Ielts completed!

[Hayley020273]

Hi All,

 

I'm pretty new to sending new threads etc so I apologise if I have submitted this message in the wrong area!

 

I am planning to move to Perth around June next year and have recently completed IELTS academic, achieving an 8 in each section. I have all my documents for ANMAC which I am getting certified by a Notary Public next week and then posting off to ANMAC.

 

My question is does anyone know the current processing times for ANMAC? Also, once (of if!) a Letter of Determination is issued, do I add this to my Expression of Interest on the skills select and await to be offered a visa? I am coming out on a family sponsored 489 visa as my husband's sister lives as a permanent resident in Perth and is sponsoring us. I have been a nurse for just over a year in a neonatal unit and therefore I needed the IELTS high band score to achieve my 60 points.

 

Hope someone can help me.

 

Thanks

[Guest guest30085]

Hi Hayley

 

I can't help with ANMAC, just wanted to say well done in your IELTS score, one step nearer

[rickandange]

Well done with the great IELTS results! :biggrin:

[Kim Irvine]

Hi All,

 

I'm pretty new to sending new threads etc so I apologise if I have submitted this message in the wrong area!

 

I am planning to move to Perth around June next year and have recently completed IELTS academic, achieving an 8 in each section. I have all my documents for ANMAC which I am getting certified by a Notary Public next week and then posting off to ANMAC.

 

My question is does anyone know the current processing times for ANMAC? Also, once (of if!) a Letter of Determination is issued, do I add this to my Expression of Interest on the skills select and await to be offered a visa? I am coming out on a family sponsored 489 visa as my husband's sister lives as a permanent resident in Perth and is sponsoring us. I have been a nurse for just over a year in a neonatal unit and therefore I needed the IELTS high band score to achieve my 60 points.

 

Hope someone can help me.

 

Thanks

Hi Hayley,

I'm currently heading into week 10 of my ANMAC (10 wks after they acknowledged receipt). From reading other posts I think the current processing time is 13-14 weeks as they are swamped with applications. As far as I am aware you def need your LOD before submitting EOI. They will e-mail you when complete (letter will also be posted) and so you can do the EOI then.

my family and I heading to Melbourne hopefully April of next yr, I'm a Mental Health Nurse. My brother and his family live there but we are applying for a 190 PR Visa.

Good luck,

Kim xx

[LTD1276]

Hi Hayley -

 

Well done to you - I have just started to look at IELTS - I also have to get 8 in all four sections, any helpful advice on books/websites to use to get you through this ? How did you find it any advice to pass on ?

[Hayley020273]

Hi Kim,

 

Thanks for your reply. I have all my documents ready for ANMAC and will hopefully have them certified by a Notary Public and posted next week. I also thought ANMAC may take about 4 months to issue a letter of determination, I am so impatient I could hardly wait the 2 weeks for results of IELTS let alone 4 months for ANMAC! Once I have the thumbs up from ANMAC I assume I update my EOI and await an invitation to apply for visa, if I get that invitation do you know which website I go on to submit a visa?

 

Also, should I apply for AHPRA now or wait until I have ANMAC or even wait until I have received a visa?

 

Thanks x

[Hayley020273]

Hi,

 

I found the IELTS ok(ish), I did buy 'IELTS, Official IELTS Practice Materials' books in academic to practice. These are very good books and very similar to the IELTS test.

 

On the day of the test you will go into a room with several other people and you will complete the listening, reading and writing tests all in one go. I thought the listening test wasn't too hard, it starts easy and gets harder as it goes along. I think I lost marks on a section where there is a map and they direct you around the map and then you have to say where you ended up, I switched off a little bit and definitely lost marks in that section. The reading passages are pretty hard, all I would suggest is look at the question first then read the passage and keep flicking back to the questions. I ran out of time and had to quickly answer the last five questions.

 

For me, the writing part was the hardest. Definitely use a pencil as you can rub your errors out as you go along. For the academic you will have to comment on some type of graph or chart. Just make sure you comment on every element of the graph and make comparisons where possible. Then you have to write a 250 word essay on a question they will pick. Make sure you have an introduction and a conclusion, then put your opinion or argument in the middle of the essay and use connective words e.g Following this, Furthermore etc.

 

The speaking part was no problem, they ask you about yourself and where you live and then give you a minute to talk about a certain subject.

 

Good luck x

[travelchic]

You can access loads of free IELTS practice on the Internet. I used http://www.ielts-exam.net. Once ANMAC have finished with your assessment you can ask them to forward your documents to APHRA. You just e-mail them and let them know which office you want them sending too. Saves you duplicating everything. I know they do this as I e-mailed to ask.

 

Debs

[LTD1276]

Thanks - it doesnt sound too bad I think I just need to practice I guess

 

Where did you get the book from ?

 

If you want to sell it, let me know

 

Thanks

[Kim Irvine]

Hi Kim,

 

Thanks for your reply. I have all my documents ready for ANMAC and will hopefully have them certified by a Notary Public and posted next week. I also thought ANMAC may take about 4 months to issue a letter of determination, I am so impatient I could hardly wait the 2 weeks for results of IELTS let alone 4 months for ANMAC! Once I have the thumbs up from ANMAC I assume I update my EOI and await an invitation to apply for visa, if I get that invitation do you know which website I go on to submit a visa?

 

Also, should I apply for AHPRA now or wait until I have ANMAC or even wait until I have received a visa?

 

Thanks x

Hi Hayley,

Once you submit your EOI you will be sent a link I believe with your invitation to apply, to the Federal Visa application. From what I've read best waiting until your Visa is through before applying to AHPRA and as mentioned ANMAC will forward on your file at your request.

Good luck,

Kim x

[Hayley020273]

Hi Kim,

 

Do you know what kind of documents are required for the visa? I haven't looked that far into the visa's apart from medicals etc. We are moving to Perth (hopefully) in July/August next year, once my daughter has finished her GCSE's. We are also taking our dog with us so if you can help on that side of things that would be great. Keep me posted with regards to your ANMAC, I would be interested to know when you finally receive your letter, good luck x

[Hayley020273]

Hi,

 

Practice is definitely the key, especially as they look for certain criteria in your writing and if you cover that then you will be fine. I think I ordered my books online but I am happy to sell them to you if you would like.

 

I have IELTS - Official IELTS practice materials March 2009 & Official IELTS practice materials 2, both have listening CD's attached to them. I could sell them to you for £10.00 if you want?

 

Thanks

[oz2014]

Hi Kim,

 

Do you know what kind of documents are required for the visa? I haven't looked that far into the visa's apart from medicals etc. We are moving to Perth (hopefully) in July/August next year, once my daughter has finished her GCSE's. We are also taking our dog with us so if you can help on that side of things that would be great. Keep me posted with regards to your ANMAC, I would be interested to know when you finally receive your letter, good luck x

 

hi my daughter also finishing gcse next year so was just wondering have you researched which year she will be in in high school as dont think australia have similar exams. i know school year is from end jan/start feb. we are also heading to perth but more like sep/oct 2014

am sitting ielts august so hopefully will be sending to anmac after that:)

good luck with move

[Hayley020273]

Hi, It's lovely to hear from someone who is moving with a child of a similar age and to the same area! We plan to live in Joondalup/Butler/Mindarie area in Perth, my daughter has provisionally been accepted by Kinross High School and she will attend there from July/August until end Jan. In January she will move to Mindarie High School as Kinross feeds into this school automatically. At Mindarie, she will complete 2 years of schooling which is equivalent to A levels and will allow her entry into University.

 

My son is 7yrs old and will leave the UK after completing year 3 but will join Butler Primary School in year 3 (technically he will repeat part of year 3 again).

 

Good luck with IELTS test, as long as you are prepared and have looked into the layout of the ielts test you will be fine. The reading, listening and speaking were absolutely fine for me, but I felt I struggled on the writing part but I obviously did just enough to pass! What type of nursing do you do?

[Kim Irvine]

Hi Kim,

 

Do you know what kind of documents are required for the visa? I haven't looked that far into the visa's apart from medicals etc. We are moving to Perth (hopefully) in July/August next year, once my daughter has finished her GCSE's. We are also taking our dog with us so if you can help on that side of things that would be great. Keep me posted with regards to your ANMAC, I would be interested to know when you finally receive your letter, good luck x

Hi Hayley,

My family and I hope to move to Melbourne in April 2013, haven't went as far as to the paperwork re the Visa itself yet, 1 step at at time!!lol

Will keep you posted re ANMAC, I'll be so delighted when it comes through I'll prob post a new thread anyways!!!lol

I'm sure it's not cheap to take a dog over with you but I'm sure there's plenty of people on here that have done it that could advise.

Kim xx

[yorkshire rose]

Hi Hayley,

My family and I hope to move to Melbourne in April 2013, haven't went as far as to the paperwork re the Visa itself yet, 1 step at at time!!lol

Will keep you posted re ANMAC, I'll be so delighted when it comes through I'll prob post a new thread anyways!!!lol

I'm sure it's not cheap to take a dog over with you but I'm sure there's plenty of people on here that have done it that could advise.

Kim xx

 

Hi Hayley

 

I am exactly in the same boat as you, just about to apply to ANMAC, I too am a neonatal nurse and are hoping to move out to oz either Perth or Adelaide in July just after my daughter Georgia finishes her GCSES, if we dont go next year i doubt i can get her to go the year after. We are hoping for her to attend some performing arts college. Have you already started to lodge your EOI is it like the visa where you can access it a number of times before you submitt.? Where abouts in Perth are you looking into, i was looking at Joondalup but not sure whether i would like special care or keep to intensive care/surgery the issue really is that we go where the jobs are. Just worried Perth maybe too expensive. Must admit though looks beautiful, im getting excited now we are in a position to send all my documents off. ANMAC send the docs to AHPRA at your request and they will file them for a certain amount of time until you are ready for your registration.. Good luck you never know our paths may cross.

Lisa

[oz2014]

Hi, It's lovely to hear from someone who is moving with a child of a similar age and to the same area! We plan to live in Joondalup/Butler/Mindarie area in Perth, my daughter has provisionally been accepted by Kinross High School and she will attend there from July/August until end Jan. In January she will move to Mindarie High School as Kinross feeds into this school automatically. At Mindarie, she will complete 2 years of schooling which is equivalent to A levels and will allow her entry into University.

 

My son is 7yrs old and will leave the UK after completing year 3 but will join Butler Primary School in year 3 (technically he will repeat part of year 3 again).

 

Good luck with IELTS test, as long as you are prepared and have looked into the layout of the ielts test you will be fine. The reading, listening and speaking were absolutely fine for me, but I felt I struggled on the writing part but I obviously did just enough to pass! What type of nursing do you do?

 

i am a children nurse so will depend on where job is as to where we end up; have some neonatal experience but its either the princess margaret, perth or general paeds ward in some of the smaller towns. dont care as long as i have a job.

 

must start researching schools.. if we dont go next year it will be difficult to take her on my visa as she will be nearly 19 when her A levels finish. she would go in the morning.

 

have made list and going to work through it with ielts right at top