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hi bob. my name is prashant.i have one que for u..my wife has 3 years of expereince in general nursing and in cancer specialist nursing and qualified as nurse in india.so wht’s sort of chances for permenant residency and hw she can get employer sponser from australia. and i m sure tht she’ll get over 7 band in ielts..so plz send me ur reply..i’ll wait for it..and can she apply for job from india?
thanx bob
kindly regards,
prashant
Hi Prashant
Hover over the link at the top of the page called Migration Advice, the drop down menu will show, among other things, Nurses & sponsorships, that should answer your questions.
Cheers and I hope you find a way in.
Bob
Hi, Nice to meet u Bob.
Good to meet you too Andy!
Hello Bob,
My name is Pat, I really want to go back to Australia with my wife but a problem is we just come back from Aus for 4 months cos of my mom was sick & for our wedding as well. We just extend our visa before we back to TH but cos of that reasons we decided to cancel visa before class start in Feb 2011. I’d like to get ur advise what should we do if I want to go back with a cookery course, but we afraid immigration won’t let us in cos I’ve graduated master degree from CQU @ Sydney campus.
Unfortunately I heard it is really hard to get in Aus at the moment.
Thank u so much advance for ur reply
Best regard
Pat
Hi Pat
Gosh, it all sounds rather messy. I’m afraid I have no idea how to help, I’m still trying to work out what TH is. I have a page dedicated to tricky visa questions and there is a link on it that might help. Check it out at Specific Questions About Australian Visas
Cheers
Bob
Hi Bob
I’m sorry for TH, it stands for Thailand. Anyway I’ve already sorted it out.
Thank u so much for your concern.
Regards
Pat
Glad you got it sorted and thanks for letting me know. Good luck!
Cheers
Bob
hi bob,
i am currently studying a diploma in accounting , and i also have completed an access course in healthcare and have an open degree with the open university, i want to move to oz with my family, my partner is a scaffolder with all of the desired tickets available. what would be the chances of a state sponsorship or a sponsor ship of any kind in oz for PR
kind regards
shelley
p.s
keep up the good work.
Hi Shelley
At the top of each page, in the navigation menu, you’ll see a link to Migration Advice. Click through to that page and you will find lots of useful information, including stuff about qualifying, sponsorships and getting a visa.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Bob
Hi Bob
Im currently considering getting a holiday work visa to Australia. What is employment like out there and is it easy to get a steady job if going.
Cheers
Sam
Hi Sam
I’ve just replied to the email you sent me, you’ll find your answers in there. Good luck!
Hi Bob,
actually i am planning to apply for student visa(Australia) for this semester but i can’t leave my boyfriend so is there any process from which i can bring him as my dependent after i leave my country.
Hi sweta
I don’t think so, I think you would struggle to prove that your boyfriend is dependent upon you. He would have to apply in his own right. That is what I think anyway, but I am not an expert. I’d ask elsewhere as well to verify if I were you.
Hi Bob..
I finished my Masters in Biotechnlogy ( advanced – 2 years) from University of Queensland..after my student visa expired, I applied for Temporary visa and right now i am on bridging visa…
Me and my friend are thinking about startting a business..to be more precise; a nandos franchise..
Is it possible to start a business in Australia without PR???
Hi Shahin
Yum, I like Nandos.
You will need some sort of visa, that’s for sure. Probably a business visa but not necessarily a “permanent residency” visa. Just one that will allow you to work and run a business. You will almost certainly have to employ a certain number of Australians and if your business is successful I think it would lead to the offer of permanent residency.
But again, I am not a MARA migration agent and do not know this information for sure. You need to check with someone who does know.
Cheers
Bob
Hi Bob,
Hazel here in depressed Ireland. I am 27 and a legal secretary. I have been working in Admin for the past two years as jobs are scarce for Legal secretarys here.
I am married to a 32 year old shutter carpenter with 15 years experience in managing the site and he is also the site saftey officer. We were hoping to make the move to Australia but have been told that the application will take up to 2 years and that it will cost on average €3000! I was wondering if i went over there on my own (as in the working holiday visa) and got a job and sponsership would my husband be able to follow me over and gain employment? (with the hope that he would get sponsership also).
Is this a long shot or should we wait and see how long the process take? Also if he got sponsership would i need sponsership also to stay?
Would be grateful for your advise as its hard to get answers and everyone here has different thoughts on it!!
Thanks,
Hazel
Hi Hazel
Sorry to hear you are depressed in Ireland. Me and Mrs BobinOz went there in 1996 and had a wonderful holiday. Long time ago though.
As far as I am aware, if either of you get a permanent residency visa, the other half being the spouse will automatically qualify and be able to move to Australia too. Getting sponsorship could speed things up for you, but that depends on how desired your skill is here in Australia. So how much of a longshot it might be, I don’t know.
Check out my page on sponsorships, it’s also got some good information about where to look for a job. Maybe you don’t need to actually come here on a working holiday visa to secure a sponsorship, perhaps you can do it online.
Good luck!
i really apericite u respone to help every one
Thanks danis.
Hi, my partner & I are keen to emigrate to Australia but need some info. I am 37, he’s 36 & I have 16 years experience working with learning disabled adults & people with mental health poblems as a support worker & manager. I believe these are on the skills needed lists. Can I start applying for jobs or do I need to wait to have a definate answer on whether I/we wou;d obtain a visa? Thanks
You need to read my page about sponsorships, the link is under Migration Advice in the main navigation menu at the top.
hello bob how r u can u tell me plz taht if a person got 5 band in ielts and then he take elicos for 10 weeks …..is the embassy reject on elicos or not
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Hi Bob
is Australia good for visual effect artist and designers who work for the film industry what the job prospect there lets say for someone with 5 year experience in the industry and held a master degree in design , i currently in between moving to Sydney or Vancouver , but i hate the winter and cold and kinda like Australia more , what you recommend ,, thanks in advance
Not sure sam checkout my page about Getting a Job or a Sponsorship, it’s got links to jobsearches.
Hi bob,
i am a graduate in Electronics and communication ,a engineering field. can you tell me the best way to immigrate to australia
Apply. Start here to see how many points you’d get – Visas
Hi Bob!
Great site, I stumbled upon it today whilst looking for info
Im currently in the process of obtaining my skills assessment and very happy how thing s have been progressing with my MARA agent. Well worth the money!
Im a chartered surveyor by trade and will hopefully be moving to Perth next June.
Cheers
Sam
Well I hope everything goes smoothly for you Sam and you find yourself in Perth next winter. You won’t be building any snowmen though
Good luck!