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How's life in NZ/Aus?

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    #1052
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    jank wrote: »
    Good stuff! Was that through ENS?

    ENS? .. not sure what that was, but I got my skills assessment via ACS (Australian computer society)


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    #1053
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    hussey wrote: »
    ENS? .. not sure what that was, but I got my skills assessment via ACS (Australian computer society)

    ENS is employer nominated sponsored 856

    I think he was asking did you do a GSM 175 cos that was fast.

    If you done 175 did you have to go offshore to get the grant?


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    #1054
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    ENS is employer nominated sponsored 856

    I think he was asking did you do a GSM 175 cos that was fast.

    If you done 175 did you have to go offshore to get the grant?

    Yes I did 175, I have got the pre-grant confirmation and will have to go off-shore yes, I have to arrive back in Australia by July 2011!


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    #1055
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    hussey wrote: »
    Yes I did 175, I have got the pre-grant confirmation and will have to go off-shore yes, I have to arrive back in Australia by July 2011!

    That was really fast ... my 175 took a year. You must have something.


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    #1056
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Were you on a 457 visa Hussey and went to PR by yourself?

    In other news I have an interview with INZ next week regarding my PR there!


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    #1057
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    jank wrote: »
    Were you on a 457 visa Hussey and went to PR by yourself?

    In other news I have an interview with INZ next week regarding my PR there!

    Thinking of joining the "home in a box" brigade... :cool:


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    #1058
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Thinking of joining the "home in a box" brigade... :cool:

    I am thinking of cremation, just to cut down on transport costs :D:D


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    #1059
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    jank wrote: »
    Were you on a 457 visa Hussey and went to PR by yourself?

    In other news I have an interview with INZ next week regarding my PR there!

    Yeah 457 and independent PR!

    Good luck with the Job interview!


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    #1060
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    hussey wrote: »
    Yeah 457 and independent PR!

    Ah that makes sense. I read in other threads that ENS took a few weeks not a few months hence the confusion on my behalf.


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    #1061
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Thinking of joining the "home in a box" brigade... :cool:

    Say wa?


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    #1062
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    jank wrote: »
    Say wa?

    A couple of us have no intention of ever living in Ireland again.

    Might pop back for a pint and chat but not for good.

    Hence they will only get us out of "Here in a box".


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    #1063
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    A couple of us have no intention of ever living in Ireland again.

    Might pop back for a pint and chat but not for good.

    Hence they will only get us out of "Here in a box".

    OK get it now!:cool:


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    #1064
    Mahatma coat
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭Mahatma coat


    <sings>

    Leavin in a box,

    Leavin in a Hardwood box

    </Singin>

    :D:D:D:D


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    #1065
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Mahatma coat wrote: »
    <sings>

    Leavin in a box,

    Leavin in a Hardwood box

    </Singin>

    :D:D:D:D

    I should add Mahatma is the first life member of said brigade


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    #1066
    uglyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 747 ✭✭✭uglyjohn


    i think i just got my 457 and i had to tell someone.... :D
    Bit of an anti climax to be honest....i just logged on to check the progress and see if i had to give any extra info and there it is....Applicant approved.

    i kinda expected my migration agent would have told me but then again she has messed up everthing else so far.

    4-8 weeks my bollox. It took less than 2 weeks.


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    #1067
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    uglyjohn wrote: »
    i think i just got my 457 and i had to tell someone.... :D

    Someone has not logged on in ages :)

    Welcome to Oz.


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    #1068
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    uglyjohn wrote: »
    i think i just got my 457 and i had to tell someone.... :D
    Bit of an anti climax to be honest....i just logged on to check the progress and see if i had to give any extra info and there it is....Applicant approved.

    i kinda expected my migration agent would have told me but then again she has messed up everthing else so far.

    4-8 weeks my bollox. It took less than 2 weeks.

    Hey John is your migration agent here in Australia? Is her initials JW?


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    #1069
    skittles_10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭skittles_10


    hey, so im moving 2 oz for at least a year in jan 2011. got my visa and just have to book a flight now...planning on flying to perth first and then working our way across to melbourne and sydney. any1 got any tips, things to do, how to travel, airlines to book with, cheap deals??? etc etc...we are hoping to booking our flight to perth this week from dublin,has any1 got any good sites for deals on flights? any information is very much appreciated...


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    #1070
    uglyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 747 ✭✭✭uglyjohn


    Zambia232 wrote: »
    Someone has not logged on in ages :)

    Welcome to Oz.

    i read a lot and post a little. Someone always manages to make my point using far prettier words than i can think of just before i get around to posting.
    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Hey John is your migration agent here in Australia? Is her initials JW?

    Nope, KF. a lot of guys i work with were done by her and they all agree she is hopeless.


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    #1071
    Chet Zar
    Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Chet Zar


    skittles_10 wrote: »
    hey, so im moving 2 oz for at least a year in jan 2011. got my visa and just have to book a flight now...planning on flying to perth first and then working our way across to melbourne and sydney. any1 got any tips, things to do, how to travel, airlines to book with, cheap deals??? etc etc...we are hoping to booking our flight to perth this week from dublin,has any1 got any good sites for deals on flights? any information is very much appreciated...

    Kayak.com is good for flight searches. Find it a bit overwhelming in terms of the info it sends back to you though - I prefer to just look up different airlines and compare the prices and flight times.

    For travelling within Australia check out Virgin Blue and Jetstar, travelled with both of them and are good - we travelled up and down Oz and over to NZ with them - I travelled from Sydney up to Whitsundays, down to Brisbane, back to Sydney, on to Christchurch, Queenstown, back to Sydney via Christchurch for less than €500! Best advice is look early and book fairly early too, and keep a look out for deals.

    Etihad.com are great to fly with to Oz.


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    #1072
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Got an email there saying that my application for a NZ residence permit has been APPROVED!!!
    :):):):):pac::pac::pac:
    Worth all the stress in the end! Don't know what to do now though!


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    #1073
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    jank wrote: »
    Got an email there saying that my application for a NZ residence permit has been APPROVED!!!
    :):):):):pac::pac::pac:
    Worth all the stress in the end! Don't know what to do now though!

    apply for Aus PR? :):)


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    #1074
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    apply for Aus PR? :):)

    LOL, give me 18 months! ;)


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    #1075
    watna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,367 ✭✭✭✭watna


    Congrats Jank - I remember the day mine arrived. It was the best feeling!


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    #1076
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,336 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    Hey John is your migration agent here in Australia? Is her initials JW?

    I'm pretty sure I know who this is.
    She had my friends application for 457 and forget to lodge it on time, long story short, he is now at home waiting for it to go through. Cost of flights, plus however long it takes to get the 457 out of work. I'd be fuming.





    Quick question, how much would I expect to pay for PR. Say ENS, with and without an agent (is it a good idea to try without the agent)


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    #1077
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    watna wrote: »
    Congrats Jank - I remember the day mine arrived. It was the best feeling!

    Yea it is a nice feeling of calmness and success! Hard to describe but very cotton wool.


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    #1078
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    Mellor wrote: »
    Quick question, how much would I expect to pay for PR. Say ENS, with and without an agent (is it a good idea to try without the agent)

    skills assesment - around the $300 mark (depends on area)
    PR - $2300 (I think)
    Police cert (aus) $50
    Health check $290

    I would say apply for PR on your own (unless you have a big rush)
    The hardest part is skills assessment, PR form itself is easy.


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    #1079
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,336 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    So I'm looking at 3-4k, thats ok.
    The hard part is sorting out the E part in ENS, need a sponsor (as I came in at 110/115 points, 5 short for independant)


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    #1080
    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    Mellor wrote: »
    So I'm looking at 3-4k, thats ok.
    The hard part is sorting out the E part in ENS, need a sponsor (as I came in at 110/115 points, 5 short for independant)

    Does that 110/115 include the IELTS English test? If you do that its gets you 25 rather than the standard 15 for the Irish or Brit passport.


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    #1081
    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    hussey wrote: »
    skills assesment - around the $300 mark (depends on area)
    PR - $2300 (I think)
    Police cert (aus) $50
    Health check $290

    I would say apply for PR on your own (unless you have a big rush)
    The hardest part is skills assessment, PR form itself is easy.

    If you are going on an ENS to your PR you dont need a skills assessment but have to be working here for 2 years with the same company. Thats my understanding of it.
    So 457 visa with a company, 2 years later you can go to PR via ENS. Much quicker, cheaper and less hassle.


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