G' day

[kaz101]

Originally Posted by daryl armstrong

Good afternoon everyone, Question, (because im a bit fik) what is the best way to get in touch with Alan Collett, and Liana Allan?

I see you've already contacted Alan

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Regards,
Karen

[daryl armstrong]

Sorry Guys, stupid Question, got hold of Alan, did'nt realise he was from Go Matilda, i think i'll give him a call next week as it's good to talk (old B.T joke) i had allready spoke to them in the U.K they said just to send in a C.V. but i'll see if Alan can do some more for us.
Hope your all enjoying the sun, snow on it's way to kent, Nice!

[jabba]

Send them a message they r both here regularly

[Rioella]

Hello Daryl, I find myself in much the same situation as yourself, lots of experience and no qualifications. A 9 yrs old Daughter and 17 yrs old son. I am still talking them round to the idea of going. My partner is the other side of the coin he is very qualified, and like you the tone I have been getting on the Phone is "Oh Dear! you need 120 points, so why not come talk to us!", but we are not ready to go that far just yet, with meeting with agents. Im 38 and my partner is 43. So it is worrying but I am optimistic about the whole thing, and excited.

the other thing that confuses us is the registering of qualifications "TRA". Has your agent giving you any ideas on what to do about your qualifications.

Will keep you updated! So good luck your not ALONE!

[compp]

Originally Posted by Rioella

Hello Daryl, I find myself in much the same situation as yourself, lots of experience and no qualifications. A 9 yrs old Daughter and 17 yrs old son. I am still talking them round to the idea of going. My partner is the other side of the coin he is very qualified, and like you the tone I have been getting on the Phone is "Oh Dear! you need 120 points, so why not come talk to us!", but we are not ready to go that far just yet, with meeting with agents. Im 38 and my partner is 43. So it is worrying but I am optimistic about the whole thing, and excited.

the other thing that confuses us is the registering of qualifications "TRA". Has your agent giving you any ideas on what to do about your qualifications.

Will keep you updated! So good luck your not ALONE!

hi
just noticed you say your son is 17 and you are still trying to talk the kiddies round, just wondered if you are aware of the fact that if your son is working and dependant once he reaches the age of 18 he will no longer be classed as a dependant and would then have to apply for a visa under his own steam, if he is still in full-tim education or unemployed thats a different matter but if he is working you really need to look into a visa asap. i am not sure if they count under 18 and working as a dependdant but i,de really look into it, you dont want to leave it for a few months and then discover he cant come on your visa which is the position we found ourselfs in
good luck with whatever you decide

[Rioella]

Well Commp thatnks very much for that info. I have never even thought of that. He wont be 18 until November but he still has another year of School. whether he finishes scool here or in Brisbane i'm not sure. But thanks for the heads up on that! you see you learn something new every day! Cheers

[daryl armstrong]

once again thank you all, it really does help keep the motivation going having others out there, our daughter is already 18 and is at collage,does that mean she will or wont be able to come on our visa if we get one? and rioella excitement and optimisum is exactly what is needed to get there i think, i dont no anything about TRA's prehaps Kaz can help on this one? hope you have some luck, just waiting for mine to arrive... speak to you soon.

[compp]

Originally Posted by daryl armstrong

once again thank you all, it really does help keep the motivation going having others out there, our daughter is already 18 and is at collage,does that mean she will or wont be able to come on our visa if we get one? and rioella excitement and optimisum is exactly what is needed to get there i think, i dont no anything about TRA's prehaps Kaz can help on this one? hope you have some luck, just waiting for mine to arrive... speak to you soon.

hi, sorry for worrying you, i should,ve said.... if your child is in full-time education that means they are still dependant, i really think you should always start by consulting an agent, most are happy to give an initial consult for 10 mins or so for free, you can then decide if you want to employ an agent to 'manage' your visa application, i think most would agree that the tra skills assessment is the hardest bit, you can employ an agent just to do this bit and then do the main application yourselfs, if you feel confident enough. anyway good luck to you all and i hope whatever you decide it works out.

[Rioella]

Thanks Compp,

I have just been on the phone with and agent in Dublin and she is arranging an appointment for us next week. It was good advice for us to seek help from an agent. I will still use the forum as it is excellent getting a lot of different veiws on the subject.

So I will keep you all updated and I look forward to hearing about everyone else's journey along the way! thanks again Compp

[daryl armstrong]

Yes same here, we are in touch with Alan at go matilda, will hopefully get a call from them soon to discuss our visa options, i just dont know what visa is best for our circumstance, good to talk to you both, good luck again Rioella.