Kezza37

Congratulations thats fantastic and very quick , ours was granted two weeks ago and had been lodged beg of feb , we booked our flights yesterday , we fly to Singapore 18th July , stopover a few days then head to Brisbane !

Thank you. No it's Hubby , myself and two kids , hubby was working in perth WA , then he headed to Brisbane, he's staying with friends , checking things out as Brisbane is where we are going . Our plan is to be out there by July/August .

Thank you

Submitted around 2nd feb , medicals and police checks were about 17th feb , super quick

Visa Granted!!!

thats great thank you

Thank you

So I don't need a licence?

Hey there, I'm a fully qualified hairdresser with 20 years experience , planning on coming to Brisbane (waiting for visa to be granted) .i have been self employed in Scotland for over 10 years , I rent a chair in a salon and Its very handy whilst raising my family , I love my job and plan to do the same in Brisbane or go mobile . Can anyone give me some info about mobile in Brisbane ? Do people rent chairs in salons like here ? I've heard you need a licence ?! It's been 22 years since I've been to college and after 4 house moves over those years I have lost my qualifications ! What do I need to get my licence ?

Lol, I will keep that in mind . Probably introduce them all to Airbnb instead, hahah

Fantastic!! Good luck with the move

I'm 37 and my hubby is 36 and we have 2 kids aged 9 and 6 , we discussed emigrating a few years back but after the kids were born the idea took a back seat , only now have we felt it was the right time and actually financially this was probably the only time we could have managed to go . When we told our family , my Husbands side were fine , my Mum and brother were not great and still it's not a topic I discuss in front of them , even though we are now at the stage of just waiting for our visa to be granted !! My 2 best friends , one of them avoided me for a month she was so upset ,the other one is still in tears every time I see her but they are good now and talk about it more. I've only really had one negative reaction from a work friend who lived in Sydney 35 years ago ( we are going to Brisbane ) and gave me lots of negatives and pretty much patronised me by saying things like " you know it's not like on the tv , you won't be better off " we are well aware of this as my hubby is giving up being off shore and going back to his trade which will involve gap training and starting at the bottom. I'm a self employed hairdresser. It's gonna be a tough journey but we intend to grab the opportunity with both hands and run with it !!

Hello there, funnily enough that's where we are too!! (Dunfermline) We picked Brisbane as we felt as a family we would be more suited to this City , also As my hubby is a sparky His friend is quite high up in an electrical company so the advice from him would be useful. Our friends kids are also pretty much the same age and they have met and got on well so we felt that might help our kids a bit with the move !! It was between Perth and Brisbane though as I have a good friend in Perth . How about you? How long you been in Oz? How come you moved from Melbourne to Perth ?

Thanks for the info. Hubby working in Perth WA and has all the relevant visas and paperwork in place for being there. Probably won't be able to do very much when he gets to Brisbane but he can check out areas for living

So we have lodged our 189 visa, hubby currently working offshore in Perth so is going to take a 2nd trip to where we are heading (Brisbane )to stay with friends to check some more things out . Is he allowed to open an Australian bank account ? What other things can be organised in preparation for our move in hopefully July/ August time ? Or is it not possible until visa is granted? He is a electrician to trade , so is also going to check out the college for his training etc Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hey srg73, our thoughts exactly, look at it like an adventure, going to do 2years then assess . Looked into renting near our friends , been checking out lots of properties, friends gave us a rough idea of our monthly expenditure and wrote all details down , we know we will have to start off in a smaller home than we have here etc. How are you settling in? Will you stay?

Hey there bronwen , congrats you have your visa approved!! When do you plan to go ?Which part of Oz are you off to?

Thank you for your reply Marisawright, we can only but try to see how it goes, I will give it my all , I am a very sociable person and a hairdresser so that will help my socialising along with having the kids

Hey there, currently at very early stages of the process , wanting to go to Brisbane as have friends there. Applying for 189 visa with hubby skill being an electrician , he is 36. He's just about to sit English test and skills assessment . We would really like to hear some positive feedback regarding electricians or any tradesmen heading to Brisbane as everything we have read so far has not been a great read. We are aware of the fact my hubby will have to start back at the bottom as a trade assistant and study etc to convert his skills. Also, I'm hoping its normal to have days you want to get to Oz tomorrow and days where you think what the heck are we doing ?!?! Any families out there moved to Brisbane recently? Let me know how you are getting on .