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Whats a TRA?:confused:

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i to could not get my head around the fact that they ended up staying in the city for a week when that was one of the options & they didn't choose it
( i think the city job paid more too).

i must also say I'm amazed at the shock on the faces of people when they find out about wages & house prices.
i looked this up before me i even mentioned it to the bride.
it's about the only thing i do know about Perth...
it must be the final edit at the BBC thats making me think this.

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Hi Lee and Lisa and welcome.

It all dependes on your age , jobs and other things. If your case is pretty straight forward then you could do it yourself. If you are self employed then the TRA process can be hard. If he application is not filled out correctly the Australian government are likely to reject it although many people re-submit it and pass (hence an agent can be easier for first time success) - cheers :) .

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graceibluecat as a chip on their shoulders :confused: onwards and upwards for you. It may be best t ignore said poster.:)

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can we not get back to a normal discussion are we not all here to learn and help each other to get to oz it seems to me its like world war 3 on here at the moment

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It does get like that sometimes.I haven't seen the programmes because I live in Oz. What would you like to know?

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I agree too, it seems that they doe things a bit ar$* about T*t on the show, the logical thing would be to demonstrate the earning potential and then see what that would get you not see houses that would be beyond many people moving there, if you earned £20,000 here you could hardly afford a £200,000 house unless you had significant capital to bring in.

I also think that the infatuation for Nadia to keep going on about the cost or salary in £ is redridiculousff course everything sounds cheaper compared to the UK because of the exchange rate - I am not sure what the average wage is in Oz, but I am sure that someone on here has stats on it, but (as someone else pointed out earlier) it does appear convenient that the salary range generally falls at around £20,000 equivalent - is this bad or average for labour in Oz?

I did not catch the Patel family discussing salaries for dentists, did they mention it in the programme?

Nice to get back onto the thread by the way.

On a similar vein, could anyone suggest a sensible area around Perth, that doesn't require hours of driving to get to the centre where I will be working, that has reasonable facilities and schools etc (and possibly doesn't cost the earth...)

I had heard that Nedlands is quite a reasonable area, your suggestions would be most helpful as I will be able to use them when I wander around Perth the next few weeks trying to find a family home to rent.

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Thanks Funky Monkey.

Lisa's a hairdresser so it'll be better to put her as the main aplicant, I would've thought, as I work in a warehouse. Not exactly on the most wanted list. I also think we might have some complications on the medical side as not all my children live with me.(wouldn't it be boring if everything was straight forward) Is an agent the best solution?

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i think we would all like to know the true cost of houses the nice area to live in that dont cost a fortune to know we may stand a chance of oh finding a job ie plumbing etc in queensland how we go about finding the employment. for when we get there all the things we need to know that are worthwhile.
All this arguing is getting us nowhere fast except angry with each other in a situation we have no say over and cannot change. we may not be happy with what is happening in uk but unfortunately its going to get worse and possibly for some of us one of the reasons why we dont wish to remain here with our families is we see no way forward.
haway gang we are on here coz we want better things can we not pull together and help achieve this
lesley

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Quite possibly... You could try George Lombard or Alan Collett... Both have good reps on here and I'm sure would be happy for an initial free discussion...

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Yes of course not!

No I pointed out that she was a racist in denial, which was a fact! And that she was being very hypocritical. Wants to become an immigrant and is the Daughter of an immigrant, blaming immigrants the ills of society, kinda not right that is it?

Well I'm sure she feels she has the moral victory, as she evidently doesn't know any better, much like yourself!
But this said I'm very sure she is able to post by herself and is able to express her view, even if I don't agree with her outlook. But if you wish to continue so be it! Don't let trolls get to me, never get angry when I post, just give reasoned debate and express my opinion ;)

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All the info anyone could ever want is available on this site, either in previous posts or from people that are very happy to answer the wannabe's questions... Just remember though that Oz has many if not all the problems of any other Western society... Best to come here for what Australia has to offer, not because you want to get away from the UK... :)

Good luck... :D

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Hi.
As Rodders said possibly. While many on here have the info and some is correct an agent should know the exact answers and procedures. I have a medical glich and I am not the right side of the age so I am well happy I used an agent even if they may be seen to not do a lot for their money (not my opinion but that of many others).

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Guys please, this is the last time I will ask before I shut the thread.

This thread is for discussing the TV programme, can you please take the other chat into other threads.

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I think WDU is getting a bit tiresome but I do think it is good for people who are thinking of going and never been.I do think it does clearly gives many the idea that the wages in many jobs will be lower and the average house costs the same (not in real terms I know as they are bigger).
I have done research on here and on the web. Many skilled jobs do not pay the same and it seems just as expensive to live there as the U.K. On our reccie I kept the shopping bills and I found it to be the same as the U.K. One question I often ask myself as silly as it may seem is how do people live. Do they live simpler lives such as not spending money on going out, gadgets or clothes.