A Recap on the Moving to Australia Series.
- In Part One you have the idea.
- In Part Two you decide on the basis of your application having looked at the various Visa options.
- In Part Three we looked at the paperwork and using a MARA approved Migration Agent.
Today we are going to agree the basis of your application with your migration agent. As I mentioned in Part Two, applications are generally based on a points system and I gave you a link to the government site where points are explained. It is a minefield, that’s why I suggested using a MARA registered migration agent in Part Three.
But I am sure that many of you reading this just want some kind of quick idea about whether you are likely to qualify or not. Workpermit.com is, according to it’s own trumpet, “The worlds most popular immigration website” and it probably is. If you click on the following link, you will land at the Australia Skilled Immigration Points Calculator. Completing the questionnaire will give you a good idea regards your suitability.
But, as you will know from Part Two, there are at least 6 ways to move to Australia. I believe the above mentioned calculator is good for the Employer Sponsored Workers, Professionals and other Skilled Migrants, and Doctors and Nurses. But the Business People applications use a different point’s calculator available here.
Investor Retirement entry is totally differently, as is the Working Holiday Visa. Neither, I’m pretty sure, work on points. Both are dependant on your financial clout. I have no idea how much money you need to qualify for an Investor Retirement but last I heard you needed a minimum £2,000 in the bank to come for a year on a Working Holiday Visa. You will not need a migration expert for a Working Holiday Visa.
Assuming your point’s total, if you did one, looks promising, it’s time to chat to your migration agent. Why? Two reasons. First, you want to know if they are prepared to represent you. Second, to formulate the basis for your application and in particular, what your skill is.
Here’s an example. Let’s say you work for a major finance company as a senior manager. Your job is to ensure that all your staff in your 200 strong department are up to speed on the company’s products. To do that, you give presentations to various groups within the department at regular intervals. Are you a trainer? Trainer is on the Skilled Occupation List. Your migration expert will help you decide that based on your experience and your job specification. Your expert may decide you should apply, instead, as a Finance Manager, also on the list.
Once the decision is made, that is not the end of it. The migration expert is only advising. The job of accepting your skill is down to the Australian authorities. Your job is to prepare your case, which involves getting references, copies of your job specification, detailing your work experiences (yes, you will need to write an essay) and explaining exactly what you do and how you do it.
More on that next week. Or read it now at Moving to Australia Part 5
For a full chronological list and brief description of all the posts in this series about how I moved to Australia, please visit my page How to Move to Australia.
Related posts:
- Moving to Australia – Part Five
- Moving to Australia – Part Six
- Moving to Australia – Part Three.
- Moving to Australia – Part Nine
- Moving to Australia – Part Seven
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i want Govt information about australian immigration
Too easy, go to….
http://www.immi.gov.au/
cheers
Bob
Just out of curiosity… what job/skill did you apply with? (Or rather what did your wife apply with, I seem to remember you mentioning your age being a problematic factor.)
Nothing too exciting Nelson, marketing. And yes, it was my wifes skill, I am skill-less! Hehe…
I have been reading your blog the past days and I think it’s really helpful. We are thinking about moving to Australia from Iceland.
I just wanted to thank you
Thanks Gudny, glad it’s been helpful. Iceland to Australia? You’ll certainly find it a bit different here