dustydee:

This means someone aged 18+ right? I believe you can't leave on your own if under 18 except for studies.

lol...the Bros just wants to confirm that there are available single Naija ladies in Oz.

zanyzara:
This journey is not a sprint but a marathon. It requires dedication, hardwork, time and perseverance.

No Guts. No Glory. No Legend. No Story.

While we await the next draw on November 22nd, here comes GRANTS recorded on this thread and still counting…………..

Jukeblam
Tyosho
Malkingburg
Sammywemmy
Cuteannie02
Akinnawou
Pinoralia
Kempguy47
Sesal
Oknee
Ome240
Jamson
Bolaobby
Vinsmuft
Chidike
Incemay
Martinoonline
Funkyjo
Catchdwind4rmkd
Bnimz
Greeneophyte
Majiouk2002
Baenoz
Disectur
Yoctek
Eladua
Blitzenkreig66
Royal54
Doyen06
Yeeshas
Babylove01
Samge
Duch1020
Ozymigrant
Sofi05
Iceberg54
Lalaazo
Nosula
Teejah80
Omooloriredade
Hephziebah
Sujydee
Ibiyemiara
Humanshado
Ifexsco
Kamotisha
Mctowel01
Yinlak
Johnsontade
Scrollmeout
Hordunayodt


#Be.Inspired #Hope.Alive #Light.In.The.Tunnel #Keep.Keeping.On #Note.To.Self


cc Alphadoor; Folatem; Mamajaz; Spyroxy1; Bornlegend; Koleefem05; Jayooh; Cottyekundayo; Babahameedah; Trastar


Zany.

Dear God almighty, please let my grant be added to this list soonest in Jesus name. Amen

I personally think everywhere in Australia has its unique beauty. @wellendowed I laughed so hard today when someone asked about snakes in Oz and you responded on a different thread which I read earlier today

koleefem05:
My sister, the thing just keeps reducing o. Make God help us. Grant fall on you soonest Ma’am.

Amen oh. Thank you bro

Alphadoor:
DIBP finally release November (9th & 22nd) rounds date and October 18th round result.

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Skil#tab-content-2

Wow! Just 700 invites?

Phlunter01:

Congrats sis

Please let me send you a pm oh. I have been applying to schools for the exact same course

I sha knew that one day I will proclaim my feggo connection

Yeeshas:
I have come come again to say thank you. To the glory of God, I just got my admission for Masters of Social Works (Qualifying) from the University of Sydney this morning as a domestic student. If I didn't find this thread, I probably won't be here saying this today. First semester commences in March 2018. I am grateful to God and I am thankful to Bellong and everyone here doing a great job to help other people. Thank you and God bless!

Congrats sis

Please let me send you a pm oh. I have been applying to schools for the exact same course

babylove01:


We are planning on going yo Perth as well, when do you plan leaving so we can plan together.
Cheers

Correct!
I am not sure but very soon. Though I just got immi assessment commence notification last week so waiting for the golden email by God's grace

Happy 500 pages!!!! Glory to God it has been a successful journey and will only get better. Amen
@bellong God bless you richly

WellEndowed:


You will get care jobs in Perth just do a Cert course on it first...it would increase your chances.

Are you coming as a PR or

Thank you very much for your contribution. Yes we are coming as PR by the grace of God

bellong:
@Phlunter01,
In my opinion, Perth is about the best place to live in Australia. Western Australia government pays the highest in the country

Caveat: I don't live in Perth, my advice may be biased. And I think wellendowed is in the best position to tell you about Perth's job market, everyone one of us will only talk about where we live.

However, you can do a micro-comparison by checking seek.com.au to compare by states.

thank you for your input bro

@wellendowed @bellong @tyosho @funkyjo @jamson and all my other ppl it's time to come and give us jist

Soooo I am suddenly getting attracted to Perth for only God knows what reason meanwhile I was bent on going to Melbourne before oh. So I am here thinking is it going to be easy to get those sharp sharp jobs like forklift and care jobs initially before one settles down to a white collar job in Perth.
I am believing God that I will do my Master in Social work and am already applying self. My hubby is an HR professional and will like to continue in that line. We have two children 4 yrs old and 10months old.

Please I am interested in what you all think based on your experiences

Cottyekundayo:

Very soon you should get the desired outcome. It's just a notification to inform you that your assessment is in progress.
Which team is processing your visa? Adelaide or Brisbane

It's Adelaide oh

My people.

In other news, i got Immi assessment commence notification yesterday oh (visa lodged 22/09/2017)

I thought that was only meant for people claiming work experience so that the will start their background checks, me I am not claiming any work points.

I just pray that it wont be long any more before the golden mail lands in Jesus name

Abi anybody knows why else they will send the commence mail instead of direct grant once one has front loaded all documents?

I found this funny!

Eladua:
So, finally it is my turn to testify, the Lord has done it.I have been like that for some weeks now, only for me to check my mail on a Saturday morning and the grant catwalked in.
.

Congratulations, God bless the rest of your journey ..... I didn't know DIBP sends grants on Saturdays oh

Look what I found oh. Family of four via Ethiopian airline = N995k

I AM SERIOUSLY INTERESTED.

Please i have gone to search on google but it looks like they have country specific sites and i cant seem to find a quote for Nigeria to Australia (Mel/Syd)

Please can you guide us on how to go about it, we are plenty in our yard and we must minimize cost

Thank you

Duch1020:


I used Gotogate.

WellEndowed:
@Tyosho

Bia, is it crab I am seeing someone disrespect anyhow in the last picture?

Abeg has anyone seen snail in this obodo Australia? please help a sister out before she dies from withdrawal

sorry oh.... Is wellendowed a sister?

Bellong, God bless you richly in this new age. You have been such a blessing to so many families and God will never withhold anything good from you in Jesus name. Amen. Happy birthday bro

lol....this is a very hilarious piece.

tyosho:
On culture shocks-
Calling everyone by name did not come so much as a surprise because i worked in an industry that encouraged that in Nigeria.
What however shocked me is how people here feel so comfortable with a habit like smoking.Almost everyone in my office smokes and they do not seem to think anything is bad with it.People call their ogas to go with them outside for smokes.Man o,woman o,team leader o,manager o,new recruit o,everybody go gather smoke the smoke .

Unlike back home where smoking is seen as a vice for miscreants and irresponsible people,here the most intelligent and brightest people smoke and its not a sign of bad character or a character flaw.Makes me wonder whether we have priorities misplaced at home.

Another thing here is its normal for colleagues to invite you out for drinks(you pay for yourself of course).Fridays,weekends,start of training,end of training,promotion,etc etc, na drinks bar e dey end.

My friend who i met here told me its not a bad idea to go along with them once in a while and i think so too.I went once and it was fun!!!.I do not smoke or drink but i had plenty fun all the same.

Another thing too is they like to talk a loooooot.MY gawd!!!!!
How are you is met with a lenghty response of how last night went,what happened on the train,what happened outside the office so so so.
How was your weekend nko?Looong story too .

At first it was strange for me because when they say "ty how are you",im like "fine" and they have this look of "is that all?",some will even be like "just fine?"" why just fine ?" and in my mind im like "what else again ooo?".

But now me too don dey cram stories give them make i no carry last.

We have team huddles everyday and on random days my team lead is like everyone must give an interesting fact about themselves or just tell us something interesting that has happened to you today and you must respond o.The mata dey just tire me sometimes.

My elder kid too has caught the talking bug.This is someone that could barely sting 2 sentences before we left Lagos 7months ago but now,he gets disciplined (sent to bed) for talking too much.When he wakes up,i ask "do you still want to talk or you go back to bed ?".

The boy will keep quite o.
For 15MINS and start again.
Lots of interesting experiences.Will share more later

tyosho:
More pictures

nice and clean neighborhood

This one that we received ITA on the same day and lodged on the same day.....I can see that God is telling me something. I am praising God in advance....

Blitzenkreig66:
Brethren, help me thank the Lord!!!

EA Skill Assessment:- Oct 5, 2016 Mech Engr.
IELTS: 20points 23/12/2016
EOI: 7/01/2017. 65points
ITA: 5/09/2017
Application: 22/09/2017 (front loaded everything)
Grant date: 24/10/2017

Indeed Jehovah is not a man that He should lie!

thank God for your testimony... congratulations

Blitzenkreig66:
Brethren, help me thank the Lord!!!

EA Skill Assessment:- Oct 5, 2016 Mech Engr.
IELTS: 20points 23/12/2016
EOI: 7/01/2017. 65points
ITA: 5/09/2017
Application: 22/09/2017 (front loaded everything)
Grant date: 24/10/2017

Indeed Jehovah is not a man that He should lie!

Congratulations to all my people that recently received grants and ITA. May god continue to bless our hustle and prosper us.

Omooloriredade:
Thank you all for your prayers and kind wishes. Our lives shall be full of occasions that call for celebration. In fact, we move from glory to glory. We haven't even started yet

@Bornlegend - Telecomm Network Engineer

@Spyroxy1 - Could you please ask your questions here? I have always struggled with responding to PMs since I joined Nairaland.
Cc Balogz

Congratulations! may you prosper in the land

Hello Fam,

So, while trying to do some research on the different states in Aussie and the best places to settle down and all (trying to while away time and not get anxious while waiting on GOD to manifest our direct grants via DIBP), I saw an article with the extract below;

JOBSEEKERS chasing the big bucks should head to regional Western Australia or our nation’s capital.
The Kalgoorlie, Goldfields and Esperance region recorded the highest average salary advertised in SEEK job ads last financial year, at $99,236.
It topped the list of major cities and regions in SEEK’s City Spotlight research, followed by Port Hedland, Karratha and Pilbara ($98,027) and Canberra ($85,819).
Sydney ($84,525) and Melbourne ($81,842) rounded out the top five paying locations.
While job ads in capital cities generally threw around the most cash, some regional counterparts gave them a run for their money.

Oya una wey sabi lets gist about it, what's your take.

P.S: In this sojourn of mine I have found family and friends that are willing to help us settle in the following areas;

Melbourne (West & South East)
Sydney
Brisbane
Perth

So how una see am oh *in wazobia FM tone*

thank you for the information. this means for 2 adults, 1 child and 1 infant it should be like N1.2m abi

kamotisha:

They just did. It's roughly 1.6M. 2 adults, 2 children and 1 infant. We plenty for our yard

tyosho:
It will be nice if this thread is restricted to info about life in australia.Not questions on how to secure visa or gain admission.

My family and I made use of IOM to secure our travel tickets.We went with emirates and had a stopover in Dubai.Nothing special about the travel experience.We were entitled to 40kg per adult,40kg for a child and 23kg for infant.We also paid for 2 extra bags of 32kg each but i hear prices have gone up so cargoing is cheaper.You can cargo through certain airlines like saa,emirates and etihad.
All in all we had like 12 luggages.
I went with ALL kinds of food stuffs except beans(becos of weavils).With my food items,i put them individually in transparent bags and labelled them.Fish,egusi,dry pepper,garri,amala etc.


cc Bellong,vinsmuft,funkjo,oknee,hordunayo,incemay,abeg you guys should come and add o

This is lovely. thank you so much

GLORY BE TO GOD.... I am happy for you Sir.

go and prosper

disectur:
When you're in a routine office meeting and something keeps nudging you to check your email. No alert - nothing. Just a deep prompt in the heart "Check your email". I followed the prompt, I saw 7 emails and 3 with the subjects "IMMI Grant Notification". I couldn't help but scream Oh God!!!!! right there in the meeting. No one knew what I saw and I had to step out to catch my breath. After ONLY 35 days, I received the testimony of a DIRECT GRANT for me, my wife and son. I've made lots of faith-based choices already selling all we own, already enrolled for a November - January UX Design course in Sydney, already making actual friends in the new country. It's insane when you just believe that this dream will come true. I would never have accomplished it without the support of every voice on this forum.

Once again, I have been in holy shock with thanks
Below is an update to my timeline.

Profession: Graphic Designer
EOI Points: 65 inclusive of the state sponsorship points
EOI Submitted: June 1, 2017
NSW Invitation to Apply Stream 2: June 22, 2017
NSW Application: June 26, 2017
NSW Nomination: June 28, 2017
DIBP Invitation to Apply: June 28, 2017
PCC: Me, wife and child: July 16, 2017
Medicals: Me, wife and child: August 22, 2017
VISA I90 Application: August 24, 2017
DIRECT GRANT: August 28, 2017
DATE OF FIRST ENTRY: August 25, 2018
CO Team: Adelaide