nickandfi

Hi All,

Me and my wife are in the early stages of the emigration process, i qualify for a skilled migration visa, we like the idea of Perth, we have a young child (3 yrs) and we are looking for a chilled out lifestyle that is family orientated rather than the busy lifestyle sydney would bring. can anyone who has experience living in Perth tell me a little bit more than the various websites etc...

we are currently using the Emigration Group as our agency, just wanted to put the feelers out to other expats on whether they have used this agency or could recommend a good agency.

Thanks in advance
Nick and Fi

richie penn

hi,we are moving to perth in august also with a three year old, we think the same as you that it is a great place for a family with young kids. good luck with the process.

carling black label

Go out and get the biggest slab of beer you can take......drink the lot.....When you awake in the middle of the night, sweating, panicking, chasing the pills, how do you feel. Thats what you will feel alike for weeks before your move.........To Oz, currently on a heart monitor, f00kin stressfull as f00000k..............

slapphead_otool

Relax guys, it's just how you look at it.

Think of it as an adventure holiday that goes on for a couple of years. No one chains you down here when you arrive, and lots of people come, enjoy a few years and go back. Some don't enjoy it, some do but have other reasons to return, some stay for ever,and others follow a dream (or career) somewhere else.

Life is an adventure. Make the most of it.

nickandfi

Hi Rich,

What agency are you using? we are just waiting for our house to sell before we go through the application in depth, shouldnt have a problem selling as our area is very popular, where in perth are you going to? what do you do for a living? good luck when you get over there bet your so excited.

nickandfi

HaHa looking forward to the stress, i am under no illusions that its gonna be hard and stressful, however its probably gona be easier for me and my wife due to the fact we are not so close to our families... dont get me wrong we will miss them.

alright got the beer on ice and will look for my pills

nickandfi

: Exactly how i view it, the worse that can happen is we dont settle its not the end of the world will just hop on the plane home

me and my wife and son are outdoor ppl, much rather be in the garden having a BBQ and a few tins than sat watching the shite on telly.

you ex forces? i ask because of your Avatar

cheers dude

slapphead_otool

Yep, did my time in the Australian Army. Nothing exciting. Learnt a lot though.

nickandfi

I am ex British Army worked a lot with a few Australian soldiers in afghan back in 2005, i like the australian army got the same skills and drills as us brits

Dorothy

Did I read this right? You're selling your house and you haven't even started to apply for a visa yet? Do you have any idea how big a risk you are taking here? What are you going to do if you EOI is not accepted and you aren't invited to apply for a visa? Or if you are invited but for some reason are not granted a visa? And what are you planning to do while you wait for the EOI to be accepted/visa application processed/etc?

There is a very good reason DIAC says not to do anything permanent like sell property or quit jobs until a decision is made.

nickandfi

Thanks Dorothy,

i should of been a bit clearer we are selling our house regardless as i hate nottingham if for some reason we were not to get into australia then we will look at option B,C etc... either way we are selling up so it seems like more sense to sell and move in with the parents for a while and bang out the overtime at work to either add to our savings or use for another property in the uk however i have every confidence i will be accepted due to my job and other factors which i cant mention on here

but thank you anyway dorothy much appreciated for your input

richie penn

hi, i really have to echo what dorothy has said about selling your house before even starting, getting a visa is not a cut and dried process and anything can happen between now and a visa being granted, e.g getting cold feet, pregnency, illness, failed med checks, skilled assessment failure, ielts failure (if applicable). we are not selling our house just renting it out to start with to make sure perth is everything we want, even though we have been there before, living and working there is a different kettle of fish.
that aside we used

Your Migration Limited
MARN: 0637841

Enterprise House
5 Roundwood Lane
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
United Kingdom AL5 3BW

UK Freephone: 0800 881 8457

a man called darren le'ake, very professional and really knew his stuff.

i'm a qualified plumber and tiler and we are moving to the fremantle area.
good luck again

nickandfi

Thank you rich as i said in the above post we are selling regardless we have actually started to process but at the very beginning will give your guy a tinkle to see what he has to offe

as i have quite a few recognised IT qualifications i.e Microsoft certified specialist, cisco etc... i wont need to so the IELTS to bump my points up unless advised too

i appreciate your concern mate much appreciated keep me updated on your progress in oz

Bermudashorts

You won't get points for lots of different IT qualifications. Most people will need to take IELTS to pass the points test. Shouldn't be too much trouble for a native speaker, although some can find getting all 8's a challenge.

verystormy

And let's not forget the new rules of skill select in which you might be fantastically qualified, but you may not get invited. Those of us that have dealt with DIAC all know that there won't necessarily be a lot of logic in the way they select applicants