Valdik Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hi I would be grateful if you could give me advise on the following subject. After 13 years living and working in Ireland I have made the decision to move to Melbourne and join my brother's metal fabrication business. I’m working in Ireland in an engineering company full-time as a metal fabricator and R&D technician (€550 per week). However, I’m not happy with my income and I had a few attempts to start up my own metal fabrication business but never succeeded in Irealand. But my brother who left Ireland about 7 years ago has settled in Melbourne very well and has set up his own metal fabrication business which seems to be doing well. Please advise what is best and quickest visa scheme for which I could apply to join my brothers business in Melbourne as soon as possible? Nationality –Irish Age-38 Experience-18 years in metal fabrication/mechanical engineering Qualification- metal fabricator (no degree) I would appreciate any advise you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londongal76 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Well your trade is on the Skilled Occupation list, so you could probably go for a 189 Independent Skilled Visa. http://www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/skilled-occupations-lists/sol.aspx That would give you 5 years permanent residency and wouldn't tie you to working at one place. Not sure how the assessments work for that governing body but if you want it done fast and right, i'd suggest speaking to a MARA registered agent to check all of your options and the requirements. Assuming you have the right qualifications/skills and no criminal record it should be easy enough. You'll want to get an application in before you're 39 though ideally as you lose 5 more points for age at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Best visa and quickest visa are rarely the same thing, I recommend best over quickest. The best visa is the 189, closely followed by the 190 and you can read about them on http://www.immi.gov.au. The first thing to do is to decide if you are a mechanical engineer or a metal fabricator as these are both on the list and I don't think would even be considered closely related as they seem to be in different occupation groups. In determining which to apply under, look at what is required for skills assessment for each occupation. The mechanical engineering would probably be the easier skills assessment but it is very possible that a degree would be required for a positive result. Metal fabricator is assessed by TRA, which tends to be a more complicated process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdik Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks for your advice. I was originally thinking about the possibility of getting a working holiday visa for one year and then to apply for long term visa while working in Australia during that first year. But when I read the condition for a working holiday visa its only for people from 18 to 30 years old. Is that the final age limit or is there a working holiday visa available to my age group (38)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 No, that's a set age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdik Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hi Rupert and All I done a little bit of research and I agree that best visa is 189 (skilled independent visa) but processing will take 2-3-4years. (According to emigration officer I meet in Dublin job show 2 years ago) 190 visa is not covering Melbourne area. To open working holiday visa is impossible because my age is 38. So, I don’t see anything possible at the moment in short/quick terms. I was in Melbourne 2 times already and it’s a lovely city it and I would be very happy to be working over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hi Rupert and All I done a little bit of research and I agree that best visa is 189 (skilled independent visa) but processing will take 2-3-4years. (According to emigration officer I meet in Dublin job show 2 years ago) 190 visa is not covering Melbourne area. To open working holiday visa is impossible because my age is 38. So, I don’t see anything possible at the moment in short/quick terms. I was in Melbourne 2 times already and it’s a lovely city it and I would be very happy to be working over there. I think you have got a few facts wrong. A skilled migrant visa can easily be obtained in six months, if you put your mind to it. And of course it is possible to live in Melbourne on a 189 or 190 visa. To take this further, please refer to my earlier post regarding identifying an occupation and taking a skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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