Ships Master / Ships Officer / Marine Pilot - OCCUPATION REMOVED July 2017

[jithooos]

3 hours ago, CaptainR said:

I suspect you will be on of the last to get in marine8611, good luck with it all. 

 I think the visa route may open up again though in a few years time. 

Dear Capt R 

Do you mean our application will be looked in to with least priority since occupations are already removed ? 

[CaptainR]

1 hour ago, jithooos said:

Dear Capt R 

Do you mean our application will be looked in to with least priority since occupations are already removed ? 

No, what I mean is that applications that are already in will be processed accordingly. No further applications will be processed after 1st July and 'in my opinion' within 3-4 years the occupation will be reopened on the SOL. 

Edited August 14, 2017 by CaptainR

[marine8611]

4 hours ago, jithooos said:

Nothing Reported for our profession in recent weeks. However I recently got CO contact asking for few additional docs.whats your status ?

I have submitted all the documents and have not gotten any CO contact so far ,so I am just expecting a direct grant .

[marine8611]

5 hours ago, CaptainR said:

I suspect you will be on of the last to get in marine8611, good luck with it all. 

 I think the visa route may open up again though in a few years time. 

Yea it looks like it .

[Chief Eng]

Hi All,

I had lodged my visa application in the last week of June'17 and was contacted by CO for PCC last week.

I guess although the job has been removed from the SOL , they are processing applications lodged prior July 01st.

Does anybody know how to get PCC's for Hkg, Singapore?? Please do share your experience/difficulties or some links if you have already gone through the procedures. Good luck to all!

Best regards,

Sant

[jithooos]

3 hours ago, Chief Eng said:

Hi All,

I had lodged my visa application in the last week of June'17 and was contacted by CO for PCC last week.

I guess although the job has been removed from the SOL , they are processing applications lodged prior July 01st.

Does anybody know how to get PCC's for Hkg, Singapore?? Please do share your experience/difficulties or some links if you have already gone through the procedures. Good luck to all!

Best regards,

Sant

Hello 

1.Singapore police force won't issue PCC for seamen. I have already mailed them and got a negative reply. So I uploaded the official mail communication in to immi account. 

2. I'm not aware about Hong Kong PCC. 

In order to waiver Singapore pcc, CO asked me to upload all exit/entry stamps and visas in passports. So do that asap before a second contact. 

[marine8611]

any recent grants?

[sierra]

Hello everyone,

I am posting after a long time so hope all who have been granted visa are doing great and ones in line are eagerly waiting.I feel really sad to disclose before you all that we seafarers put in all hardwork to obtain visa and that's when we feel our hard labour is paid .....But its the beginning of the long wait to land up a job in Australia.I have put in a lot of money but I do not feel it's wise enough to go there without a respectable job.Its been almost 2 years since I got my grant but the job scenario is still the same or even worse. Finding a first job is almost impossible and it's the worst for the seafarers as they only prefer a person with local knowledge which can not be our case as we all are migrating to a new land.Its my sincere and honest advise without any prejudice not to waste their hard earned money,time and effort for NOTHING.Finally after so much effort and trying I have decided not to go any further into this.This is my experience and not to discourage anyone here on this forum,but I felt it's my respononsibilty to paint the true picture.

Thanks and best regards.

 

 

[marine8611]

14 hours ago, sierra said:

Hello everyone,

I am posting after a long time so hope all who have been granted visa are doing great and ones in line are eagerly waiting.I feel really sad to disclose before you all that we seafarers put in all hardwork to obtain visa and that's when we feel our hard labour is paid .....But its the beginning of the long wait to land up a job in Australia.I have put in a lot of money but I do not feel it's wise enough to go there without a respectable job.Its been almost 2 years since I got my grant but the job scenario is still the same or even worse. Finding a first job is almost impossible and it's the worst for the seafarers as they only prefer a person with local knowledge which can not be our case as we all are migrating to a new land.Its my sincere and honest advise without any prejudice not to waste their hard earned money,time and effort for NOTHING.Finally after so much effort and trying I have decided not to go any further into this.This is my experience and not to discourage anyone here on this forum,but I felt it's my respononsibilty to paint the true picture.

Thanks and best regards.

 

 

thanks for the info.  why don't you try another job or work overseas .I guess one should commit to Australia once he/she gets the PR and not just wait for a job as a condition to stay in Australia.

Edited September 16, 2017 by marine8611

[Lali]

Hi,
I was granted a visa in sep17. I applied in Apr17, could not update earlier due to unavailability of internet on my ship. Removal of skill is got nothing to do with processing time. All those who have applied before 31 July, stay positive grant is on the way.


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[Adam]

Did you have much CO contact?  I applied in December 2016, last contact in July.  Heard nothing since.

[Lali]

Hi Adam,
Only once , asked for police clearance from flag state .


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[jithooos]

Just now, Lali said:

Hi Adam,
Only once , asked for police clearance from flag state .


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Hi Lali, 

which was your processing Office ? Adelaide ? 

[Lali]

Adelaide


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[marine8611]

I got my grant on 28/09/2017 and received my COR yesterday on 16/10/2017.Thanks to Captain C and everyone here for your contributions.

[CaptainR]

Congratulations @marine8611

[marine8611]

Congratulations [mention=262974]marine8611[/mention]

Thanks a lot Captain.


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[Adam]

Anyone got the phone number for Brisbane office?  Not the generic number but one where I can speak to someone.  Can’t undersrand what the hold up is for me.  

Thanks

[Anujeet]

On 8/30/2015 at 02:50, CaptainR said:

UPDATE 1st July 2017

IMPORTANT UPDATE JULY 2017 - REMOVAL FROM SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST
 On the 1st July 2017 the occupations Ship's Master, Ship's Officer & Ship's Engineer were entirely removed from the Australian Skilled Occupation list. It is no longer possible to obtain a temporary or permanent visa on the basis of these occupations. 
 This change is driven by the local unions and is reflective of the state of the Maritime Industry in Australia which has been in decline for several years and has an oversupply of skilled seafarers for the few domestic vacancies available. 

 

Introduction

I started the original thread in 2012, and subsequently obtained my visa in 2013, I now live in Sydney and work offshore out of Western Australia.

 

The original thread reached over a 1000 posts with a lot of valuable information, so I thought it would be worthwhile consolidating it into a new thread with some of the key information.

 

This forum is a migration forum primarily aimed at British (poms) migrants, it isn’t a specialist seafaring forum and the members are mostly just people who have been through the process before, none of the information is authoritative.

Please only post specific items relating to the thread topic, for any generic immigration guidance please post in the relevant sections of the website.

 

You will see some information below on the process and some links to the guidance on the AMSA website, if you have serious difficulties understanding this then I would suggest you contact a MARA registered migration agent. Do not underestimate the difficulty involved in the migration process for a Ships Masters/Deck Officers and the costs involved.

Hello Capt.

I have just got my Australian PR subclass 189. I am a second officer with 9 years of sailing experience on container vessels. And I am in doubt to where to go in Australia. 

I've registered on all job finding apps but there is no response, may be because I've entered an Indian address. But I seriously want to know where I should move to have better number of job options and availability. 

Would appreciate all the replies.

[CaptainR]

10 hours ago, Anujeet said:

Hello Capt.

I have just got my Australian PR subclass 189. I am a second officer with 9 years of sailing experience on container vessels. And I am in doubt to where to go in Australia. 

I've registered on all job finding apps but there is no response, may be because I've entered an Indian address. But I seriously want to know where I should move to have better number of job options and availability. 

Would appreciate all the replies.

There is no easy answer Anujeet. Work is sparse but there is some, however it would need your feet on the ground here at the very least (the old catch 22). There is CSL in Sydney who may be worth contacting, otherwise if based in Perth you may get some work offshore. 

[mariner777]

Hi capt R ,

        Any suggestions for the offshore links in Perth,been here for a while working in alternate jobs.

Cheers

[CaptainR]

1 hour ago, mariner777 said:

Hi capt R ,

        Any suggestions for the offshore links in Perth,been here for a while working in alternate jobs.

Cheers

Have you tried DOF or Go Marine? 

[mariner777]

Thanks Capt R ,

                These currently arent recruiting ,but will keep it in mind for the future. I think MMA offshore has filed for bankruptcy ,tough times in offshore oil.

[Anujeet]

Thanks you Capt. for the reply. I appreciate your time.
I would request to tell me if there is any other line of work in which my 9 years of experience would be recognized.
I will surely try for pilotage, vts jobs, lecturing and agenting jobs. But if there is any other line of work where I can try my luck please guide me.

[jithooos]

Dear Capt R , 

If we start depositing our salary to an Australian Bank account, how will they be taxed ? I am talking about the wages while we are still sailing with a foreign company. Do we need to do anything with ATO before crediting them to our Aussie bank acc?