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@Fatima04,

The person should go with Engineering technologist. However, he/she must be ready to hit above 70points for faster ITA.

,@Folorunso09,

I will suggest you assess as an electrical technician with TRA with your experience. A positive assessment from TRA will give you a faster ITA as an electrical technician compared to if you are given Engineering technologist.

Congratulations Royal54..

May your paths be 'Royal'

@Folorunso9,

Have you practised with your HND before the top up?

@Frank043,

Your payslip should show record of tax remittance. That will convince them that the company is duly registered to carry out her business.

@Uchenna,

You can bring in medications. However, if they are not over the counter drugs, come along with the doctor's prescription.

You can stay in a two bedroom if that is what is convenient for you.

zanyzara:
You will be fine. Let's keep praying.

Zany.

Well done.. God bless you.

suurutu:
"How easy was it to settle in, with your kids? How did you go about finding the right schools for them? What is their school system like for toddlers (age 5 and below)? Will kids already in primary school continue with their classes or get reshuffled?"

Biko, my people with experiences on the above should comment on this too to quell a mother's fear

Gracias!

Children acclimatise easily compared to adults. You shouldn't be bothered about if the kids will fit in. You will be surprised at how fast they settle more than you.

For public schools, you have to go to a school within your suburb or surrounding suburbs. If you go far away from your suburb, your children wouldn't be enrolled except there is no child in that suburb seeking enrollment. In essence, children are expected to go to school close to their home address.

Children can't start school until age 5 when they start in reception. From 0-4, they attend childcare and 3.5-5, they attend kindergarten.

For private schools, the locality rule does not apply. However, they will still pick someone living closer than one living farther.

If you like a school, don't wait till when your children are ready to start school. You can put them on the school waiting list especially for schools in demand. You will be surprised that people register two years ahead. This is because if their quota is full, you will have to go to another school and you can keep searching if all the schools around are full. The earlier you put them on waiting list, the better.

Kids already in primary school will be put in age appropriate class. Example, a 7 yr old is expected to be in primary 2.. A 7yr old will be put in primary 2 even if he was in primary 4 in Nigeria. This is because, research believes kids are less prone to being bullied by their age mates than someone older.

In summary, your worries shouldn't be about the children, they will be alright.

kennystones:
Any form of racism in the country?
I black well o

Is there no "racism" in Nigeria?

The earlier people realised that prejudice cannot stop, the better for everyone.

Prejudice is part of our daily lives and sometimes we can't but engage in it. We are social beings and we tend to favour those in our group above those outside our group.

What you should be concerned about is understanding your rights so you can stand up for yourself using public resources when they are trampled on.

tbsnoni:
How do I survive with a tourist visa in australia

If you are coming on tourist visa, you should leave at the expiration of your visa.

40manlappy:
Yes Boss, it's been a while

Thanks, we are fine. Trust you and yours are keeping well.

Good to hear bro..

We are doing well.

@Debsty,

Yes, God willing end of the month

40manlappy:

Oga, it's been long.. How are you and madam and the young ones?

debsty:
Hello all,

@ Bellong, I have always wanted to say thank you to you for your help during my application journey, sometimes in 2015. Greatly appreciated.

Thank God for the opportunity to be of help. I believe you are enjoying it.

How far is your place to Randwick?

samge:
Thank you, is it necessary for any reason to open a bank account online prior to arrival? If yes, what are your recommendations on Bank n account type.

If you have money to move, yes you can open a bank account online prior to arrival. I can't give you a recommendation of banks because I don't think there is any bank that is bad. These are the major banks

Commonwealth bank
Westpac
NAB
ANZ
Citibank (I think they only have branch in Sydney)
HSBC (Not many branches)
Credit unions


You can transfer from Nigeria via your domiciliary account into the account you opened but you can't make withdrawal till you activate it. You activate on arrival by going to the bank with your passport, print out of your visa email and your presence .

tyosho:
Pls how do I resize pictures?

Use microsoft picture viewer to resize it

Accommodation before or on arrival

This is one of the areas that give people serious concern prior to arrival. Although it is difficult, at the same time it is very easy provided you can spend money.

www.gumtree.com.au, www.flatmates.com.au, www.airbnb.com.au, backpackers (Google by states), Hostels (google) are the websites you can easily get a temporary accommodation before or on arrival.

Prior to my arrival, I paid for a one month service on www.flatmates.com.au because I didn't know anyone in Adelaide. The payment gave me unrestricted access to all adverts and contacts. I had to do the accommodation arrangement myself. I composed a convincing email which I was sending to potential landlords. In the email, I mentioned my current occupation and the visa I am coming on. I also mentioned something about myself, likes, dislikes and interest and the potential arrival dates. Out of all the emails, someone responded to me and she told me when the house will be available. I had to book a backpacker in the heart of the CBD for 5 days before I can move to the house.

The backpacker didn't meet my expectation and was a regret. I couldn't stay beyond 2 days. I had to call the lady to arrange somewhere for me even if it is in the living room. I explained the condition of the backpacker and she was kind enough to create a small room for me within the living room till the main room was available. I must say that I enjoyed my three months stay in the house. She was a very good landlord.

Lesson: Except you have a family or friend you will stay with on arrival, you should start making arrangements for a temporary accommodation before coming. If you know someone in the city you are coming to, you can ask the person to help you do the search. Know that not everyone has that luxury of time to do it.

Permanent Accommodation

There is a subtle stereotype among the real estate agents against Africans (Speaking from Adelaide's perspective). Majority of them are not exposed and "uneducated". Their average thinking of an African is either from Sudan or Somalia. From their experiences with these group of people, they paint every African with the same brush. Getting a permanent accommodation maybe tedious if you are a new arrival without any incentive to entice the agent.

Their fears about giving new arrival accommodation are, if you can afford to pay since you are not working yet, if you will treat the house nicely since you have no rent history in the country, if you will abide by the terms and conditions of the rent and "just prejudice".

To get a permanent accommodation use this websites, www.realestate.com.au, www.rent.com.au, www.purplebrick.com.au and others.

The easiest way to entice to an agent is if you have a full time permanent job, you may not have issues getting a house except the landlord or agent is unnecessarily being a jerk or racist.

For new arrival, prior to arrival, research average cost of the type of accommodation you are interested in to have an idea the amount you need. Houses are priced/week and paid every fortnight. Come with at least two - three months rent and tell the agent you are willing to pay three months rent in advance. I am sure you have 99.8% chance of getting the house than just applying without anything to sway them.

Read your rent agreement properly. Don't take any house you are not satisfied with the terms and conditions. Request for leaflet/pamphlets that outline your rights as a tenant, every state and jurisdiction has law in favour of this.

Lest I forget, you must prepare to pay bond for the rent. The bond is kept with the trust bond and not with the landlord/agent. If you don't get an email from the trust bond stating your bond has been deposited after one week of your rent, call the attention of the agent to it. If the agent is talking nonsense, tell the agent you will lodge a complaint at the rent tribunal, I am sure you will get a responsible answer after that.

In South Australia, if your rent is $310/week and below, the bond is 4 weeks rent and if it is above that price, the bond is 6 weeks rent. No bond is beyond 6 weeks rent else the estate agent can be reported to the tribunal.

For a new arrival with a job, based on your family income, the Housing dept of your state can pay the bond on your behalf, Google Housing dept in your state or territory. Example for SA it is called Housing SA.

When you move in to your house, make sure you do a pre-movement inspection. Snap pictures of every where in the house and keep it in a safe place. Complete the pre-inspection report the agent will give you and make sure you take your time to do it. Don't take it likely, getting your bond back is dependent on it. At the end of your lease agreement, your house is expected to be in the same condition you moved in aside normal wear and tear. If there is anything different, your agent will lodge a damage claim with the trust bond to claim damages from your bond. Be rest assured that their claim will almost equal your entire bond. The only way to counter their claim is if you have done a thorough pre-inspection report and you have a back up of pictures with it.




Basic things to do on arrival

Once you arrive, the following are the basic things to do.

1. Register for Tax File Number (TFN). If you don't have a TFN, you will be charged the maximum tax rate. You can register through this link.

https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/tax-file-number/apply-for-a-tfn/foreign-passport-holders,-permanent-migrants-and-temporary-visitors---tfn-application/

2. Use google map to look for centrelink and medicare office within or close to your suburb. Go there to register for medicare and centrelink. Most times medicare office is in centrelink office but some outlets don't have them together. You can also do the registration online.

a. Centrelink https://www.centrelink.gov.au/wps/portal/clk_common/CROSS#stay

b. Medicare https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/medicare/medicare-online-accounts#a3

The federal government has a portal that combines all the welfare and finacial services. Everybody is expected to register to link all the services via the portal. It is called MyGov. You should register for it and link your ATO, Medicare, Centrelink, My Health etc to portal. Once you do that, you wouldn't have to be signing into all the accounts individually. The link to MyGov is below.

MyGov https://my.gov.au/EnrolService/enrolService.htm?_flowId=mgv2-enrolment-mg-flow&_flowExecutionKey=e1s1


3. If you are on a state or regional sponsorship, as soon you arrive go to the State's migration page to register with them as a newly arrived migrant. This help the state to be sending the quarterly survey to you, so you can fulfill your moral obligation. Each state also organise sessions for arrival, you can't get invited except you register.


To be continued later

Departure

I initially planned to book my ticket with IOM but I couldn't get the package I wanted, I had to book through a travel agent friend. I wanted to first travel to Turkey for one week before continuing the journey to Australia. I got the ticket I wanted at a cheaper price to what IOM would have offered me for the direct flight.

I left Lagos in May 2015 via Egypt airlines for Istanbul, Turkey. There was a 9 hour stop over in Cairo, the airline lodged us in their 4 star hotel till the next flight. I continued from Cairo to Istanbul. I spent one week in Turkey to pay a visit to old friends before leaving from Istanbul to Dubai with Emirates airline on the same ticket from Lagos.

On the day I was leaving from Istanbul, the airport was very very busy as we had to queue for taxi for about 35 minutes. The pilot showed us the long queue via the onboard screen. Due to this delay at Istanbul airport, we didn't arrive Dubai on time for my connecting flight. Therefore, Emirates airline had no choice but to lodge me in their hotel. The next flight was in about 28 hours. This gave me the opportunity to tour Dubai city and still had enough rest. It was only unfortunate that the Emirate's staff in Dubai didn't allow me to go free with my excess baggage I managed to get through from Istanbul

The next day arrived for my flight from Dubai to Adelaide......


Arrival

I declared everything I came with on the immigration card, I had no issues with customs but was picked out for immigration drilling and questioning. It was a friendly questioning anyway but thorough. I didn't understand why until after spending some days listening to news I understood why I was singled out.

The time I arrived coincided with the period when many Australians of Middle Eastern extractions were leaving Australia through Turkey to join ISIL. The immigration officer was concerned on why I had to first go to Turkey before coming to Australia when I have a PR. The thinking was maybe I am a recruiter for ISIL or went to Turkey to get package for local contact etc. After giving convincing answers to all the questions asked, I was allowed to go.

Lessons: You can get good travel/ticket deal aside IOM if you are not doing a direct flight. In addition, you can enjoy two four start hotel like I did in the same ticket

Look well, compare ticket prices around and don't forget other factors like baggage allowance, comfort, stop over and if you will be lodged. Let it be confirmed that there will be hotel accommodation for stop over more than 7 hours before committing to pay.

At the immigration entry point, when singled out for questioning, don't fidget. Answer all questions with confidence, be sure of what you are saying and be consistent. Don't give unsolicited answers, only answer the questions you are asked. Be friendly, firm and relaxed while answering. Remember that they are only doing their job in keeping the integrity of the border.

To be continued later..

Rasmega:
Are you related to Eric Cartman?

I have met lot of girls with bipolar disorder but your case. You need psych evaluation.

A bipolar disorder is completely different from a personality disorder.

cherr:
Please I need a serious advice and also support. My life is at stake here.

You actually need a therapy. You need the service of a psychologist who will evaluate where you are at the personality disorder spectrum before considering the type of therapy you need.

You can google cognitive behavioral therapy online for materials. Read and digest them. You can start from there.

How was your upbringing like? What are your parents' parenting style? The relationship between the principal caregiver (which are usually the parents for those who are not orphans) and the child is part of what aggravates this disorder.

I will write my contribution in series when I have enough time to do it.

stickaman04:
@bellong plz what is ur opinion...guys who have written this 2 plz help out..i dnt want waste time

My opinion doesn't count bro. I have not written PTE before, so I can't give you an unbiased opinion on this.

[quote author=oreayo2011 post=61208223][/quote]Open another email address and use it for a new EOI
Keep the accountant EOI.

Once you get invitation for anyone, close the other.

Jogs1900:
Adff

Did you attend JOGS?

wapu:
Mr.Bellong please can I use reference addressed to Australian Embassy for skill assessment?

Yes. Alternatively, they should address it as to whom it may concern.

Benqozenero:
Thanks for your reply Bellong. But please can you specify what the $500k will cover?
Also, all the guys I see all the time relocating abroad with their families, do they all have up to $500k? please explain further. thanks

This doesn't answer the question I asked...

If you cannot follow the steps in this thread, then the category of visa for you requires you have such money to be considered.

@Dave4eva,

You need to add your OND transcript.

abby2443:
Thanks for your response. I do appreciate. Now the other questions are 1. Can I also use statement of service for employment evidence or must it be employment letter? 2. Must the transcript be sent to vetassess directly from school? Can't I get the one with me notarized and submit like that. 3. Architectural draftsperson is AQF diploma but I have masters, will my point for academics drop to 10 or still remains at 15. Sorry for many questions

1. On vetasses' website, they have list of documents required for employment evidence. I cannot advice you against their requirements.

2. Same answer as 1

3. If Vetasses assess your qualification to be equivalent to AQF Bachelor, you will get your 15 points irrespective of what the occupation requires.

Alphadoor:
N139,478,400

He doesn't want the stress of a skilled migration. The other option for him is business/entrepreneur visa and he must have at least $500k before a state can think of him. I think it has been increased sef.

abby2443:
Please i need help with this as i still have one or two questions once i get clarification on this...

It is eligible for both 190 and 489.

The best place to confirm eligibility of occupations is DIBP website by navigating to the occupation lists especially the legislative instrument.

The list doesn't state Architectural Draftsperson is ineligible for 190 or 489.

Benqozenero:
Hi OP and other informed Nairalanders,

Please can someone with his money and a good online job relocate to Australia or Germany with his family without all these issues provided he is ready to pay what ever charges that might be required.

Do you have at least $500,000?

[quote author=Oruesemary post=61132175][/quote]What visa are you coming on?

junebaby:
Medical Administrator. Msc is to support the Bsc. It was gotten before work experience thus my reason. Also read somewhere that for M. D it's always good to have additional qualification. What do u think?

If it was before work experience, no issues. However, if the qualification is medicine, the MSc is unimportant as medical degree equates AQF Bachelor.

@Toslad,

OOU is actually grouped as Tier 1 University..

inno4u:
What about Uniport which tier does it fall in 1or2.

I have no idea about Uniport.