BillyJo

Hi, We are looking for a place from 20th Nov. Please can you let me know rent and avilability? Cheers, Billy

WOOP! Made it at last All here safe and sound @ 09:00 on the 7th. Staying on North Terrace for a couple of nights before moving on. City looks amazing and the heat is awesome Suppose this will be my last post in this particular thread....

Well...spent the last 3 days at a Centre Parcs near London with my family after a week of goodbyes at home in Scotland. Looking forward to flying out from Heathrow at 22:05 tomorrow night on Singapore Airlines. Horrible rain and fog here so hoping flight isn't delayed and things go to plan! My international transfer of cash only just cleared 5 mins ago after a nightmare of multiple phone calls and document checks which have lasted all week...just glad we have cash in ANZ now for arrival. Have hotel booked for 1st couple of nights...then Tamara has us sorted for 11 days after that Can't believe we are finally going to Oz!! Will post as soon as I can after arriving Cheers all!

Well that's the house sold....move out at end of month. shipping sorted.....notice handed in at work. looking to fly out between 6th and 9th November.....what a long journey this has been!! so much to sort out.....just want to get there now

Wow....could spend all night analysing the contradictions in those few lines Entertaining post....well done

Finally had my visa granted today! Clock starts ticking to get over there...WOO HOO!

Still waiting on new baby being born!!! Due date was October 9th..... Case officer was assigned at beginning of September but everything on hold now until baby arrives. waiting.......waiting.....waiting.......

Well...that's the Visa application sent and paid for! Medical checks and police checks are next on the list. We are getting there slowly

Same.....aboot 4 months for mine

Congrats! I got three 8.5's and a 9 Well done

Hi wrcaston.......I had to read that post twice as it is a mirror image of our situation! EOI in May 1st, we are expecting third child in October too! Here is info provided by our agent: (I told them before EOI and before I filled out State nomination) This won’t have an impact on the visa process until you have been assigned a case officer, which won’t be until after we have lodged your final visa application. The problem arises when asked to do the medicals, as this involves a chest x-ray which can be harmful to an unborn baby. Therefore, once you have been assigned a case officer we will inform them that Lynn is pregnant. The case officer may ask that you all hold off on the medicals and police checks until the baby is born, at which time the baby will be added to the application and you will all do the medicals at the same time or it could be the case that the case officer asks you all to do the police checks and medicals as normal but allows Lynn to bypass the chest x ray until the baby has been born. Hope this helps! PM me if you want any other info as we appear to be on the same timeline

Hi Jodi....yeah, I know the feeling! It is when you act rather than talk that the stomach starts to lurch! Just got my skills assessment back yesterday after it was submitted late December 2013. All systems go! Now in the middle of completing the State Nomination form. Didn't realise you needed to write a passage on the "Why do you want to go to South Australia and show evidence of how you have researched this"!!!! Now trawling back through websites etc that I can remember to use as evidence?.........This forum will find its glorious, rightful place in the list Also just had to inform my agent that we are expecting another child......so we will see how this impacts on the process. Back to "research" ......................

I wouldn't sail again either

On the loose chicken's chest???? (not sarcy.....just practical

Welcome Dazzler

Welcome

Amidst a plane crash heading for certain death......a woman turns to her husband,looks him in the eyes, and says, " make me feel like a woman one last time darling". The husband whips out the iron and white shirt from his hand luggage and says "iron that for me then babes will you?"

Thanks SMK. Good luck with the house sale.....we were lucky and put house up for sale last year....went on market on the Wednesday....sold on the Saturday for full asking price! I feel you when it comes to parents....This is my biggest obstacle, they are very much in denial. To make things more difficult, just found out that we are expecting our third child! ..........nothing changes........just a whole load more "stuff" to deal with emotionally.

If you PM me kezza i will give advice on IELTS.

Yeah....my skills assessment was submitted on 20th Dec 2013......still no word back. Just waiting on that then combine it with the IELTS to send off Visa App.

More on References: INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES You must provide verifiable documentary evidence of your skilled work experience covering the required period of employment that we are claiming points for. Any employment evidence presented with the application must contain enough information to satisfy the visa decision maker that you meet the work experience requirement. For the assessment of the work experience requirement, employment references should contain the following information about the employee: Exact period of employment (date of commencement DD/MM/YYYY and termination DD/MM/YYYY), including: · whether permanent or temporary · full or part time · the main five duties undertaken · the salary earned · position/s held Employment references should be written on the official letterhead of the company and also contain the following information about the employer/s: ● Contact details for the company including postal and street address, telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses ● Contact details for the person authorised to sign the employment reference including full name and position, telephone number and signature ● Organisation chart for the company where appropriate If the applicant fails to provide sufficient evidence of employment, there is likely to be a significant delay in processing of the visa application. Failure to provide satisfactory evidence of employment for the relevant period may result in refusal of the visa application. An example of a work reference including all of the above information is listed below. Immigration2oz.com 42 High Street Guildford Surrey GU1 3EL 01 November 2013 REF: Joe Blogs To whom it may concern Joe has been employed by Immigration2oz on a permanent fulltime basis, working at least 40 hours per week since he started with the company on the 9th of February 2007 and is still employed to the present day. The position he holds is ‘Accountant’ and his current Salary is £30,000. In his role as an Accountant, Joe holds the following responsibilities: · Daily management of multi-currency bank accounts · Preparation of multi-currency cashflow forecasts. · Maintenance and reconciliation of balance sheets accounts including monthly reconciliation of debtors, creditors, prepayments and accruals. · Managing inter-company transactions and agreeing month end balances within the group. · Posting and documenting Journals · Review and submission of monthly supplier payment runs. · Review of existing financial processes and systems and improve efficiencies. · Assist in the quarterly process of budget setting. · Producing schedules for the year end file for submission to auditors.

Hiya Kezza, We are in the middle of doing a 190 Visa and went for the migration agent option. After many chats and looking at stuff online......we were simply too confused by the differing information out there and also did not want to base such a big decision/move on our ability to follow unverified information written by other people on the internet. The agent's fees are bloody expensive......for what they do......but if you are willing to pay this for piece of mind, and for a consistent, professional and registered point of reference/information....then I think that it is money well spent. We wanted to get through the process in the shortest time, with the least amount of hassle. I feel that if i turned the clocks back then I could do it without an agent.....but that is only on the basis of the experience and information that we have been guided through by the agent. It's a totally personal choice Kezza.....but if you have the finances, then I would go with an agent if you want things to move quickly and smoothly with minimum stress to you. In terms of a reference from employer/ Dad in law.....here is the advise given by my agent (you can have this for free!) INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES For the purposes of assessing the work experience requirement,employment references should contain the following information about the employee: • Main duties-This should match the occupation that your skill is being assessed for under your skill assessment, or be closely related. (I have included these descriptions below) •Hours of work-You need to show that you have been working for at least 20 hours a week in your occupation. •Period of employment- Your employer needs to include the exact date that you started working for them(DD/MM/YYYY) and the exact date you left (DD/MM/YYYY). If you are still working there they should state this. • Salary details For the purposes of assessing the work experience requirement, employment references should contain the following information about the employer: • Contact details for the company including postal and street address, telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses • Contact details for the writer of the employment reference including full name, position and signature •Organisation chart for the company where appropriate It is important to note that if the applicant fails to provide sufficient verifiable documentary evidence of employment, there is likely to be a significant delay in processing the visa application. Furthermore, failure to satisfy the decision-maker that the work experience requirement has been met will result in refusal of the visa application

I can actually feel the weight float off my shoulders and pin itself against the ceiling......taking with it a fortnight long headache and 6 crazy dreams about scoring 3's and 4's ! Seriously.......so relieved. Cheers Kelbert

This thread is officially Awesome.....thank you so much for writing the updates. Gives us "trying to get there" crew .....so much hope

WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!