armatage shanks

Hi - This is our first message, so be gentle with us.

My wife, son and I are hoping to emigrate to WA. We're waiting for Trades recognition at the moment..... we're not using an agent so would be grateful for any tips when completing the application for residency under general skills. We've heard that if you send the police check with the application this speeds up the process... is this true ?

Alan F

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    > Hi - This is our first message, so be gentle with us.
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    > My wife, son and I are hoping to emigrate to WA. We're waiting for Trades
    > recognition at the moment..... we're not using an agent so would be grateful for
    > any tips when completing the application for residency under general skills. We've
    > heard that if you send the police check with the application this speeds up the
    > process... is this true ?
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Alan Collett

Hi Armatage - like the handle :-)) ... you're not a plumber by any chance are you?

In answer to your question - the submission of your police report and medicals with your visa application is unlikely to mean you get a visa any quicker. Some of those in the "old" queue in London who had front-end loaded their applications with medicals, etc were fortunate to be picked out when London was given an extra allocation at the end of the recently completed Program Year, but as a general rule I advise against submitting these details initially.

Note also that police reports and medicals usually have a 12 month validity and determine the initial entry date on permanent visas - with processing times at 50 weeks in Adelaide the likelihood is that the police reports and medicals will have expired before you get a visa decision.

Hope this helps.



Alan Collett
alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com
Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534
and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
http://www.gomatilda.com and
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Offices in Southampton, England and Melbourne, Australia

Juls

Yeah Alan, there used to be an Armitage Shanks not far from us near Lichfield, that was a few years ago when I was a little girl. I remember going for a walk one day with my aunt and uncle who lived in Armitage and thought it strange about 5-6 toilets not far from the path way where we were walking. My uncle then informed this little girl could'nt have been no older than 10 that this was where bathroom suites were made.

Not too sure if it's still there today?

But I do remember they did some Lovely colours aaahhhh - Burgundy, Blue, and Avocado... mmmm.... how tastes have changed!!!! It's either White or Cream these days!!!

Julie

armatage shanks

Alan Collett

Hello again Mr. S.

Disclose the offence on your visa application - but I don't expect there to be any adverse consequence for your application.

Best regards.