HollieAdam Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hi I'm 23 years old and my fiancée is 27 years old we have 2 children aged 3 years and 3months old. We are looking to emigrate to Australia but we need a bit of help where To start first. He currently works full time as a welder and bin in the trade 10 years. Can anyone help to where we need to start first? Plus how much money do we need to save etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hi and welcome to the forum. The starting point is to check the occupation is on the list. I have done this for you and welder is - [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Welder (First Class)[/TD] [TD]322313. That means he may be eligible for a 189 visa.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The next step will be to check that he can pass the skills assessment. This is a combination of qualifications and experience. Has he completed an apprenticeship? He will then need to calculate points. He needs a minimum of 60 points to apply. At this stage many people find they need to take an English test to supplement their points such as ILETS The second thing is that for you to be put on the visa, you need to be his defacto. Do you live together? As for costs, the cost for him will be $3600, then $1800 for you and then $900 for each child. In addition, you will have fees for medicals and police checks. The of course is shipping furniture and things, flights and enough money to live on for at least 3 months and preferably 6 months while you look for work - so enough to pay bills, rent, food and day to day expenses and then things like buying cars, mobiles and the various other aspects of life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseandAnne Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi and welcome to the forum. The starting point is to check the occupation is on the list. I have done this for you and welder is - [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Welder (First Class) [/TD] [TD]322313. That means he may be eligible for a 189 visa. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The next step will be to check that he can pass the skills assessment. This is a combination of qualifications and experience. Has he completed an apprenticeship? He will then need to calculate points. He needs a minimum of 60 points to apply. At this stage many people find they need to take an English test to supplement their points such as ILETS The second thing is that for you to be put on the visa, you need to be his defacto. Do you live together? As for costs, the cost for him will be $3600, then $1800 for you and then $900 for each child. In addition, you will have fees for medicals and police checks. The of course is shipping furniture and things, flights and enough money to live on for at least 3 months and preferably 6 months while you look for work - so enough to pay bills, rent, food and day to day expenses and then things like buying cars, mobiles and the various other aspects of life Verystormy, now you back in the UK have you thought about being a migration agent/consultant on the side? You already have that fact in your head would be a nice bit of pocket money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseandAnne Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Hi I'm 23 years old and my fiancée is 27 years old we have 2 children aged 3 years and 3months old.We are looking to emigrate to Australia but we need a bit of help where To start first. He currently works full time as a welder and bin in the trade 10 years. Can anyone help to where we need to start first? Plus how much money do we need to save etc Hi HollieAdam, good luck with the process, lots of knowledgeable people on here so ask your questions someone will know that answer. Has your partner got a specialist welding skill? Maybe a process that a general welder cant do like weld Aluminium? If so you could look to sell his skills to prospective companies and see if they would be prepared to sponsor him. There are some gas fields up North my neighbour tells me and they may want welders but that would be FIFO and with the slowdown I don't know what the current local labour market is like for welders. Still, it cant hurt to fire a few emails off to some companies and see what they say at least you'll get a feel for whats out there and might pick up some advice along the way. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Verystormy, now you back in the UK have you thought about being a migration agent/consultant on the side? You already have that fact in your head would be a nice bit of pocket money! Thank you. I did look at it once, but it is actually very expensive to become an agent. Even though I hold a law degree, it would have meant an extra load of uni courses. So, will stick with trying to help on the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Life Down Under Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thank you. I did look at it once, but it is actually very expensive to become an agent. Even though I hold a law degree, it would have meant an extra load of uni courses. So, will stick with trying to help on the forums See verystormy I told you that too! Hope all is well in Blighty!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thank you. I did look at it once, but it is actually very expensive to become an agent. Even though I hold a law degree, it would have meant an extra load of uni courses. So, will stick with trying to help on the forums After years of working for WA Government and involved in the migration of teachers to WA, I too thought I should branch out into the Migration Agent route. The cost of the extra uni courses were horrendous, were fulltime, and needing to work to live, I just couldn't do it. So like you Stormy I just help where I can online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Life Down Under Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Rossmoyne, the costs to become a Migration Agent are ridiculous and the registration fee of $1760 per annum is exhorbitant, I dont know another industry which costs as much per year! What with that and the other insurances it is a costly business! Now apart from the Grad Cert in Law, new agents need to complete a Practice Ready Programme which I believe is around $3000 on top in their first year. Things are definitely slowing down with the economy as well, so I think it will be harder for agents to become established. Lots of 457 cancellations going on at the moment, I think we are going into a huge downturn here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Lots of 457 cancellations going on at the moment, I think we are going into a huge downturn here..... I hope not for many peoples sake, but, I unfortunately think you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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