Cliomarie

Hi, your 457 will not be granted without Health insurance that will cover you until you can register for Medicare. We got a health insurance policy here and were not required to give an Aussie address, then I registered for Medicare once there. Might be an idea to speak to some insurers this side.

Congrats on your arrival and your organisation! Sounds brilliant and before you know it the house will be your home. Love hearing these updates as we fly two months tomorrow, just waiting for my second baby scan before we pack our stuff for shipping...so I know whether to send all the boys stuff or not if we havin a girl! So exciting ;-)

Congratulations it sounds like everything fitting into place! Thank you for the update.... Not long for us now, I'll be doing it 7 months pregnant so hearing it can all be achieved so quickly gives me hope! X

Hi! I can't comment on carpentry but congrats on your visa, and having family to stay with is such a great help, great too that your partner may have a transfer...every little helps! Lots to look forward to... Best of luck

Yeh Lauren! Brilliant to hear and keep us posted! Xx

Know EXACTLY how u feel! Our case officer was two months and then another 3 months wait for grant, it's frustrating I know but trust me it will happen!! They are pretty good at sticking to the timeframes on the DIBP website so just imagine the longest time possible and then you will be surprised when you hear! I think we have all been there and ou Definately go a bit loopy with all the what ifs... But as so many people on here said to me.. Try and use the time for planning and enjoying our England "bucket list"! Good of luck and hopefully you won't be waiting too long :-)

Depending on processing times, our CO took 2 months :-)

Only thing is that unfortunately a lot of the tickets may not be recognised officially, but his experience will go far :-)

Hi, yes I'm pretty sure it's 24 months but any migration agent would confirm that for you. i studied a lot for my IELTS as I was so nervous, I took the academic in Adelaide an it really was like a formal exam and you really need to know the format of the test so you know what to expect in the four sections. I got the 7.0s I needed for ANMAC then sat the general in South Africa (a bit more laid back!) but still I did not want to have to do it again so did some more revision and got 8.0s and 9.0s as it's a much simpler exam. The listening and the speaking is the same for both exams, but I Definately found the academic writing and reading tricky! Lots of people have said thank goodness they did a few practice papers and I would Definately agree. You can get these from the IELTS website x

Do the academic first as you need 7.0s in that for ANMAC, however if you do get 8.0s then you won't need to sit the general, as 8.0s in either accepted by DIAC. X

You could think about taking your academic IELTS as you will need a score of 7.0 in all sections for ANMAC, it is early but lots of people have had to take it more than once, something to think about anyway as that's a biggy out of the way when that is done! Then you could ensure you have everything else ready for your skills assessment as from submission it can take up to 16 weeks for decision. If you go on the ANMAC site it will tell you everything you need whilst you are waiting for your degree paperwork, then you can just go for it!

Yes for PR unfortunately you would have to pay all costs!

Hi, you will need the degree now to have your skills assessed by ANMAC too for PR. Once that's done and you have a positive assessment you can then apply for registration for AHPRA and your PR visa. This is a longer and more expensive option than the 457 but it will give you lots of benefits (I.e not having to pay for school fees), and the security of it being permanent and you can of course then choose where you live and who you work for. it is an expensive business thankfully it's not all in one go so lots of time to work your socks off before the next chunk has to be paid!

Hi pegg, i think ink definately ring around as I had all mine done at the solicitors for £20, good luck!

Hi, once you get your case officer (up to three months wait), they will then ask for any further docs if reqd, police checks and medicals if not already submitted. Then it's as soon as they have recieved and checked off all of it, our took 5 months from submission but they aim to have them turned around within 3 months :-)