Hi All,

I'm new to this forum. Am really glad that I found this forum. Great advices and information.

Finally taken the first step to rekindle my relationship with Oz. Was a student in university in Melbourne for 4 years back in the early 90's. Really miss the lifestyle and friendly Aussies. Now that I have kid of my own, I want her to be able to have better opportunity and to experience the life Oz has to offer.

Moving from: Malaysia

Visa type applied for: Skilled - Sponsored (Class VE, Subclass 176)

Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO):
2129-11 (Aerospace Engineer)

Date & description:
First half of 2008: Seriously thinking of taking the plunge to move to Australia
08/7/2008: First contact with migration agent (via email)
11/7/2008: First meeting with migration agent to understand the process and my eligibility
03/9/2008: Officially signed up for the service of migration agent
09/9/2008 : Skill assessment lodged via Engineers Australia
24/9/2008 : Positive result on skill assessment received
25/10/2008 : Sat for IELTS test
07/11/2008 : IELTS result obtained - 8.0 overall
06/12/2008 : Visa application lodged online via agent & acknowledgement received

Been waiting eversince. I am sponsored by family member (an aunt) and my profession is neither on the CSL or MODL list, so my application is on the bottom of the pack. Look like it will only progress further sometime in July next year if not earlier. Anyway, I'm in no hurry at the moment especially with the current global economic slump. But I'm still eager to move to Down Under.

Regards,

Eric