Dai87

We moved here in January and our Airbnb owners agreed for us to use the address. It didn't take too much hassle changing everything when we moved on.

On 25/11/2018 at 20:35, WizardofOz2018 said:

No problem, we just decided to do it that way, and now on 4th Dec it will be 3 months since visa lodgement. Hoping to hear back from a CO to do medicals and police checks. The advice to us was that the year of entry is based on date of medial or police checks we wanted that to be the longest possible date. Anyway hey hoh we wait again ... 

Lucky you! When do you move ? Good luck 

 

Good luck! 

Thanks, we move Jan 3rd so it's real now

21 hours ago, WizardofOz2018 said:

Hi I’m on 10 weeks now since 190 Victoria visa lodgement and no CO contact as yet. Submitted form 80’s but decided to wait before doing HC and PC. 

When were you contacted by CO ? 

Have you got your visa granted yet? 

Good luck 

Hi,

I submitted everything and had a direct grant after just over 3 months. I used an agent and just got a phonecall to say it was granted. 

Sorry I can't offer any info about requests for HC or PC.

I used a migration agent and they submitted my eoi expressing that i wanted to be considered for 190 nomination from NSW. It seemed to be the same process as the 189 but obviously I didn't have a hands on approach. Others maybe able to give you more information.

On 04/11/2018 at 09:39, AliceDaisyScott said:

Hi

I have just submitted my application to the AASW for an assessment for migration and employment purposes. It should reach them on the 6th Nov so in time for 15th Nov cut off!

Does anybody know the average time frame for knowing the outcome?

Also if it is a positive outcome, next steps and time frames! I understand that the next step would be to complete expression of interest, although unclear on timeframes for this being considered and next steps!

Any guidance would be great!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,

I don't know if this will be much help because my assessment was submitted prior to the cut off dates being introduced. The AASW took about 28/29 weeks to get back to me. I then submitted an application in May of this year for 190 and was invited to apply just around 4 weeks later. And then had my visa granted in September. Sorry for the vague answer re: dates but everything has moved so fast lately. 

I had 65 points plus an additional 5 for the 190 sponsorship which is why I chose that route. 

If you have the opportunity to gain points for your English ability take it. 

Best of luck with your application,

Dai.

We opened an account with CBA 2 weeks ago in advance of moving in January. We didn't need anymore information than where we are planning to move and when. Nice and simple so far and just need to attend at the branch when we arrive.

Hi,

We front loaded as we had to get a police check from Korea that our agent hadn't done before. When that check came back very quickly we were advised to do the rest as our date for entry would be 12 months from the Korean check. Anyway our grant came through just over 3 months from the application so it wasn't too bad for us. 

I guess it's your choice to front load or not and I wouldn't want to tell you what to do but I was happy to share our experience.

27 minutes ago, mrsr1976 said:

We have had two quotes for a 20ft container to ourselves which will fit 2 bed frames, lots of chest of drawers, all crockery, clothes, 1 adult bike (hard to spec new one) 3 sofas, 4 bedside tables, ikea kids storage units plus drawers, bookshelf, dining table, chair, a doll's house, rocking horse, all the children's books and toys, washer and drier, ironing board...bedding, towels, saucepans, toiletries, weights equipment, tools, Sonos speakers, 2 50" tvs, saxophone, keyboard etc you get the idea!
2 days packing and loading (done by them) shipping to Perth and unpacking to each room. One was £3900, other £4500.
We need to ship asap so that the stuff gets there for Jan as we have an airbnb for a month when we arrive in Dec. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth it as we'd have to buy all stuff there....

Both agents came to out house and assessed, they were really helpful and Saif which items would be allowed ect eg no raffia or seagrass rug.
The house sure is going to be empty when the stuff has gone! Very pleased.with both agents,. Just got to compare what we get for the money to make sure they offer the same!

Wow that's a decent amount of furniture to move. We don't have any where near as much and like for like replacements are coming out at a similar price to shipping for us. We are now just looking at ways to get all of the souvenirs and gifts that mean something over there safely. Practice packing is happening soon lol 

Marissa, thanks for the great idea about the virtual shop. It has been a really useful exercise.

We are looking to get a large cube and much of the big stuff that we want to take can flat pack. An afternoon of measuring needs to take place before booking anything though lol

I like the idea of a test shop. We have been thinking of a move cube as we haven't bought expensive furniture having been planning to emigrate for a number of years.

6 hours ago, Marisawright said:

A general observation - take as much of your existing belongings as you can.   I know the shipping sounds expensive, but replacing everything can be worse.  It's not just the cost of replacement, it's the effort and time.  You've got a lot on your plate when arriving in Australia, and it's another big stress to kit out an entire house from scratch. If your furniture isn't worth bringing, then at least invest in a Movecube or two, and bring all the small stuff.

Because we don't normally have to buy those things all at once, we don't realise how much they add up to.  It's a worthwhile exercise to get online and do a test shop.  If you're happy with cheap stuff, you can try kmart.com.au.   If you want quality things that will last, try myer.com.au  and petersofkensington.com.au.  Remember you'll need towels, bedding, pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, Tupperware, cleaning stuff (mop, broom, dustpan...), bathroom stuff, and then there's all the small electrical goods like vacuum cleaner, hairdryer, toaster, kettle....you'll be amazed how many hundreds of pounds you have sitting in your cupboards!

What complicates it further is that you're in a strange country where you don't know where any of the shops are.  If you're not in a major city, then you'll have a long trek to even get to shops which sell furniture and household items.  

If you're undecided about your furniture, do a test shop online, preferably with a company that exists where you're going (for instance, there's no point checking IKEA if you're in country NSW, because they won't deliver). 

 

Hi All,

Apologies if this has been covered already. Are there any items that people have got to Australia and wish they had brought with them? Or items people are planning to take that they think are a good idea? We have realised we should take an extension lead with a number of British sockets on for our appliances. Starting to think about packing and shipping next month so any pearls of wisdom would be great.

Thanks in advance

1 hour ago, dodagatta said:

 

 

Congratulations....what was your occupation?

 

Social work

3 minutes ago, niamhmulk said:

Congratulations! That’s amazing  

I’m on 100 days now... keeping them fingers crossed!

Hopefully not too long for you

Just an update for those still waiting. I had a direct grant this morning after 3 months and 2 weeks. It feels amazing.

Good luck to those still waiting and I hope you hear soon.

I'm going through an agent so haven't seen my immi accounts. Still waiting though

On 30/08/2018 at 09:12, niamhmulk said:

Do you immi accounts still show the status as ‘received’?

10 hours ago, LauraHol89 said:

Please update this post when you hear something (and pls share your timeline). Good luck to everyone!

I will, I can't quite remember my timeline but I started the skills assessment in September 2017, I received a positive assessment approximately the end of March, invite to apply in May and then submitted my application on the 7th of June.

1 hour ago, LauraHol89 said:

From what I have seen it's around the 3 months too. If you've uploaded all your docs though a case office won't contact you and you'll get a direct grant! (If they don't need anything further from you). 

Thanks, I've uploaded my docs so fingers crossed.

1 hour ago, niamhmulk said:

Not very useful for you, but I’ve been waiting 2 and a half months and haven’t heard anything yet.

Snap, I hit the 3 month mark in early September.

Hi,

Apologies if this has been covered but how long have people found that they have waited for contact from a CO after lodging their application? From what I have been able to find, admittedly from only a few examples, it appears to be approximately 3 months. If anyone is willing to share their experiences that would be great.

Thanks.

I am using the emigration group. All good so far.

Like somebody posted above the agents that post on here are helpful too.

10 hours ago, Mr and Mrs Holmesy said:

I have received a positive skills assessment outcome- 31 weeks after lodging.

Pleased though.......!

Congratulations.

Thank you for your reply. We are following the advice but it was just another worry in the whole process.

Thanks again.

Has anyone had experience of obtaining a police check from Korea? Having lived there prior to getting married my wife's check has been returned in her maiden name and the embassy are refusing to put both surnames on the check. DIBP want the checks to be in the application name though.

Our emigration agent has advised we submit a signed covering letter explaining the situation, with old visa and passport info attached. 

We are worried that we have now got this far and this could be a massive hurdle.

Any help is appreciated.

Hi All,

We've received an invite from NSW after 5 weeks. I'm a social worker and we had 65 points and then 5 more with the sponsorship. 

Good luck everyone who is waiting