RubyMonday

Thanks, you should be next I would think. Did you not lodge your application before me?

I got my 189 visa grant this morning!!! 🥳 No case officer contact, no further information needed just straight lodge to grant. Now I can apply for my nursing registration and start properly looking at jobs. EOI: 25/01/23 Mental health nurse 70 points Invited: 25/05/23 Lodged: 22/06/23 Health exam uploaded to immi: 03/08/23 Granted: 20/09/23

Yes that's what I said. All job adverts will state preference will be given to citizens/PR first as all jobs in every industry have to be. I only mean that it's not hopeless and it's not correct to say that you have to be there with everything sorted and ready to start tomorrow and still not likely to have a chance if you're on 482 visa. I've known people to be offered jobs from abroad so at the very least it's not impossible and definitely worth making inquiries once the visa is confirmed. I'm getting the daily updates for job alerts but am not going to apply for my nursing registration until I have my visa then I'll apply for jobs.

I’m basing my comment on having seen WA health specifically targeting UK nurses on working holiday visas as soon as the rules changed to allow for up to 3 years. A working holiday visa is even more casual than a 482, dependent or not. Given that she would be working as a registered nurse I don’t think they would be concerned about the visa running out since there would be multiple she would qualify for in her own right. They could offer sponsorship themselves for a visa for her to stay. Of course if they have plenty of Australian citizens/PR applying for the jobs then she might be at disadvantage but it doesn’t appear that they are swamped with too many nurses so there is decent chance.

This isn't true at all, health departments are happy to wait if you're the right person for the job and they are struggling to recruit. SA gives a potential time line of up to a year for starting a job once successful at interview but that was starting from scratch with no visa first and them sponsoring. Getting set up for a healthcare job always takes time as there are lots of checks to be done prior and gov departments are well aware of the issues with registration/visas/police checks etc. Even in the UK it was the same, earlier this year it took 3 months for me to move from one job to another and that was with the same employer and that was quicker than I expected. Most states on the job adverts I've seen mention they are happy to support with registration for foreign workers new to Australia and can offer posts on temporary fixed term basis to match visa length. If you get the visa approved and it's just a matter of registration then start looking at jobs. Sign up for job alerts with WA health and see what kinds of jobs are available and what they are looking for. I'm registered with WA, QLD and SA and there are a lot of jobs coming up every day. I don't know what area you are working in now but a lot seem to be based around drug and alcohol if you'd be interested in that.

Hi fellow mental health nurse, I'm looking to go over next year on 189 so in a similar boat to you re when to register/apply for jobs. The only issue is with applying for AHPRA in advance is having to "present in person" in Australia within 3 months of them granting the provisional registration and you won't know when that is. If they are processing it now it could be they grant the approval in October/November say and then you have to go to Australia within 3 months of that date to one of their offices with ID and validate it. They were offering extensions during covid but last I checked not any more and have gone back to 3 months. There is no option to do it remotely from the UK so could be an expensive trip if you'd have no other reason to go at that point although could use the chance to interview. I'm considering going in through the back door and registering with NZ council first which can be done fully remotely then register with AUS under the trans tasman agreement so won't have to present in person. NZ seem to be quicker with their registrations then only a couple weeks to get the AUS registration after that. It will mean paying a little more but I think worth it. Having the registration in advance means I can get a job before I move and not have to worry about it when I'm there. Happy to be corrected if the above is not correct now since it would make my life easier. The other issue for you is being a dependent on a temporary visa you won't be able to apply for permanent jobs. I've seen some gov health departments including WA health specifically offering fixed term contracts to match the length of your visa though. You might not be eligible for some incentives/work schemes etc that are only open to those taking up permanent jobs.

Such a shame that Rob's good news and visa grant has been overshadowed by negativity. Only a couple of people have actually congratulated him even thought this is his thread. Others have ignored or not noticed it in favour of carrying on a disagreement. I have noticed that some of the visa information/advice given by those who went though this many years ago is at times incorrect or outdated. That could end up being problematic for some people but I generally take the approach of appreciating people taking the time to try and help if the intentions seem well even if it's not actually helpful or I disagree with it. I would also advocate for people being realistic but at the end of the day it's a personal choice and no one will really know for sure if it's right for them until they make the move. We're all grown ups making a huge decision and people need to take responsibility for the decisions they make based on the information they choose to engage with and judge for themselves what's useful and relevant and what's not. People will always be free to post whatever they want even excessively negative or factually incorrect information and others are free to ignore it and look to alternative sources of information or provide a counter point if they feel they know better. Once again congrats Rob and fingers crossed for the rest us still waiting.

I was invited in the May round but didn't submit until 22nd June since I was waiting for my ACRO police check to come through, bad time for their system to be hacked. I booked the health assessment within a couple days after that but couldn't get an appointment until end July so the results weren't uploaded to immi until August 3rd. I've seen some people on facebook in priority healthcare occupations also got their 189 grants within these last few days who lodged in June and I think they already had everything done. Another couple have had case officers assigned and requests for further information and corrections to make to their applications. I've already lived in Australia for 1+year and traveled all over and visited twice since then so I was hoping to get away with not doing a reccy/visa activating trip since I know you have a year to make the first entry following grant. I was looking at just making the full move in September/October time next year and so am not actually that worried about not having it granted yet since it still suits that time line. Having said that I started a new job in April this year which is very niche and not something I might ever be able to get back into if I return to the UK. On good days I think what am I doing moving when I've got it pretty good here. Then again on awful days I hate the job and want my grant so I can book my flights and leave asap.

Congratulations Rob!!!! That's amazing a 189 processed and granted in around 3 months. Strange that you got yours so soon when there are people still waiting from applying in October and December last year but absolutely good for you though. Now for more stress of actually moving, happy stress though hopefully. When do you think you'll move out, early next year like originally planned/hoped for? Hopefully there will be some movement on mine soon. I'm going to Cyprus tomorrow and won't have my login details for the immi website so it will be a break from checking twice a day. I'll still have my email to get any notification of grant/case officer though if that happens.

You're ahead of me, I had delays. I got the invite in May but didn't submit until late June. Then unfortunately I couldn't get my health assessments done and updated to the immi website until 3rd August. I'm still checking every day, I don't have a case officer or any movement since the 3rd. I've heard they've slowed down the processing of newer applications and are working on clearing the backlog of applications from last year. I'm just hoping I might have the grant by Christmas.

I applied through ANMAC around the start of the year. They only took a couple of weeks to process and didn't contact anyone including me just accepted what I provided when I submitted the application and sent the approval letter. I hadn't heard of them actually contacting referees but there have been cases of reference letters being rejected if they don't contain the right information they're looking for.

Only 10 days sick leave per year!! That’s terrible. With the NHS it’s 6 months full pay then 6 months half pay. I’ve only been off sick for a week in the last 6 years so it’s not that I need it but it’s nice to know it’s there. Is there any plans to increase that or are people just ok with it? Edit: So actually is it 10 days per year but if you don’t use them then they build? So I would have had 60 days minus the 4 shifts so still left with 56 days?

Makes a good change from having to pay out of my salary for pension and getting a lower amount if I want to salary sacrifice. So if I get $85,000 wage the 11% would be based on that even if I sacrifice $5000 of it to take my wage down to $80,000 for tax purposes?

I don't know why but Victoria just never interested me. I had a bad experience in Mildura and wasn't keen on the locust swarm I strolled into in Loxton, SA on the way there. I guess there'll be plenty of time to explore and maybe I'll change my mind.

Ok probably why I got that feeling then. I prefer smaller places but cities are fine as long as they don't feel too big and bustling. I'm just still not sure of Adelaide over Perth. I'm more drawn to Adelaide, I have a friend living there and have spent more time there in the past than Perth. It really just depends on the job situation though. If I put in the effort and keep applying once the visa is processed then I'm sure I could find something good in either.