Guest Britt1986 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hello, Myself, my partner and my 6 year old daughter are looking to move to Perth, hopefully as soon as possible to get away from the appalling English weather! Although I have been in touch with immigration advisors who can look and apply for jobs for us (not committed or paid any advisor yet), I would also like to search for employment myself in while we are going through the process but do not know where to start! All the search engines seem to be throwing up jobs that seem to be aimed at people who are already settle in Oz. Can anyone help and point me in the right direction. My partner is an electrician and I qualified as a social worker last year, but may be more successful looking for support work jobs till I am over there due to lack of post qualifying experience. Also does anyone know of any reliable, good quality immigration advice organisations. Any advice or info would be much appreciated. Kind regards!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 It is very difficult to get work before arriving in the country. Most employers won't even consider. Also, your partner will need to get licenced in Perth, until then he isn't regarded as qualified. I would not recommend agencies that want payment to apply for jobs. I would think first about getting the visa. Have a look at immi.gov.au and see which visa might be best to apply for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Have a look on DCP website (child protection) they may advertise jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Britt1986 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Have a look on DCP website (child protection) they may advertise jobs. Thanks for that, will have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Britt1986 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 We wouldn't move without finding work because with out work it would be difficult to live and it's risky. The advisors we have spoken to offer a full immigration service, looking for work, applying for jobs on our behalf, sort all legal matters and apply for our visas. We have been advised to apply for a state sponsorship of general skilled migration. I know of people who were sponsored to go over by an employer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 The vast majority of people that come over have to make that gamble. Yes, some people are sponsored from the UK and I was one of them. But there a tiny minority. In return for sponsorship though you find you come on a temp visa and the issue that if you lose your job you have 28 days to find another sponsor or leave the country. Be very careful about agents. Make sure they are MARA registered as there are some companies out there offering very dodgy services. If they are offering to find work for your partner as an electrician then I think that says everything as until he is licensed here he is not an electrician in the eyes of WA employers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaniura Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 hi, i am having the same trouble (single mummy with 6 yr old) wanting to start the process, from the info i have gathered so far i think its best to apply by yourself as agents can be very costly, decide which visa you want (i am joining skilledselect) you have to have your qualifications assessed by an Australian assessor then submit a EOI expession of interest, employers can find you and sponsor you if they have vacancies that is! then at least you have a job to go to when you arrive..i think i am going to go for the ''regional sponsored migration scheme subclass 187 visa'' permanent.. i just hope there is plenty of work there as here in the uk work has dried up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 hi, i am having the same trouble (single mummy with 6 yr old) wanting to start the process, from the info i have gathered so far i think its best to apply by yourself as agents can be very costly, decide which visa you want (i am joining skilledselect) you have to have your qualifications assessed by an Australian assessor then submit a EOI expession of interest, employers can find you and sponsor you if they have vacancies that is! then at least you have a job to go to when you arrive..i think i am going to go for the ''regional sponsored migration scheme subclass 187 visa'' permanent..i just hope there is plenty of work there as here in the uk work has dried up! Just be aware, that most Oz companies will not even look at a cv if the person isn't in country. Sponsored visas exist, but they are very hard to get and have the problem that should you lose your job, you only have 28 days to find another willing to sponsor. Do make sure you do some research on if your job is really available in a regional area. I live in mandurah which is one of the popular regional areas as we are on 50 mins from Perth. However, there have been a lot of cases of people coming here and then finding their work isn't available and the only thing they can get is part time waiting / bar work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peckle Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi, my hubby is due to qualify as a social worker this september and were advised to look at the Western Australia child protection dept, there are jobs advertised on there and there are also some links regarding sponsored visas, but we found that they seem to be looking for people to go into the more rural areas that no one else wants to, this is something that we're willing to do to get my hubby the experience , but would rather go on a PR 190 than the temp and have 28 days to get another sponsor or job if the outback doesn't work out, but also he needs 3yrs post qualification experience which is a stumbling block as age isn't on our side, he's 38 this year which means, 41 with the experience years, and to be honest we want to get out there as soon as we can, we want to get our 5yr old twins and 2yr old into the outdoors, social community lifestyle asap, good luck with your journey n keep us posted with your updates, these forums are an unlimited source of info n general help along the way, just cant wait to start our journey ;-) xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Britt1986 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hi Peckle, I qualified last year as a social worker and because I have less than a years post qualified experience we have been advised that I should come over on my partners visa as he is an electrician. Have you completed a points scoring test to see your eligibility to get into the country? They tend to only give people a 190 sponsorship visa if you have a few years experience. They are quite strict on their criteria. We're the same, wanting to get out there ASAP but a state sponsorship can take up to 12 months. There's also a lot to consider but it will be worth the hassle in the long run. Hope it all works out for you x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debra Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hi Peckle, I qualified last year as a social worker and because I have less than a years post qualified experience we have been advised that I should come over on my partners visa as he is an electrician. Have you completed a points scoring test to see your eligibility to get into the country? They tend to only give people a 190 sponsorship visa if you have a few years experience. They are quite strict on their criteria. We're the same, wanting to get out there ASAP but a state sponsorship can take up to 12 months. There's also a lot to consider but it will be worth the hassle in the long run. Hope it all works out for you x hi we have a state sponsorship and it took about 2 months to get !? we applied ourselves online and it was very simple. not sure who told you it takes 12 months ? guess every application can differ. All the best with your plans Deb x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peckle Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hiya, tbh we have only just made the decision we want to move over there, as hubby concentrating on finishing his final year n statutory placement in child protection, so were just in the very early stages of our research, we looked at the points tables n thought (naively) that we would be ok, not realising the experience was post qualification ,an agent we met at an expo said hubby could use experience from a social care position and his placements experience as it is linked to his qualification, but looking at the AASW they wont accredit him without the post qualification experience. Unfortunately i dont have any of the skills to gain a visa so it looks like we'll be waiting for the 3yrs altho we have looked at victoria which say 2yrs experience but will still be in the same boat with the AASW , vicious circle just wanna get over there, good luck with your visa, sounds like its just as complicated but am sure we will both be over there n loving the life one day, however long it may take xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Britt1986 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Hi Debbie, how did you apply for your Visa? If you don't mind me asking, what jobs do you and your other half do? We were just looking at advisors to do pretty much everything for us as we don't know where to start with looking for work and we have both been told we need to be skills assessed. But after reading a lot of posts on here we have been thinking we may be best off doing it ourselves but not sure where to start without an advisor. Thanks x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Hi Debbie, how did you apply for your Visa? If you don't mind me asking, what jobs do you and your other half do? We were just looking at advisors to do pretty much everything for us as we don't know where to start with looking for work and we have both been told we need to be skills assessed. But after reading a lot of posts on here we have been thinking we may be best off doing it ourselves but not sure where to start without an advisor. Thanks x Try here for starters. It may help. http://www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxg Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Everyone should listen and take note what Verystormy is saying. Don't fall into the trap of thinking employers over here are going to sponsor you, in most jobs there are more than enough people in Perth applying the jobs and they don't get a look in most of the time. Agents will tell you its all great out here but be sure of this its one hard job getting started and you need a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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