Just Starting The Process

[alaina]

Hello - my husband Paul and I have decided to make the move to Australia - he has passed the on line application because of his skills - he is a brick layer - next week we hope to have an appointment to talk to company who will complete the visa application etc -how long does it take?? Can any one give advice on where the best place to move to if you are a brick layer. Will I be able to work? (I do not qualify on the skills shortage list). So many questions ..... and are the spiders really that bad?? do the horrible ones live in all parts of Australia? sorry if these are the basics. thanks in advance for any advice and help you can offer.

[Baby75]

Originally Posted by alaina

Hello - my husband Paul and I have decided to make the move to Australia - he has passed the on line application because of his skills - he is a brick layer - next week we hope to have an appointment to talk to company who will complete the visa application etc -how long does it take?? Can any one give advice on where the best place to move to if you are a brick layer. Will I be able to work? (I do not qualify on the skills shortage list). So many questions ..... and are the spiders really that bad?? do the horrible ones live in all parts of Australia? sorry if these are the basics. thanks in advance for any advice and help you can offer.

hello and welcome,

thats great about your visa congrats on your positive results so far is it the TRA your husband has passed . have you looked in to using the online visa application it is meant to speed things up very quickly you could have it in 6 months i think if your visa is straight forward you'll fly through the process. i was on another expat site and one guy had it back with in 6 weeks he front loaded every thing. my Husband Paul (as well) is a welder we have started our TRA and are waiting for a reply but we have entered our details on to the online application u can save your progress .as far as i know when you have entered all the information and added payment you send it to them then you apply for medicals and police clearance so you have them ready when asked for them im not a 100% sure exactly how it works yet
you will be able to work as you will be on your husbands visa . personally i would say queensland Brisbane there is a lot of building going on there and that were we are headed our selfs we have friends in Brisbane and when we go over they are going in to business building houses.

as far as the spiders go you would get more of them in the bush or rural areas not seen that much in built up areas ive heard that because of the very hot climate up north cairns direction you will get more .our friends were living there and there was a storm and at the back of their house a river flooded and the following week a croc was found sunning himself on the banks made the newspaper he moved back to were he came from . ive never heard any one complaining to much about the spiders so i wouldn't worry about it.

good luck with every thing
Niamh

[alaina]

thanks for that Niamh,

I had been looking on the job search sites and although they say there is a shortage of bricklayers there do not seem to be that many vacancies..also the description of bricklayer duties vary -Paul is a time served bricklayer with advanced craft - do bricklayers have different job descriptions in Australia?

We have an appointment with an agent on friday we were originally told it could take 12 - 14 months to process the visa, this seems a long time.
Hopefully we will have a better idea after friday.

It is a huge step - we have no family or friends in Australia and have never been on holiday there!! we might fall under 'mad' category.. but we are looking for a life adventure and hope to find it in Australia.

thanks again

[Baby75]

Originally Posted by alaina

thanks for that Niamh,

I had been looking on the job search sites and although they say there is a shortage of bricklayers there do not seem to be that many vacancies..also the description of bricklayer duties vary -Paul is a time served bricklayer with advanced craft - do bricklayers have different job descriptions in Australia?

We have an appointment with an agent on friday we were originally told it could take 12 - 14 months to process the visa, this seems a long time.
Hopefully we will have a better idea after friday.

It is a huge step - we have no family or friends in Australia and have never been on holiday there!! we might fall under 'mad' category.. but we are looking for a life adventure and hope to find it in Australia.

thanks again

They could do as they call welders boiler makers , from what i found on here and other expact site the most popular way to get work is have your CV and papers if you have any and go to the company's your self i think they take you on and pay you a rate of i think it was $20 up wards per hour then if you were any good they would pay you more to stay and if they don't move on .

i think the process is quicker if you are on the list for the most wanted trade and applying on line seems to really speed things up as well

good luck talking to the agent

[RICHAYL]

Hi there, just read your note and thought I'd say hello. We too are just starting the process, passed the online test - my hubby - Rick is a joiner. We have our own joinery and building business here so we're quite nervous about how things will go.... We too are going to Brisbane in search of building work etc, thought when I read your notes that perhaps we could all be of some use to each other workwise? Just thinking outloud really........... How long do you think things will take? Have you got children? We've got 3 girls - 2 year old twins and a 13 year old. Nervous and worried about everything with hundreds of questions. We have never holidayed there, and have no family or friends out there either. Will be nice to follow your story and get some tips......... from one mad couple to another, hope to speak to you soon!

[Baby75]

Originally Posted by RICHAYL

Hi there, just read your note and thought I'd say hello. We too are just starting the process, passed the online test - my hubby - Rick is a joiner. We have our own joinery and building business here so we're quite nervous about how things will go.... We too are going to Brisbane in search of building work etc, thought when I read your notes that perhaps we could all be of some use to each other workwise? Just thinking outloud really........... How long do you think things will take? Have you got children? We've got 3 girls - 2 year old twins and a 13 year old. Nervous and worried about everything with hundreds of questions. We have never holidayed there, and have no family or friends out there either. Will be nice to follow your story and get some tips......... from one mad couple to another, hope to speak to you soon!

hi

yep your right about the work thing alright could come in handy to know a few different trades people you never know eh. we are hoping to be on the plane in July love it to be earlier so fingers crossed it all goes well we have 3 boys under 7 . how does the 13 year old feel about the move mine are at a good age for moving i think
ive never been over my self but my hubby has and loved it and don't worry about not knowing any one ild say the majority of people heading over have never been before or know any body.

when are you planning to go your selfs are you using the online application we have started ours we are still waiting on the tra to come back from agent before we send that off.

keep us posted on how your getting on always nice to talk to people in the same boat and are excited about the whole process. as much as my family is supportive they rather not here how our application is going iykwim

good luck
Niamh

[Sammy77]

Hi all,

This is the first time for us on this forum, we too are looking at starting the process very soon. We are looking at going through the Visa process through my husband who is a Bricklayer. We have never been to OZ, but my In-Laws, who are looking at applying at the same time, have been on numerous occasions and are going back next month to do another reccie for us. We are going to a seminar with a migration company on Sunday, so hopefully should get a better idea of what we need to do after them. We also have 3 boys age 7 and under.

Any advice of anyone will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Lisa

[RICHAYL]

Sorry to be thick but what is the TRA everyone keeps mentioning? We haven't applied online or anything yet, passed an online application and were contacted by an agent to say we'd have no trouble getting in on hubbys joinery skills assessment. He would do an assessment with Vetassess which is all organised through the agent, once that is passed the Visa application is started and we were told 8 months after that it should be accepted. 2 months before we have to have a medical and policechecks and then we have to enter within 12 months of the dates of those certificates. Is this the same info you have been given?

[Baby75]

Originally Posted by RICHAYL

Sorry to be thick but what is the TRA everyone keeps mentioning? We haven't applied online or anything yet, passed an online application and were contacted by an agent to say we'd have no trouble getting in on hubbys joinery skills assessment. He would do an assessment with Vetassess which is all organised through the agent, once that is passed the Visa application is started and we were told 8 months after that it should be accepted. 2 months before we have to have a medical and policechecks and then we have to enter within 12 months of the dates of those certificates. Is this the same info you have been given?

no don't be worrying i asked the same question as well the TRA is the skill assessment you do for your specific trade before you can apply for you visa you can do it your self or use an agent your husbands will be sent to Vetassess ours goes to a different skill assessment office i cant remember the name . but basically after it get passed you can apply for your visa just to let you know the on line visa application is about a month quicker sometimes much quicker than the paper based visa.

good luck Naimh

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[alaina]

we are just frantically sorting out our marriage/birth/qualification certificates to take with us on friday... we do not have any children but we are taking 2 dogs with us!!! - its so nice to hear of people in a similar situation to us. (we are not alone in this adventure) I know Brisbane is a huge place - but you never know prehaps we could meet up - I am sure a friendly face will come in useful - I will let you know how we get on with the agent on Friday - (oh did I mention we have a house to renovate and sell before we go - - plus everything else selling contents etc - looks like we are going to be busy....

bye