Cavan

I'm sorry that this all kicked off. I appreciate all the responses. All I care about is that I have a mother and daughter living in UK and mum wants desperately to go home. It's causing huge pressure and frankly I would prefer my daughter to be brought up there too. So I just need to find a way in. Despite being a respected professional, young enough and native English speaking etc and having and Ozzy daughter it seems possibly NT is the only state Uni Lecturer is listed. NSW is confusing. I'm not sure it may be an option. Anyway, all of her friends and family and her life is waiting for her in South QLD (hence NSW would have been fine). If I had to live in NT for two years it would cause untold misery. I feel it's terrible that this is so difficult for me but I certainly want to legal facts because in terms of morality there are many other factors in my case than what moral obligation I might have to a state. Her mum just wants to go home. Given we are no longer together you can imagine the pressure and pain this is causing. We did not begin any other visa process. I was there before on my working travel (as I was young enough) then a twelve months tourist (so I could go and help and be there for the birth etc) but we had to come back so I could earn and look after my daughter financially. Anyway, I appreciate all the comments and suggestions. Thanks for you input everyone. Anymore conments still welcome of.course

Hi guys, I have been looking to get back to Oz for a few years now. I spent about 3 years there in all, had a relationship with a UK/Oz dual citizen living out there and had a baby (also dual citizen). We are no longer together so the partnership route is not open but we all want to move back (they are currently in UK also temporarily). I have studied this for months and I like to think I am a fairly intelligent guy but it is breaking my head trying to figure things out. Having spoken to lots of people I am a University Lecturer which is on the Consolidated Skilled Occupation List so I could get in with state sponsorship. I spoke to a migration agent (to get more info really) and they said that lecturer was listed in NSW and NT but they also said that state sponsorship did not require living in that state (which seemed VERY odd and unlikely to me). This was because he was pushing to go with NT because NSW was so popular and difficult. Anyway they were extremely pushy and very expensive so I stopped contact with them. I need to get the ball rolling again so is it better to go with an agent or can I understand and do this myself? And can anyone actually recommend an agent? They never give their fees upfront so its such a pain in the bum to even figure out who is good value or not. I don't really have the money to use an agent I just got fed up of banging my head against a brick wall. Any advise at all gratefully welcomed. Thanks... Cavan