Dekra

Does anyone on the forum live in Seymour at all please? I have a very big (for me) favour to ask someone if they do but it would be a very small thing for anyone that is in Seymour to do. Just take one little photo on a camera phone and e-mail to me if possible.

Themaccas - thankfully Tas does not charge school fees for 457 visa holders. Given that most 457 families end up going PR route then they're really just investing in the state/country's future in the same was as aussie born or PR visa children. I understand NSW and now WA and SA trying to save money in the education budget but I also think it is a short term saving not the long term investment it has been when 457 visa holder's dependents education was same as PR.

Thanks for your replies folks and for the identity crisis explanation Toots lol. I have been doing more sums and now know our weekly budget will be a decent bit more than I hoped so we can have the breathing space we need to allow my hubby to either get a job or start his own business in computer and mobile phone repair. I just like to be sure that I consider worst case scenario for budgeting as I think it is pointless trading working with Glaswegians to Taswegians unless we can be sure that there will be a benefit to us as a family. Self doubt and the responsibility that I am making the final decision with my head and not my heart is a tough combination. Part of me wants to back off and say well I had the chance to do it but it was safer not to. Then the other part of me knows that is rubbish, I have the chance and whilst there is no guarantee in anything in life I will regret letting the opportunity pass. Laziness, fear, complacency those are the things holding me back. Finance is a slow down but not a hold back. I am sure there will be good times and tough times if we make the move, but there will be those if we don't anyway.

Thank you (fellow)JockInTas. I knew we liked the idea of the Tas lifestyle but this seals it as we love eating out. And hubby's birthday is 28th Dec! Fated I say, fated. I should have read this post before I posted my own "Is $1000 a week enough" topic but we do have two kiddos to consider too which does up our costs lol. I am pleased at least that I haven't seen anyone saying nooooo stay clear you'll not survive on that yet.

I am a Scottish nurse with a job offer/sponsorship to come to Hobart. My husband and I love the idea of Tasmania where it is a nice pace of life, we aren't looking for bright lights and big city but need to be within a short commute of a hospital and where there are enough facilities that our children can still have outings etc. Combine that with a pleasant climate, beautiful environment and lower than average cost of living and we hope that Hobart will be the right choice for us. The one final thing that has been holding us back from motoring forward was a few health related thing than link to financial viability. Can I therefore ask those of you in Tas and especially in the Hobart commuting area a few things moneywise. Our household comprises 2 40-something adults, a (by then) 10 year old boy and 7 year old girl and a Jack Russell dog. My take home salary should be roughly $1000 a week. I know rental costs for a 3 bedroom could be between 350-450 a week leaving $550 for household expenses, bills and spending money. We will be importing one car with us so would not have car payments but would have rego/ins/running costs for it. We will initially be on a 457 visa (I'm not affected by the recent changes as long as I get my visa application in soon) so we wouldn't have any family tax benefit. Initially my husband would not be working so we would not have childcare costs until he had a job. Basically, my question is until hubby gets a job that is right for him and doesn't get wiped out by childcare costs is that $1000 per week enough for a comfortable living? We would have some savings behind us but would prefer to keep that for a house deposit in a couple of years time if possible. Also there is a possibility of a part time job for hubby that is work from home that he can actually do anywhere in the (civilised) world which I believe after tax would leave him with $450 which if it happens would make a difference but which I do not want to count on just yet which is why I want to base the final decision on the financial side based on the $1000 per week. Any advice/insights etc would be welcome.

I know this post is a few months old now but I posted AHPRA documents on 26th September and lo and behold, still not delivered as yet. Very VERY frustrating.

Thanks Iron Lady. I did eventually find out that the Astra shape I have is the same as the Holden Cruze. Think I'm going to take your advice and not bother with the Astra. It's a nice enough car and great for having an 80km round trip commute four times a week, but when I'm relocating to Alice Springs I won't have a big commute and I think once I'm settled into my job I will look at a salary package small SUV AWD (thinking Mazda CX-3).

Woohoo!!!! Congrats x

Does/has anyone worked there or had an interview with them at all? I have seen a few posts that are quite positive about the hospital which is reassuring. I had an interview with them early this morning and it may be the end of next week before I hear anything. Waiting is so hard. Can anyone else tell me how long after an interview with the friendlies that they heard back? My other interview I was told I had the post there and then so now I am paranoid I have been unsuccessful.

I'm a Scot, too mean to pay someone else to something I am capable of myself. But yeah I totally get what you mean about getting it wrong and wasting time, especially as I have a bad habit of skim reading and only lifting what my subconscious wants to see. Like you my hubby is not big on the paperwork side of things and I'm too much of a control freak too.

For such a supposedly laid back country I have found the paperwork not just daunting but very hard to understand easily and I would rate myself (quite egotistically) as well above average intelligence (IQ 157 to back this up). In the early stages of looking at migration we considered NZ briefly, and their paperwork was simple and clear to both read and understand despite conveying the very same or similar information in many cases. Just got to get on with it though unfortunately.

My nomination was only submitted 4 days ago and my visa application will not be going in for another week.

Congratulations! I suspect my my waiting time will be the same or longer. Whilst I am from a LR country, I am a nurse and will require a medical.

I'm a nurse.

You likely passed through MK on the way to somewhere else at a young age and due to the significant lack of signpostage to get back out of MK you remained there by default. Kidding, mostly Not been in MK for a good 12 or 13 years, there could be so much signage you can't see the road now for all I know.