Guest kteemac Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yes I am clearly losing it- after debating for about 5 years with OH ( why the debate- should have just done it!!!!) Have made decision to take the plunge....at possibly the worst time ever! To cap it off whilst I have a skills on demand occupation it looks increasingly unlikely this will be a quick journey! Any one else still idiotic enough to consider embarking on the journey- I've been reading the posts and really feel for people, the stress of not knowing which way it is going must be a nightmare and I can see that the support people are getting is important Anyway my eyes feel like they have fallen out my head with all the reading and research, I am very much at the beginning but in essence trying to firstly decide which nominated occupation will give me best chance - none of which unfortuntatley are very much in demand although I keep seeing jobs for these areas 1. welfare worker 60 points and WA will considered state sponsored regional visa 2. Social worker- not sure whether I will be assessed as "Qualified " by the assessing agency it looks like I would have to undertake further study 3. Probation officer- SOL but no one wants to sponsor us, this is the area I have most experience in so would be the best bet for work OH can go for Youth worker ( 40 points) but no sponsorship as far as I can see or health manager - which seems a good bet but difficult to assess his job against others It all seems very complicated, I have contacted a few agencies- would anyone advise using them- any advice ( no matter how simple) really appreciated- nice to be joining you!! Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mach Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hi Kate, good for you! So long as you enter it with a realistic view on the time it will take (i.e. not exactly overnight as it stands!), you'll be fine. Sure it's a frustrating journey, but on the plus side the situation processing speed should get better in tact with the economy improving. Regarding your situation. Talk to a reputable agent and don't be afraid to ask people on here of their experiences of using "Agency X". Loads of good agents post on this forum, so you should be able to draw up a list of three or four "safe choices" in half an hour of poking around on here. Contact several and see which one clicks with best with you. For the record, I'm with George Lombard and everyone at his agency have been fantastic. ...Oh and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth and lisa Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yes I am clearly losing it- after debating for about 5 years with OH ( why the debate- should have just done it!!!!) Have made decision to take the plunge....at possibly the worst time ever! To cap it off whilst I have a skills on demand occupation it looks increasingly unlikely this will be a quick journey! Any one else still idiotic enough to consider embarking on the journey- I've been reading the posts and really feel for people, the stress of not knowing which way it is going must be a nightmare and I can see that the support people are getting is important Anyway my eyes feel like they have fallen out my head with all the reading and research, I am very much at the beginning but in essence trying to firstly decide which nominated occupation will give me best chance - none of which unfortuntatley are very much in demand although I keep seeing jobs for these areas 1. welfare worker 60 points and WA will considered state sponsored regional visa 2. Social worker- not sure whether I will be assessed as "Qualified " by the assessing agency it looks like I would have to undertake further study 3. Probation officer- SOL but no one wants to sponsor us, this is the area I have most experience in so would be the best bet for work OH can go for Youth worker ( 40 points) but no sponsorship as far as I can see or health manager - which seems a good bet but difficult to assess his job against others It all seems very complicated, I have contacted a few agencies- would anyone advise using them- any advice ( no matter how simple) really appreciated- nice to be joining you!! Kate Hi Kate, firstly good luck with your plans. Were right at the beginning just doing skills assessment and having to take the dredded ielts!!!! 24th Oct planning to be in Perth Sept 2011 (im a nurse). We researched lots of agents but decided to go with Go Matilda, so far we have been very pleased with them, they email back within a day and i have a contact in this country should i need them. from my past experience i have mailed different agencies and they have replied some with good advise some with bad. We went to the expo in Coventry on Sunday it was really good got loads of info from it maybe there is another coming up you could go to? Well better get ready for work, good luck again and let us know how your going. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VickyMel Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 It all seems very complicated, I have contacted a few agencies- would anyone advise using them- any advice ( no matter how simple) really appreciated- nice to be joining you!!Kate Good luck with it Kate We did not use a migration agency and appear to be going through the visa application process OK - tonnes of reading etc... But had we used a good agent we might have noticed our current visa earlier and be much further a long in the process.. Many of the agencies offer free initial advice - take it again we did not realise and should have used that (maybe still should given the recent changes). From reading the forum for months now it appears that there are good and not great agencies. IMHO it seems to me that if you are going to be paying a fair wack of money anyway you would be better off paying that little bit extra (if necessary) to go with one of the well experienced agencies who are ahead of the game and know the ins and outs of it all. Rather than a less experienced agency that is helping you fill in forms that you could probably do yourselves. I may be out of order saying that though it is just the impression I have got reading the forums. Good luck with it - get that initial advice and maybe get it from a few agencies then decide how you will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanderer Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hi Kate, The immigration application process is not so difficult that you can not handle it yourself and save a swag, agents not being able to get anything processed any quicker and if anything it can all be slowed down because you aredealing with an intermediate. Welfare and Social workers are usually in reasonable demand, though they are not on the Critical Skills List [CSL] at the moment and so that will mean your application will not have a higher priority - read http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/faq-priority-processing.pdf But if you are set on WA and you need to check whether those occupations are on the state nomination list and you can do that @ Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176) where you'll see all states listed . You may want to look up the various state social care/welfare departments and shooting of some emails may find that there could be sponsorship for you under a 457 or ENS/RSMS visa to get you there a lot quicker - start @ Workers - Visas & Immigration and you can check out either independent of employer sponsored and you'll find the latter, all a very easy menu driven site. Information Booklets - Applications & Forms - Visas & Immigration gives you the relevant visa booklets and together with the web site info under specific visas and making use of application Checklists provided the whole process of deciding which visa and then accumulating the relevant documentation can flow smoothly. You only need to do an application for one of you and if you have greater occupation points and/or work potential, the primary applicant may as well be yourself and hub then just goes on as a secondary applicant. All too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kteemac Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thanks for all the posts and ideas will definitely get some free advice and do some digging- the links and agencies refs are particularly useful, thankyou again Kate :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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