Team AB

2 hours ago, David66 said:

Hi guys,

 

immi has has got back to me with some additional info in regards to evidence of registration/licensing which might be needed for my nominated position (architectural draftsperson) but my migration agent said that there is no registration/licensing for this position needed and we just need to have this confirmed by the employer. Anyone got some requests from immi please?

any advise how to solve the problem

Many thanks

David

 

 

 

Hi

We had the same issue.  Our MA challenged the request for this and for an employer letter confirming two further years' employment (a pernamanet contract of employment had been submitted) on the grounds that it was "outside policy".  No further documents were submitted and nomination and visa were both granted a few days later (yesterday).

Hope this helps.

2 hours ago, Elliotkan said:

Congratulations!

Would you mind telling us if your occupation "technician" refers to below

"Technicians and Trades Workers NEC" 399999

 

I ask this question because the above position in on the removed occupation list.

If yours was the same, your good news would make people like me a little more confident.

Thanking you in advance.

No, sorry, I don't fall under that category so can't offer any hope in that regard.

1 minute ago, Praveen Reddy said:

Congratulations mate..

What's your processing centre and are you exempt from skill assessment?


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Thanks, Praveen

Processing centre was NSW PESE and it was necessary to do skills assessment as had been on 457 for less than two years.  We are on-shore if that helps.

We know you have been waiting since 12 August and hope your time comes very soon.

All the best.

We have been silent followers of this thread since the beginning of the year and are pleased to report that PR has been granted today.  We will update the spreadsheet later but we are TAB on the October tab.

We hope our approval will give some hope to other direct entry applicants and wish everyone all the best in the their own applications.

Had planned to do a lot pre-prep, but always a good tip... Speaking of tips - that's a lot of money to tip with all the money paying for the shipping. I thought lots of tea and biscuits! Does anyone else tip or plan to?

We completely fed and watered our team for the duration of their visit. Unfortunately, it didn't make any difference to the additional charge

Having recently made the dream move from the UK to a life down under we did the usual comparisons for all that you can imagine including shipping. We had 3 companies to give us quotes and finally decided upon ***** ********** and received our inventory and quote for a 20ft container. The guys arrived little later than expected on the day of packing and informed us not to dismantle all the agreed wardrobes kids toys etc etc as all would fit into the container no problem. We were even more alarmed that they left at lunch time insisting all was in hand and packing all our goods into the container the following day was the easy part.

They arrived the following day and resumed packing.

 

We were later astonished to find 20% of our goods would not fit into the container and would have to follow on a shared container at a cost of a further £1000 this was not negotiable and if not paid the goods would not be sent and could be collected if we so wished which was a lit sick as we were of course emigrating to Australia.

Having tried several times to make a formal compliant we were just fobbed off with we obviously had more furniture than listed.

 

Please be aware of misleading information to get your business and then show no compassion or consideration on the follow up customer service call

 

 

Mod note. * This post has been edited to remove the company name for legal reasons. Please PM member for company name.

Hi. We have a similar story, I'm afraid. From one of the well-known companies posted about on Poms In Oz. We were estimated at c.1,300 cu ft and, apart from a few things, shipped what we had told the estimator. We had a 40ft container. We were also told that items would be dismantled etc to reduce volume. The packing team arrived a week ago and all looked okay. We walked them round each room to show them what should and shouldn't be packed and emphasised that we didn't want to incur additional charges by going over our estimated volume. No problems say the packing team, "you'll be within your 1,300 cube". The packing commenced and all seemed to be going well. They were nice guys to have around and worked really hard. However, some items were packed that shouldn't have been, some of the boxes we saw weren't packed to 'capacity' and some items weren't dismantled. When we mentioned this we were reassured that it wouldn't be an issue as "you'll be within your 1,300 cube". The container was packed and left on schedule. We breathed a sigh of relief that all had gone, seemingly, smoothly. Then..... we receive an invoice for c.£400 for an additional volume of 200 cu ft!! We argued all the points above but were told that the packing team aren't able to say what the final volume is. Ultimately, the removal company can hold your shipment to ransom so we have paid the additional charges under protest. So, I'll offer readers of this some advice. Remember that the packing team can promise the earth, but, once they're gone you're back to dealing with the office. Make sure that you tell the team to unpack anything that has been packed in error and insist that items that should be dismantled are. It's understandable that the packing team want to get home to their families asap, but remember that you're paying the removal company a LOT of money to carry out your move. Happy to let readers of this know the name of the company in question. Just PM us.

Hi All

Having browsed the various threads on here for the last few months looking for helpful information, we understand the need for information to be accurate and reliable. With is this in mind for future browsers, we felt it right to say that we have just had a fantastic experience with Gavin from Techs On The Move (http://www.techsonthemove.co.uk).

Obviously we can't say if it was the case last year, but he is definitely MARA registered (number 1466786). He is based in Sydney, was always available to talk about any and all queries/concerns we had with the migration and job-seeking process. He never put any pressure or hard-sell on me and never made me any promises regarding employment. We found him to be extremely honest, efficient and reliable. He secured a great job for me within a few weeks of initial contact, processed the 457 visas for our whole family (which were granted in only two weeks!) with apparent ease and, very importantly, we paid NOTHING for his services either for recruitment or the visa applications.

In short, we would whole-heartedly recommend that any mechanics looking for new employment opportunities in Australia contact him for a (no pressure) chat. We'll also point out that we're not affiliated to techs on the move in any way, just very happy 'customers'.

All the best to future browsers :wink:

Just woke up to an email that our visas have been granted :wink: Has taken exactly 4 weeks. So excited but now have loads to organise. Hope everyone else hears soon too.

Congratulations ?

What is the cost may I ask for sole use of a 20' container with them packing (on average) thanks X

Hi adele244

We've had four companies out in the last couple of weeks and prices have ranged from £3,400 to £4,200 for a move from Lincolnshire to Melbourne.

Hope this helps.

We are relocating to Sydney, office is based in North Sydney so somewhere around there. Melbourne is supposed to be lovely, I'm sure you'll love it.

Hopefully! I'll keep an eye on this thread in the hope of seeing your visa grant really soon.

We don't know a thing. The company has sponsored people before, all we know it was lodged on 2nd Sept. My other half is supposed to be starting work mid Oct so things are very tight now. Contacting the agent today so see if there is any news. We have no idea what the process is to be honest. We were just told it would be 4-6 weeks or sooner but reading this thread who knows!!!!

It's definitely worth asking if your position nomination has been granted as your visas can't be granted if it hasn't. We were told that it would be 5-6 weeks so were amazed when it was only two weeks. Where are you looking to relocate to?

Congratulations Team AB, we lodged ours on 2nd Sept and still waiting. Are you from a low risk country? We are from the UK and were hoping to have had it by now.

Hi docksboy40

We're from the UK too. Do you know if you're position nomination has already been granted? Hope the visas come through soon for you

hi all

any advice welcome

our visa application was lodged last week with medical insurance provived and having spoken to the sponsor we were told that she is going to get the visa 457 fast tracked.Now having a good look on the internet I cannot see if this is indeed possible so would like to hear from anybody who has had there 457 fast tracked or are we just clutching at straws and looking at a long wait like quite a few that I have read about on this thread.

Just a little bit of info on the job.it is a hairdressing job for a major franchise in QLD but they do operate all over OZ and apparently have done quite a few 457 visa sponsors.would love to hear from anybody who can shed some light on this for us.

thanks for reading

Hi 99flake

Don't know if you're still in need of assistance, but our 457 applications were lodged on 10 September and were granted 23 September - super quick and much quicker than we expected. We'll be heading to Melbourne in early January.

I agree with others that I don't believe there is any way of fast-tracking individual applications.

If your wait isn't over yet, I hope it soon will be. All the best.

If it's not available online (some companies email these out to new enquiries) our version is here http://info.bournesmoves.com/international-shipping-volume-calculator

 

Hope that helps.

Thanks, Kirsty. Much appreciated.

Hi all,

I just completed Crowns self assesment spread sheet of house contents, and it came out bang on a 20ft container, well worth doing if you're struggling to understand volume and sizes for containers. I have cherry picked items I want to take, and sell items in the UK.

 

Cheers MT

Hi Major Tom

We're just starting out on research into shipping our personal effects. Any chance you could point us to the link for the spreadsheet please?

Thanks

Hi Iron Chef

Thanks for providing this great service on here.

Our car details are:

Year of manufacturer - 2014 (July)

Make, model & variant - BMW 320d Touring M-Sport X-Drive

Body type - Estate

Engine size and fuel type - 1995cc and diesel

Transmission - Manual

Drive type - 4wd

Mileage - 7,000 miles

Additional options - 19" Star alloys and sun protection glass

Aircon - Yes, dual-zone climate control

UK market value - £24,000 (retail)

Redbook private price guide - $51,300 - $55,900

Australian market value - $62,990

Australian state/city - Victoria/Melbourne

Thanking you in advance of your assistance.

Team A-B