Guest heidi25 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hi all.... I am very new to all this, although all I seem to do is read up on my dream move to oz, my brain seems to be fried with all the diffident types of visas. so I paid and had a report done, but this only repeated what I have read so didn't really help ! Now I Know the first step would be to get my partner skilled tested he is a mechanic, now has any one already done this ? and could they recommend who to do this with and the costs that would be involved, as i realize i can't do the EOI till we have been skills tested any feed back would be very much appreciated Heidi :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Amy Lancaster Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hi Heidi, we're in the same position as you at the minute. We've just started the process & my partner's a mechanic too. We've been in touch with Go Matilda quite a bit over the last few weeks who have been amazing & given us loads of great advice & information. My partner needs to start with the IELTS test to get the extra points, which we're looking to do in the new year. After that we'll be back in touch with Go Matilda to make a start with the skills assessment. They said it can take 4-6 months to get the assessment done, & after some research I understand there's quite a lot of paperwork involved initially. We're looking at between £6000 & £7000 for the whole visa process - this include IELTS costs, police & health checks etc. Where a bouts are you wanting to head to? We're looking at Queensland ideally, but if you're happy to go WA or SA, I believe Mechanic is on the State Sponsorship list, but I could be wrong on that one, so best to check. Amy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heidi25 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 thanks Amy, I have just been on the vetassess web site and reg our details so fingers crossed things will start to fall into place, good luck and it would be nice to follow how you get on Heidi :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjinky Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 i would google the immigration department .. then ring them up it may take a while to get through and you would have to stay up at night to speak to someone but it will be worth doing write down a list of questions before you ring anf=d they will answer them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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