angiemarie

Me and my partner are planing on moving to Australia aventualy. At present i am training to be a hairdresser and he is training to be a mental health nurse, will these help us get into australia how long do we have to of been working in the line of work we are in. Any advise will be great.

JAJ

Once qualified - possibly. However rules may have changed by then. Start at http://www.immi.gov.au

Australia_bound?

Hi, no expert on this but believe once your otehr half is qualified he'd be able to seek sponsorship from an employer and get straight out to Aus! Apparently this is fairly common. Hardressers as far as I'm aware need several years experience!
Good luck

JAJ

Why on earth would he want to be tied to an employer rather than have his own permanent visa?

Australia_bound?

I'd go for it if it was an option, would rather have a job lined up than have to find one once there! was only a suggestion lighten up

JAJ

In that case it's usually better to sort out your own visa anyway, then get the job offer. You can then leave your employer if you're treated badly.

wintersgills

you mean when your treated badly. seen it so many times employers have you where they want you

angiemarie

how long will my partner have to be training as a mental health nurse be for we are allowed in to australia and how long do the visas take to come thrue

Australia_bound?

Once qualified can get to Aus! But all depends on what type of visa you want to go for!

Kapri

Once your partner has qualified and is registered he can apply to have his skills assessed. If he passes the skills assessment, medicals and police checks he will get a visa.
There is lots of info on this on the nursing section of the forum. I recently bumped a thread on there that explains the process very clearly.
As people have already mentioned there are different types of visa. Employer sponsored visas are quicker but you are then tied to that employer. If you don't like your job you are stuffed.
On advice from another forum member I am applying for an independent visa that will give me permanent residency and freedom to move around.
Hope this helps.

tony_russell

too true mate, sponsorship is a very bad idea, i've seen it loads of times too. What if you dont get on with the boss or your collegues? "If you dont like it, you know what to do" attitude, then they revoke your visa and you gotta come home, they got you by the balls. You end up getting mugged off with some crap job earning half the money you should. No get a propper visa, get paid. enjoy

kevinbloomfield

Wont you be trained as a hairdresser before he completes his training?

Why not go on your skills?

Australia_bound?

I think would need around 5 years experience as hairdresser, can be very easy to get visa when a nurse (depending on which visa they want)

kevinbloomfield

Yep, I was having a blonde moment :-))

angiemarie

also my partners university have asked for him to get a police check from when he was on a years working holiday visa in oz a couple of years ago how do we go about getting this since we are in the uk.