Brilliant News!!!

[Guest tracynsteve]

HI EVERYONE,BECAUSE PAINTING AND DECORATORING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE MODL WE ARE NOW ABLE TO GO ON A 136 SKILLED PERMINATE VISA INSTEAD OF A 495 TEMPORY VISA,WHICH WITH 4 KIDS IS SUCH A RELIEF,WE'RE REALLY EXCITED NOW.BRILLIANT!:D:DA EXCITED TRACY.

[Guest Roo1]

Nice one guys! I'm really chuffed for you!!

 

Judi x;)

[Guest mOZzy]

that must be so exciting for you!

i can imagine it's even more attractive for you to apply now

good luck!

[Guest carters]

Great News!

 

We too have changed our visa to the 136 now that oh occupation on modl list. Will you still go to Adelaide?

 

Nikki

[Guest ralph n bev]

Tracy thats brilliant news, it will be a lot better for you all , all round.

Fingers crossed everything goes O.K. for you all. The 136 is so much better if you have a larger family.

Bev

[Guest Aussiebound]

Thats great news. We too are on the 136, Neils job being in demand. We have looked into all the states and where torn between Perth and Adelaide but finally settled on Adelaide.

 

Good Luck with the Visa.

Sarah

[Guest tracynsteve]

HI EVERYONE,THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WELL WISHES,REALLY NICE.CHUFFED TO BITS.YES WE WILL STILL GO TO ADELAIDE.THINK IT WILL SUIT US.TRACY.XX

[Angela]

Thats great news, I don't blame you for changing to the 136 !!

 

Very best of luck.

 

Angela

[Guest soggy]

HI EVERYONE,BECAUSE PAINTING AND DECORATORING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE MODL WE ARE NOW ABLE TO GO ON A 136 SKILLED PERMINATE VISA INSTEAD OF A 495 TEMPORY VISA,WHICH WITH 4 KIDS IS SUCH A RELIEF,WE'RE REALLY EXCITED NOW.BRILLIANT!:D:DA EXCITED TRACY.

Thats good news hope all goes well and quickly, as a painter and decorator I had to think about it but as they already have our money and am so impatient am sticking with SIR495.

 

I have been looking at the changes from September on diac site an found this quote, maybe there is a short cut to PR if your employed in regional Aus on a 495, I will check again when im not half asleep

 

Simon

 

I currently hold a SIR (subclass 495) visa. What are my options when the new visa structure is introduced on 1 September 2007?

From 1 September 2007, SIR visa holders seeking to extend their visa for 12 months should apply for a Skilled – Regional Sponsored visa (subclass 487). Applicants for this visa must be in Australia at the time they apply and at the time the visa is granted.

SIR visa holders applying for a permanent visa should apply for a Skilled –

 

Regional visa (subclass 887). Applicants for this visa will need to have complied with the conditions of their provisional visa and have lived for two years and worked full-time for one year in regional Australia.

SIR visa holders who have an employer sponsor in regional Australia can apply for a Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa. From 1 September 2007, the requirement that you must have held your SIR visa for at least two years before applying for a RSMS visa will be removed.

[Angela]

Hi Simon

I would be interested in your thoughts when you are not "1/2 asleep", the quotation does sound interesting & we have our visa, we are arriving in Adelaide on the 6th Sept.

 

I did ask our agency but they said we would still have comply with the SIR495 criteria, work 12 mths out of 24 mths etc - perhaps there is another way to get PR ??

 

Will await your thoughts.

Angela

[Guest dglamoore]

Great news for you being able to change to PR visa

 

Lisa:cool: