PHONEJUNKY

Hi Roland

I am new this forum myself but i would like to say that we have just been accepted for residence yesterday and the whole process has taken us 7 months from start to finish and we completed the process ourselves ( it is a lot cheaper ) just remember to answer every question and use the guide provided if you dont know any answers.

good luck

Kiwibird

Welcome to the minefield Actually, it's ok. We considered using an agency too but ended up doing the whole paperwork thing ourselves, online. It's a long process, (don't believe it when it says it will take about three hours - that's just the first page::zzz!). BUT, worth it in the end. You can't really fail because it flashes up in red anything you've missed out, so there's no sending off a big load of paperwork, only for it to come straight back! We did have a couple of extra bits of info to clarify before finally getting there but the whole process from EOI to visas took us about four months. Just make sure you have all your information - proof of qualifications, dates, addresses, etc ready when you start. Good luck!

Roland.H

Thanks Phonejunky

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on being accepted for residence - time for the champagne I guess!!!

Thanks for the time frame - very useful when trying to plan ahead with all the paperwork. To save a few bob I suspect I will do the paperwork myself and I have started going through the guide book highlighting evrything I need to do.

Thanks again!
Roland

Roland.H

Thanks Kiwibird

I haven't looked at the on-line process but sounds like it is alot easier to do and quicker turn around from start to finish.

I have started getting all the paperwork together at the moment and from the various threads I have read so far it does look like that takes the time.

Thanks for the best wishes.
Roland

s3r3

hi Roland
Me & hubby have saved ourselves quite a bit of cash - we were quoted ridiculous amounts too by various companies. Anyway we have done it ourselves EOI is not too difficult & we are about to submit our application. As long as you have all the relevant documentation its not too bad!!! Good luck!!

handi

Hi Roland,

A friend of mine is currently going through the process of emigrating to Australia and he used an agency to 'manage' the application.

I asked him if he thought it was value for money, and in hindsight they didn't really help with the paperwork (other than provide a long list of things to do) which he could have got from asking the good folks on a forum like this. They did do a pre-check of his visa application, just to look for obvious errors and suggested some minor re-wording, but it seemed like a small amount of effort for an expensive price tag.
He advice to me was to look into it first and if I thought it was going to be to difficult manage, then get them onboard - but give the forms a go first.

Good luck.
Ian.