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I meant to say good on you

Thanks Alison 13, and on you for getting that job.

No I don't think so. I'm he will find something soon, but he needs to be open for anything and then he can move into something that he likes.

Thanks Lou8670.

An update from my last posting on this thread. I finally found a permanent position with an accounting firm. Yes it has taken a full year......The key is never to give up. There will be one agent that will take notice of what you have to offer and put you forward. Once you get the chance of meeting the company, you just have to make sure that you stand out even if you don't have local experience and they will hire you. Good luck to those that are still searching.

Yes I have and the response is that the market is slow. ...

My previous job before moving here was that of Finance Manager and prior to that I worked as a Management Accountant. I'm looking for any accounting/finance job just to get my foot in the door. I'm willing to go pro bono.

I agree with you Lou8670, I have been here since April and I apply every day for jobs on Seek. All I get are regrets despite having both ACCA and CIMA.

I have contracted them and I must say that I'm not happy. We have been here 3 months and the container has not left Johannesburg yet. When I email them, they don't bother to reply at all.

Thanks so much for the responses, much appreciated.

Yeah we have not choice but to do the waiting....

Hi, I'm finding it hard to understand the pace at which things are done in Australia, a company calls and says that we have short listed you for an interview but we will communicate later for the interview date. Weeks go by without any news and when you call them, they don't answer the phone, you leave a voice message no one even bothers to return the call. Things are really done at a snails pace, what does one do in this situation?

Any virgin active gyms?

What suburb is this? looks very nice!

You will have to be in Perth, my OH stayed behind and he is busy applying for jobs in the same field as you. I will do the same when I return to Perth next month, also a Chartered accountant. All the best and please let us know how it goes.

Well the DIAC office emailed our migration agent with all the visa grant documents. I then quickly went on to immi.gov.au to verify our visa and warra it was indeed granted.

No we had never been to Aussie, we landed on the 17th of Jan this year and loved it. It kind of reminds me of Cape town.

I also saw some on our way to wanneroo from that area where the train makes its last stop some 2 days ago, it was around 8pm.

I'm not sure whether to be excited or not, but one thing is for sure, I'm very anxious now that the time has finally come. I pray that all goes well.....

And what is wrong with a refugee?

Do you mean that it is a bad school as there are immigrants from Africa????

Is it possible for one person to go over without the rest of the people on the visa? I thought that everyone has to travel to activate the visa(176) then people can go and come as they please? I ask this as I notice that your OH is over there and you seem to be in the Uk.....just asking.

Interesting views indeed, I'm in a similar situation jojo_Muir, please share with us what the price ranges are for a private nanny?

It shouldn't take that long if all the requirement documents were lodged, it took a day to be granted the visa after submitting the last document they had asked for. All the best.