancies. This is not the right question.

You need to think about YOUR prospects, your ability to secure roles because for every vacancy there will be many people competing fr the job.

As the thread has been re-livened, I'm going to go back to previous advice and in light of the additional information provided (ie housing budget) suggest: Don't do this

 

It sounds like you are leaving a settled and fairly affluent home life in a nice place (Henley) for what is a bit of a leap in the dark.

 

$800pw is not enough for a house in a nice part of Sydney with an easy commute to the CBD and especially with proximity to water. It IS enough for a flat/unit with those things. So let's be completely clear: your option is to live in a flat, so make sure you're clear on that and OK with it

 

Then we get to the education, and for me this is what tips the balance. You're essentially gambling her whole educational future (A levels and Uni, if she's that way inclined) on this move working out, and that's too big a risk to take IMO. And if she is University bound, then you have to be prepared for some really substantial fees whether she goes in the UK or Aus (please don't ignore or underestimate these), or to defer Uni until you become citizens, if you ever do. There's just too many ifs in that equation for me

 

If you were just a couple, or if your child was younger than, say, 13-14, or if you didn't have much to lose in the UK (let's say if you lived in a horrible place, or her school was hopeless, or you were about to lose your job with no prospect of another) then I'd be saying yep, go for it. But given the info you've provided, my advice can only be not to do this. There are real risks of ending up in a much worse place both short term (relatively worse off) and long term (mucking up your daughter's education)

 

Sorry. It's a good place here, if you get the liveability (salary vs commute vs housing costs vs leisure) balance right, but I think the timing and circumstances are wrong

Spot on.

I agree with all the comments that this is not fair on a 16 year old. To be living in a below par part of Sydney in a flat, well it is just not worth it.