Olalla

Ha he moved in 1982! Polishing off a CV to send to Paul now.

If your occupation is listed as eligible for a 190 how do you gain the extra 5 points? Based on WA list below both my wife and I have jobs listed. WA 190 list

Thanks. I messaged Paul.

Thanks for the reply. Those numbers are rough. Mine given is assuming I can ace the English test as it is. I don't have any avenue to hitting 90. It seems all the extra points concern work or schooling in Australia and we just don't have that. If a 190 was an option my wife might hit 90. She has a four year BA with an additional teaching cert in early childhood development. My cousin in Perth made a move sound so doable! We're going to have to secure an agent. Are they preferable to an immigration lawyer?

I was just looking him up, thank you!

I should also add we are Americans (Seattle) and timeframe for move is 2 years.

Hello, I'm a lawyer (41) and wife is an early childhood/elementary school teacher (39). We have four kids all under 10 and she has been a stay at home mom for the past 5 years. I ran the calculator and her score is 85 while mine is only 80. Do we make her the primary applicant? Her 40th birthday is in April so clock is ticking. It seems like an 85 is borderline. Overall our plan is to settle in Perth. I have a second cousin there with more family. I'd have around $400k USD for a move. I'd like to keep costs under $30k. Should I hire a migration agent? I assume I'll need to be admitted to WA bar and would need help building a portfolio of course work to avoid taking more classes. Can an agent help with that? Anything I'm missing?