evojoan

Hi Steve, 

Could you please forward Katie's details to us, as we are looking to buy our first house.

Thanks Jo

Hi All,

Could any Civil Engineers who have migrated to South Australia from the UK and applied for a visa, please advise which is the correct skills assessment pathway.

Washington Accord

Sydney Accord

Dublin Accord

Thanks J

Hi Sam,

Re: getting a job ................. Have you tried volunteering in the short term ? Helped me when I first arrived. I can only speak from my experience, but I was advised that it would be help to get a job if I had an Australian referee, which I got from the manager who I volunteered for. What work are you looking for ?

J

Application submitted - 1st October 2015

Case Officer allocated/ further information requested - 14th January 2016

887 visa approved - 8th April 2016

Australia is now home ..................... all the hard work, money & emotional turmoil has all paid off.

R&J

Hi,

We have not had much luck renting since we arrived over 2 years ago. We have used two agents and a private landlord, so you have our sympathy. It's the only thing that has put a damper on our move here.

Can I just ask where you found this rental originally i.e realestate.com or gumtree etc.

All the best R&J

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if the 6 months starts from when the visa application was submitted, when we were allocated a case officer or from the date all the information was given to the case officer.

Thanks in advance R&J

A lady I work with is breaking their lease in Seaton as they are due to move to New Zealand. http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-seaton-413341851. She is a PIA member, message me if you want any further details.

J

Hi Ashleigh,

I have gone with your recommendation and our son starts his lessons in March. Thanks so much. J

Hi

I have tried contacting Darryl but unfortunately his number is not connecting.

J

Hi all,

We applied for our 887 on 1st October 2015. Case officer allocated 14th January 2016. Fingers and toes well and truely crossed.

J

Hi all,

We are in the process in completing our 887 visa application and have been asked to supply confirmation that our eldest & remaining child who lives and works in the UK, has had a UK police check, medical & copy of his birth certificate.

He is 25 and plans to join us in a few years once he has had a few more years of work experience.

My questions are, why does he need them if he is not migrating yet and what does this mean for him in terms of a visa/ sponsorship etc.

Would be grateful if anyone can help.

thanks in advance

J

Hi all

We are looking for a reputable driving instructor for our 16 year old son. Could anyone in the western suburbs recommend a driving instructor who they have used for their teenagers.

Thanks in advance

J

I am looking for an Aus version of Moneycorp to send regular payments back to our UK bank account as our property there is going on the market and our wages here will have to be used to pay the mortgage etc. Can anyone recommend a company to use to do this? Many thanks

Hi kadj

We send money back to the UK weekly. We have a standing order set up from our NAB account to our Moneycorp account, and then we buy UK £'s which are then transferred to our UK bank account free of charge and within a couple of days.

Just how we do it.

Jo

Hi all

We are looking at going in June/July/August next year and meeting our son there who lives in the UK, so any hotel, area recommendations would be appreciated. If anyone has stayed in a holiday let that they would recommend.

Thanks J

Hello

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good gardener in the Western Suburbs.

Thanks Jo

Hello

When my In-laws came out in March, we used a company called "Taste The Barossa". We booked with them as they had really good reviews on Trip advisor, & they didn't disappoint, we had a really good day out.

From Jo

Hello

I go to Rachel (the owner) at Sisco Hair & Beauty on Military Road, Henley Beach and have been really happy with the service and my hair.

Jo

Hello

When we arrived we bought a couple of adapters from a shop downstairs in the food court in Rundle mall, Adelaide. Since then my OH has bought some plugs from Bunnings and changed most of our electrics & so far no problems.

Jo

Hi all

Thanks to everyone for their experiences. We are loving our life here in Adelaide, it has been an emotional journey but up to now one we are glad we made.

So now the count down begins to next years holiday to sunny Scunnie, Donnie & Leeds

Hello and good luck with everything.

We came on a 489 visa and are just coming up to our first year here and up to now, no regrets.

Jo

On the 2nd September we will have been in Adelaide a year (1 year update to follow). We are settling into our new life here in Adelaide and were not expecting to return to the UK on holiday for at least a couple of years, or maybe longer. But my younger and only Brother is getting married on 5th July 2015 and I would love to be there to help him celebrate his wedding day.

Has anyone else been back to the UK within the first two years of emigrating and if so did it make you realise you had made the best decision moving to Australia or did it make the homesickness worse & make you yearn for the UK even more.

:confused::confused:

Just booked our tickets to see GREASE - The Musical, at Adelaide Festival Theatre on 31st August.

Anyone wanting to reminisce from watching GREASE growing up and fancy a sing-a-long to songs like You're the one that I want, Grease is the word, Summer nights, hopelessly devoted to you, Sandy & Greased lighnin ....................... then this is for you. To all the partners being dragged along to watch it, enjoy !!

Especially like Le Sprinte finish, S'like Doncaster races , brings back some fond memories from home. Had some good times at Donnie Races. We will be looking out for my brother-in-law and his girlfriend with their bright green & white spotted Skoda "Santos Tour Down Under" hats on, that we sent them from when we went to watch it in Adelaide in January.

Hello

i have one that we bought in the UK and shipped it over with our furniture and I can definitely recommend it. One of the things I am glad I fetched.

Jo

Hello

We are on a 489 visa and we have not experienced any problems so far. We have both got jobs, in public schools the costs have been the same as if we were on a permanent visa and as we are from the UK there is a recepricol agreement Medicare card. Don't think it covers podiatry, physo, dentist etc so you would probably need private health care for those. Someone might come along and advise you better on that. We got ambulance cover and up to now have had no problems renting etc. The only thing you would need to look into which doesn't affect us is college/uni fees on a 489, not sure if you have to pay international school fees for that.

From jo