StevenP

Amazing Rob! we are just a little bit behind you as we plan to activate our visa in November when we come over for 3 weeks on a fact finding mission. We are staying in Edgewater. Looking to permanently relocate to Tapping or Ellenbrook depending on what are we prefer and houses prices etc... It would be amazing to hear your journey. My wife is a mental health nurse and I work in Aviation as a safety manager so will be trying to meet potential employers in November. Our expected move date in June/July 2025 or less the right job comes up sooner. I share your excitement and good luck .

3 hours ago, bluequay said:

You don't need a $100K to open a HSBC Australian account from the UK, you can do it with $1. They are happy with a UK address and even send your debit card to that address. It takes about 3 days to open the account and 14 days for the debit card to arrive.

Can you kindly send me a link as i must be looking in the wrong location. 

Thanks guys! I thought it would be more difficult than I first thought. Would it be easy if I can for a holiday and set one up to activate my visa without a permanent address? 
 

I do know people in Perth but not well enough to use their address to for setting one up. 

Just now, Dancha85 said:

Yes I think so? 

I might be wrong but you are going to be lucky to submit a EOI get everything together and get a grant in that period of time. I sent you a PM but you are going to need Skills assessments, English test (If you need the points), Police Checks, Medicals, references etc... 

Maybe been asked before so apologies if this is the case. I have my 189 Grant and wanted to set up a bank account before coming over in November. Looking online HSBC appear to offer this if you deposit $100k. I don't want to do that just set something up offshore so when I arrive I have a bank account and can look at houses, cars etc.... How can you do this without an address? Or do I need to pitch up at a branch when I am over and do it that way? 2024 I am hoping it is more simple than this!

4 minutes ago, Dancha85 said:

 

Great thank you, I will look at getting a migration expert.

 

in terms of visas at the moment I only know what I’ve seen on here. Most teachers saying they went on a 190 and then offered a 189?

Are you talking about going this Christmas? 

First thing is first I guess get a good migration expert. What visa are you looking at as our process was about 18 months before it was granted for the 189. 

If you are looking into sponsorship that might be different but limiting if you want to move employer etc or get asked to leave. I did consider this but big move if your employer or you decide it is not for you. You will be scrambling around looking for someone to sponsor you or leave Australia. 

Paul Hand was our migration expert and was great he helped from day one. 

We woke up this morning to some great news from our wonderful migration expert Paul Hand that our 189 visa has been granted. It is a bit of a weight off the shoulders. We are not looking to move for a few months but at least now we know that our dream is reality. I hope a few others have been granted also over the last few days? 

7 hours ago, can1983 said:

I wouldn't put your life on hold waiting for an email. I would just get on with life do what you want to do in the UK and maybe one day an opportunity will present itself. You can decide then what to do.

That is easier said than done you don't want to take on new cars, mortgage renewals, house moves etc... if you intend to move and are awaiting on that email. You still need to live your life but the big decisions can be complex. 

On 10/02/2024 at 11:05, KenPothen said:

Still waiting

We got our 189 EOI in December and have submitted just waiting on medicals on the 19th. I don’t expect an invite for at least 7 months from what I have read but could be longer. Fortunately for us we have no intention of moving until June/July 2025. 

21 hours ago, Cheery Thistle said:

Here is the link to the page on immi where it says 79 in each of the 4 sections https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/english-language/superior-english

Sorry you are right I just checked her certificate. 

Is this correct as when my wife done it I was of the understanding that it was the overall result as in superior English and the overall mark was the score they look for?

You have to do it at the test centre sadly. 

I have just transferred over our fees to our migration expert Paul Hand using Wise. These are due in full at the time of submitting we were $9500 for the 4 of us. 

I have just been invited to apply for my 189 and wondered if it was possible and worth setting up an account. We are travelling in November to look at Schools, areas to live and will be in Perth for 3 weeks. Not sure if their is any benefit on having an account pre travel?

3 hours ago, Cheery Thistle said:

Congratulations! Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly for you. 

Thank you Paul is our agent so we are in good hands. 

I got my one this morning nice early Christmas present. 

I am no expert so would point you towards Paul Hand who is supporting me in my application. The government website has a points calculator and also tells you how many points you require to be considered. You would need to look at this and then see if your skills and education meet the requirements and that the role is on the skill shortage list (SOL). 

I have not heard of them reducing the age to 35 so maybe someone can answer that. 

Points calculator (homeaffairs.gov.au) 

Million dollar question but when does everyone expect the next round out EOI invites? I know this is a bit of a how long is a piece of string one but just curious on peoples thoughts?

We are in a similar situation we lodged our 189 and 491 visa on the 10th of August with the help of Paul Hand. My wife is the primary candidate with 80 points as a mental health nurse. I was hoping that we would have seen another round of invites but seems very quiet with no real indication of one. 
 

guess they are just catching up on all the invites they released in December 2022 but some indication would be good. 
 

patience is key in this process I guess but it doesn’t stop me opening my emails daily with a level of anticipation. 
 

Good luck if I hear anything I will let you know.

I have Paul Hand on the case so he will keep me right. 

12 hours ago, Marisawright said:

The pitfall with the 491 is that it's just a temporary visa.   Unlike employer-sponsored visas, IF you meet the criteria (minimum salary and residency) you are guaranteed to get PR at the end, but otherwise it has the same pitfalls as a temporary visa.  For instance, if you want to buy property you will have to get permission from FIRB (for a fee) and then pay a hefty surcharge on the purchase (about $45,000 on a $500,000 property).  There may be school fees to pay, depending on the state.  I'm not sure about tax implications.

Let's hope the biggest pitfall never happens again:   during the pandemic, when Australia's borders were closed, permanent residents were allowed in.   Temporary residents were not, and that meant hundreds of 491 holders, most of whom had their entire life -- home and job and family members --  in Australia, were stranded overseas for the duration.  Not likely to happen again but it highlighted that the 491 really is just a temporary visa, whereas once upon a time, we all thought it was in a special "provisional" category.  

I hope my 189 visa comes in first then as we want to buy and that will limit our options. 

This something going through my head also as we have applied for the 189 and the 491 visa but not sure what the implications are for education on the 491 and if it has any other pitfalls. 

1 hour ago, Hugh4243 said:

We are guessing that the IMMI were informed by another source that the first relationship had ended - will never know but sounds about right.

I think due to the time and effort they had both put in to applying for the relationship visa - and the fact everything was all seemingly correct and in place via the immigration advisor it was a question of just waiting for an outcome. Then COVID struck and lockdown and the relationship went downhill - I truly believe my son thought that possibly the outcome of his application would of been sorted by then but nothing came through - wether it got lost in the system or Covid delayed it will never know.

As the first relationship failed he should of informed IMMI but was hoping - wrongly- that it would of been accepted.

Non of the detail has yet to be fully explored and my son has a meeting booked for Thursday this week with another immigration advisor - to go through the situation he finds himself in.

As I am on the other side of the planet I am just trying to help and gleam as much advice as I can to assist - and to try and understand the process a bit better to help next time if he gets the opportunity.

Any advice I would give you is reach out to Paul Hand who has commented in the post. You won't go wrong with him and it wont cost a fortune either. good luck!

Interesting post as I am looking to move over next year and would far rather buy than rent. What deposits do lenders expect can you buy with 5-10%?