Bubbley

Well we have to wait until after Christmas before we can start applying for anything but maybe get my husband booked in for the PTE and see how he gets on, does it expire? I am a bit worried about my husbands occupation as Queensland seemed to be where most of the jobs for his occupation were.. So not only would we know people there but we thought he would have a better chance at getting a job there. I know realistically with the way things are going for Australia now may not be the ideal time to be moving, but I really don't want to see our savings disappear and us not have at least tried while we're still a young small family

I've been researching like crazy! And good thing I did.. Just seen the updated list for Queensland and they've removed my husbands occupation for 190 & 489. Guess that puts Queensland out of the question.. Is it likely an occupation that has came off the list may eventually come back? Or should we maybe have a look into where else we may want to live.. Oh it is frustrating. Just as you think your getting somewhere visa this visa business lol

Yeah, I don't think we will be going with that plan anymore, it was just a wee idea of ours as we feel like were running out of options here in the UK. He was unemployed for two years just before our son was born and it was horrible, I don't want to go back to that and our entire savings be lost just keeping us afloat. Most of our family have now left the UK or are leaving next year so we now want to get a move on, we definitely don't want to leave and end up back in the UK a few years down the line when there is no one here anymore. So it is looking like the 489 is the likely option, we will need to wait until after Christmas to apply for VETASSESS for him to have the 5 years experience though.

Thanks so much for your help Bungo, you've even went out of your way to have a look yourself. I really appreciate it

Oops, I just seen my mistake VETASSESS accept time spent in training, so the Queensland website must mean 2 years post qualification.

Thought it was a bit strange myself, sent a few emails there to see if it wad correct or am i just picking it up wrong. Will definitely need to contact a migration agent but just trying to look up as much ad i can myself. http://www.vetassess.com.au/skills-assessment-for-migration/trade-occupations/required-documents I kind of went through the stages just to see what I could find and it says proof of 5 years experience? He has four for now so not a big deal, just thought it was strange

Just looking a bit more at the 489 visa option. If I go onto the Queensland migration website it says 2 years experience required but if I go to VETASSESS it says he needs 5 years experience for a skills assessment. So then does that not mean he needs 5 years either way?

I know it really does sound like I'm looking for short cuts... It's not the expenses of migrating that's making me question which route we take, its thinking now my husband is losing his job its better getting the ball rolling sooner rather than later before we end up spending our savings here in the UK just to get by. So far neither of us have any luck on the job front here and money is extremely tight so I'm starting to feel what's it worth staying here to try and build up his experience if the chances are he may end up in a job just to get us by that isn't in his current field of work anyway..

Ah OK I see. So it should give us the option to progress to PR later on? We have friends in Cairns and family in Sunshine Coast so living outside the big cities wouldn't be a big deal, but then I guess employment is harder to find in regional areas? Thanks for the help my head is fried deciding our best options.

From the research I've done today, he can't get sponsorship in Queensland for a 190 visa but he can for a 489? Not sure of the specifics of this visa just that it's provisional and regional but could it contribute to his experience so that we might apply for a 189 further down the line?

We have 55 points all together, he has the absolute minimum experience to be eligible for a visa so we get 30 points for age. 5 for experience. 10 for English (husband is native English but he struggles with the written content). 10 points for qualification and then we need sponsorship but not sure we will get it with his lack of experience?

We've applied for other jobs in the UK, again, experience let's him down as he isn't long qualified. The point with the WHV really was, would it give him a better chance to prove himself, even if he only had 6 months to do so. I should mention, either way before we make any move we have the money aside for my husband to go job hunting, but with the way things are we thought sooner rather than later. Would it not make more sense to have the WHV than just a visitor visa while he's still entitled to it?

I thought that myself but I've been reading a few people have done it. But then again, thinking back I'm not sure they were married... A 457 would be a good option but I assumed with the way things are it would be unlikely we would get one?

Just to add, his occupation is on the CSOL and the SOL. He's an air conditioning technician. We need some sort of sponsorship as his experience leaves us 5 points shy of the 60 required for a permanent visa. We've also spoke with a migration agent (a few months back) who suggested (only as a second option) that if experience is the problem he could get extra points for Australian work experience. Which brings us back to the WHV option?

This is just an idea of ours. To make a long story short, we have been saving for Oz for years. Our plan was to start the visa process after Christmas and aim for Oz in 2017-18. Well, my husbands hours got cut in July and he lost his work vehicle leaving us (family of three) to live off £800-900 a month and now pay a fortune on petrol (he travels a lot). I've applied for loads of part time jobs and still no luck. My husband is likely going to lose his job after Christmas So, just an idea he was thinking of testing the waters and heading to Australia on a WHV, staying with family and seeing what our chances are there (we would need state or employer sponsorship to get a visa). I know unemployment is on the rise in Oz so maybe this isn't the best plan... But with the way things are going here it's starting to look like if we don't do something now well end up stuck. Were already having to drastically down size our home and sell our other car just to avoid dipping into our savings and with plans to grow the family this isnt exactly a great position to be in. I know a lot of people will just suggest we scrap the idea of Oz but with all our family leaving and my husbands job out the window were going to be stuck in a real mess. I'd miss him like crazy and so would our son, but it would put us in a much better position if we knew we were heading out with a job to go to? Anyone have any ideas on what to do? Is this a waste of time and money? My husband doesn't have the best (well, longest) experience but he's a hard worker and I think if he had the chance to prove himself we would have a better chance