samlab

39 minutes ago, Eddy101 said:

Hi all,

Happy to announce that I got the golden email today!

You can see my signature for my whole timeline.

Would like to thank everyone in the website for being very supportive. It was really encouraging to check this website everyday to see updates and grants.

I did not use MA but I can see the benefit of having one. It really depends on your situation. 

Reminder to everyone that once you apply for PR, you are eligible for Medicare! This saved me a lot of money!

My advice to all is to keep calm and try not to check immiaccount everyday. Your time will come! 

Will visit once in a while! good luck all!

Hi there

Can I ask if you know why there was  a delay between Nomination being approved and PR granted? Did they request more information from you?

Oh my god! Our nomination has been approved too  

It was approved on Friday my husbands boss showed him the email today but our Immi hasn’t changed at all? Still says received and the date hasn’t changed!

PR gets granted soon 

Thanks to @Hex They have added a congratulations button

Congratulations!! Everyone who’s getting their golden emails. Genuinely feel like cheering everytime someone gets PR GRANTED. Hope the rest of us get ours tomorrow

Please can we be added to the spreadsheet

Occpuation: Diesel Mechanic

State: QLD

Country: LR - England

Stream : ENS TRT

Number of Applicants: 3

Nomination & Visa Applied : 22 FEB 2018

Immi Stsus: Received

Just to update my post...

My bad! We’ll sort of. The MA didn’t clearly write the cost in the email. 

Total BVB Costs are $250+gst MA fees and $145 lodgement fee, inclusive for 3 of us.

Hi

We’re a family of 3 currently on a BVA and we need to apply for a BVB, were waiting for a 186 visa decision.

Our agent has quoted $250+gst per person and $145 fee!  That’s almost $1,000

It looks easy enough to complete ourselves 

Are we being ripped off? 

Im not disagreeing with you?

I agree with the comments from others about getting permanent residency to come here.  

A 457 has been a pathway for us to get to Australia and weve applied for permanent residency now (were awaiting the outcome) It has all been and still is a bit of a gamble. It was just the best option for us at the time .

Timeframe depend on the visa you are applying for and processing times

What exactly are they saying the money is for? Alarm bells would ring with me. 

My husband is A HGV mechanic and we got 457 sponsorship to come out here. It was in 2014 and rules change all the time but ...

The company who sponsored him paid for his 457 & agency fees, we only paid for mine and our sons visas. 

No medicals or police checks we’re required just ticked declaration boxes.

We used Gavin at techsonthemove 

@ali WA must be leading the way for Australia That’s good to know.

I saw on Qld TV news that they were trying to get the law changed to make every landlord accept pets but tenants would have to pay a pet bond, because a lot of pet owners were having to choose between a roof over their heads or keeping their pets. 

Nothing’s happened yet but hopefully it will now. 

Hi Diiii

Take a look at th other forum Business Sponsored (186, 187)

Thanks, for reply. I was just curious.

@rammygirl can I ask ..why didn’t you advertise your property as pet friendly? 

Your totally right, it does limit renters options.

They also write N.A.T.A if the addressee is not at that address 

I switched my plan to 28% discount on usage if paying by direct debit (didn’t change the electricity company, just the plan) they didn’t apply the discount for the 40 days out of 51billed. Their error and we got refunded $103.01 

Definatly work checking your bill

2 hours ago, Marisawright said:

  It's never a good idea to sign a lease without seeing the property, because you can't believe the photos online.  They are often heavily retouched or they avoid photographing the bad bits.

100% Agree. 

Hi @Jen3103

Take a look on realestate.com.au you can filter properties to “pet friendly” It’s harder than no pets but not impossible. 

Only apply for properties listed as pet friendly. Be aware that doesn’t always mean INDOOR pets. A lot of Australian’s keep dogs and cats “outside only” Always ask letting agents if “Indoor pets” are allowed, to save you wasting time on viewing applying and getting refused. State indoor dog/cat on the application form too, just to cover yourself.  

Some agencies have a special pet form to complete. Some just have a few questions and always include a picture of your pet with your application.

We haven’t ever paid a pet bond? (We’re on our 4th pet friendly rental -SA & QLD)

I’m was recently told by an agent they legally can’t ask for more than a standard bond. They might be allowed to in other states?

 We don’t have the property professionally cleaned either, our tenancy agreements have stated “cleaned to a professional standard” but no legal clause to have it professionally cleaned ( I’m a good cleaner ) Carpets do have to be professionally cleaned and a receipt attached to exit paperwork.

The only thing extra is to pay for when you have indoor pets is flea pest control at the end of the lease. Even if they have never or don’t have fleas. Again a receipt is needed as proof this has been done. 

Cost for 4 bedroom carpet professionally cleaned and flea control $189 (Were vacating in 3 weeks) 

Good luck with everything

@missA hope it all works out well for you and you get a decent letting agent. Good luck with your move too. I hope you enjoy sunny Queensland and being near your family. 

Were moving too (again) been in Brisbane for 2 years but moving up to the Sunshine Coast in a couple of weeks, so excited !!!

Sorry, I forgot to update my post.

We got the house after all. They called HR and decided they can include bonus and commission included in salary.

Even though they said it had to be basic only

Letting agents hey!!

Never heard of an agency asking to meet you first but they are a law unto themselves and make up these little rules. 

I would DEFIANTLY NOT recommend this as it turned out badly for us and cost us a lot of money to get out of the lease but ...

Some agencies even allow you to apply if you state on the application form ....that you have not viewed the property due to your current location but will accept it unseen

We moved from Adelaide to Queensland and got a house that way.

Our friends have also been accepted on house in Queensland that way and they are relocating from Sydney. 

Brilliant news! Congratulations 

We applied in Feb 2018 -Motor Mechanic so hoping we’ve only got another couple of months to wait now based on your time line

1 hour ago, samlab said:

 

 

@The Pom Queenthanks, good to know. I called the RTA but they said there isn’t a law about it so couldn’t help. 

I think it must vary from Agent to Agent. Or they had changed the rules.

Applied for a property but the agent said we can’t apply as it has to be 1/3 of our BASIC income. They wound not take any bonus or commission into account? 

If they excepted 40% it would have covered it. 

Their loss but what a waste of time. It’s only $10 more per week than we pay on our current rental and we’ve been here for 2 years. We’ve been in Aus for 4 years & have an excellent rental history. Crazy! 

Hi

Do you know how letting agents work out the maximum rent you can afford based on basic income?