Lauralollipop

has anyone got into Auz this way???

hello

My partner has just been
offered a 4 year sponsorship visa for Auz.
We have been told that we
both need to apply for a working holiday visa first, then when we get
to Auz, he needs to apply for jobs that will pay a min of $49,000 per
year.
Once he gets an interview for a job he can tell them that he is
able to start work straight away on his working visa, initally for 3
months and if they will keep him on after 3 months then he has a
company willing to sponsor him for 4 years.
If they employ him then I
can go on to his sponsership as a defacto relationship with him for 4
years.
So really we have a year to find a company who will agree to
employee him for this salary.

He is working now and has been for 2
years as an engineering geololgist, doing site investigation and site
reports etc....and he has a degree.

I was wondering if anyone knows
any geologists/companies/average salaries or where are the most jobs
for this type of work?????

Any help would be very useful, as we are
now trying to assess how risky this is, are these salaries too high or
are they feasable, or if it would be better applying on a skilled
migration visa with sponsorship from my auntie who lives in Perth??


does anyone know of anyone who has gotton into auz this way before or
has anyon done it by this route??


can anyone help as we are soooo
confused???

laura

Richard Gregan

In theory what you propose will work.

I would be concerned that
there are areas where you could be open to disappointment if you dont
get a job etc.

Chels

Why don't you apply now for a long stay business visa? Who has given you
this advice re going out on a WHV then trying to get sponsorship for a
business visa?

Many companies specify that you need a valid long stay
work visa to work for them, trying to get them to even interview your
partner for a permanent post with just a WHV would be hard.

My partner
has been offered a job with an australian company that advertised in
England, and they are sorting out the visa as part of the job offer.


Originally posted by lauralollipop
    > has anyone got
into Auz this way???
    >
    > hello
    >
    > My partner has just been offered a
4 year sponsorship visa for Auz.
    > We have been told that we both need
to apply for a working holiday visa first, then when we get to Auz, he
needs to apply for jobs that will pay a min of $49,000 per year.
    > Once
he gets an interview for a job he can tell them that he is able to start
work straight away on his working visa, initally for 3 months and if
they will keep him on after 3 months then he has a company willing to
sponsor him for 4 years.
    > If they employ him then I can go on to his
sponsership as a defacto relationship with him for 4 years.
    > So really
we have a year to find a company who will agree to employee him for this
salary.
    >
    > He is working now and has been for 2 years as an
engineering geololgist, doing site investigation and site reports
etc....and he has a degree.
    >
    > I was wondering if anyone knows any
geologists/companies/average salaries or where are the most jobs for
this type of work?????
    >
    > Any help would be very useful, as we are now
trying to assess how risky this is, are these salaries too high or are
they feasable, or if it would be better applying on a skilled migration
visa with sponsorship from my auntie who lives in Perth??
    >
    > does
anyone know of anyone who has gotton into auz this way before or has
anyon done it by this route??
    >
    >
    > can anyone help as we are soooo
confused???
    >
laura

jwhooper

The minimum salary for Engineering Geologists is $37,720. It is
around $49,000 for sponsored IT people.

Your would start looking for work in that field by looking on
Australian job search web-sites such as www.seek.com.au and
www.careerone.com.au. That will give you some idea of where to look
when you arrive.

Jerry Hooper
RMA 0107902

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:24:34 +0000, lauralollipop
<> wrote:

    >has anyone got into Auz this way???
    >hello
    >My partner has just been
    >offered a 4 year sponsorship visa for Auz.
    >We have been told that we
    >both need to apply for a working holiday visa first, then when we get
    >to Auz, he needs to apply for jobs that will pay a min of $49,000 per
    >year.
    >Once he gets an interview for a job he can tell them that he is
    >able to start work straight away on his working visa, initally for 3
    >months and if they will keep him on after 3 months then he has a
    >company willing to sponsor him for 4 years.
    >If they employ him then I
    >can go on to his sponsership as a defacto relationship with him for 4
    >years.
    >So really we have a year to find a company who will agree to
    >employee him for this salary.
    >He is working now and has been for 2
    >years as an engineering geololgist, doing site investigation and site
    >reports etc....and he has a degree.
    >I was wondering if anyone knows
    >any geologists/companies/average salaries or where are the most jobs
    >for this type of work?????
    >Any help would be very useful, as we are
    >now trying to assess how risky this is, are these salaries too high or
    >are they feasable, or if it would be better applying on a skilled
    >migration visa with sponsorship from my auntie who lives in Perth??
    >does anyone know of anyone who has gotton into auz this way before or
    >has anyon done it by this route??
    >can anyone help as we are soooo
    >confused???
    >laura

Lauralollipop

Originally posted by jwhooper
    > The minimum salary for
Engineering Geologists is $37,720. It is
    > around $49,000 for sponsored
IT people.
    >
    > Your would start looking for work in that field by
looking on
    > Australian job search web-sites such as
www.seek.com.au[/url] and
    > ]www.careerone.com.au. That
will give you some idea of where to look
    > when you arrive.
    >
    > Jerry
Hooper
    > RMA 0107902
    >
    > On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:24:34 +0000,
lauralollipop
    > <> wrote:
    >
    > >has
anyone got into Auz this way???
    > >hello
    > >My
partner has just been
    > >offered a 4 year sponsorship visa for
Auz.
    > >We have been told that we
    > >both need to
apply for a working holiday visa first, then when we get
    > >to
Auz, he needs to apply for jobs that will pay a min of $49,000 per

    > >year.
    > >Once he gets an interview for a job he can
tell them that he is
    > >able to start work straight away on his
working visa, initally for 3
    > >months and if they will keep
him on after 3 months then he has a
    > >company willing to
sponsor him for 4 years.
    > >If they employ him then I
    >can go on to his sponsership as a defacto relationship with him for
4
    > >years.
    > >So really we have a year to find a
company who will agree to
    > >employee him for this salary.

    > >He is working now and has been for 2
    > >years as an
engineering geololgist, doing site investigation and site
    >reports etc....and he has a degree.
    > >I was wondering if
anyone knows
    > >any geologists/companies/average salaries or
where are the most jobs
    > >for this type of work?????
    >Any help would be very useful, as we are
    > >now trying to
assess how risky this is, are these salaries too high or
    > >are
they feasable, or if it would be better applying on a skilled
    >migration visa with sponsorship from my auntie who lives in
Perth??
    > >does anyone know of anyone who has gotton into auz
this way before or
    > >has anyon done it by this route??
    >can anyone help as we are soooo
    > >confused???
    >laura

thanks Jerry

So do you think that we should
do it that way then, by WHV, and then getting a sponsor over there?? Or
would I be better off waiting till Jan when he has 2 years work exp and
we can calim our 125 points?
I am worried that things might change
between then and now and that it will take ages, when I could take a
chance and go there now.
I paid a migration agent £100 and they said we
couldnt go, so I lost my money, but since researching it myself I have
discovered all sorts of ways and i am now unable to decide............


Any advice is welcome, as I am cracking up:confused:

thanks

laura
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Lauralollipop

Originally posted by lauralollipop
    > thanks Jerry
    >
    > So
do you think that we should do it that way then, by WHV, and then
getting a sponsor over there?? Or would I be better off waiting till
Jan when he has 2 years work exp and we can calim our 125 points?
    > I
am worried that things might change between then and now and that it
will take ages, when I could take a chance and go there now.
    > I paid a
migration agent £100 and they said we couldnt go, so I lost my money,
but since researching it myself I have discovered all sorts of ways and
i am now unable to decide............
    >
    > Any advice is welcome, as I
am cracking up:confused:
    >
    > thanks
    >
    > laura
    > x

PS

The
agent I used was rubbish as he didnt tell me anything, just took my
money, but I have found the people on this site more helpful, so thanks
to you all.....

Richard Gregan

Who was the agent?

Lauralollipop

Originally posted by Richard Gregan
    > Who was the agent?



hi richard

they were called the immigration group, i paid
£200 to them on my visa card, i filled in an assessment form, they
basically said, no you cant go come back in 2 years time and we will
assess you then. I complained and got £100 back, but lost the rest.
They never offered me any alternative ways to go or they werent even
prepared to answer any questions etc...etc...They wouldnt tell me how
much they would charge for the whole process aswell so if i had of
continued with them they could of charged me anything.

I relise that I
can fill in all of the forms without an agent now, but I just needed
some one to talk to with regards to advice on how we could get there
quickest in our situation. This website has been a total Godsend and
helped me more than anythingover the last few weeks, and I have
discovered that there are many options out there for me to pursue.
I
would like to say thankyou to yourself and all of the other nice people
who i have met through this site.

laura

Richard Gregan

Always use a MARA registered Agent (if you or anyone else decides to use
one) Some people do not need to use an agent and their case is so
straight forward they should do it themself.

There are some scam
merchants out there who claim to be registered and arent.

There are
some agencies who have a registered agent who works in the company but
is not the person you are dealing with (as happens in my firm too) - but
often as not it is best to use a registered agent who you can sit down
with and discuss the specifics of your case.

Lauralollipop

Originally posted by Richard Gregan
    > Always use a MARA
registered Agent (if you or anyone else decides to use one) Some people
do not need to use an agent and their case is so straight forward they
should do it themself.
    >
    > There are some scam merchants out there who
claim to be registered and arent.
    >
    > There are some agencies who
have a registered agent who works in the company but is not the person
you are dealing with (as happens in my firm too) - but often as not it
is best to use a registered agent who you can sit down with and discuss
the specifics of your case.

thanks Richard

I looked on my
letter and he wasnt registered (i dont think) he was a visa
administrator, whatever one of them are????and didnt have those numbers
after his name like you.

How much would I expect to pay, just for a
disscussion as I feel ok to fill in application on my own, just have odd
questions....How much do you charge for disscussions????

laura
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