Bum immigration advice! Help wanted....
Simon Preston
years and both of us love the place. We have been half heartedly been
considering moving there for the same period of time. We were over there
for four months recently. Her brother emigrated in March of this year having
only been for a months holiday! This was a shock to our system and has
forced us to act.
Our problem is that we don't know whether we can score enough points to get
in on a general skills visa based on current experience or whether I should
go back to an old career or retrain, and try again in a couple of years? My
partner has been on extended maternity from her job as an Occupational
Therapist - we narrowly missed the opportunity to use her work experience by
a month i.e. she would have needed to be working twelve out of the previous
eighteen months. We missed our chance because of some innapropriate advice
that was given to us by an immigration lawyer in London. We only found out
the mistake when visiting the DIMA offices in Sydney on our most recent
trip. I am currently working in Web Marketing (40/50 points, I think) - an
area currently experiencing a high number of redundancies. Historically I
have worked as a qualified Painter and Decorator (60 points) - and really
disliked the job. However if it meant that it would get us in then I would
go back to it. Alternatively, I have found a computing course that would be
relatively quick to complete and it would also give us 60 points.
Does anyone know of a good immigration lawyer that could sit down with us
and advise which would be the best route to take. We need to make this
decision soon as we are both in our late thirties and on the verge of losing
more points. We also want to think about more children, which will mean my
partner on maternity leave again.
alms
If a computing course is quick to complete, and subject to your computing
work experience, it is unlikely to get you an ACS assessment and 60 points.
Can you give me more details on your work history and the prospective
course? But I think your best strategy is to go back to painting and
decorating :-( for 12 months - but that also depends on your qualifications
and work history in that area - can you give me some details re. that.
Either post on the NG or if you like email me direct.
Regards
Glenn Newton
Managing Director
Australian Labour Market Services Pty Ltd
ABN 25 087 036 888
Registered Training Organisation 6617
Registered Migration Agent 0100027
Member Migration Institute of Australia 1125
PO Box 300, DICKSON ACT 2602, Australia
Telephone 02 6255 0307
Mobile 0416 159 037
Fax 02 6255 0313
Email al...@alms.com.au
Internet http://www.alms.com.au
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