Mark213

> Out of curiousity, when speaking to an immigration lawyer, are there
> any that talk free of charge, but charge only if you decide to go
> through the process with them?
>
> I was also reading the points list for general skilled migration, and
> there were jobs such as tennis coach and dog handler. I thought the
> list of needed occupations were a lot slimmer in variety, and limited
> to child care, nursing, manual trades and such.

The tennis coach requires a Employer Sponsored Visa and dont fall as an
independent catagory - ie they dont get you points....

Some agents do an initial consulatation free, but thats a real basic 5
minutes on the phone. A full consulation (which I think is personally
worth it) can take a few hours and cost a few hundred but its better
knowing what you can and cant do... then you can do all the
applications yourself.

Westly

> I certainly don't have that sort of money, unfortunately.
>
> It's ironic too that I may fail on mental health grounds. By being
> forced to return home, it seems I'm being pushed to go through it
> all again.
>
> I guess the only other option would be to find out about a visa
> brought in in November 2005, where you are trained (the
> company/government? pays for your education) and then will be
> 'stationed' so to speak in regional Australia which is in need of the
> trade which you have been trained in for 3-5 years or so. At least I
> think it came in.

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