lousco

Hi all,
Anyone had any experience with emigratingexpert.com?just had a phone call saying they can help with visa,s,real estate,pensions,shools ect all for £230?what do you think there ringing hubbie in about an hour and half for payment
quick advise please
Laura

Wendy

From looking at the site, it looks to me like they want paying for putting you in touch with an agent. I'd ask exactly what you get for your money before you decide.

There is nothing on your list above that we can't help with for free

lousco

Thanks for the quick reply ive rung hubbie to tell them no for the moment.

on a mission

LOL,

I paid £50 6 years ago for someone to say I could go....

When they told me the figures to get me over, I fell off my chair did my research, got all the forms, and applied myself, within 6 months a PR visa was through the letter box.

I had to increase my reading span, something I feel the population of UK is failing to do at the moment, hence have a good look at doing it yourself.

lousco

I appreciate that just thought that hiring an emigration agent would make things a little easier for us thats all, we will do this though no matter what it takes so it looks like more reading and alot more homework on my part,but none the less thanks for all your comments your a very helpful bunch
Thanks Laura

Wendy

A migration agent will cost you about £1500 ish (give or take a few grand ). I think they are worth their weight in gold, but I wouldn't pay anyone to put me in touch with one. I'd go by recommendations

on a mission

is that just fees for the agent, and then you add meds, and all the other stuff, application fee etc, etc.

Wendy

Yes

My total bill was £3000, including agent and all the above

lousco

How many people was that for though as it will be my husband,me and too kids, friend told me it cost them £500 each for there medical also if you have a sponsor over there do they help with anything?do they have to by law or just if there a "nice person"

on a mission

plus flights, 4 off £2200

Taxis, hotels setting up costs, bonds £2000

Already @ £7200

Wendy

That was for 2 adults, 2 kids migrating and 1 staying in the UK (but had to have meds etc)

Didn't include all that

nurselindsey

Lousco

What do you do for a living that may make it easier for us to advise how easy things would be. I am a nurse for instance and the application was pretty straightforward - we did it ourselves and are now the proud holders of Permanent visas and set to go out to Adelaide in October

Lindsey

lousco

My husband is a lithographic printer

busterboy

I must admit, I paid an immigration agent £1600 for what I could do myself. As a HR Manager, I have done so many UK owork permit applications for years and years but bottled doing our Oz application myself (probably because of what it meant to my OH). If I had the time again, I would have done it myself.

lousco

Thats interesting to know thanks