Advice on moving to the land down under

[michelle.ritchie]

oh and by the way i moved from uk over a year ago!

[michelle.ritchie]

hi guys,

i have noticed that people give advice on here about doing your visa yourselves, which is fine, but just be aware everyones circumstances are different and if someone has a more complex situation, (hidden problems) then a migration agent will help you get around these but if your doing it yourself, your visa can be declined and you will have paid for the application. declined. We get people who use us 2nd time round, they do not get told why they did not get a visa in the first instance.

So, please when giving advice becareful that some peoples circumstances and the visa that they should be applying for may be very different to yours.

We get alot of people telling us they had bad advice and this costs people money!

Michelle Ritchie

[catherineryan]

Originally Posted by michelle.ritchie

Hi guys,

i am a Relocation Agent living in Gold Coast qld, i relocate people from all over to move here and i absolutely love it! the satisfaction i get out of hearing about people like you and then seeing them settled here still gives me a great feeling. if you guys need any help. just yell. we do it all, accomodation, pickup from airport, pets, sort kids schools.............

Good Luck, its a great life here you will love it!

Michelle Ritchie

hello new hear just trying to find out information how much does that coast Michelle as the visa is very expensive as it is.

[Baby75]

Originally Posted by michelle.ritchie

hi guys,

i have noticed that people give advice on here about doing your visa yourselves, which is fine, but just be aware everyones circumstances are different and if someone has a more complex situation, (hidden problems) then a migration agent will help you get around these but if your doing it yourself, your visa can be declined and you will have paid for the application. declined. We get people who use us 2nd time round, they do not get told why they did not get a visa in the first instance.

So, please when giving advice becareful that some peoples circumstances and the visa that they should be applying for may be very different to yours.

We get alot of people telling us they had bad advice and this costs people money!

Michelle Ritchie

I guess that would be me so ! i do agree with you Michelle that you have to make sure you have all the correct information before sending off for your visa as i said in my post if your application is fairly straight forward then you would be fine applying your self.
I think as soon as you read through your visa form you know if its going to be difficult or not as well and isn't it great that we have sites like this were we can get information from fellow expats going through the same thing and ask a question and get the answer i do think you do need to be aware that sometimes you do get the wrong answer so ild always double check before i put pen to paper as it were. I think the majority of people on here get the right information for free that helps them in the visa process but its good to be careful and make sure you do it right.

I think if it needs be then registered Migration agents are infallible and can really help people who need it and for peace of mind. but if you are like me and have spoken to an agent and know that our application is going to be straight forward then its great that we can bring over the money with us instead

[kaz101]

Originally Posted by catherineryan

hello new hear just trying to find out information how much does that coast Michelle as the visa is very expensive as it is.

Hi Catherine, and welcome to the forum!

We used a migration agent in the UK for the visa process and that cost us several thousand pounds but I know that without them we would not be here. Two migration agents said we wouldn't get in.

We had the luxury of coming over to Australia in February and buying a house then before the move in July (it was my Mum's 70th and I had to be there for that!). So we checked out areas etc, and we had already decided that we wanted to buy rather than rent, although most people rent first.

I'm not quite sure what a relocation agent does but I'm sure Michelle will explain.

Regards,
Karen

[CarterTucker]

Originally Posted by michelle.ritchie

Hi guys,

i am a Relocation Agent living in Gold Coast qld, i relocate people from all over to move here and i absolutely love it! the satisfaction i get out of hearing about people like you and then seeing them settled here still gives me a great feeling. if you guys need any help. just yell. we do it all, accomodation, pickup from airport, pets, sort kids schools.............

Good Luck, its a great life here you will love it!

Michelle Ritchie

Hi there, I have been reading some of your helpfull advice to others & thought i'd make contact with you! We have talked of emigrating for years, but just recently talk has become research & even to the point of discussing with our families! Im not sure when the next stage kicks in! Although we are planning to take a trip to Australia later in the year, using our honeymoon money (we got married in January, after 12 years together) We have 2 children, Aaron age 15 (from my previous relationship) & Jarred age 4. My husband is a roofer & owns his own company here. I am (lucky to be) a stay at home Mum. We have watched all the 'wanted down under programmes' (in fact I have just applied for it, but not heard anything & not going to hold out for it, just thought, I had nothing to lose) I am researching alot on the internet & buying the magazines, so far not really sure on an area, but Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne & Perth have come up alot...I know a varied bunch! I will really appreciate any advice you can give to us, as someone who is already there, and been through it all. Really look forward to hearing from you. Kindest Regards, across the miles! Kelly, Jay, Aaron & Jarred.

[scottishcelts]

Hi all, we are in the last stages of 'playing the waiting game' and we applied using the on-line visa application, which we found a doddle.

Also we did not use any agents etc. as we decided it was a complete waste of money, considering the whole process costs enough as it is! Also my sis in law and hubby started off using an agent, paid them off and then done the rest themselves as they felt the agents were taking too long with things and they were doing most of it themselves anyway.

I think if you have enough savvy to and are a good letter writer and good at explaining things and are organised i don't see any reason why an agent should be considered - apart from the obvious i.e. criminality or medical issues etc.

Hope this helps a wee bit