EOI advise

[Ben & meg]

Hello,

We were recommended to visit this forum by my girlfriends uncle who has been in Australia for 15 years and is a citizen.

Me (27) and my girlfriend (29) are both UK citizens looking into the options we have with regards to moving to Australia and what visas we would issue our EOI under.

I am a product designer for a furniture manufacturing company and my girlfriend is a senior insurance claims handler. I have 4 years work experience and she has 5 1/2. On the occupations list product designer does not come up but industrial designer does. There are a lot of blurred lines and cross overs within design as a profession, so it is difficult to determined what you fall into so, we basically want to know;

1) What visas we would submit our EOI under?

2) Are our occupations likely to be accepted as skilled visas?

3) Are there any other requirements to know about before submitting an EOI?

4) Can I use industrial designer as my occupation if I am a product designer?

Thanks is advance for any advice! 

Ben & Meg

 

[wrussell]

I suggest that you consult a registered migration agent for an assessment of your case?

 

[Marisawright]

What Westly said.   Most reputable agents (including him) will give you an initial consultation free of charge.

Have you both already had Working Holiday Visas?  If not, I'd have thought that would be the ideal course to take - it gives you a year to find out if you'd actually like to live in Australia.   You don't have to do the backpacking thing - it's perfectly possible to stay in one city and work in your chosen profession, and you can make some useful contacts.

[VERYSTORMY]

Before you lodge an eoi, you must have all your ducks lined up. So, you need to have a positive skills assessment. If claiming points for English, you need to have completed the appropriate exams and passed to the legal you are claiming for such as ILETS. 

You also need to be very clear on what your points are as over claiming can lead to a refusal of visa (and loss of fees and potentially even a ban on reapplying). 

My advice would also be to speak to a registered migration agent such as Wrussel who has posted above. 

[Ben & meg]

Thanks for taking time to reply guys, I will contact an agent and have a consultation. 

[Ben & meg]

9 hours ago, Marisawright said:

What Westly said.   Most reputable agents (including him) will give you an initial consultation free of charge.

Have you both already had Working Holiday Visas?  If not, I'd have thought that would be the ideal course to take - it gives you a year to find out if you'd actually like to live in Australia.   You don't have to do the backpacking thing - it's perfectly possible to stay in one city and work in your chosen profession, and you can make some useful contacts.

To be fair we did think that the working holiday visa was for backpackers travelling around and doing general work, so this could be a possibility.  The only issue is my girlfriend turns 30 in July, so can she live and work in Australia on the holiday working visa right up to her 31st birthday? If so then it could be a viable option. 

 

[Marisawright]

8 minutes ago, Ben & meg said:

To be fair we did think that the working holiday visa was for backpackers travelling around and doing general work, so this could be a possibility.  The only issue is my girlfriend turns 30 in July, so can she live and work in Australia on the holiday working visa right up to her 31st birthday? If so then it could be a viable option. 

Both of my nieces came out on working holiday visas and worked in offices in Sydney for most of their stay.  There's a limit of six months with each employer but they didn't find that a big problem.   I used to work in insurance and your girlfriend shouldn't have any trouble staying in work if you base yourself in Sydney.  I don't know much about your occupation, though, sorry.

I suggest you check, but I think that as long as she gets the visa before she turns 30, she can stay for the full year. 

Edited December 29, 2019 by Marisawright