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manga5:
I used the link, and Nigeria was not on their list of countries.

I remember that I had a similar problem like this with Commonwealth bank. So I went to Westpac and opened a migrant account online from Lagos.

manga5:
Please house, I need help in opening an Aussie account from Nigeria. I tried the commonwealth bank and they requested for an Aussie address. How do I go about this or which bank is prefarable?

Make sure you select the Migrant account option.

majiouk2002:
@Vinsmuft please we plenty wey dey wait for dis response. thanks in advance

I have already mentioned one of them in my post here https://www.nairaland.com/4107449/living-australia-life-australian-immigrant/14#62291314
It's quite expensive though.. about 800 AUD. But one can make a deposit of about $200 while the balance is gradually deducted from your paycheck. Their website is https://www.oncall.com.au/ndis-folder/ndisjobready

There's another one at http://www.yooralla.com.au. Was told that you don't pay for this particular training and it's also for 4 days as well. Don't know much about this though.

The downside with doing a short course is that it's not recognised across board. You can only work with the agency that trained you.

uckennety:
Oga mi please am coming to Melbourne soon holmesglen chadstone to be precise! To do bsc construction management!please any advice or assistance is much appreciated

Chadstone in Melbourne is popular because it has the biggest shopping centre in the entire Australia. Holmesglen is also popular for TAFE courses. It's not in the heart of Melbourne City like some other higher institutions such as RMIT and so you should be able to get cheaper accommodation. If you are coming on a student visa then you should be ready to do some work to support yourself. I like Holmesglen because many students there are working class and so you should not find it hard to get a job if you can relate very well.

Wishing you all the best

happy4lucy:
Hello,

Please who knows how I can contact IOM for t ticket booking.

If there are better options please do suggest.

Send a mail to OAJAEGBU@iom.int and exercise plenty patience

Zenanted:
pls i want to ask this: We hear and see in the Media that Australia undoubtedly is the country with the most poisonous and Venomous creatures...I wish to know , Has anyone come across or had an encounter with them and how safe are the areas with these animals
We would like to know. Thanks

Snakes plenty for here though in some certain areas. I think it's wrong to kill a snake here. If you see a snake in your home, you are supposed to call up snake catchers who will come to pick it up. One white man told me that there's one bush they used for dumping all these snakes in those days. Now that place is used as a golf course (called Settlers Run in Botanic Ridge suburb in Victoria). While playing golf there, they come across snakes there all the time. That doesn't stop them playing their golf though.
One just needs to be careful especially in rural areas.

desertboom:
Bros, help your boy. Make person no die for this Naija. Any clue for me? The simplest way to see myself there.
I don't have funds for academic route. Abeg, help

Bros PR na d way o. Na the link wey dem give you so. All the best

Guys please let's save all these insults for our naija politicians and not ourselves. They are the reason why some of us are here discussing how to relocate to Australia . I just read on the news where one of them recently came to court on a stretcher

Moving on...

Since this forum is about living in Australia, I need to sound a note of warning. If you are coming here newly and are about to engage in a factory job that requires lifting load several times in a day, you must protect your back from injuries. You can do this by getting a back support belt from Bunnings Warehouse. You should also practise correct manual handling techniques like bending at your knees when lifting stuff. Nobody told me all this until after I had gotten an injury to my lower back. Even though I had stopped this type of work for six months now, I had a relapse last weekend and couldn't stand up for two days! No be small thing

I have been in Melbourne for 8 months and even though I have quite a different experience from AdeyinkaSeun, I however share the same mindset as regards getting a job. As shared on this medium, I was a successful IT professional back in Nigeria but getting a job here was so tough for me. They like your profile but will reject solely on the basis that you don't have local experience. You are not even given the chance to defend your CV. After working in a factory for some time and seeing fellow better educated Nigerians doing menial jobs here I began to think maybe this immigration scheme is just one big scam to bring in people from overseas to fill their growing demand in the unprofessional labour market. I keep telling my wife that had I known that I, as a former manager in an IT firm in Lagos, would come to Australia and work in a factory for 6 weeks before getting a professional job, maybe I would have stayed back. What kept me going was the grace of God as well as the thought that I was doing all this to give my children a future better than what they can get back home in Nigeria, and the fact that every single Nigerian I met here has had a similar or even worse experience but are all doing well today.

The truth still remains that here is still generally better than back in Nigeria. Here there's justice, peace of mind, better quality of life, better value for life and property and better opportunities for yourself. I know a Nigerian psychiatrist who came in 20 years ago. It was rough for him at the beginning. Infact he had to sleep at the airport for three days as he had no place to go. But today he's wanted all over Australia for medical appointments. He charges a minimum of $150 per hour for his time. He has several properties all over the place. All his children are married and are successful.

Bottom line is that I am here to stay. And God willing, I will prosper

Misoke:
post oooo��

Already posted here

https://www.nairaland.com/4107449/living-australia-life-australian-immigrant/6#61520696

catchdwind4rmkd:
Don't be deceived by the price though; it's marketing strategy to remain in competition as more garages now do major services at a reduced price. So giving out discount vouchers can help attract more customers during which they may identify other problems that you can decide to have them fix for you. The actual price is way higher than that if you go to their workshop. I only got that deal paying with a discount voucher I bought at Groupon.

Yes you are right. The deal I got serviced my car very cheap but then printed a report of $1,200 . They said that my timing belt was due for replacement. I bought the car for $4,500 and want to use $1,200 to change timing belt? I pick race my guy

catchdwind4rmkd:
Thanks for this info:

Got a good deal for my Ford...:

Manufacturer's Major Service (with Service Logbook stamped) - $29,

Wheel Alignment - $30, and

Tyre Rotation - $10...

For just A$69 at Karwork... (Got the voucher from Groupon)

No Stress!!! Drive-in, Drive-out...

Thanks thanks...

Unbelievable! But bros you sure say them rotate the tires.

WellEndowed:
This is why I have no sympathy for people that have been scammed by agents. Very lazy people. All of you. An agent is "working on your Visa". You don't know the visa subclass, you haven't done any research yourself. You have no idea what the eligibility requirements are and the thing that is "peppering my brain" now is you are supposed to be educated?

My brother once told me that "some people can be book smart but not street smart".

Goodluck with your agent. Hopefully someone that cares can answer some of your questions. My own is just have a tissue handy

This is wrong. This forum is to share and help each other with information that you yourself don't know. If you don't want to help, it's better to simply ignore the user rather than hurling insults like you have done. Do you think everybody is on the same level of Internet exposure like yourself? Personally I have been an IT professional for 13 years so I am very much IT savvy. I did all my research and got enough info to apply for my PR. But it was not until I joined an active forum like this before I got to know some other stuff. Elders like Bellong and jamson were patient and courteous enough to answer all our questions regardless of how naive they seem to be.

You can choose not to respond to any 'brain-peppering' question. But let's respect and treat each other how we ourselves would want to be treated.

Let's make the world a better place pls.

bellong:
Switch to Vodafone.

I am on international plan, I pay $45/month for 300 minutes to Nigeria and unlimited text, 1000 minutes to UK, USA, Canada etc and unlimited local calls. 12GB of data.

My wife got a better bargain, she pays $40 and she has 14GB of data.

Those apps are waste of money and the quality of the calls are not convincing on most occasion.

Thanks for the info

My peeps I need your advice.

I have been burning serious dollars making international calls to naija . A fellow naija friend told me about an Internet phone call app called Telbo. He said he would load credit of about $30 and can call naija gsm and talk for a relatively long time. However, the quality of the call is not as good as gsm-to-gsm.

Does any of us have any experience with these kind of apps? Please share. I want to know the cheapest one that also has good quality.

Thanks

Azy123:
Nice info.

Please do you know if one can register for the online one while still in Nigeria. Maybe get the certificate before leaving Nigeria?

Yes you can. But its rather expensive. There are also some practical aspects of the course that you would need to be physically present to be taught. You would also need to undergo 120 hours of work placement (or internship) before you can graduate. This internship must be with a disability service provider in Australia. Check out the website I gave above for more info

happy4lucy:
Dear...

Am interested in this course but have some set back...

1. Since am still currently waiting for our PR, I don't know if the price is the same for PR holder and international student...

2. Do you advice I start now or wait for PR for price reduction...

3. If I start now how much is involved,
Which school do you recommend and the course type (because there are a lot of certification in that area)

Thanks

The cost is not the same. PR holders will pay much less. I'm currently running the course online at JTI. Please check out the site for cost details as well as other details http://www.jti.edu.au/courses/disability/c-83-disability/p-81-chc43115-certificate-iv-in-disability.
From here you can see that the course costs $4,500 . But with govt funding, you could pay just $120. Victorian govt funding requires that you have PR and that you currently reside in Victoria.

Mcslize:
Wonderful. What's the duration of the Certificate iv course in case one plan to go for that?

The online version is at your pace. Normally it could take as much as 4 months but you could finish in two months if you are fast enough

Phlunter01:
@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

Care jobs pay very well. The Australian govt has invested heavily into caring for the disabled through a scheme known as NDIS. I know a naija guy here in Melbourne who does disability care full-time (i.e. Mon-Sun) and is raking in money. This is someone who has his PhD in a biological science . I was told that Disability care is even more lucrative than Nursing and less stressful. One can get paid betw $30-35/hr on weekdays and as much as $40-50/hr on Sundays and pub holidays. One would need to do a Certificate IV course on disability but because there is a high demand for these workers (speaking from a Melbourne perspective), some agencies such as OnCALL are willing to give you a short 4-day training to get you working sharply. I have attended this training (as well as bolaobby) and I have started getting shifts though only on weekends as I have my regular 9-5 infotech job on weekdays. Infact the agency keeps calling me to accept shifts on weekdays which I have repeatedly turned down.
One thing is for sure: except you are lazy or you are the type that likes forming, you cannot be poor in this country. Jobs dey plenty.

nosula:
My fellow Chemical Engineer, Pls exactly how long did it take for IOM to respond 2u wrt ur tickets. I sent my request since Friday and yet to get a feedback. Thanks

It took them about two weeks before they answered me. I got to know that the IOM in Nigeria simply forwards your request to another office (Ghana I think) for processing and so won't have any info for you until they hear from the processing office. But it doesn't hurt to have a backup plan in place cos they have failed some ppl e.g oga jamson

Hello all,
One of the reasons why many of us decided to come to Australia is "because of our kids". We want to give our children the kind of education and opportunities that are just not there back in Nigeria.
For this reason, I want to share some information about extra curricular activities that you can engage your child in here in Australia.

1. Australian Girls Choir. http://ausgirlschoir.com.au. This is a very popular choir where girls from the age of 5 and above are taught to sing, dance and perform on stage. It can build confidence and boldness into your daughter. Last month, I attended a concert organised by my daughter's primary school and I was awed to see young children performing on stage and displaying acting skills that I have not seen anywhere before. My mind was made up.

2. Little Athletes. http://www.littleathletics.com.au. This is a program where your children from the age of 5 can participate in sports. They have centers all over Australia. Sometimes we watch on Olympics how other countries get medals and wonder where Nigeria is. We all know that the key to this is catching them young. I plan to register my kids at the nearest center. You never can tell where this will take them to.

If anyone has experience in these programs or in other ones, kindly share please.

Our children must excel.

Bellong,
Happy birthday to you bro. You have been a great source of help to many and you will surely reap all that you have sown.
Sorry I couldn't make it yesterday like I told you. I believe you all had a swell time. Welldone e-fam

catchdwind4rmkd:
The Victorian govt has thus come up with a new scheme called HomesVIC to be rolled out by Jan 2018.

Thanks for the info bro.

Also want to thank the person who gave me info about using groupon or scoopon for deals on car servicing. Paid for a deal for $79 only and had my car serviced yesterday.

You see why I like this thread.

uchenna2017:
Good morning all,

Please oo I need to ask as a family of 5 (3children) can we rent a two bedroom apartment for a start or it must be 3 because of family size? Do agents/landlord have a say on what to rent.

Also can we come with medicine especially for kids if yes,what type of drugs,then a list of Dos and don'ts of what to come along like food stuff, drugs, needle and crochet pins etc.

In my experience, there's not much difference in terms of cost between a 2 bed and 3 bed. In fact I've even seen where 3 bed duplex (called townhouse) is cheaper than 3 bed bungalow. The agent does not have a say on this. I have a family of a wife and 4 children. Back then we saw a wonderful 2 bed property. However the landlord was sceptical about giving it to us because he felt that we might not stay for a long time since we may need more space in future. That was his only reason as he was looking for a very long term tenant. My wife and I didn't like the idea of being tied down in a long term contract with a landlord and so we continued our search.
I don't know about bringing in drugs. As for foodstuff, as long as its dry and in clearly labeled transparent nylon bags, you should be fine.

ejimjesus:
Please forward to odohcasmir@gmail.com

For the first test (called Road to Solo driving test or learner's permit test) please download this book and digest it https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9BQ_eqt9kDvSm85bWM3Y1FxY28/view?usp=drivesdk. It contains knowledge of all the road laws in Victoria. You could also download this book from the Vicroads website.

For the second test (Hazard Perception test), you can check for practise materials at this site http://www.drivingtestvic.com/hazard-perception-test-practice-vic-hpt/.

I'm preparing for the third test which is the drive test. I'm using a trainer to guide me on what they will be looking out for. I know of someone who failed the drive test simply because she did not fully release the hand brake!

sofi05:
Chairman, I hail o! Pls, did you say one shouldn't come with int'l driver's license? My Naija license expires by end of Nov!!!!!!!! I enter before then and the new one can only be applied for from a month prior to its expiry. What can I do? The only other option is the Intl licence.

Your expired licence has more weight than the intl drv license. By law you are not allowed to drive in Victoria with only ur intl drv licence. So still bring ur expired one. They just want to be sure that you have been driving for a while back in your country. You can convert that expired license to an Aussie license, provided that the expired license has been verified, and you have passed the three tests I mentioned above. But you cannot convert your intl drv license as it is not recognised.
I have been using bone face to drive here for 5 months with just my intl license. Na God o because if them catch me ehn...

Kayla10:
The bolded is incorrect. If you have a valid licence from any one of the countries listed under recognised countries and jurisdictions on the Vicroads website and are over 21 or 25 (depending on the country and how long you have had your probationary licence), your licence is recognised in Victoria and you will not need to sit any of these tests. You will be issued a licence based on that.

Yes you are right. Sorry about that.

babylove01:
1. The different test one needs to do to get Aussie driving licence.

2. Names of good affordable suburbs to ease the research and know the general area to get temporary accommodation

Thanks

As for affordable suburbs in South East Melbourne (na only that side I sabi. The state of Victoria big die and suburbs plenty), you can look at Cranbourne, Hallam, Hampton Park, Doveton, Langwarrin, Carrum Downs etc. Houses in these areas are old school and so are quite affordable compared to newer, big-boy suburbs like Clyde, Berwick, or Botanic Ridge. The distance to the city is also not too far compared to other places like Pakenham or Mornington. Don't look at Dandenong as its too busy for family life (my opinion though)

babylove01:
1. The different test one needs to do to get Aussie driving licence.

2. Names of good affordable suburbs to ease the research and know the general area to get temporary accommodation

Thanks

For driving in Victoria, you need to pass three tests.
1. The learner's permit test
2. The hazard perception test
3. The drive test.

Everyone (both foreigner or Australian born) who wants to drive in Victoria must pass these tests. Even if you have driven for 20 years in your country and you want to drive in Victoria you must pass these tests. The first is the knowledge of the road laws in Victoria. The second tests how you would respond to various hazards while driving and the third is the practical drive test. But since you can drive with your naija licence for 6 months in Victoria, you have ample time to prepare for these tests. I've done the first two. E no hard. I can post the materials here if needed

babylove01:
Please can you give info on the bolded. Thanks

Also please those in Perth can you drop useful tips on how to search for good suburbs

What specific info do you want.

Cognito79:
Are you driving an European made car?

That is a rip off for servicing. Holden, Ford's and Japanese cars are about $140-$250 for servicing depending on the mechanic. Your mechanic ripped you off.

You can check Groupon or scoopon for service deals. You can get your car serviced for $60 using those deals

Thanks for the tip bro. Na the fear of paying $400 to service car na him make I never go yet . I drive a Kia and thanks to you, I get to save a lot of hard earned dough