Guest DavidandNicky Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Is anybody else looking to obtain State sponsorship? Their application process seems to be fairly straightforward; I'm just wondering how long they take to say yes/no. If successful, what help do/did you get in terms of suppport to settle in and find work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carolans Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi DavidandNicky We've got state sponsorship with Victoria (through DH) - can't remember exactly how long it took - but it wasn't that long and as everything was electronic it was much quicker than we thought it would be. They haven't offered us any help in finding work, but then we haven't got visa through yet. They have insisted that we complete a few e-mail surveys once we are there, but that's it. I have a friend who was also sponsored as a teacher with Victoria and she didn't get any help with finding work, but after a few months of supply she has a good job in a private school. Good luck in your application Zoë Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DavidandNicky Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks for the quick reply, OH is a teacher (pre-school/primary) with over 10 years teaching experience (lately at a senior level). Wonder what her prospects are re employment and pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carolans Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 DavidandNicky Try looking for The Broughtons - Felicity has a similar background. She's posted lots of useful info on teaching, esp primary. Zoë Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 hi, i have just been sponsored by Victoria and it took 8 long weeks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DavidandNicky Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Good to hear of your success. Any idea where and when you'll be going/staying? - assuming there's no hic-ups with your visa that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good to hear of your success. Any idea where and when you'll be going/staying? - assuming there's no hic-ups with your visa that is. Our agent lodged our visa application online last friday so hopefully about 6 months to get it and then 2-3 months to get sorted and get over there. Looking at somewhere affordable like Pakenham (Victoria) area but depends on hubby's job really which hopefully won't be in the CBD! Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi guys, We have Victorian sponsorship and they only took 2 days to say yes, I think it all depends on your circumstances. The only thing we have been put on is the job register where employers look on the gov site to see who's coming over with what qualifications and if they have vacancies they write/email/phone to offer an interview etc. Hope this helps, Helenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hi guys' date=' We have Victorian sponsorship and they only took 2 days to say yes, I think it all depends on your circumstances. The only thing we have been put on is the job register where employers look on the gov site to see who's coming over with what qualifications and if they have vacancies they write/email/phone to offer an interview etc. Hope this helps, Helenx[/quote'] Bloody hell that was quick guys!! what skills are you going on? I see you have front loaded your meds/pcc's. When are you expecting a CO? Hope it's soon for you Best Wishes - andy & julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, We are sending off for PC's about the 14th March, as the new PC's only take 10 days, then doing med's on the 27th March, so hopefully all results will come together at the same time. We are looking to get a CO in April (fingers crossed), as there is a 3-4 month back log at the mo and as you can see from our timeline we applied for our visa online on the 24th January, so by the time everything comes back we should be just ready for a CO, if you get what I mean. We are going on a subclass 175 which is the new version of the 136. How about you? Helenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie' date=' We are sending off for PC's about the 14th March, as the new PC's only take 10 days, then doing med's on the 27th March, so hopefully all results will come together at the same time. We are looking to get a CO in April (fingers crossed), as there is a 3-4 month back log at the mo and as you can see from our timeline we applied for our visa online on the 24th January, so by the time everything comes back we should be just ready for a CO, if you get what I mean. We are going on a subclass 175 which is the new version of the 136. How about you? Helenx[/quote'] We are on a 176. I am a hairdresser. Our Visa went 26th feb online. Agent sent med docs etc today which says PC's take 30-40 days??? They told us the same about getting ready for the CO. It's a question of timing i think but don't want to do it too early just in-case! :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, PC's have changed cost £35 each and only take 10 days to come back. There's only a month between us we should have a race to see who gets the golden icket first LOL . Cheers, Helen x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie' date=' PC's have changed cost £35 each and only take 10 days to come back. There's only a month between us we should have a race to see who gets the golden icket first LOL . Cheers, Helen x[/quote'] Hi Helen, so when did that change then? I presume our info received today was the 'standard' letter and hasn't been updated. Does that mean you have 12 months from then to validate, or from the meds? Hope you get there first! Get a giant house and we can kip with you when we land!!! Good luck - Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris n loz Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, We got our visa's through in Nov 2007 and went over 3 weeks ago to have a look. We too are looking at Pakenham and also Geelong. We are moving out in July 2008 & can't wait. Are you from Denton in Manchester? Chris & Loz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, You can still use the £10 PC we were just advised to use the new one just in case. We thought we would go for this as it only takes 10 days, so if anything did come back and it was all wrong would still have enough time to get it changed. I should have put subclass 176 not 175 doh ! Have just given our doctor the PC forms so he can do his bit, so as soon as there back I'll be sending them off. You said earlier that you have already frontloaded your med's ? Did you have them done recently ? I'm only saying this because it's 12 months from when you have your PC's or Med's done, to validate your visa. I've been looking at flights and god do they vary, I looked at the same flight, same time and with the same airline all different rediculous really. Looked at Quantas and you can take 20kg baggage and 7kg hand luggage, I asked was there a migrant allowance, yes there was £700 plus taxes about £130 for each adult taking 40kg and kiddies 2 and over get a massive 25% off the adult price ....wow I'm thrilled!!! Have you got anywhere in mind to stay when you get there ? Anyway, good luck with your adventure, we should keep in touch just to see how each other is doing. If you have any other questions just let me know. Helenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, We got our visa's through in Nov 2007 and went over 3 weeks ago to have a look. We too are looking at Pakenham and also Geelong. We are moving out in July 2008 & can't wait. Are you from Denton in Manchester? Chris & Loz Hi Chris & Loz We are from Wirral, inbetween Chester and Liverpool. What did you think of the area then? Was it different than you expected? Best Wishes - Andy & Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie' date=' You can still use the £10 PC we were just advised to use the new one just in case. We thought we would go for this as it only takes 10 days, so if anything did come back and it was all wrong would still have enough time to get it changed. I should have put subclass 176 not 175 doh ! Have just given our doctor the PC forms so he can do his bit, so as soon as there back I'll be sending them off. You said earlier that you have already frontloaded your med's ? Did you have them done recently ? I'm only saying this because it's 12 months from when you have your PC's or Med's done, to validate your visa. I've been looking at flights and god do they vary, I looked at the same flight, same time and with the same airline all different rediculous really. Looked at Quantas and you can take 20kg baggage and 7kg hand luggage, I asked was there a migrant allowance, yes there was £700 plus taxes about £130 for each adult taking 40kg and kiddies 2 and over get a massive 25% off the adult price ....wow I'm thrilled!!! Have you got anywhere in mind to stay when you get there ? Anyway, good luck with your adventure, we should keep in touch just to see how each other is doing. If you have any other questions just let me know. Helenx[/quote'] Hi Helen, We haven't done meds yet. Just received forms last week. Not going to do them for a bit yet. Need to sell our property in Turkey first as we are renting our house as a fail-safe! My sister works for a long-haul travel agent based in a lady's home on the Wirral. She got us a quote for a flight in September with a stopover in Hong Kong. £1900 for 4 of us (kids 11 & 7). I can get you the number if you need it in the future. Didn't quite get what you said about baggage & kids discount etc! Andy & Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie, Sorry must have rambled this morning, couldn't sleep OH snoring and our little one decided to come into our bed and take up all the room so came downstairs and thought I'd have a dabble on the computer till I was sleepy again (and it was 5.33am that I wrote it and have the bags to prove it !) Anyway, baggage allowance someone else on here has said that if you have a permanent visa you should get extra baggage allowance, however, when I spoke to Quantas they never said anything about going on a perm visa of which I could get extra baggage allowance, will have to ring them again to clarify. Our agent has said all being well we should get our visas in September as well....ah the race begins !! I neglected to say that there is six of us going on the flight 5 x adults and 1 x 2 yr old when we fly out so it's going to cost us nearly £3,300 to £3,500 for the privelege, so your lucky there's only 2 adults and 2 kiddies. No doubt speak soon take care, Helenx p.s. if your on the forum when I'm on we could meet up in the chat room and have a chin wag if you like, no pressure tho. Hx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie' date=' Sorry must have rambled this morning, couldn't sleep OH snoring and our little one decided to come into our bed and take up all the room so came downstairs and thought I'd have a dabble on the computer till I was sleepy again (and it was 5.33am that I wrote it and have the bags to prove it !) Anyway, baggage allowance someone else on here has said that if you have a permanent visa you should get extra baggage allowance, however, when I spoke to Quantas they never said anything about going on a perm visa of which I could get extra baggage allowance, will have to ring them again to clarify. Our agent has said all being well we should get our visas in September as well....ah the race begins !! I neglected to say that there is six of us going on the flight 5 x adults and 1 x 2 yr old when we fly out so it's going to cost us nearly £3,300 to £3,500 for the privelege, so your lucky there's only 2 adults and 2 kiddies. No doubt speak soon take care, Helenx p.s. if your on the forum when I'm on we could meet up in the chat room and have a chin wag if you like, no pressure tho. Hx[/quote'] Just had a look at the chat room thingy. Instant messaging kinda thing is it? Yeah, no probs. Watchin the footy too! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris n loz Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hi Chris & Loz We are from Wirral, inbetween Chester and Liverpool. What did you think of the area then? Was it different than you expected? Best Wishes - Andy & Julie Hi Andy & Julie, We were originally supposed to be going to Wodonga but got a bit of a shock when we arrived as it was soooo quiet. We decided to check out Geelong & Pakenham. We stayed in Geelong for a week and the people were extremely helpful with all of our questions. One night we went for a takeaway and a lady asked us where we were from, when we said Manchester she said she was from near us and had lived out in geelong for 40 years. She said you'll love it here, gave us her telephone number and also offered to sponsor us!!! Mad eh!! We then went over to stay with friends in Beaconsfield but didn't actually make it to Pakenham but our friends said that it's growing rapidly and bringing a lot of jobs to the area. I think we had already decided by then that we preferred Geelong. BA have lost my suitcase in Heathrow - we arrived back in the UK on 21st Feb!!!! no sign of it! :-( I hope it all goes well for you guys. Good luck Chris & Loz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi Andy & Julie,We were originally supposed to be going to Wodonga but got a bit of a shock when we arrived as it was soooo quiet. We decided to check out Geelong & Pakenham. We stayed in Geelong for a week and the people were extremely helpful with all of our questions. One night we went for a takeaway and a lady asked us where we were from, when we said Manchester she said she was from near us and had lived out in geelong for 40 years. She said you'll love it here, gave us her telephone number and also offered to sponsor us!!! Mad eh!! We then went over to stay with friends in Beaconsfield but didn't actually make it to Pakenham but our friends said that it's growing rapidly and bringing a lot of jobs to the area. I think we had already decided by then that we preferred Geelong. BA have lost my suitcase in Heathrow - we arrived back in the UK on 21st Feb!!!! no sign of it! :-( I hope it all goes well for you guys. Good luck Chris & Loz That's weird!! Our friends who started applying for a visa were looking at Wodonga too!! It was because of them that we started the process! Did you get to see what Berwick, Narre Warren and other surrounding areas were like? What was Beaconsfield like? Will it develop, as i hear there is a lot of development between Berwick and Pakenham. What would you say the population size was equivalent too in Manchester ie: Beaconsfield is the same size as Salford etc etc. Glad you found somewhere you liked. Saw a bit of Geelong on Wanted Down Under recently and it looked nice. Good luck - Andy & Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sanders family Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 hi julie and helen just been reading the thread we are also being sponsored by victoria we are with agent and put our visa in on 20 dec and still not heard of a CO we have also put our house up for sale we are trying to decided if to do meds & pc before getting a CO or if to wait as our eldest is doing gcse next june or just get over there we are going mad are you both feeling them? sorry to go on and jump on your thread:arghh::err: thanks kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denton4 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hi Kim, You are further along than us . Its a hard one to say about having meds done early. I suppose if you have sold your house and there is nothing holding you back then i would have them done. Its just taking the chance with having to be in the country within the year of having meds done so you can validate your visa.Where in Victoria are you hoping to settle?Is your eldest doing their exams this June or next? Its hard with the school and exams. Are eldest starts high school in Sept, ideally we would like to be out there by then or Oct don't really want to spend on a uniform for a couple of weeks so fingers crossed. Defiantly want to be there before xmas, gave all my decks away:wacko: Take care, hope you here soon keep us informed. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the terry's Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 hi julie and helen just been reading the thread we are also being sponsored by victoria we are with agent and put our visa in on 20 dec and still not heard of a CO we have also put our house up for sale we are trying to decided if to do meds & pc before getting a CO or if to wait as our eldest is doing gcse next june or just get over there we are going mad are you both feeling them? sorry to go on and jump on your thread:arghh::err: thanks kim Hi Kim, Our youngest son is doing his gcse's this year, so we will be moving after he finishes school, before oldest son joins Police (in Oz) and oldest daughter finishes her year 9, so we have a nice little slot to try and get over there. As you can see by my timeline we haven't got a CO yet but have just done our PC's and are booked in for the med's next week. Our agent says that they have found with online applications you only seem to get a CO if they want more info otherwise we just wait. We've now reached the stage where everything is all but complete and we are now in for THE BIG WAIT ! We too are nearly ready to put the house on the market just have a bit more painting to do a it's done. It's exciting, nerve racking and god does this process test your patience but I think (and hope) it's going to be worth it all in the end. Take care everyone and best of luck, Helenx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sanders family Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 thanks julie & helen our eldest is doing exams next june 2009 and everyone has told us to get out there asap as gcse are not recognized out there and he also whats to go in the police, i have read a couple of threads that you have to be out there for two years before you can apply to the police. We dont know where we are going we have looked at a few areas on google earth as we have never been there before. Mornington, st kilda, geelong look nice but i have to find the right school for our second son who is 12 as he has educational needs and is 3 years behind. so where are you both heading? So helen you have to be out there by next march then.Thank you for replying so quick good luck to you both and helen if your out there first you know you will be bombarded with lots of questions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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