can anyone please help?
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can anyone please help?
Hello!
I am planning to migrate to Australia under a skilled independant visa and have already got a few questions, I would grateful if anyone can answer them.
1. I am a midwife and I have heard visas are fast tracked for those with a nursing qualification, is this true? and approximatley how long does the application take?
2. I am correct in thinking that once your visa is granted you would then have 1 year to travel to australia?
3. I am hoping to go in approximately15 -18 months time when i have financial comittments here in the uk settled. During the application process are your financial circumtances looked at? i.e are you required to send bank statements?
4. I lived in Rep. of Ireland for 11months in 2001 - 2002, will this mean I will also need a police check done for Ireland?
5. Lastly, the only language I speak is english as i have been born and bred in Scotland. I do not wish to sit a language ability test so do I therefore need to send my school exam certificates?
Thank you anyone who can answer these questions for me.
Carol.
I am planning to migrate to Australia under a skilled independant visa and have already got a few questions, I would grateful if anyone can answer them.
1. I am a midwife and I have heard visas are fast tracked for those with a nursing qualification, is this true? and approximatley how long does the application take?
2. I am correct in thinking that once your visa is granted you would then have 1 year to travel to australia?
3. I am hoping to go in approximately15 -18 months time when i have financial comittments here in the uk settled. During the application process are your financial circumtances looked at? i.e are you required to send bank statements?
4. I lived in Rep. of Ireland for 11months in 2001 - 2002, will this mean I will also need a police check done for Ireland?
5. Lastly, the only language I speak is english as i have been born and bred in Scotland. I do not wish to sit a language ability test so do I therefore need to send my school exam certificates?
Thank you anyone who can answer these questions for me.
Carol.
#2
Point 2.
You have one year from the date of your medicals or Police clearance , which ever is earlier to FIRST enter Aus.
some people get them done before they are requested but remember they have a limited life span.
You have one year from the date of your medicals or Police clearance , which ever is earlier to FIRST enter Aus.
some people get them done before they are requested but remember they have a limited life span.
#3
Can only answer some of your questions.
1. I think yes but also depends on what area you are going to, so cant say how long.
2.you must travel to australia within 1 year of the policecheck or medical (earliest date applies) to validate the visa, but then you can come back and forth as you please.
3. not sure. We are applying under spouse visa.
4. yes, absolutely. and any other country you have lived in during the last 10 years
5. The language test is only for those who dont have english as their first language. Coming from scotland you should be classed as a native english speaker. (or are you from the western isles ? if gaelic is your main language, then you would maybe have to do the language test)
Hope this helps
1. I think yes but also depends on what area you are going to, so cant say how long.
2.you must travel to australia within 1 year of the policecheck or medical (earliest date applies) to validate the visa, but then you can come back and forth as you please.
3. not sure. We are applying under spouse visa.
4. yes, absolutely. and any other country you have lived in during the last 10 years
5. The language test is only for those who dont have english as their first language. Coming from scotland you should be classed as a native english speaker. (or are you from the western isles ? if gaelic is your main language, then you would maybe have to do the language test)
Hope this helps
#4
Re: can anyone please help?
Originally posted by miss carol
5. Lastly, the only language I speak is english as i have been born and bred in Scotland. I do not wish to sit a language ability test so do I therefore need to send my school exam certificates?
Thank you anyone who can answer these questions for me.
Carol.
5. Lastly, the only language I speak is english as i have been born and bred in Scotland. I do not wish to sit a language ability test so do I therefore need to send my school exam certificates?
Thank you anyone who can answer these questions for me.
Carol.
#5
Nursing is fast-tracked. We applied for a skilled independent and got ours in 15 weeks (and that was quite a long time compared to some).
Your finances aren't looked into but I seem to remember having to put down roughly how much money we would be taking with us.
We didn't send in anything specifically to prove we were english speakers as we were both born in the UK and I thinl they assume that we will be native speakers
Hope this has helped
Claire
Your finances aren't looked into but I seem to remember having to put down roughly how much money we would be taking with us.
We didn't send in anything specifically to prove we were english speakers as we were both born in the UK and I thinl they assume that we will be native speakers
Hope this has helped
Claire
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Thank you everone for the info. I'm so glad I found this web site, it's great! My feet are getting VERY itchy now and i'm desperate to get things moving with my visa and get back over to OZ.
One more thing, about the police check. I realise now I will also require one for the time I spent on a working holiday visa in Australia 3 years ago. I had a couple of addresses during the time I was living in Australia because I travelled about, so does this mean I would need a check from each state i was living in? Does anyone who i would contact about this?
I wish everyone the best of luck and happiness with your new and improved lives in the wonderful land of OZ.
Cheers
One more thing, about the police check. I realise now I will also require one for the time I spent on a working holiday visa in Australia 3 years ago. I had a couple of addresses during the time I was living in Australia because I travelled about, so does this mean I would need a check from each state i was living in? Does anyone who i would contact about this?
I wish everyone the best of luck and happiness with your new and improved lives in the wonderful land of OZ.
Cheers
#7
Originally posted by miss carol
Thank you everone for the info. I'm so glad I found this web site, it's great! My feet are getting VERY itchy now and i'm desperate to get things moving with my visa and get back over to OZ.
One more thing, about the police check. I realise now I will also require one for the time I spent on a working holiday visa in Australia 3 years ago. I had a couple of addresses during the time I was living in Australia because I travelled about, so does this mean I would need a check from each state i was living in? Does anyone who i would contact about this?
I wish everyone the best of luck and happiness with your new and improved lives in the wonderful land of OZ.
Cheers
Thank you everone for the info. I'm so glad I found this web site, it's great! My feet are getting VERY itchy now and i'm desperate to get things moving with my visa and get back over to OZ.
One more thing, about the police check. I realise now I will also require one for the time I spent on a working holiday visa in Australia 3 years ago. I had a couple of addresses during the time I was living in Australia because I travelled about, so does this mean I would need a check from each state i was living in? Does anyone who i would contact about this?
I wish everyone the best of luck and happiness with your new and improved lives in the wonderful land of OZ.
Cheers
(My memory may be a little hazy, but I feel sure I'm right)
#8
Question 4 - (your presumtion after the other answers) no, you where here in Aus for less than 12 months - presumably legally on a working holiday visa - they already have the details. You need police checks for the ROI and UK only. You will state elsewhere on the details about your previous visits to Aus.