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If my memory serves me correctly the standard processing time is 10 weeks from when they received your application. Hope this helps.

Fingers crossed for you Ben. Let me know how you get on. I think we'll be NOR.

Moving to sunny Perth at end of Dec and start job end of Jan. I'm walking on air! Front loading means that you do your medical and police check before you submit your EOI. Only issue is that you get a year to validate your visa by flying into Oz based on the earlier of the police or medical check. In effect I only have 11 months instead of a year to validate. My skills assessment took nearly the standard 10 weeks. It was seven weeks between my application and grant dates. I was lucky to be invited after the first round so that cut down the time too

Thanks everyone! Yes, did a Skype interview. It was weird but kinda got used to it after the first five minutes. I think it's quite common these days. It took 7 weeks and one day to get our visa. We front loaded our medicals, police check and form 80 so it was a direct grant. I'd recommend this strategy as I'd only just be getting a case officer at this point and be starting to apply for medicals etc (unless you need the full year to validate that is). Happy to help with other questions if anyone has any - I want to repay all the help I've received on here

Thank you - can't believe it!!

Selina & Ben - Can you believe I got my both 189 visa and my first Oz teaching post today?! I'm just about to pop the prosecco cork, I feel so lucky. Australia - see you in January!! :jiggy::jiggy::jiggy:

Hi E2306, Here's the link you need for AITSL: http://www.aitsl.edu.au/assessment-for-migration You must do this before you submit your EoI. I'd also suggest registering with your chosen state's teaching board after that too as it takes a while. Pop back on if you have any more quesions

Ha ha just noticed my predictive text selected Delia instead of Selina - sorry! We've front loaded everything as keen to get everything moving. It was 6th Aug we applied (I misread your app date) so hoping for a direct grant as early as tomorrow - eeek!

Just noticed that we're both waiting on news about our visa Delia. I applied on the 6th - so exciting! Good luck to you x

Hi Selina, I'm by no means an expert but my guess would be that it shouldn't be an issue as your maternity was surely paid leave, whereas that says "unpaid" leave?

Hi Ben, For Perth state schools: To be considered, Statements of Service must be on official letterhead or, if via email, the sender’s email account must contain the official school/institution email domain (eg. det.wa.edu.au). Statements must also include the following information: • the exact dates for commencement and cessation of employment (eg. 30 January 2006 to 18 December 2007); • job title; • work capacity for example full-time or part-time - must state work fraction (e.g. 70%); • if unpaid leave was taken, the exact duration of this leave must be stated; • if no unpaid leave was taken, the document must state this; and • employment status (e.g. permanent, fixed term or casual). From a document called "Recognition of prior service" which is always at the bottom of each job ad. Hope this helps.

Hey, Just wondered if anyone else is feeling a bit disheartened with the whole teaching job hunt. We can't move over until I've got a job in place for financial reasons, but finding it really hard to even get to the interview stage. Has anyone sent their CV to a job agency to get some feedback? I'm secondary maths, looking for a post in Perth. I'm aware that this is the main job vacancy season, so all too aware that if I don't get something in the next few weeks I'll have potentially missed the boat for a whole year

macca10 - I can offer advice re registration in WA if you need it, but clueless about the other states, sorry.

Hi janlo, thanks for your reply. In no way was I suggesting that UK teachers shouldn't have to seek approval to teach in Oz... I've already had my WATRB registration granted (george8181 - you're absolutely right, it wasn't a fun process at all). I was querying whether there was another form of registration which I've yet to learn about, perhaps along the lines of what george8181 has today referenced about the Department of Education. I understand that each state is different but I haven't heard of this for WA and was simply asking for clarification on here, as I consider you all to be such a fantastic source of knowledge. I have been teaching for over ten years and am head of large department, but still respect the fact that I have to prove my skills and experience to the country I hope to settle in...

Thanks george8181. When you mention the approval to teach, do you mean registration with the state teaching board?

Oh, that's a very good question macca10 - I hadn't thought of that. I've got the same qualifications as you and having been teaching Advanced Higher Maths & Stats I assumed I'd be okay to teach all the levels in Oz, but maybe not. Hope you don't mind if I eagerly monitor any responses you get!

Thanks Sammy and wolvesaussie. I have a feeling I might miss the boat to start in January. Fingers crossed there will be posts available for term two or three. I am a maths teacher but unfortunately not male!

Hi, Quick question - can you apply for teaching posts while your visa is still being processed? My AITSL skills assessment probably won't be confirmed until end July. We intend to submit an EOI straight away and front load out police and medical checks, however I can't see our visa being granted until say start of October at the earliest. I'm getting the impression that posts being advertised to start in January will all have been allocated by then - am I right? Thanks.

Hi everyone, Quick general question - do schools offer the option of interviewing for a permanent post by Skype? We're hoping that I'll secure a job before we fly out, but teaching full time in the UK means we can only plan a recce/visa validation/interview trip during the the UK school holidays and these dates don't seem to tie in with the main times for interviewing in Oz Thanks.