Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / April 2006

does anyone have a rough idea how much it will cost us to take our dog
into australia
thanks ragtag

Well I am fit and fighting well...
Went to doctors today and he measured it at 129/84....
I have lost 2 stone in weight and done some other issues...
He said if I get any higher readings at the Panel Doc it will be WCS...

I contacted TRA a while back before I got into my occupation in 2002. At
the time, they said that I had to show 4 years experience, as long as I
did formal college qualifications with my job. Som of the migration
agents have said it has to be 6 years. Last week, I got an e-mail from

Hello, just thought I'd post this as I've just been and had my copied
documents certified. It was super easy, I phoned the local
Magistrates Court in Sutton and they booked me an appointment with
the Justice of the Peace at 9.30am today - I arrived on the dot,

Any info to do with fishing boats and web sites for purchase
do you have to pay import tax on a boat if you bring your own
just a couple of questions if some clever person could help me out.

Im trying to get all the advice i can on the prospective marriage
visa...
Im a british citizen living in the uk and my fiance is a Australian
citizen living in Aus.....

Hi,we are 139 skilled designated sponsored,bond lodged today,meds and
pccs on there way,how long have folks been waiting,average,I know we are
impatient probably,but nothing left to do now!!!Cheers Dave (we are
region 4 apparently the slow one,is that true also?)

Hi guys, I am just numbering my pages to send application and just
wanted to know - do I need to keep pages 1-5 of form 60 and 47SK? As
these are just info pages do i keep them in or take them out? Any advice
would be fantastic - thanks! xxxx

Do Australia citizens need  visas to the U.S?
If No how long can you stay there?

I posted my Feb 2006 quote for medicals in Cambridge a while back -
£610 for 2 adults (1 with tattoos) and 2 small children (3 & 1) -
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353560
I have now had my X-Rays in Norwich and booked medicals later in the

9 year old son has a quad bike, hardly been used over here, due to
restrictions (not licensed, and over keen local council not allowing on
the moors, no tracks for him to go on).
question is, due we take it with us, or sell it over here. he has got a

I am an engineer and looking to enter Oz on a Machinist (1st Class)
Skilled Visa.
We have looked at a couple of migration expert agents to help with the
application process, but we are in a bit of a dilemma.............Do we

At last our turn to say "we got it".  Opened up the email this morning
and there it was - our visa grant letter.  We must be very lucky with
our case officer (region 1) as the $5000 bond was only paid in just over
a week ago - we were expecting it to take weeks more.

I am just wondering if someone has experience in signing up with a job
placement portals e.g. Jobsearch, Careerone, My Career or Seek and
puting someones CV in.
Will employers / recruiters really use such webpages to hunt potential

Apart from me is anyone else on this forum who plans to apply for
Subclass 139. Since the deadline of 30 june is approaching fast. I am
waiting for my TRA outcome rest everything is ready. Any latest news
that someone has and can share with us, who are trying to catch