Floor Layers/Floor Finishers in Perth

[The Russells]

Hi all,

Im Dave and im currently in Liverpool, an have just started the emigration process and hoping to be living in Perth are there any Floor Layers/Carpet fitters on here

Dave

[weelee]

Originally Posted by The Russells

Hi all,

Im Dave and im currently in Liverpool, an have just started the emigration process and hoping to be living in Perth are there any Floor Layers/Carpet fitters on here

Dave

Hi Dave,

I am a floorlayer and we are in the final throws of immigration we have sent our police checks and medicals off to Oz and are back in the land of limbo.

What stage are you at?

if you need any help I am on here most nights

Good luck

[The Russells]

Hello Weelee,

What stage are we at, well we were using an agent here who went bust so we lost 8 hundred quid but we are doing it ourselves now so were right back at the begining, where abouts you going to be living in Oz an have you got a job lined up

Dave

[weelee]

Originally Posted by The Russells

Hello Weelee,

What stage are we at, well we were using an agent here who went bust so we lost 8 hundred quid but we are doing it ourselves now so were right back at the begining, where abouts you going to be living in Oz an have you got a job lined up

Dave

We are going to Victoria, we are to start off with going to live in Blackrock just south of melbourne.

I have been in touch with various companies and have made contact with 2 both have asked me to give them a call when I land.

what visa are you going for? check the various state eligibility list and try for sponsorship that is the quickest way in

weelee

[The Russells]

How did you find the flooring firms, I've never had any luck finding any whenever I've searched for them. What did you tap in??? At the moment we are not looking for sponsorship as it means I can only work in that one state for 2 years so its a 175 we'll be going in on, what agent/firm did you use.

Cheers Dave

[weelee]

Originally Posted by The Russells

How did you find the flooring firms, I've never had any luck finding any whenever I've searched for them. What did you tap in??? At the moment we are not looking for sponsorship as it means I can only work in that one state for 2 years so its a 175 we'll be going in on, what agent/firm did you use.

Cheers Dave

Hi Dave,

I typed in floor finishers AU and a lot of flooring companies came up try flooring contractors AU and carpet fitting services AU. We used the visa bureau who were excellent. We went for state sponsorship to Victoria as we always intended to stay there as my wifes family are all there so the 2 year thing is not a prob for us.
Do you realise the time frame for 175 visas or is that not a problem for you at this time? anyway keep in touch

weelee

[The Russells]

Ta mate will try that, how long does a 175 take I thought it would all be done in 12 months as we are wanting to sell our house before we go but need the housing market to pick up a bit but if it's gonna take much longer than that then we may look at sponsorship, how did you go about getting it?

[weelee]

Originally Posted by The Russells

Ta mate will try that, how long does a 175 take I thought it would all be done in 12 months as we are wanting to sell our house before we go but need the housing market to pick up a bit but if it's gonna take much longer than that then we may look at sponsorship, how did you go about getting it?

hi Dave,

for a 175 its about 12-18 months but with the economy as it is australia has set priority for visas. the top priority is trades on the critical skills list then state sponsorship then 175 applicants but they wont look at the 175s until the top 2 are allocated case officers.

we did everything through the agency but even then it has taken nearly 1 year to get this far. contact a few agencies their first consultation is free and they can advise you which is best for each individual. For state sponsorship we had to show 3 things, 1; enough money to keep our selves, 2; trade on the eligibility list set by the state you intend to go to, 3; reasons for choosing the state, for us it was because they wifes family are all there. we filled out the forms given to us by the agency and they did the rest.

remember it is a long and tedious road but if you are determined and have the drive to see it through then it will be worth while. Floor finishers as they call it in oz are different from the uk we learn over here to do all flooring where as over there vinyl is different from carpets 2 complete different trades so doing it all has a huge advantage and you should have no trouble getting your visa but again it is worthwhile getting an agent.

weelee

[The Russells]

Cheers mate I will beer all that in mind, we are doing our own visas with a firm called liveinaustralia.com we do all the paperwork an just send it back to them, ont thing I keep seeing is a skills assesment what is it

Dave

[weelee]

Originally Posted by The Russells

Cheers mate I will beer all that in mind, we are doing our own visas with a firm called liveinaustralia.com we do all the paperwork an just send it back to them, ont thing I keep seeing is a skills assesment what is it

Dave

Hi Dave,

the skills assessment is where you send you qualification for floorlaying and references from all your employers since the day you started to the trade recognition australia (TRA) they say whether you are up to the same standard as a floor finisher in oz. This can be a stumbling block as it is a lot of paperwork but again it is worth it.

any questions please ask

weelee