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catchdwind4rmkd:
My bad!
Apologies mam'

No worries. See you on sunday.

tyosho:
Thanks for the info bro.Its such a great read especially the info about mortgage.
Just like most people think as well,oknee is actually female .
Meanwhile Hordunayo says I missed meeting you by just a couple of minutes on Saturday.Hopefully we will all see on Sunday.Cheers

Loll. I find it so funny.

@catchdwind4rmkd

Thanks for your contribution. I particularly love the info on mortgage.

Kingbukaz:
@ Oknee, bellong, and others, please, can a reference letter from a company with no functional website but its registered fly for ACWA assessment? Please others that have assessed with other assessment body should comment also


Secondly, please what if the company is not registered? Will it still fly?

Well for me, i think having a letter from a company with functional website goes a long way in establishing the authenticity of the company. If they have a need to verify your employment, they can easily get contact details from there. It happened in my own case.
Nonetheless, you can include all you have during the assessment. If they have further queries, you will surely be contacted.

morakky:
Hello All,

I want to claim 5yrs work experience. My question is am I going to provide 5yrs payslips or just six months.

Provide as much evidence as you can. If possible, get at least 4 payslips for each year.

ejimjesus:
Good morning, please I am a medical laboratory scientist and have scheduled PTE-A. What is the first step I should take after my PTE-A result is out? I saw that NSW is sponsoring

After your english exams, prepare for assessment. Visit aims.org.au to get the requirements. Focus on getting all your work exp recognised for now.

bodyco:
2014... Yea. Done

If you have two years experience, inclusive of your internship, you are good to go. Visit aims.org.au to find out the requirements for assessment. If there is anything you don't understand, don't hesitate to ask.

bodyco:
What is the fate of somebody with just one year of experience..

When did you graduate? Are you done with your internship?

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adeomoade:
Thank you for sharing your experience. have you been able to practice your Naija profession? What is the best approach in seeking a job?

Best approach is to continue applying even when still in naija. Don't limit yourself only in your professional area. I was not able to get something in my field because the jobs require a recent laboratory experience. My job roles for more than 10 yrs have been off laboratory and that did not help even though i passed my exams. I was wise enough to understand my situation in terms of experience and was applying for other jobs away from my field. Fortunately i got a good job in a different field after undergoing different recruitment steps ie psychometric test, interview, fitness/ medical test. Funny enough, i applied for the job while still in naija.
I did blue collar job for a while.
Have an open mind and start from somewhere. Job application here is like a full time job on its own.. Be ready to be throwing in many applications and don't be discouraged when you start getting rejection mails.

Mcslize:
oknee , thanks for sharing your experience. Enjoy your new country. I want to ask ; is the $1400 a one month rent or a week rent?

We pay exactly 320 dollars a week on rent. Our bond was 1280 dollars which is 4 weeks rent.

zanyzara:
@oknee.
Thanks for sharing. On choosing the private school, does it have to be in your catchment area or you can choose anywhere?

Zany.

I think It is only the govt schools that must be within your catchment area. They did not ask us for proof of address unlike when we were registering my son in kindergarten which is state owned.

Nice thread, let me contribute my own quota because nairaland has really helped me in dream of living in Australia.
departure experience
I arrived early and checked in before the rush. immigration wanted to stress me , asking me how i got my visa and So but i refused to be bothered with that. from my stance, they knew i was not ready to part with any money for them.

stop over experience
stop over was at Dubai. iom disappointed me by not having my name in their list in Dubai. found out i could actually do without them and had to find my depaRture gate by myself. we were there for about 5 hours and during check in, found that we were heading to Singapore first before Melbourne which translates to longer flight hours.

immigration rules to follow

Before landing, i was given a card to declare all i had such as food, drugs etc. landed and queued in non citizen line. when it got to my turn, just handed over my passport to the immigration staff. she scanned it and welcomed me officially to Australia.
my food stuff was checked when i got to customs. they opened one item on top which was dried crabs and was allowed me to pass through with it because it was very dry. all other food items were not checked.

state/suburb and why
my hubby and i decided on Melbourne because of its many job prospects. we felt Sydney was too expensive and Melbourne has about the same job opportunities and cheaper.
i first stayed in north Melbourne and loved it. while house hunting, i had the option of staying back in north or moving to western area. my family was arriving after the date the house in western area will be ready so that was the deciding factor.

driving in Australia
i had non frsc expired license and i went for my frsc license after my visa was out. i really regret not converting my license way before then, the new licence was not out before i traveled and besides i found out that they made a mistake with my name and date of birth. i decided to start all over again in getting a Victorian license and have now completed my computer and hazard perception test.my driving test will be anytime soon, have not been able to do so because i have been so busy.

where i live and why i like it
i stay in western Melbourne and i like it because it is just 15 minutes drive to my workplace and close to cbd (about 40mins by train). i spend about 1400 on rent on a new 4 bedroom bungalow.

right schools
my husband and i decided on catholic schools for the kids even though the state schools are free and equally good. we wanted to maintain the values and morals we believe in . my first child who is8 missed out in being in year 3 because he was born after April. the rule in Victoria is any child born after April will step now. my second child is 6 and was born in jan so she was placed in grade 1. the last child is five and was also born after April so he had to go to kindergarten and will now start prep in January. school fees are charged per family so for my two older kids, we pay 1560 dollars for a year inclusive of swimming lesson fees and other small fees. when the third child joins, it will go up by about 100 dollars. you are allowed to spread your payment on how it suits you-weekly, fortnight, termly etc.
the kindergarten are 15 hours per week. there is also long day care and family day care options. we paid nothing for the kindergarten hours cos we had a concession card. now that we passed the threshold, it will cost us $400 for this new term.

can a mother combine work and taking care of kids?
sure, with the help of the man of course.

culture shock?
-cigarette smoking even in church compound, lol.
-calling someone old enough to be my mother by first name.
-coffee drinking
-different mentality in terms of work, health and life balance. they don't mind leaving a 6 figure salary to something much lower if they think they are under stress.

tips on how to cloth and cope during cold winter
wear thick clothing and always have your winter jacket ready.

naija food/restaurants.
fatima shop has almost everything one needs to cook naija dish. she also sells already made soup.

can one start a business in australia
sure, some naija regularly send things to naija in containers. things like car engines etc.

how much does your family survive on in a month.?
our weekly budget on general expenses is $150 a week. sometimes we spend a bit more than that. other monthly utility bills include wifi $60, phone $40, cable $26. we have only had water bills once and it was $60 for three months. our acct was in credit of excess of 40 because govt gave us $100(don't understand why and how, na so we see am), electricity bill is about $50 monthly. the highest so far has been gas bills.








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bodyco:
Hi guys, I have a B.sc in Medical Laboratory Science here in Nigeria. Can I travel for any science Associate program in Australia (TAFE)

Hey, i am a med lab scientist and i came to aussie through pr. So my advice is to chase pr and forget tafe, i did it and so can you.

jaybwoi:
How did you go about the work experience??

cc: Oknee, Sofie05
You might be interested in this..

It is possible for her to get assessment as mlt, didn't know a non mls can be found suitable to challenge the exam though.

joslight:
@Jaybwoi I practice in another African country indicated in my profile. Just wondering if there are books not on AIMS website that you found useful.Meanwhile Dacie Tietz Henry will be my pillow for the next few months lol....
I hope I have clarified issues Cheers .
this forum is awesome I wish everyone the best.

I used tietz and the rest of the aims recommended text books. For med microbiology, i used a local text book and made sure i covered the listed topics.
You will be fine if you cover all the topics.

Happy to see the visa rain, Congrats to baenoz, green, ozymigrant, majiouk2002.

aragonbaba:
Hello gurus in the house, Please is there any Engineering graduate in the house seeking for Masters admission. Please i would like to contact you on an issue. I was denied admission in RMIT engineering management based on the SSVF. So i wish to know successful admissions and engineering related course that was issued.

Hey, why don't you apply for permanent residence visa straight away with your engineering degree

zuriel234:
Pls can someone tell me if am elligible to apply for Australia visa
course: Telecommunication Engineering (B.Eng)
years of experience: 3yrs experience as a field engineer
age: 32 years

Yes. Go to engineer australia website and get the details needed for assessment as an engineer.

Congratulations to catchdwind4rmkd and sofi05. Glad to see grants are raining again.

Esepayan:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.border.gov.au/News/Pages/july-web-changes.aspx&ved=0ahUKEwjLoPLzyI3WAhUEwLwKHZiIDZkQFggvMAE&usg=AFQjCNHF8grXTlrQBQr7dIfcHMTepK4MFA

You can check that sir

As of today, people are still applying for visa 189 and 190 which are permanent skilled visa. There was a new visa category created for new Zealand citizens. It did not affect the skilled migration in any way.

@diggy4real, i couldn't reply back.--mailer daemon.

sesal:
Now i am confused. care to shed more light on this?

Nothing much, I think a family member can apply for bta on your behalf if you don't have an account. It worked for me.

sesal:
Ok. I will try my luck by opening an account with Access ASAP.

Thanks

I did not have an account with access, used my father's account.

SegunWamiri:
@Oknee: could you please help me get the valuer's contact from your friend. Thanks

Any registered estate valuer can do it. This one stays in the east.

Pharnta:
@oknee, Good to hear this.pls When did your friend get the nomination.

Last financial year,Took three months.

sesal:
Good afternoon house,

Please i would like to know which of these banks one can apply for PTA with a one way ticket. Apparently most of them requires return tickets. Please those that left for Oz in the last couple of months, how una do am.

I used access bank.

chuglothen:
@lalaazo, so if I get a job in another occupation apart from the one I nominated....I can still be eligible for the 887?
Then for POF, you know in Canada....it is an average balance over six months that is required? But I want to know if just a Closing balance can fly as an evidence?

@everyone....please is there a slight chance that NT can nominate me on a 190 visa without having a family tie over there

For NT, my friend borrowed money from people and printed out the statement the next day. Nt asks for about evidence of 15k aud cash( not sure) and then asset value of a large sum. My friend got a valuer to access his land, car and other valuables and inflated their worth. He got the nomination with no further questions asked.

rinzylee:
Good morning Family.... I appreciate the OP and everyone who has been contributing meaningfully here.
please I want to know if there's any Physiotherapist who has either successfully gained PR or is still in the process of doing so on this thread. please you could mention Me so we would have a personal chat. Am stuck somewhere, I need some clarification. God bless you all

Physiotherapist assessment is very long, involves exam you have to take in Australia. A person i know used exercise instructor or sonething related to that for pr , don't know if it is still available in the list. You can check it out. She was sponsored by south Australia and got her visa.

phemmy28:
Hello house...

Thinking of starting PR processing but cant decide if I should go ahead or allow the wifey do the PR application thingy, a little insight.

Myself: BSc Electrical Engineering, experience about 5ish years

It is easier for engineers to get pr. A Doctor's pathway is too long and involves exams and loads of money. You should access as electrical engineer, i don't think it needs high score to get ita.