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Hello, i know i have read this on another thread but cant find it now when i really need it. and i did look, im not being a lazy bones!!!!!! Hoping that registration and contracts will come through soon and want to be ready to send the required documents needed for the 457 visa. Apart from copies of passports, birth certs, marriage certs, and contract of employement; what else do we need? My husband will be working as a gp and we are wondering if he needs police checks. i believe these can take about 6 weeks in ireland so if we need them or other documents that take weeks to get can you let me know. thanks, annie

[Guest slmurphy1]

I was company sponsored on a 457 and the below is what the Visa company asked me to provide. Note, the certifications under Oz law means only a legal person can certify (not policemen or teachers like it is here). We just called into a local solicitor to us (with the originals and the copies) and he just stamped them and charged us £1 per doc. Very easy. For health insurance we went with Iman who specialise in 457 cover and they charge $2760 for Basic cover for my family of 4. You have to pay up front, but the cover doesn't start until you actually land so you're not paying for something you're not getting.

 

Hope this helps!

Good luck

Sally

 

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[TD=width: 444]DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

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[TD=width: 132]REQUIRED?

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[TD=width: 444]Curriculum Vitae / Resume (must include full employment and educational history, including dates and positions held for at least the last five years)

Certified Copies of Qualifications (Detailed certificates, transcripts, etc) Written letter of previous Employment References (must be on the letterhead of the employer and include the name, title and contact details of the referee, should include details of your position and dates of service) NOTE: Above required for main applicant

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[TD=width: 132]Yes

Yes

Yes

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[TD=width: 444]Certified copy of bio-page and visa label of passport (page with photo and personal details)

1 Recent passport photograph for Form 1066 (print name, DOB and sign on back of each photograph) Colour passport-sized photograph - less than 6 months old (please refer to the attached for more information)

NOTE: Above required for main applicant and all accompanying dependent family members

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[TD=width: 132]Yes

Yes

Yes

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[TD=width: 444]Certified documents that prove your dependent children’s identity - preferably a certified copy of birth registration showing both parents’ names

Certified copy of all marriage certificates or evidence of de-facto relationship (for example, evidence of co-habitation, joint bank account statements, joint ownership of property, billing accounts in joint names etc.) Certified copy of divorce decree or death certificate of deceased spouse Certified copy of name change, for example by marriage or deed poll Certified copy of documents that verify custody and access arrangements and/or adoption papers / Evidence of dependency for children over 18 years Certified copy of military record or discharge papers if served in armed forces NOTE: Above required for main applicant and accompanying spouse/de-facto partner

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[TD=width: 132]If applicable

If applicable

If applicable

If applicable

If applicable

If applicable

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[TD=width: 444]Signed and completed Form 1066

Signed and completed Form 956

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[TD=width: 132]Yes

Yes

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[TD=width: 444]Evidence of Private Health Insurance (Certificate of Health Insurance cover)

Note: Residents of the following countries have access to Medicare under reciprocal arrangements hence only travel insurance covering initial stay in Australia is required with subsequent enrolment with Medicare after arrival in Australia.United Kingdom

Sweden

Finland

Norway

The Netherlands

Belgium

Malta

Italy

Ireland (travel insurance is not required)

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[TD=width: 132]Yes

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Note: Certified copies are photocopies that have been certified as true copies of the original document by an authorised person (e.g. solicitor, notary public, commissioner for declarations or other authorised person before whom a Statutory Declaration can be made).

[Guest annie]

thanks, have a bit of work to do!!!!!!!!!! Oz better be good , my head is wrecked!!!!!!!

[Guest Dansg60]

Haha I'm going through the same process and it's driving me mad!!!!

[Guest annie]

OH was charged 100 euro for 2 documents to be certified. now im looking at the list above and thinking there must be a cheaper way to get these certified. Or can the originals be scanned. seems like a lot of money to pay a solicitor!!!! And can someone tell me do we have to have private insurace from ireland? we intend to get medicare when we arrive.

[DyLeB]

If you are applying online for your visa - if you colour scan the original documents - these will be accepted without them requiring to be certified.

 

You will require private healthcare for the duration of your time on 457 visa to comply with the 8501 condition on the visa.

 

Only if you are eligible for Reciprocal Healthcare with Medicare you will be able to register when you arrive. If not you will require Private Healthcare, I think IMAN do reasonable cost of cover.

 

http://www.austhealth.com/reciprocal-agreements.php

[Guest slmurphy1]

It is a condition of the 457 that you have private medical. You are eligible for Medicare but it doesn't cover everything like our NHS does, it's a hybrid between the American system and ours so you will need a sort of "gap" insurance, and you will still need to register for Medicare when you arrive.

[Guest annie]

Thanks, Does this mean we might be ok to get insurance for a month or 2 until we get medicare sorted? is this acceptable for the 457/ i have read that private health insurance is required for the duration of the 457 visa. I really dont want to be paying thousands on health insurance for a family of 6 over 2 years. Thanks, annie

[Admin]

Private health insurance isn't required for the duration of the 457 visa - enrolling with Medicare under the reciprocal health care arrangements satisfies that requirement.

 

You just need the insurance to cover you up until you're successfully enrolled with medicare.

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/457-health-insurance-faq-visa-holder.htm

 

Being enrolled with Medicare under reciprocal health care arrangements is sufficient to meet the health insurance requirement at visa grant and to comply with visa condition 8501.

 

You can only enrol with Medicare if you are in Australia. If you have enrolled with Medicare you should provide evidence that you have been issued with a Medicare card as part of your application.

 

If you are overseas, you must arrange adequate insurance for your initial period in Australia and provide evidence of this insurance as part of your application.

 

You may be eligible to then enrol with Medicare once you are in Australia. Being enrolled with Medicare is sufficient to comply with visa condition 8501.

[The Rooney's]

annie,

 

hi,

 

you wont need anything certified, you might not need police checks either and yes being from ireland we are covered under the recipricol agreement so no need for ins, just reg with medicare when we arrive

 

(sent you back a pm )

jen x

[Jo1977]

Hi. We Have just got our 457 visa through. It took about a week.

This is the evidence we supplied, we are both physios and my partner was the lead applicant:

Passport copy

Birth certificates

Degree certificate

Professional registration for uk and oz

Cv

One reference from employer

Proof of address ie. Council tax letter, mortgage letter x 4 things as I was defacto

Copy of blank cheque for joint account

My other half most recent crb check

Insurance

 

We have gone with down under insurance £120 for 10 days travel and one cover month in Australia.

Then we plan to join Medicare as soon as we get there..

Good luck xx

[piccolo]

Can I just point out that the Medicare entitlements are different for an Irish person v UK. People from the UK can get Medicare cards, people from Ireland cannot. Irish people are entitled to emergency care under the reciprocal agreement and must only show their passports in A&E when they present for care. Also, as a temporary resident on a 457, I was under the impression that you are not entitled to Medicare.

 

Also, I didn't get a solicitor to certify my documents for my online 457 application, I used a Garda (Irish Police) and all were accepted when uploaded.

 

Re the private health insurance. I had to pay one month upfront and the cover then kicks in on the day you arrive. I thought you should probably keep your private insurance in case you need elective surgery or dental treatment while still a temporary resident as these things wouldn't be covered under the Ireland/Oz reciprocal agreement?

[Philpom]

You will find that when you get here there are some quite cheap private health insurance deals. The prices het higher depending on hospital cover, etc. We have Top hospital cover for the family with HBF and it costs $140 per fortnight (add another 70 if salary is over the 150k tax subsidy threshold). You'll probably find you can get packages for half that depending on what sort of cover you want. Have a look at BUPA and Medibank Private as well. The public system here is somewhat similar to Ireland where you don't get free GP in a lot of cases unless you go to one who bulk bills (or unless you have a GP in the family). Good luck with it all.

[Guest annie]

thanks for all that information. have a different question now!!!! noticed last night that the euro is very weak against the dollar €1 is €1.26 and wondered might i be better off shipping some white goods over.i could buy them new here, remove packaging and have them repacked for container. Are dryers, washing machines etc more expensive there.unless theres a huge difference its probably only going to mean a bigger container and a pain.We have been saving for ages for this move and just a bit worried that what we have saved will be devalued even more. Anyone got ideas of what might be cheaper here to send over. Im not taking our car, and will be buying one over there. Our cars are falling apart!!!!!had planned on bringing sofa, 1 bed, books,clothes and paintings.maybe chest of drawers and lockers.thanks, annie

[Admin]

Hi

Have at look at http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/osborne_park/ should give you a good idea of the price of white goods in Perth

[Philpom]

Ask Piccolo as she has just been whitegood shopping in Bunbury this week.

[Guest annie]

was avoiding asking Piccolo as i dont want to hassle her (again!!)lol!!!. But here goes, i guess Picollo, if you get a chance i would love to know what i should take from Ireland. We will be renting our house so have to leave most white goods. And a message to those of you are cold over there in that harsh winter of yourw. middle of summer here and i am frezzing. electric blankets still on every night and lots of layers. Oh, Its also raining a lot too. Obviously!!

[Philpom]

I would say Annie that if you are going to go for buying new whitegoods when you get here, if you go into the Retravision store in Bunbury and you are doing a bulk purchase, they will do you some pretty good deals there, so I wouldn't worry too much about buying it all in Ireland as you will only have the issue of getting adaptors for the plugs or changing them over.

[Guest twotykes]

we had our Docs certified by the local police station superintendent free here in Botswana ! after accepting a job offer in Perth at the end of April we did the online 457 Visa application and scanned all our docs into it the medicals were easy too as the Drs send all the forms and Xrays direct to Sydney for assessment As for insurance we have had to take out just a travel insurance that covers us till the moment we step into Aus then we are covered by the medical insurance provided by the company my hubby will be working for we just took 14 days travel insurance for both of us which cost about 25 pounds we didnt need police clearance though I think being employer sponsored helped a lot it certainly surprised us to get our visa through so quickly we thought it would be months not weeks till we heard if we had got in and furniture gets uploaded on the 12th and we will be in Perth our around the 18th July

Seriously its not as bad as you think keep a list of all you need to do before submitting your application so you have everything ready we printed out the online application and read it throroughly before submitting our docs checking and rechecking we had everything they asked for they will send you emails asking for anything else they need we had a case officer Karryn Brogan from Immigration who was great at keeping us informed of our status and was very prompt in asking for more info etc a case officer is appointed once you start the ball rolling with your application

Hope this helps and Good Luck with your application too we are happy to have been accepted to go over there and Im sure you will be too

Mary

[Guest slmurphy1]

Everything is more expensive over there, fill your container with as much as poss. Off shopping today for washer, tons baby milk and loadsa nappies!

[Philpom]

Annie, I just did a quick comparison between Power City (Ireland) and The Good Guys (Aust) on relatively like for like items and in the prices say it's cheaper to buy in Ireland. This obviously doesn't take into account how much further discount you can get from a bulk order and haggling. You might find that these are the things you will need shortly after arrival and moving into a rental depending on what way you are going to do your move, so you may be better off buying locally in Aus.