just applied for visa help please!!

[andrew_obrien]

Hi all im new, Me and my girlfriend have just applied for out visa using an agent i have just been offered a new job in I.T here in the uk which is about £8000 a year more than what i am on now i was thinking of taking the job for some extra money to put in the bank for the move as we do not own a house here in the u.k.
Do you think this would affect my skilled visa application?

Also where are the best places to move in australia for I.T work?

Regards

Andrew and Becky (Nottinghamshire)

[kaz101]

Hi Andrew,

Welcome to the forum.

As long as the job is in the same IT skill then it shouldn't affect your visa application. They are looking for the fact that you've been in the same skill and so have experience.

Location depends on your IT skills (and whether you can work from home ),
but Sydney and Melbourne are probably the biggest IT places. If you check out
JobServe Homepage that may give you a better idea.

I don't follow the IT much any more since I'm winding down my IT work in favour of my online business from home.

Regards,
Karen

[andrew_obrien]

thanks for the advise.
just another question. i have no assets over herer in the uk and will have approx £10-12,000 to come over to Oz with do you think i will be ok renting with that amount of money as i have nothing to ship over or anything we will be starting from scratch

[andrew_obrien]

Originally Posted by kaz101

Hi Andrew,

Welcome to the forum.

As long as the job is in the same IT skill then it shouldn't affect your visa application. They are looking for the fact that you've been in the same skill and so have experience.

Location depends on your IT skills (and whether you can work from home ),
but Sydney and Melbourne are probably the biggest IT places.

I don't follow the IT much any more since I'm winding down my IT work in favour of my online business from home.

Regards,
Karen

thanks for the reply.
i have also heard that i will have to send a change of circumstance to change my details on my visa do you think this would make my visa take longer because if so wont take the job as i want to come oput as soon as possible?
just another quick question i will be starting a new life in Oz from scratch with about £12000 or $30,000 do you think this will be ok to rent somewhere in either sydney/brisbane/melbourne un till i find a job in I.T?

[kaz101]

Originally Posted by andrew_obrien

thanks for the reply.
i have also heard that i will have to send a change of circumstance to change my details on my visa do you think this would make my visa take longer because if so wont take the job as i want to come oput as soon as possible?
just another quick question i will be starting a new life in Oz from scratch with about £12000 or $30,000 do you think this will be ok to rent somewhere in either sydney/brisbane/melbourne un till i find a job in I.T?

Hi Andrew,

Since you have submitted through an agent I would ask them the visa questions since I'm not an agent - just someone who went through the process last year.

It may depend on what sort of visa you have applied for. Our skilled independent migrant took 2 years since we weren't on the demand list. The agent may be able to give you some idea of timescales or check www.austimeline.com.au since quite a few people fill that in to help others with how long the visa is taking.

We bought rather than rented before we moved out here (so we could prove our income) but if you read through (or search) the posts you'll read what others are going through with the rental markets. I found that banks were more interested in your income rather than what you brought with you.

You can check out the rentals (and sales) on websites like
Real Estate, Property, Land and Homes for Sale, lease and rent - realestate.com.au
www.domain.com.au

There is also a cost of living thread that I started (towards the top of the forum) that will give you an idea of the costs out here. Those costs are for South Australia though and I think that some of the major cities may be more expensive.

Hope that helps,
Karen

[Jules]

Hi Andrew
I cant help with the visa question I'm afraid but we are in a similar situation to you as far as the lack of assets and money are concerned.
We are a family of 5 and plan on going to the Brisbane area with not much more money than you!
I believe we need to take a reference from our landlord and some sort of proof that we have been paying the rent on time. It may even be a case of paying 6 months rent in advance as we did here (because we had been out of the country for 12 months)
My opinion on it is, what the hell! lets just get out there and play it by ear. lol

Good luck with it all

Julie

[andrew_obrien]

Originally Posted by Jules

Hi Andrew
I cant help with the visa question I'm afraid but we are in a similar situation to you as far as the lack of assets and money are concerned.
We are a family of 5 and plan on going to the Brisbane area with not much more money than you!
I believe we need to take a reference from our landlord and some sort of proof that we have been paying the rent on time. It may even be a case of paying 6 months rent in advance as we did here (because we had been out of the country for 12 months)
My opinion on it is, what the hell! lets just get out there and play it by ear. lol

Good luck with it all

Julie

i agree with you lets just go for it well i have paid my agent now so i am going to go been looking at a few rentals but that is a good question.

Does anyone know if we will have to pay 6 months upfront to rent a house or anything like that?