Guest lensawyer Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK guys quick questions My husband and I are wanting to emigrate to Victoria with our 2 children, do we go for state sponsorship or not ??? What are the benefits for state sponsorship my husband is a Joiner and therefore is on the skills in need list.. Any help would be gratefully appreciated Thank you in advance looking forward to hearing your answers as feeling a little confused what to do for the best :unsure: Louise xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenson Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hi there, welcome to PIO, I am a Plumber, also going to Victoria. When we started our application having state sponsorship pushed your application up the list, I know things have changed with the new skills list but I am still sure it would help your application. Only downside is you are stuck in the Victoria area for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 State sponsored are processed quicker if that makes any difference to you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansukhpatel Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 OK guys quick questions My husband and I are wanting to emigrate to Victoria with our 2 children, do we go for state sponsorship or not ??? What are the benefits for state sponsorship my husband is a Joiner and therefore is on the skills in need list.. Any help would be gratefully appreciated Thank you in advance looking forward to hearing your answers as feeling a little confused what to do for the best :unsure: Louise xxxx I agree with Stevenson. With 175 there is a longer wait whereas once you get the state sponsorship and applied for 176, it's turned around in couple of months. For your reference check the members timelines on the 176 threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lensawyer Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks guys is there any additional costs with state sponsorship and is it advisable to go through an agent still ??? Sorry to be a pest just so confusing :confused: but soooooo exciting too :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debabrown Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I think there is a charge for the Victoria SS, in the region of $100-$200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenson Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There was no charge when we got state sponsor, but that was over a year ago... We done our own application, and got the visa, but must say it can be a really annoying process that makes you feel like giving up at points (which an agent might take some of the stress out of), but if you feel confident you could do it yourself. go for it.:smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 State sponsorship application is easy especially with it all being online, you don't need an agent for that. I found it the easiest part followed by the visa application. The skills assessment was the hard part ! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansukhpatel Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks guys is there any additional costs with state sponsorship and is it advisable to go through an agent still ??? Sorry to be a pest just so confusing :confused: but soooooo exciting too :biggrin: From the different states we looked at WA, ACT charge a small fee but I didn't pay anything for either VIC or SA I had a bad experience with an agent hence I done it all through the help on this forum. But I also know that there are some good agent as friend and family have used them in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lensawyer Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks guys very helpful.. Now this is where it gets confusing lol... If we wanted to live in NSW but hubby would be working in Brisbane would we be able to go for state sponsorship or not ???? You will find nothing in my life is simple lol xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks guys very helpful.. Now this is where it gets confusing lol... If we wanted to live in NSW but hubby would be working in Brisbane would we be able to go for state sponsorship or not ???? You will find nothing in my life is simple lol xxxx It is a moral agreement as part of the sponsorship with the state that you will live and work in that state for 2 years - after all they are trying to fill job vacancies in that state. Can you not get QLD SS then ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mansukhpatel Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Thanks guys very helpful.. Now this is where it gets confusing lol... If we wanted to live in NSW but hubby would be working in Brisbane would we be able to go for state sponsorship or not ???? You will find nothing in my life is simple lol xxxx You have to apply for general 175. If you appy for state sponsorship then you need to stay in the sponsored state for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UFO Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 OK guys quick questions My husband and I are wanting to emigrate to Victoria with our 2 children, do we go for state sponsorship or not ??? What are the benefits for state sponsorship my husband is a Joiner and therefore is on the skills in need list.. Any help would be gratefully appreciated Thank you in advance looking forward to hearing your answers as feeling a little confused what to do for the best :unsure: Louise xxxx hey hey, perhaps the most important of the 176 sponser visa is the required points is reduced, and you get 5 points. the cases officers are now killing many applications due to not enough points on 175. if you husband doesnt have a degree and you dont think you are able to get a good pass mark in the english exam. go for the SMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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