Cheery Thistle

We lodged on 29/06 so hopefully won’t be too long now!

Delighted for you! Many congratulations and all the best!

Hi Eleanor, no idea about this agency, sorry. I am using Down Under Centre (they have been good so far for me, I am awaiting grant). Others that seem to get good reviews include Emergico and True Blue migration. There are a couple of independents who operate on this site too. Hope you get it sorted.

I think WA might be offering sponsorship without AITSL approval but I am not 100% sure.

You’ll have to see if you can get sponsorship, think that might be your only route. Or check if you can do a PGCE somewhere. Good luck.

Ask them. They’re the experts and time is of the essence. It will save you time and give you an actual, real answer. You may not be able to pass an AITSL skills assessment but there could be sponsorship routes open to you which circumvent that - DUC will know if you have any options.

Really sorry to hear you’ve had bad news and a further delay. All the best.

Hi Sang yes I was on minimum acceptable points (65) before state nomination which gave me an additional 5 points (70). I ended up being invited for the 189 on 65. I think I was very lucky and timing was everything. If I was you I would get moving and get your EOI in. You can still be invited right up to the day before your 45th birthday and it has been known for that to happen. You’ve got to be in it to win it and it doesn’t cost an earth-shattering amount of $ to do your skills assessment and put in the EOI. The big payment is when you lodge. You can’t afford to sit on the fence any longer though, so if you’re doing it get moving! Good luck.

What’s your timeline looking like Ruby? We lodged end of June with everything front loaded. All has been quiet. 189 in a priority occupation. It’s not been long and I’m just hoping it’s granted before we go for our reccy trip in Feb.

Waaaaaah I am literally and metaphorically jumping up and down for you guys!!! All the best, have a glass or 5 of bubbly tonight!! Hopefully we won’t be too far behind you.

Thanks all. It’s sounding like an expensive headache! So looking like the the car is going on the ‘sell’ list. Not sure the Quattro (that we bought for the snow) will be that much use to us in Brisbane anyway! Haha!

They don’t they just like winding folk up lol. Unless someone on here works for immi, they don’t really know, it’s all just conjecture. Most of the experienced agents don’t even know the exact way things are processed or understand the ‘logic’ applied to the grants system.

The Tunnel and The Arches, Moskito and Booly Mardy’s and a lot of the places in Merchant City. It’s all changed now, but Merchant City is still quite nice and OK for a night out. Bath St is dire now though. Don’t start me on the tax. Council has just closed 3 of our pools/leisure centres but are proposing a £700 per year council tax increase, alongside £43million of cuts over the next 5 years. That’s on top of huge cuts over the past 5 years already. Where will it all end? https://news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/79328/Council-disagree-with-proposals-on-Council-Tax?fbclid=IwAR0U6a1t8D5lUVsI5SW0n_9ifVnfcgb0Q8_7RLRyhMd2Et9feyPSQoGMVMA_aem_AaXlilbssjEjhFoxQcTiiqdA50S_Np26ad7mQ3Bg8qtHJiQ7c_SP6SVXOTKUdIIPsvA

Yes. It’s affordable on Australian salaries!!

Thanks Marisa. Will check. It fortunately doesn’t need work often, but does have an auto gearbox which I know won’t last forever. Need to start thinking about this now as looking to move in next 12 months.