Ausvisitor

11 minutes ago, Tulip1 said:

Yes.  They’re still UK residents, just on a long holiday.  It’s a great idea, many return to the same place year after year and meet up with friends they’ve met previously.  

Even if they move to Spain permanently they still get their UK pension as though they were in the UK.

Its just Canada, Aus and NZ (a handful of others) that have this stupid pension freezing concept applied to them

As it's an employer sponsored visa and your employer wants you to move, surely the onus is on them to check what is allowed and not you?

8 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

So it is no different to a bloke in the street, and the football stadium analogy is irrelevant. And this is why you have track and trace.

It's not that simple.

Your example works if I stay still in the stadium.

But if I mill around outside talking to 10 people, then go in to the toilet, bit of a queue so I'm close to about 15 people before finishing their.

Go get a burger, again a bit of a queue, so 8 more in close contact.

To get to my seat in the middle of the block I need to push past 20 people

And so on...

If I get early and stay put then yes probably only 4-5 people, but that isnt sport stadium mixing

7 hours ago, Parley said:

God. I hope not.

We need another year of closed borders at least.

Australia's world view as an open welcoming country will be shot to pieces if this happens.

We can open up quicker if we all just get off our backsides and get vaccinated - simple solution, certainly cheaper than continuing total lockdown

6 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

Almost certainly later than  that. 

I think in reality it will open around Christmas this year, the next year thing is just a political statement to shore up support 

3 hours ago, Sue24 said:

Thank You for your reply! Will look into applying. 

Don't waste your time or money applying alone, get in touch with @paulhand or one of the other migration agents on here and talk through your case.

You could save yourself a lot of wasted time and heartache by spending an hour now (and maybe a few quid) getting some advice from people who do this for a job

You need to be as accurate as you can, and be ready to explain if asked why they differ. If the reason is as you say (overlaps) I can't see there being an issue.

Otherwise this problem persists into a future citizenship or other application.

The main reason for asking for the residence dates at certain addresses is to calculate which countries you will need to submit police certificates for. As you need to do this for any country that you have lived in for 12 months (in total) over the last 10 years.

So a student residence in France that you state was 364 days and not a full year will be looked at more carefully than a house in the UK where you said you lived for 1 yr, 1 month and 3 days whereas in fact it was 1yr, 1 month and 9 days (as either way that would require the police checks)

10 hours ago, Sue24 said:

HI 

 

Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any chances of getting 189 with 75 points as a GP (On shore) 

 

Thank You

Normally absolutley none, but right now there have been accounts of people in healthcare professions getting offers on 65 points. So it might be worth a try.

1 hour ago, Jon the Hat said:

Possibly, but they are also not a commercial airline like Qantas etc , they (and Etihad, Emirates) have Billions of petrodollars behind them, and seem to be seeing this as an opportunity to expand their network and demand.

They absolutely are a commercial airline, the fact their investors have huge financial reserves doesn't mean they aren't commercial

16 hours ago, Cots said:

I’m bowing out, most of you are an aggressive bunch who have been on here for way too many years and you struggle to see the point others make.  It’s difficult to say everything you need to say in a post and you can miss out elements but then need to defend yourself because of it.  I moved to Australia to get away from the anxiety I felt living on a small Island where people constantly criticize and judge. Scotland would have done me but we could apply to Oz. People on here have said things like, count yourself lucky you can have the new life. It’s not luck,  we paid the money,  husband did the qualification tests, we completed the forms and there are many, and we got the visa. That wasn’t luck, it was hard work and expensive. We have the right to live here.

 

Take care all and cheer up!

I totally agree with you, I also see there is an element of luck (but that is all front-loaded, as in we are both lucky our skills are on the wanted list, but once you get over that hurdle it is as you say all down to hard work and paying the fees as when told to).

I hope I didn't upset you with my comments about the way they are accounting for the costs, it wasn't meant to be upsetting, just a different spin on how to look at it.

At the end of the day this moving malarkey isn't cheap normally, but it certainly is worse just now.

As I said I'll be going through the same in a just a short while and I'm sure I'll find many things dislike about the process and ways I can see (and wonder why they can't) that are obvious to have made it more palatable.

If I have hit a nerve with some of my earlier comments, sorry, put it down to intense jealousy that you are there before me

On 01/02/2021 at 12:12, Moogle said:

I think I’ve found hardship listed as a reason to apply for a waiver in almost all states actually. I also saw some statistics (in a newspaper, maybe not reliable) saying over 1/3 of quarantiners got an exemption so far which is why I ask

I read something recently about this, and the fact that around 50% of people quarantining were exempt from charges.

The headline made it sound like it was a load of "free-loaders" using AUS tax payers cash, the actual body of the text gave a different viewpoint.

The majority of free quarantine places so far have been for returning service personnel who have been coming back to AUS after completing their duties in whichever country the AUS armed forces posted them.

It would be a little wrong to expect these men and women to pay for quarantine themselves

I guess the problem is the way the system chooses to "moneitse" the charge.

$235 sounds expensive for simple meals for 5 people for day. 

Would it feel more palatable is the broke it down differentlt and said

Acomodation : $x (can't remember what your number was)

Food : $50

Medical and Security charges : $185

You are getting hung up on how they've chosen to split the charges, the reality is quarantine costs $7k for your family regardless how they split it on the invoice (it actually costs way more than this in all probabilty)

I realise you see it as a huge chunk that you have to spend before you can start looking for jobs to earn money, but the converse is that no-one made you leave the UK to go to Australia right now - you could have waited until Quarantine was no longer a thing (whenever that is) - you chose now and that means incurring the costs (Incidentally, we've made the same choice and will be a month or two behind you - I suspect I will also complain about the cost when I see the bill)

On 16/05/2021 at 09:53, Ausimi said:

Do you think if you get offered a repatriation flight, that’s it! No cancellations? No changes?. 
the only think is, it sounds like you need to be packed and ready to go because they give you a short notice! 

That's true, but if you are asking your government to repatriate you (rather than book under your own steam) you should be able to go at their timescale. Repatriation is a process to get people desperate to leave a country back to their own country; it isn't meant to fit around niceties like job notice peroids and a goodbye party. (Sorry if that sounds harsh, it isn't meant to be, it's just that repatriation should be a case of last resort)

On 16/05/2021 at 06:00, Marisawright said:

What about a 190 or a 491?

Unless the OP really has their heart set on a state that doesn't sponsor their specific application (from memory Perth only gave 190s for a very small number of ANZSCO whereas NSW was much more broad in what they sponsored) then I don't really see the differnce between a 189 and 190. Yes with a 190 you have to stay in a particular state for 2 years but if it is where you planned on going anyway that really isn't that big a compromise

7 hours ago, Cots said:

This was economy!  If I’d booked the flights back in February then we’d have spent half the price but we wanted to leave as soon as possiible. I definitely think that Qatar as recommended, have been very reliable. Doha was a very busy airport.

 

Yep Qatar is over £2k per person economy every day between now and Oct 30th.

Oct 31st it goes down to sub £1k

Guess which day we are flying on

4 hours ago, Parley said:

But if you get the Australian pension as well aren't you still better off than us Aussies?

A little, but not much as much as you'd think (at least not is all cases), the amount of AUS state pension you can claim is reduced by a certain amount (I think 50c for each dollar) for every dollar of income you get from other sources

A quick search suggests the only possible visa is a 491 which means living for 3-4 years in a regional area.

If you are happy to avoid the big cities and Popular areas then it's an option, but the neighbours/home and away lifestyle won't be possible on a 491

12 hours ago, mt9754 said:

I scored too poorly in the written section even though I got a C in English at GCSE.  You need to demonstrate you can use complex structures for your sentences, I rarely use them as my line of work is very technical.

Another challenge with IELTS is that it's paper based.  For me it meant it took me a long time to write my answers and I couldn't restructure them at the end.

Personally I would recommend Cambridge or PTE.  PTE is easiest by far and Cambridge is the same as IELTS except you can use a computer if you book the right one.

Don't be downhearted, I scored too poorly on the written section too. I've got a Masters degree in English!

22 hours ago, JetBlast said:

Hello,

I am due to to apply for my 887. One of the requirements is living in a regional area for 2 years. I was under the impression that you would just start counting the 2 years from the date you started living in the regional area. Any temporary time out of the area (a holiday in my case) wouldn’t matter as you are still technically residing in the state.

However I have just spoken to someone who has advised that you need to discount any holiday time from that 2 years tally. Apparently an agent had advised them of this. I am not sure how true this is. 

I was wondering if someone can clarify please?

Thanks 

It is absolutley true that any time outside of Australia does not count, so if say you went for a 2 month holiday to Florida but spent all the rest of the time in Australia, then you would need to wait 2 years and 2 months before you reach the magic mark.

For time out of a regional area I think it is more difficult to prove you were not in the regional area (out of the country your details are updated within immigration to say you are out of the country)

Your real issue comes with "how long" if you've really been "playing the system" and renting a room in the regional area but also really living in Sydney then you probably have an issue. If however you lived in a regional area and have done a few long weekend trips to the larger cities then this I would consider is just normal living

Note - I'm not a migration agent, so I may be wrong

8 hours ago, rammygirl said:

As long as they don’t change the rules during that time.......

I mean that is true of everything!

They could change the rules tomorrow to say you won't get a RRV for any reason unless you are drinking Milo at the time of filling out the form. Nothing to stop them.

You can only work with the rules you know, you can't do anything about what might happen

19 hours ago, Sarah_Cor said:

What makes you say that? There has been a few months previously that have had higher points threshold, due to the pandemic, but it’s back to around 75 points now. From what we have seen 

This isn't what everyone else is seeing...

For the last few months the points required for a 189 have been lower than the natural average because they are only looking at critical careers (nurse, doctor and some IT) and as they really want those to fight COVID they have lowered the bar on points 

You need to go back to Jan 2000 to see what the real invite level is likely to be and that was always 90/95 

Its likely to be higher when it opens up as the queue has just been growing during the lockdown and so many very high points applications are waiting in the queue and they will be handled first

It's quite common.

Lets assume you had your first grant and you did the whole of the last two years in Australia.

This qualifies you for a computer approved 5 year RRV because you've spent 2 of the the last 5 years in Aus.

You leave Australia on the day your first RRV expires.

Technically you could go 4 years and 364 days before returning and still be ok.

However if you apply just before 3 years after leaving you have still done 2 years in 5 (as the two years you were there are the first 2 years of this 5 year period)

So you get a new computer approved 5 year RRV (which overwrites the current one)

 So this way you end up being able to be away for 8 years rather than 5 years

3 hours ago, andrewfx said:

Hi all, looking for some insight into the IT industry in Australia. We have been thinking h about making the move for a few years now, which would be in the next 2-4 years. 
I work as a network engineer in the UK, and have worked in this job for the past 2 years (will have the adequate experience when it comes to making the move).

I wondered if anyone on here works as a network engineer, or even in IT? What is the industry like over there? I currently work for a UK government department, but worked for a big service provider previously. I am CCNP certified and have a BSc in network engineering too. 
 

We would like to move to Melbourne, as I have done research which shows that is one of the best area in Aus for IT. I notice that not a lot of jobs are advertised with salaries - but from what I found I think I could earn 90k+ does that sound reasonable?

I work from hone permanently in the UK, I also wondered how common this is in Aus? Or at least partial WFH? And also about flexible working - I work flexi time, which means I can fit my working hours around my family life which I love. Is this common practice in Aus?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s been in a similar situation and if you think you made the right move to go to Aus and work in IT!

 

Thanks in advance. 

Melbourne is nowhere near the best area for IT in Australia, most multi-nationals are headquartered in Sydney and the start-up market tends to be based out of Perth

I passed the PTE easily, but I took the IELTS first time and didn't get the required mark for 20 points.

This is despite living in the UK for nearly 40 years and having a master's degree in English so it certainly isn't a "gimme"

That said I assumed I would breeze it so did no prep for the IELTS test

I'm not an agent, but my agent suggested I did that so I could track what was going on.

Both of us retained full access.

I should point out (as some of the resident agents on here will) that most agents explicitly refuse to work with people who do this as because you can submit and do things to the application it muddies the water over responsibility of an issue arises later.

If you are going to do this check your agent is happy with it first, they will know you have imported it