shabee

Hi there,
Just wanted to say hello to you all. This is my fist post and I am delighted to find this site. Just feels so good to be able to possibly get help and find any answers that I need.
We are 2 families planning on emigrating (or should I say hoping to emigrate) to Brisbane or around that parts, and boy have I got questions, you will all probably be sick of me soon.
We are hoping to go on the 136 skilled visa. My husband is a joiner and my friends is a painter & decorator. We are on pause just now as both men have managed to lose their City & Guilds certificates. (USLESS) so we are waiting for copies to come through.
We started to fill out the TRA last night. Is there any joiners who have done it and can advise on how detailed you have to be, according to some other sites and posts I have read you have to basically go right down to what a saw is how you use it and how many times you have used one. He will be demented if that is the case.
I thank you for taking the time to read this and any advice on the TRA would be great.
Sharon
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Wendy

Hello Sharon,

Welcome to BE

The TRA needs to be as detailed as you can get it, and yes he needs to list all the tools he can use as well.

I can't help so much with your hubby's career as my hubby is an electrician, but I can tell you that our TRA application took 5 months to put together

shabee

5 MONTHS. That will please him.
Better get started then. Have a friend who has just got his passed, he used an agent and all he did was send his cetrificates and the agent did the rest. I am wanting to do it myself because I am a greedy bugger and dont want to pay them the money I could use for something else.

Thanks
Sharon
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Susi_Ash

welcome sharon!

we too are at the beginning of this long application process!
my oh is an electrician.

we do use an agent though mainly because we have too many things going on atm and i can't concentrate on this whole thing 100%.
we've just received the application forms for the TRA which i will make a start on in a minute (oh is not so good with these things lol)

good luck

susi

shabee

Hi Susi,
You get those forms filled in and send me a copy. Ha Ha only joking.
NIGHTMARE. 4 of us and we are all thick.
Sharon
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Wendy

I used an agent, but had to do the paperwork myself

But I did the first lot a little wrong, so I'm glad I used them

Susi_Ash

Sharon,

i wouldn't mind but i think they are specific for our agent and different jobs too

ha! get the whip out and make everyone sit down and get on with it

we've only got to do it for oh because i 'only' raised our kids the last 3 years i don't count - i slide in on his application instead

so how come i get to do all the work

have fun!
susi

Donna&Neil

Hi and welcome. Yeah you will find this site a godsend. Paperwork requires alot of time and patience, as is repetitive. Good luck with your applications.

Donna

Elaine & Nigel

Hi Sharon

Good Luck with the TRA we were greedy buggers too but ours failed (not enough info)so we had to go with an agent.

Elaine

paedar

hi we used an agent. Elaine&nigel we are in ireland and was wondering who you are using? we did alot of research and are glad we used the agent we have. PM me if you like.

shabee

We get all the work to do because if we did not do it nothing would get done.
I am a Beauty Therapist and have my own trade, in my own right, think it would be easier for me to apply as I know all the tools and equipment I need, but that would just make him feel inferior. Ha Ha.

Don't want to work over there, I want to be a lady of leisure and sit at my pool in my large garden, infront of my 5 bedroomed 3 bathroomed house.
(well I can dream, can't I)

Thanks for all your replies. Good to speak to you.

Elaine & Nigel

Peader

We used Gomatilda 2nd attempt was posted at the start of the week so its the waiting game again.

Where in Ireland r u?

paedar

we are in galway