Ausvisitor

We don't know them well at all yet, but plan to change that over the next few months

So after much running around suburbs and staying a week in various places at a time we have settled on Marrickville. Seems to fit our needs well. 

Well even after they offer sponsorship you still have to go through the visa application process which is at least 6 months more likely 9 months.

On the medical front there isn't anything you can do in advance, so stop fretting about it.

If they asked you to apply, so long as you substantiate the claims you made in your EOI (i.e. you didn't over claim points) they more often than not offer sponsorship.

They don't invite you unless they think there is a very high likelihood of you qualifying, after all it's work they have to do so they won't be looking to give themselves work for nothing...

So if NSW decide (after looking at your application) that they will offer sponsorship, they will give you a link to apply for your actual visa.

Until they accept your application for sponsorship you haven't been sponsored and so can't progress the visa application until you hear back from them. It's usually around a month or so.

If they do offer sponsorship and you accept it, you will be committed to working in NSW for a year and living there for 2 years. So if you accept NSW sponsorship no job in Perth for instance...

My point here was if the best MBA possible isn't enough to lower the experience years required, what other more relevant course is there?

In terms of applying, you apply to each state independently, but you shouldn't... You should only apply to one, they can see you applying to more than one state and they all then ignore you because you aren't committed to coming to their state.

3 hours ago, Raul Senise said:

Direct entry has a shorter published processing time, but has more requirements (skills assessment+ 3 years), so more costs. It will really depend on the circumstances as to what is best for you. 

Experience required for the skills assessment will vary depending on the qualification. With a highly relevant degree, only 1 year of experience is required for a skills assessment as a Management Consultant. 

Interesting to hear about the year long qual.

I don't suppose you know what would be a highly relevant degree would be, as a MBA from Oxford Said (the #1 MBA course in the UK) still requires the 8 years experience

8 hours ago, emmajane0429 said:

Yes we are still in the UK and in paid employment. This is a option but the first thing they will ask if we applied for a buy to let is where are we moving to, we would need to show we were buying a property in the UK so i dont think we would be approved.

Maybe its easier just to sell!

I've never once been asked where I'm moving to when taking out a mortgage. Maybe they will, maybe they won't.

Just now, Ausvisitor said:

It's going to be difficult. Scotland is one of the few countries that takes Modern Studies seriously.

England's equivalent is General Studies, which is generally seen as a bit of a joke and any teacher is expected to be able to cover the course (there certainly aren't specialist General Studies teachers in English schools)

What do you have highers/A levels in, it might be worth getting teaching experience in something like Maths or a science so you have more to offer than just Modern Studies (most AUS schools want a teacher who can do more that one thing anyway).

It's worth noting that while General Studies (English and Welsh equivalent of Modern Studies) is an A Level subject almost all English universities (Russell equivalent certainly) do not count it as a "entrance" subject when making offers.

I'm not saying England is right to ignore Modern Studies, just that they do.

It's going to be difficult. Scotland is one of the few countries that takes Modern Studies seriously.

England's equivalent is General Studies, which is generally seen as a bit of a joke and any teacher is expected to be able to cover the course (there certainly aren't specialist General Studies teachers in English schools)

What do you have highers/A levels in, it might be worth getting teaching experience in something like Maths or a science so you have more to offer than just Modern Studies (most AUS schools want a teacher who can do more that one thing anyway).

It's worth noting that while General Studies (English and Welsh equivalent of Modern Studies) is an A Level subject almost all English universities (Russell equivalent certainly) do not count it as a "entrance" subject when making offers.

On 09/03/2022 at 21:29, emmajane0429 said:

Hi, We need to swap out our current UK residential mortgage to a Expat buy to let mortgage. Our current advisor has suddenly announced that he cannot arrange this after saying he could! Can anyone recommend a Specialist Mortgage advisor here in the UK who we could discuss and arrange this with? I know HSBC do these mortgages but im not keen on going direct to a bank to arrange myself. Many Thanks in advance

Have you left the UK yet? Are you still employed in UK jobs?

If the answer to those are No and Yes then you still qualify for a UK buy to let.

You only have to declare your residence at the time you take out the mortgage, and right now if you haven't left you are still a UK resident.

You would need to update them when you did leave, and that is where it might get "fun", but equally they might be happy with the money being repaid and let it continue

39 minutes ago, Phil1712 said:

But I'm very good at my talent.

I'm sure you are

I meant it as if they are hoping to attract the next "rock-star" plumber or nurse to Australia and they aren't already in the queue then they can't be given a visa until the reopen and start publicising the fact that applications are open again

2 hours ago, Phil1712 said:

I don't understand, why open up and encourage people to apply when the back log (caused by the pandemic) has not been sorted 

Because their job isn't to clear the backlog, it's to attract and admit the best talent to Australia, they can't do that if no one is applying

Am I correct in the assumption that you don't register with a doctor's practice like you do in the UK. You just make an appointment with a doctor you want to see when you need to see them. Is that right?

Also is bulk billing better than any other form of doctor in terms of getting cash back (or not spending it in the first place)?

6 hours ago, Ian from SendPayments.com said:

Sure seems to be that way, this week we have seen the best time in over 12 months to transfer funds home to the UK from Australia

Just at the time I'd like to do the other. I could have predicted this exchange rate movement based on the only guaranteed constant in life - "sod's law"...

Oh well, have to wait before buying the house...

On 09/03/2022 at 12:21, tamam1986 said:

 

Thanks!

Yes. That is a good suggestion. I will probably do it. My concern is that I will not have enough points as per the current situation. But, I guess applying for 189/190 does not hurt. 

The Management Consultant role is a weird one, it's very hard to get a positive result from ANZSCO for it as it requires so much experience and also degree level quals, so by the time you have done the degree and the qual you are already over the "age point sweet-spot"

This doesn't help for a 189, but for a 190 it means there are very few qualified applicants so if the state wants a MC they have to pick from what they have.

I had 70 points in 2019 (including the sponsor 5 points) when I applied, and I was offered a chance to apply for sponsorship 24 hours after I put the EOI in.

So don't let points totals put you off in this case 

If you have a positive skills assessment you don't lose anything by posting a 190/189 application, and it doesn't stop the employer opting to start a sponsorship visa either.

When I put my 190 application into NSW back in 2019 (for Mangement Consultant) I had an offer to apply within 24 hours, that may not be the case now though, but it does show that you may as well try - after all if you aren't invited it has cost you nothing and you can still go down the sponsor route (I beleive the sponsor route might be a quicker path to getting the actual visa though - an agent could advise better)

How many years work experience as a management consultant do you have overall?

The skills assessment for the DE will require you have at least 8years, and that might dictate which route they have to take when sponsoring you

Thanks

Well the pound has lost 10c against the dollar in the time I've been here (1.89 when I got here 3 weeks ago, 1.79 today)

I changed over £15k on arrival but was waiting until bank accounts and rental setup (all done now) before changing anymore.

Anyone got any inkling as to why it dropped so fast (I guess war, but that affects everyone)

I too would love in Newcastle, but as Marisa has pointed out sometimes (and it's the case with me) the job only exists in the capital's and so I have to live in a shoebox

2 hours ago, DIG85 said:

But eventually everyone working in the city is going to realise they can move out to cheaper regional areas whilst retaining a city salary. 
 

This will lead to two things: lack of team-building opportunities as most people WFH; and a huge surplus of office space and employers tied into expensive rental leases on commercial city properties. Employers want neither of those.

That is why, eventually, employers WILL lower salaries for those who work away from the city, except perhaps for the very top talent. How long it will take, is another matter.

 

 

I agree with you on the office space comment.

However having just arrived from the UK a month ago and done 7 years of WFH (including 2 where it wasn't a choice) I can guarantee you that WFH does not inhibit team building, it just changes it - but it is still a thing

1 hour ago, Cobs_Ahoy said:

But if not then at least July isn’t too far off now, although getting the EoI is just the start of the next stage of waiting....

It's actually the worst part of the waiting, because you now know the dream could be possible, but it still takes ages and it could still go wrong.

Its like a job application.

Up to the EOI being accepted it's like you've written your CV and maybe attending a course or two to make sure you make the mandatory requirements but you are still waiting for an interview invitation.

Getting the interview is like being accepted to apply for a visa. You now know you look good enough on paper but still don't know if you will get it.

Waiting after an interview to hear if you've got the job is agony, as is waiting to see if the department have got around to granting a visa.

Good Luck with the process though

Well done, I certainly wasn't expecting that outcome for you based on my dealings with IELTS.

Onward to the next hurdle in the migration game...

Good Luck!

44 minutes ago, rammygirl said:

Because Sydney CBD still needs cleaners, retail workers, carers etc. they wouldn’t be able to work from home or afford to commute long distances. They need a better wage or they will go elsewhere and who would fill those jobs then? It is the same in London, those jobs get a London weighting (not enough) but otherwise they couldn’t attract people. 

In terms of these sorts of roles I agree with you, but you agree with me too. A cleaner working to clean a Sydney office will do a much better job actually turning up to the office rather than doing it from home!

I was referring to the more office/computer based jobs (accountant/banker - not counter teller, management consultant, lawyer etc.) all of whom can probably churn out the same stuff at home or the office and really only need to go to the occasional face to face get together - these roles should not have a city "uplift" in their salaries, as the choice of where that person lives is largely irrelevant.