Waltzing Matilda

Hi there,

OH and I (and two dogs) are looking to move to Australia at some point in the future. Just thought I would do a quick post to say Hi!

We are at the very beginning of our journey. We have just started the research so I'm sure we will be posting some questions soon!

Anyway...I guess that's it until I have done some research! Hope you are all enjoying the summer (it's -15 and snowing here in Canada right now!)

WM

Zen10

Hi WM

We were 59 degrees hotter than than last week. Hope the process goes smoothly for you and if you have any questions just ask. There's always someone around to answer. I know several Canadians here in Aus and they all seem to like it - or perhaps you are Brits? Which part are you going to?

Waltzing Matilda

Hi Zen,

I am British, OH is Canadian.

Not sure where we want to move to yet! We are still at the very very start of this process! Figured I would check that we are eligible for visas first before I started setting my heart on a place to live!!

Buzzy--Bee

That's a very good idea! Although sometimes your visa and where you can live are linked because there are regional and state sponsored visas, and then of course working visas which depend on where the employer is located!

BB

Waltzing Matilda

I've already had a working holiday visa (11 years ago!) so as us Brits can only get one of those then we won't be going that route.

As OH is a welder he would qualify under welder first class, or pressure welder. So as long as we meet all other criteria and get the 65 points I think we can move under the skilled Independent (migrant) visa (sub class 175).

I haven't looked at another visa types yet and there may be another one that is better suited to us so I'm going to get back to reading!

WM

Waltzing Matilda

Ok...I'm just calculating points and OH and I are having a slight difference in opinion!
OH became a fully qualified welder in December 2010. So, the way I read the points calculator he won't get any points for work experience as it needs to be 3 years minimum. But he thinks it starts from when he first began his training which was over 5 years ago and would give him 10 points!
Everywhere I look says that the experience needs to be in the nominated occupation, so I take that to mean fully qualified?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can clear this up!

WM

Buzzy--Bee

Hi WM, you may get better answers to this specific question in the immigration forum.

BB