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Thanks for the suggestions. I agree nothing beats seeing it yourself. Just a bit worried about being stuck in an Airbnb for a long amount of time and not necessarily having a job lined up. A lot of people from my migration agency are using relocation services and I'd say most are glad they did. Seems heavily based on the specific reloction agent who is assigned to you. Tricky to navigate.

Hi all, I'm moving to Perth on a 491 in early/mid Sept. Currently have an expensive AirBnB booked for the first few weeks but would rather have a rental sorted before getting there and am looking into relocation agents in WA. I (foolishly) hadn't really budgeted for this and have been quite surprised by the high price tag some companies come with. This in mind, I can't really afford to pick a company that won't be able to give what I'm after (1-2 bed place, with utilises and internet set up for arrival). I have heard mixed experiences about Claymore Thistle and am considering them. Any experiences (good and bad) with any companies would be much appreciated. I'm currently in a WhatsApp group with many others who are making their way to Perth/WA and finding a rental seems to be quite stressful at the moment. Cheers!

Thank you! I was teaching in Thailand at a Bilingual school so their term finished in late March. I came back to UK and just doing cover and exam marking so no head to tell really (which I'm glad about, haha!)

Thank-you. On second check, I actually lodged March 2020, not April, oops! Oh fab, well I hope you get your grant very soon I chose not to pre upload police or medical checks when I lodged as I had just started an 18 month contract at work. I chose to upload medicals myself with no CO contact in April 2022 and the day the results were uploaded I got CO contact requesting my police checks. I uploaded them in late May and got the grant just under a month later.

Quick update My 491 FS was granted this morning. Offshore, secondary teacher with 90 points. Lodged April 2020. Good luck to everyone still waiting! It's been a long process and played havoc with my finances and CV but all that's in the past now.

Hiya, my brother went to Aus on the WHV around 2014 after an injury which meant he could no longer be a skiing instructor. He did have a sympathetic boss at the restaurant he worked in in WA and he got sponsorship (he did not have years of experience in hospitality or a degree)! He's still there and now with a new baby and an Australian passport

Okay.

Hiya, a few teachers yes. One recently on the FS 491. They lodged in Feb 2020 so a month before me. Hoping that's a good sign

Oh dear. That's rubbish that you have to pay for medicals again, they are so expensive. Hopefully I'll hear something soon then as my checks are done. They're clearly not doing it by lodgement dates or points at any rate.

Congrats to those who have been granted! I'm on day 816 of waiting for my grant for a Family Sponsored 491. Secondary teacher with 90 points (offshore). Medical and police check uploaded as of May '22. Any similar time lines out there? I'm a member of the DUC agency and am regularly seeing posts about grants from others who lodged in 2021 and even 2022.

The whole process is getting quite pricy as I'm having to pay for police checks from a few countries after having taught abroad. Oh well, worth it in the end. No available appointments at the embassy until mid July so I'll wait until then. Thanks for all your help and advice! Hope I join the WA gang soon. Off to Cornwall for the weekend today-thought you'd appreciate that ;) Weather looking good too, wahey!

Thanks- yeah, they actually emailed back this morning and said that would be the one to go for. Looking into going to the embassy to get the docs certified. Do you remember if you had to pay anything? There is a fee list but it isn't clear exactly what I'd have to pay for what is needed. Would be travelling from Devon so weighing up whether to just pay a Notary Public to do it all here.

Thanks. I can see there are 4 types of registration but only mention teachers who qualified in Australia or New Zealand. I'm not sure which of the 4 types I'm supposed to apply for. Any help would be great!

Hiya, I'm a Geography teacher and have had my 491 visa in the pipeline for a while now. Just had communication with Case Officer and submitted my medical and police check last Friday so I am hoping that it won't be long before the grant. I have 90 points so hoping that pops me a little higher up the list (if that's even how it works). I'm on a Family Sponsored visa so am not obliged to work in WA but I have some family ties there and so am intending to head there. All being well I'm hoping that I'll be over around Sept '22. This being said I am trying to get a head start on the registration process but from what I've seen I don't think I can register without a job offer. Does this sound correct? Might make things tricky as I assume it takes a while to do all the form filling etc after being offered a position. Cheers!

Wow, that's awesome! I would happily work anywhere if it was the means to the end (PR). I looked into the 482 however, it seems you need 2 years minimum experience for that too. Barriers at every hurdle. I am currently teaching EAL and have been for a few years (with some Geography in between). I am now a senior teacher, but because my degree is not related to EAL I don't think I can get there on the 482 with that occupation either. All very frustrating.