Becks22

I would recommend contacting a couple of mara registered agents for a free assessment. Its the only way to be really sure before you start spending money. Either that or have a look at the assessing authority on the SOL for the occupation and see what you have to provide for the assessment. For me, although under ANMAC, my degree had to be in my profession and nothing below a degree counted, but that doesnt mean all the categories would require it.

We also went with Letton Percival, if nothing else they were genuinely half the cost the removals company quoted! Our stuff is sat port side in the UK waiting to ship so wont know for a while if we need to claim, but I wondered whether it was the norm to insure stuff or whether there were lots of people who take the risk. I personally am too highly strung to take the risk!

This is a hypothetical question, before people jump up and down about me being stupid or something! Has any one not bothered with Marine insurance and is any one glad they did? Our goods are just about to be shipped, we are finalising insurance but wondered whether people have experiences of using/ not using marine insurance, just out of interest!!

The house sale was separate form our emigration. This was an entirely different decision and completely right for us no matter what had happened with the visa. As it turned out, we now have it in our hand and the money we have from the house sale helps put us on a great footing.:cute:

No, you're right, got my visa granted this morning after only two months so can continue shipping plan without any hitches!

Me too!! I have been obsessively checking emails hourly for three weeks. Today I was too busy so didn't find out until nearly lunch time!! July we get to start pur adventure! Amazing, so flipping excited! Congrats on your visa too Lisa! To all others waiting, it's actually been quite quick, although it feels like a lifetime. It has exactly been a month since everything was received by them so all good for those still waiting, could be you very soon!

My decision in principle states that I would also have to attend with a passport with a valid visa when completing registration, otherwise they would be registering people without the right to work I guess. I don't know the ins and outs, but I can't help thinking that, without a valid visa, your trip to complete registration will be futile and you will have to reapply to AHPRA when you are ready to proceed with your visa. Could you not start the process of applying for your visa now, and then once it's granted take the trip over to validate both registration and visa, then your visa will have 5 years on it from date of granting to re-enter, giving you time to make the move when it suits? I only know what I have been told and what my letter from AHPRA says, but I expect it's quite standard.

Thanks everyone. I spoke to the receptionist, who suggested I could just forward my visa when it arrived. I think maybe she wasn't clear either. If we can't ship without it then as you say, its a moot point. That's why it's handy sometimes posting your inner thoughts, because sometimes they are just nonsense! I did think 4 weeks was rather quick and I asked her to check. Tbh we don't really mind if it takes longer, I was expecting to have to wait 9-12 weeks so anything less than this is a bonus!

I'm not sure for your kind of visa but for ours (PR189) it was 12 months I think. I would just wait. They are really easy to book and to do so it won't be a case of when you need to do them you will have to wait months, or even weeks.

Hi all we are close (I hope) to the end of our migration journey and am hoping to hold my visa case officer to the 3 month window advertised on the DIBP website. We have sold our house (our choice, we are able to move in to parents accommodation for a few weeks for free) and we complete on 27th May. The shippers are booked to pack up on 25th May and then our goods will be shipped in June (no exact date but I assume first half). They reckon it will only take 4 weeks to arrive in Adelaide but will then be subject to the expected checks etc, and therefore a probable further couple of weeks or so. The problem is, although we have a visa case officer (see timeline below), at this stage it is terribly quiet on the visa front. Would you risk shipping your goods before you got your visa? We are waiting for 189. I'm thinking we should just risk it, but wondered whether in other peoples opinion this is complete madness or a calculated risk? I'm hoping our visa turns up in time for us to fly out at the beginning of July. opinions very welcome!

Me too louloubelle, no news so far today (not that it will stop me checking at least another 3million times before 5pm). I haven't found this process stressful in any way, except waiting on this visa now!

I have an agent too, although I got forwarded the email from the case officer, which is why I know where they are. This is my only regret of using an agent.....when I wake at 2am I can't check my emails just in case Oz has been in touch! Mind you it might be what is saving some of my sanity, although the wait has definitely taken some of it!

Where is your case officer basedout ofinterest? Mine is in Adelaide, which is where we intend to settled. I might get my friend there to pop by the offices with some bribes :wink:

Any March applicants had any news recently? Its like tumbleweed! I'm so desperately searching my emails daily, even when I know I won't hear anything, like Sunday mornings!

It might be that people are posting when their positive skills assessment has come back from ANMAC rather then the date they sent it. That would explain why it looks like they have submitted both within a few days. You definitely can't lodge an EOI without a positive skills assessment.

I'mnear the end of my application with Visa Bureau so although I am sure there are a lot of good companies out there who are MARA registered, I've found them to be very good and helpful.

I agree it is relatively simple to do it yourself. On the other hand, we engaged an agent for a straightforward family of 4 because oddly I love to be in control, which also includes knowing exactly what is going on and getting straight answers quick. There are plus and minuses either way. If you feel comfortable doing it yourselves then go for it because the extra cash will be great, but for me the anxiety of getting everything "just so" was worth the cost. It all comes down to either a complicated application or a stupid anxious to get it all right personality! Good luck, sure you will be fine.

Hi all, waiting on my visa :arghh: The deadline for submitting the requested docs is tomorrow. They were requested by case officer last month and uploaded within days but no sign as yet. I appreciate I haven't been waiting long compared to some but patience has never been my strong point! In other peoples experience in this position, did your grant tend to turn up within a few days from the deadline? We really want to go at the start of July so I expect this has increased my anxiety somewhat. Any info gratefully received, afterall, there is only so much obsessional e-mail checking a girl can do before losing grip on reality forever!

I needed a pen and pencil.

My understanding is that the HMRC will chase people in Australia and employ debt collectors to get the money back. The longer they get it, the bigger the overpayment. Are these people also getting any payments from centrelink for their children? They should have also informed the tax office when they left the UK, which will flag with them at some point. These people may be in for a shock!

Mine stamped the first and last page and signed the bottom of each page for the 40 odd pages in the middle. They accepted this! The NMC actually took a while. They took a couple of weeks to send out the forms, after completing on line, which I had to send back and make a payment. Good luck!

I couldn't say for sure, but bugs in baby poo is a common problem and usually solved with anti biotics. I assume that you could have her poo retested once she is well to make sure she has improved. Also, how would your case officer know? I expect you will be absolutely fine.

Good News! I'm in the process of trying to secure a job, but we are waiting on our visa and so far not a sniff, despite being well qualified. I'm hoping it will improve once I get the visa. Other nurses seem to do just fine so I think it's really hard to judge!

Yes, sadly you won't get registered to work as a nurse by AHPRA unless you are degree trained. sorry.

Are you a degree qualified nurse or diploma? Just checking as diploma nurses are no longer eligible and not everyone is aware yet.