jacknat

we are just starting the process!! and would appreciate anyone's opinions on the use of migration agents? i have enough points and will be applying as a skilled migrant.

NAC

Hi there, if your case is straight forward then I would do it myself. The hardest part is getting your skills assessment so if you had to then you could even just use an Agent for this part. In hindsight I wish we had done it ourselves because we wasted £2000 on getting an Agent to do very little. You can also get a LOT of information on this forum.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Carolyn

jacknat

Thanks for that, every bit of information is very helpfull! i have just downloaded the skills assessment form and it seems pretty daunting! so if we can manage that ok, the forms might get easier!! thanks again for your advice

Kelli28

use someone for skills assesment then do the rest yourself in my case agents have proved to be more stressful you can find anything you need to know on here wish i'd found it sooner

jacknat

cheers, i,m impressed by the site too and have only joined today! do you use the same agents for the skills assessment? Steve

Kelli28

well i wouldent recommened mine!!
try and have a search i know alot of people reccomend go matilda and someone else forgot the name (sorry)

jacknat

thanks alot, i'll have a look at go matilda, and also have a shop around if only you still just needed a tenner in your back pocket!! steve

Nikki.P

Hiya - welcome to the site. We did it all ourselves - or actually I should say my partner did it all himself. Think he found all the info he needed on the skills assessment on this site to be honest. Skills assessment went fine and 12 weeks and 5 days since they received the visa application so dont know if thats been done properly or not - but John said it was not bad and you just had to take your time - good luck!!!

bignoselives

i wouldnt reccomend using Gomatilda to do your skills as you will still be waiting this time next year before it gets anywhere.
Go it alone and use this site to help with questioins you are not sure about ( i wish i had )
In fact you are more likely to get your answers more quickly on here by Alan of Gomatilda than asking Gomatilda directly!!

jacknat

thanks for your welcome, after looking at the skills test i think i might need John!!, we're leaning towards completing all the forms etc. ourselves as we havn't heard any positive feedback either online or through friends. this site is proving very informative and very addictive!!. good luck yourselves! cheers Steve & Ange

Rose12

I did it by myself, have at least 4 other friends who did it by themselves - all with a positive outcome.
I would say if you have time to research, patience and read carefully all it takes, you can save a good money doing it by yourself.

Jonahs_mummy

we did our first TRA solo & failed miserably but then with the excellent help of George Lombard & Team at www.austimmigration.com.au we passed 2nd time. In regards of the visa applic itself, we are going solo as our case is really straight forward.

Claire
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MartUK

We did TRA ourselves and passed 1st time. Agree that this was the worst bit, we thought gathering all the statements would be a real nightmare, so we wrote them out ourselves and asked employers to put on their headed paper and sign them, some changed detail slightly, but most were happy with what we'd done. For those that had gone bust we got our solicitor to sign a statutory declaration and included employment evidence.

In the process of doing our visa appl now and it seems a walk in the park after the TRA.

This forum really is fab for any advice you'll need.

Mart & Lane

Jacek

I would not bother we used ASA and for what they did and how long they took to do it we now realise we could have easily done it ourselves, in fact we did all the donkey work anyway all they did was put it in order. No grudge at them but your money is better spent elsewhere.

jacknat

hi everyone,

we would just like to say a big thanx for everyone's input, it has given us much to think about!!! we have decided to have a go at all the forms ourselves!!! and maybe this is a bit rash, but we're not daft(well the wife's not) and to be honest i don't think anyone's trying not to let you in, they're just been cautious albeit vvvvvv cautious!!!!. this site should replace immi.gov as its far more informative!!!!

thanx once again, i'm sure we'll have more questions for you all in the future.

Steve & Ange