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The process of migration.
Hello!
My apologies (noob) as this probably has been done a thousand times! :p Just a couple of quick questions. (I've done some searching) :) I am a time served indentured electrician (usual stuff - domestic, commercial, industrial, maintance etc...) and I'm looking to emigrate to Cairns area. I'd just like to get a few things straight i.e the correct process in the right order?! 1)Do I apply for a visa first or/and 2)Goto/apply with Vettasses or/and 3)Contact ARTC to get my quals transfered to Aus equivelents or/and 4)Get a medical or/and 5)Police checks and ? I realise I need an Australian address for paper work to be sent too, I have this one covered (Aunt and Uncle :thumbsup:) As far as I can see, (limited noob research) once I have fulfilled all of the above quotas etc in the correct order I will be able to go?! On arrival, get accomodation and then apply for licences; Class E I belive is an "easier" one to obtain?!? One final thing (so far...) am I right in thinking it is harder to obtain/qualify for a skilled electrician if you are or have been self employed? I am currently employed but I am strongly leaning towards going self employed again!! Sorry to be a pain but I havent found anything clear on the whole subject! :confused: Thanks in advance for any help! :D iJim |
Re: The process of migration.
Originally Posted by iJim
(Post 5884163)
Hello!
My apologies (noob) as this probably has been done a thousand times! :p Just a couple of quick questions. (I've done some searching) :) I am a time served indentured electrician (usual stuff - domestic, commercial, industrial, maintance etc...) and I'm looking to emigrate to Cairns area. I'd just like to get a few things straight i.e the correct process in the right order?! 1)Do I apply for a visa first or/and 2)Goto/apply with Vettasses or/and 3)Contact ARTC to get my quals transfered to Aus equivelents or/and 4)Get a medical or/and 5)Police checks and ? I realise I need an Australian address for paper work to be sent too, I have this one covered (Aunt and Uncle :thumbsup:) As far as I can see, (limited noob research) once I have fulfilled all of the above quotas etc in the correct order I will be able to go?! On arrival, get accomodation and then apply for licences; Class E I belive is an "easier" one to obtain?!? One final thing (so far...) am I right in thinking it is harder to obtain/qualify for a skilled electrician if you are or have been self employed? I am currently employed but I am strongly leaning towards going self employed again!! Sorry to be a pain but I havent found anything clear on the whole subject! :confused: Thanks in advance for any help! :D iJim The order you need to do it in is: 1 - apply to vetassess for your skills assessment 2 - when you have your skills assessment, apply for your visa 3 - you will need medicals and police checks 4 - get your visa :D 5 - worry about licencing (which has just changed, so will let you know about that later when we know :lol:) |
Re: The process of migration.
Smart!
That was quick!! Ok then, at least I can start somewhere now!! I havnt done anything yet and its all quite stressfull :blink: :) Thanks for the reply, time to get the ball rolling then.... Am I right in thinking its a fairly looong process? 8-12 months +/- |
Re: The process of migration.
Originally Posted by iJim
(Post 5884222)
Smart!
That was quick!! Ok then, at least I can start somewhere now!! I havnt done anything yet and its all quite stressfull :blink: :) Thanks for the reply, time to get the ball rolling then.... Am I right in thinking its a fairly looong process? 8-12 months +/- It took us 18 months from sending off for the skills assessment to getting our visa. But I it's a lot quicker now, so yes you'll probably have it in about that time. |
Re: The process of migration.
Hello again,
Ive just been reading some other posts in the forum about getting assessed. It appears that I could perhaps apply through the TRA as an electrician special class. This would "bypass" or avoid assesment, and speed things up rather than waiting for Vetassess?! :confused: Any thoughts comments on this greatly appreciated! :D Cheers, Jim |
Re: The process of migration.
Jim,
It makes no difference weather you are employed or self employed, i got my TRA last year and i have been a spark for 20 years and a subbie for the last 10 working either direct to companies or through agencies. The only thing is i had to get detailed reference letters from everyone i had worked for this took a long time waiting for companies to respond. I dont know weather you will need this with the new system but if you do start writing now! Companies that no longer exist i got a statuary declaration signed as to why there was no reference from them. There are people on here with far more info than i have to offer but when i started last year i found all info helpful. Ive only just submitted my visa application so ive still got a way to go, im now scratching my head as to which licence route to take! Chris. |
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