ARRGGHHHH.no,no,noooooooooo
Oct 10th 2004, 3:12 pm
#16
sunny coast
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,514
Re: ARRGGHHHH.no,no,noooooooooo
Originally Posted by jensteve
Heard this one before, Australia do not recognise city and guilds qualifications! I think business visa would be the way to go, I dont think it would be worthwhile appealing. Have a look at businesses for sale, I am sure if you ask on here, expats will look in the local papers for you so at least you have some idea. Let us know where you are thinking of heading.
Jenny
Jenny
Oct 10th 2004, 8:40 pm
#17
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Joined: Dec 2003
Location: Cardiff S.Wales
Posts: 15
Re: ARRGGHHHH.no,no,noooooooooo
hi ,thanks for the suport ,your a good bunch of people.
I`m a gas fitter by trade ,time served apprentice,now with 26 years experiance .I havn`t had my result back yet but hoping it will be positive .To be honest we knew that wifee`s job wasn`t on the SOL but the optimist in us hoped that we could get a positive result through sandra`s 6 years job experiance and the City & guilds qualification+training that she had to get for her job .Being on the wrong side of 40 I/we needed points for Sandra`s occupation to the reach the magic 120 ,as it is, we only get 105 .not enough for Skilled migration so as you can imagine we busy reading-up and exploring other avenues at the moment!
we are`nt absolutely sure where we want to end up living but we seem to have come to the conclusion to exclude Perth/ Brisbane/Darwin as too damn hot (sorry if that upsets anybody living there ,no offence meant ) so our choice was any where near the coast of NSW /Vic/SA
I`m a gas fitter by trade ,time served apprentice,now with 26 years experiance .I havn`t had my result back yet but hoping it will be positive .To be honest we knew that wifee`s job wasn`t on the SOL but the optimist in us hoped that we could get a positive result through sandra`s 6 years job experiance and the City & guilds qualification+training that she had to get for her job .Being on the wrong side of 40 I/we needed points for Sandra`s occupation to the reach the magic 120 ,as it is, we only get 105 .not enough for Skilled migration so as you can imagine we busy reading-up and exploring other avenues at the moment!
we are`nt absolutely sure where we want to end up living but we seem to have come to the conclusion to exclude Perth/ Brisbane/Darwin as too damn hot (sorry if that upsets anybody living there ,no offence meant ) so our choice was any where near the coast of NSW /Vic/SA
Oct 11th 2004, 11:05 am
#18
ROOFER
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: SCOTLAND
Posts: 22
Re: ARRGGHHHH.no,no,noooooooooo
Originally Posted by bettytweena
Hi Misty33
Yes, we did apply under the skilled independent regional (provisional) visa. It is temporary for 3 years, but if you fulfill the stipulated criteria, ie. live in SA for two full years, and work full time in an occupation on the SOL for at least 1 year, you will be eligible to apply for PR.
We applied for sponsorship to SA on 20th August, and were granted it on 30th September, although we didn't know until 6th Oct.
Although there are no guarantees that PR will be granted, if you have fulfilled the criteria, brought property, put kids through school, worked and paid taxes, there probably isn't any reason why you would be refused......the visa has worked, they have attracted you to a low population area, and you have settled.....
Just an opinion though......all the same, it was our only option.
Whatever you do, good luck..
Yes, we did apply under the skilled independent regional (provisional) visa. It is temporary for 3 years, but if you fulfill the stipulated criteria, ie. live in SA for two full years, and work full time in an occupation on the SOL for at least 1 year, you will be eligible to apply for PR.
We applied for sponsorship to SA on 20th August, and were granted it on 30th September, although we didn't know until 6th Oct.
Although there are no guarantees that PR will be granted, if you have fulfilled the criteria, brought property, put kids through school, worked and paid taxes, there probably isn't any reason why you would be refused......the visa has worked, they have attracted you to a low population area, and you have settled.....
Just an opinion though......all the same, it was our only option.
Whatever you do, good luck..
HI
WAS IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE SIR VISA - ARE THEY LOOKING FOR ROOF TILERS/SLATERS? DID YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TRA? IS IT AS DIFFICULT AS THE REST OF THE VISAS? WE ARE LOOKING AT VARIOUS OPTIONS AT THE MOMENT!!!!!
CAN YOU GIVE SOME ADVICE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE
ROOFER
Oct 11th 2004, 4:32 pm
#19
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 12,063
Re: ARRGGHHHH.no,no,noooooooooo
Originally Posted by Bob Edmunds
hi ,thanks for the suport ,your a good bunch of people.
I`m a gas fitter by trade ,time served apprentice,now with 26 years experiance .I havn`t had my result back yet but hoping it will be positive .To be honest we knew that wifee`s job wasn`t on the SOL but the optimist in us hoped that we could get a positive result through sandra`s 6 years job experiance and the City & guilds qualification+training that she had to get for her job .Being on the wrong side of 40 I/we needed points for Sandra`s occupation to the reach the magic 120 ,as it is, we only get 105 .not enough for Skilled migration so as you can imagine we busy reading-up and exploring other avenues at the moment!
we are`nt absolutely sure where we want to end up living but we seem to have come to the conclusion to exclude Perth/ Brisbane/Darwin as too damn hot (sorry if that upsets anybody living there ,no offence meant ) so our choice was any where near the coast of NSW /Vic/SA
I`m a gas fitter by trade ,time served apprentice,now with 26 years experiance .I havn`t had my result back yet but hoping it will be positive .To be honest we knew that wifee`s job wasn`t on the SOL but the optimist in us hoped that we could get a positive result through sandra`s 6 years job experiance and the City & guilds qualification+training that she had to get for her job .Being on the wrong side of 40 I/we needed points for Sandra`s occupation to the reach the magic 120 ,as it is, we only get 105 .not enough for Skilled migration so as you can imagine we busy reading-up and exploring other avenues at the moment!
we are`nt absolutely sure where we want to end up living but we seem to have come to the conclusion to exclude Perth/ Brisbane/Darwin as too damn hot (sorry if that upsets anybody living there ,no offence meant ) so our choice was any where near the coast of NSW /Vic/SA
Kay
P.S Colins qualifications are city and guilds
