Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / August 2003

Hello Forum Members.
Can anyone tell me how much they were charged by solicitors for signing
certified copies, as I may have about 50 pages do I need a second
mortgage !!!!.

I have received my oz visa (Independent Skilled) and the deadline for
the first validation is Apr-2004.  My wife is pregnant now.  What are
my options if:
1. I do not want to sponsor the kid to oz.

Dear Readers,
             Please let me know how can I go about finding a job in New
             Zealand / Australia. I wish to migrate to any of these two
             countries. I am based in Mumbai (INDIA.)

My name is Tim. I'm new to the list, but have read quite a bit of the
posts lately, and have been very impressed by the level of help,
generosity, and overall sense of community in the group.
I am posting here in hopes of getting some objective advice on how to

Originally posted by mowgli

I am writing for the first time in this forum.
I had applied for immigrant visas for BOTH Australia and Canada.  I live
in India. The Canada visa application has reached a stage where I did my
medicals etc and was asked to send in my passport to CHC( Canadian High

Dear friends,
I have got a PR visa and now am finding out info on settling  in
Australia. I have qualified as a Electrical engineer for immigration
purposes but I understand that I have to get some australian

Can anyone give me some advice about police certificates for the Skilled
Independant Visa?  I have been living overseas for several years and before
returning to my home country I obtained police certificates from each
country I lived in for over 12 months.  Does DIMIA require ...

Just a quick question, do you guys think it would be acceptable to scan
in at high-resolution and then print my passport and birth certificate
for certification prior to sending off for skills assessment?
Has anyone else done this?

I have done my graduation in Civil Engineering. But I have software
certifications like Sun/oracle/Cisco. Which group I have to select?
either RPL or group B?
Can anyone help me?

I have been trying to get my transcripts and other documents certified
for the IEAUST assesment. The public notaries at my university in US
didnt oblige me and I finally got the documents certified by a bank
manager who is a notary. My question is all the man did was put a seal

I am currently on business visa 457 sposored by an Oz business. I am
planning to apply for PR under skilled-independent category but after
looking at the booklet issued by Oz immigration, I found that one can only
apply as onshore skilled independent if he/she is /have been on ...

I'm about to send off my application for migration (skilled independant)
and am applying to take my girlfriend of 2 years with me.  We've also
just got engaged, so I guess this will help show 'commitment'.
Would it be a good idea to send off proof of our relationship with the

Dear Sir,
With due regards, it is here by mentioned for your very kind attention
that I have acquired following points as:
1.Skill (Sales and Marketing manager) ASCO Code 1231-11 AIM/Human

My husband is a worried and wants some of peace of mind before we set
off on holiday. He wishes to know if NZ immigration will accept a e-
mailed job offer. The company e-mailed the offer because the postal
service is slow. We then downloaded and printed the letters and signed