Porter

Hi all, rather worryingly it seems that there's going to be an announcement about reducing the amount of visa's and also that some building trades are being removed from the CSL possibly electricians.Does this mean to those of us who have lodged their application already that were going to be waiting a whole lot longer in the hope of our visa?
On the flip side i do understand why they are doing this, to a point

Yorkshireclan

Hi..

Havn't seen anything in relation to the removal of electricians...

All i can say is after already waiting 7 months since lodgement is..

BLOODY HOPE NOT.....:curse:

rinkerdink

Highly unlikely the CSL list will be changed with respect to electricians, they do look to address changes in occupational demand but also consider the long term requirements for economic growth so what is happening now will only have so much effect. All that said the chefs and hairdressers have been urged to lodge visa applications as it is widely suspected that they will be dropped from the priority lists. I am told that once a visa application is lodged you are pretty much protected from any subsequent changes hence the advice for those under threat of rule changes to crack on with their application asap.

But who knows?

Yorkshireclan

Hi Rinkerdink

Couldn't had said it better myself...

steve`o

at this point nothing has been finalised

read post one and six
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597709

there is however alot of guessing going on and some wild claims in the some papers think aussie version of the sun and mirror and how they can make a story so different

there should be more real info later today with a statement from the migration minister and i`d be watching the likes of
http://britishexpats.com/forum/member.php?u=8124
george to accuratly decifer this and tell us what it all means in plain english

regards steve

Davy

Hi Folks my understanding is once you have a C.O. your safe but until then they can chop and change as they like.Davy.
Also I thought they only reviewed the skills lists every 6 months. And I'd be pretty p*ssed off if i'd spent all that money on vetassess to be falled at the last hurdle.Davy

EssexSparks

Hi guys, unfortunately General Electrician has been removed from the critical skills list see http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener.../whats-new.htm and check out the skills list link.

I have been informed by my agent that unless you are on the skills list or are employment sponsored, you won't get a look in.

Bad, bad news all round I'm afraid - but understandable in the present climate. Any ideas as to where we go from here are most welcome

Alan

stu:0

Talk about spanner in the works!!! Iv been here in Cairns for nearly 2 years on a sponsership visa. Lodged 175 pr application last June and im now at the final stage of getting the visa. Have a case officer just waiting on OZ police checks to come back and that should be about it. Surely they cant refuse the pr at this stage can they????
On another note i have to say work around here has dried up to nothing. 120 sparks have been made redundant from two companys in the past month. Hard times ahead, just hope i still get me visa????

Porter

So it looks like we'll all be waiting a lot longer for our visas but there you go. Its not that we wont get one its just the length of time.

coralsr6

no electricians are still on the csl thank god

steve`o

do you have a link for this info ???

as

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...kills-list.pdf

unfortuntly says otherwise

rinkerdink

It now looks like state sponsorship is the way to go! I know that Queensland are fast tracking the case officers and also offer housing subsidies to entice electricians, better get in quick cause it all could change! Other states have their oiwn list too of occupations in demand WA and SA definitely need sparkies still so it's not over and out you may just have to compromise on flexibility for the first few years.

I intend to crack on before the goal posts move again.

Dougie

Have you a link for this info mate i canny find anything on it ?? Also with the state sponsorship is that totaly different to the employers one where if they sack or lay you off you have 30 days to find another or get the hell out of the country????? that wont be much fun with bread knife and kids in tow THANKS Dougie

steve`o

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=592159

Dougie

You the man Steve quick as lightning i'll have a look at that when i get home off this crap communial PC on a job i'm at tonight Cheers Dougie that wont even let me hit the Return button :curse::curse: