mr luvpants Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Hey Mr Luvpants as an oldie form this site and others don't I recall that you are /were a fire fighter surely now even more you would be in demand? Nope. I have 14 years experience and would have to start at the bottom of the ladder (pardon the pun). There is no lateral transfer in place between the two countries like there is with the Police. JOHN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 hi nigel you are right about jumping to conclusions but the news agencies reporting this are not normally wrong. and at the end of the day the oz government are just trying to protect what they have, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr luvpants Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The news will be released here DIAC Newsroom – Media_releases JOHN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 NNNNOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Not something else to put us back again after 7 months waiting already......:cry: I wonder if this also counts for electricians???:unsure: It says Bricklayers, plumbers, welders, carpenters and metal fitters will no longer get entry. Nothing about sparkies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 hi if you read the sticky thread by george lombard he recons they will take electricians and toolmakers off the csl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joe & ian Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 what about roof tilers/slaters ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nope. I have 14 years experience and would have to start at the bottom of the ladder (pardon the pun). There is no lateral transfer in place between the two countries like there is with the Police. JOHN I looked into it for a mate when I was over there and even looked into joining myself, are you a station officer (Iknow it has changed to watch commanders recently) or higher? because if you are you have a decent chance of getting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 what about roof tilers/slaters ?????? sorry mate but i think it is all building trades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joe & ian Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 sorry mate but i think it is all building trades but we applied 15/07/08 and are on modl do you think we will be affected as well ??? :arghh::arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 "The cut reduces the skilled migrant intake for the 2008-09 financial year from 133,500 to 115,000." Still a lot of migrants will be getting visas on these figures if they are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joe & ian Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 "The cut reduces the skilled migrant intake for the 2008-09 financial year from 133,500 to 115,000." Still a lot of migrants will be getting visas on these figures if they are correct. so do ya think we still have a chance of getting our visa so to hold out ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 hi i belive they are going to release the details about 2 or3pm oz time so should be a lot clearer then good luck dobba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squem Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Just thought i'd post something i posted on another thread here too.. Apparently the DIAC don't know anything about what's going on either and they have a meeting at 2pm (their time). The first they heard of it was from the newspapers! A fellow PIO'er just phoned them and found it out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris_mac Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 All we can do is wait for the DIAC to officially release the proposed changes. Then we can all look at our options and best way to proceed. Best of luck everyone. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proud2beaussie Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Just thought i'd post something i posted on another thread here too.. Apparently the DIAC don't know anything about what's going on either and they have a meeting at 2pm (their time). The first they heard of it was from the newspapers! A fellow PIO'er just phoned them and found it out!! I don't find that surprising,after all the people who work for the department are just public servants doing a job and it's not their role to second guess decisions made by government ministers,and decisions incidentally which have only been announced in a media release,the minister is yet to release the full details and it would by highly improper for DIAC employees to comment on something they have not yet been given official details of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Thats an absolute shocker!!!! surely the have to honour the application that are already in like when the changed the tra conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jamie Smith Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 For several people this means that Permanent visas will be harder to come by, but the door is by no means closed. The way forward now is to seek employer sponsorship (ENS or 457) or RSMS with a job offer to strenghten the case. The employers will need to prove there is a lack of local applicants of fair quality first, so expect DIAC to mess this up from time to time in deciding whetehr or not that is the case. The ENS is a permanent visa, the RSMS leads to it, the 457 gets you over here and can then lead to ENS (or assuming they relax the rules in a year or two, back onto the list for immediate PR). There are well known shortages of trades people still in regional areas, so perhaps tradies might like to consider a move to a regional area as an entry strategy, then get PR and move again later to the preferred location. Job offers are now the key to Australian migration for many, much the same for NZ visas too. Consulting a migration agent is a good idea if the vias choice neeeds to change, getting help with your job search is an even better idea. And a 457 might get you to Australia faster as it shows an immediate job need... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julzcary Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 "The cut reduces the skilled migrant intake for the 2008-09 financial year from 133,500 to 115,000." Still a lot of migrants will be getting visas on these figures if they are correct. Just looked on the web site below to see how many visas have actually been granted over recent years, and if you look at the number for the last 4 financial years, even with the suspected cut, the number of skilled visas granted hasnt exceeded 115,00, so you may well be right that a lot of migrantes will still get visas on these reduced figures. Migration Program Statistics - Statistics - Publications, Research & Statistics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 with the greatest of respect i am quoting what has been said on the poms in adelaide forum ( news & gossip) where people who have met all of the criteria have been refused for no apparent reason whether this is true or not (and i cannot see any reason why somone would want to lie about this) i am sure i would want to know and not have it glossed over. also as has been stated over 50% of the pr visas are from temp visas. As you know from my reply on the PiA forum, it is not lawful for a DIAC case officer to refuse an application for the grant of a visa without giving a valid reason. Stop scaremongering! Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 but we applied 15/07/08 and are on modl do you think we will be affected as well ???:arghh::arghh: Hi Joe & Ian Do you have State Sponsorship for a subclass 176 visa, please? If you have then your application should be romping ahead by now. If you do not have State Sponsorship, apply for it I would suggest. The link to all the State/Territory websites is here: State & Territory Migration Sites - australia.gov.au I'm pretty sure that Roofer is on the 176 SSV Lists for WA, SA and VIC. Not sure about the latest QLD List. Best wishes Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 As you know from my reply on the PiA forum, it is not lawful for a DIAC case officer to refuse an application for the grant of a visa without giving a valid reason. Stop scaremongering! Best regards. first of all do not tell me what i can say or not say and secondly if you have read the thread on pia the guy on there said he was refused for nothing so if you are frightend your business will suffer then stop glossing over it and making it sound as if everything is normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 first of all do not tell me what i can say or not sayand secondly if you have read the thread on pia the guy on there said he was refused for nothing so if you are frightend your business will suffer then stop glossing over it and making it sound as if everything is normal. It is not lawful to be refused a visa for no reason. What part of that statement do you not understand? Given that you do understand, why are you repeating the comment on other forums? Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The ENS is a permanent visa, the RSMS leads to it, the 457 gets you over here and can then lead to ENS (or assuming they relax the rules in a year or two, back onto the list for immediate PR). .. hi jamie i thought the rsms visa was a permanent visa can you let me know. many thanks dobba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dobbas Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 It is not lawful to be refused a visa for no reason. What part of that statement do you not understand? Given that you do understand, why are you repeating the comment on other forums? Best regards. so you are saying that all off the people that have posted on pia are telling lies, fair enough if thats what you belive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 so you are saying that all off the people that have posted on pia are telling lies, fair enough if thats what you belive. I suggest you consider carefully what you are saying before you post, as this comment is clearly ridiculous. Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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