eniboi: CONGRATULATION pls can you explain more on the GENERAL SKILLED PROGRAM and shed more light on it cos i was apply for and i didnt wana make any mistake.

Hello Enoboi,

Every information you need regarding general skilled program can be found on the Australia immigration website, but more specifically, you can check

http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/

You need to do a lot of research and check your possibility of meeting the criteria before you make a final decision to apply.

Note: if you can't provide substantial proof regarding any aspect of the requirements like work experience, age, qualifications etc, it won't be wise to lodge an application because they actually send out their representatives to verify most of them.

I hope this helps.

lawland: Hi All... Lawland is now officially Australia temporally resident . I entered Sydney around 10 Am Aussie time and it was very smooth... I am now enjoying free Wifi . The journey no be here ooo .. from Lagos to Dubai from Dubai to Bangkok from Bangkok to Sydney . Anyway, I go gist una later...

Great!! Have fun and keep moving forward!!!

God has put a new song in my mouth!!!!

I and my wife and kids have been granted Permanent Resident Visas this morning!!!!!!!!!!!

Special thanks to NNBB2012 for his help and advice throughout the whole process.

Also special thanks to JennyK for showing me that Australia is really a place to be, as she is already there.

finally thanks to everyone on this forum for your posts as they are indeed helpful.

kmontee: my visa grant letter just popped into my box after i sent an email to get an acknowledgement letter from australian high commision pretoria. congrats to me. Mine was just 8 days cos i applied on 30/10/2013. Glory to God

Congrats Kmontee!!

For Engineers in the house looking for PR, I am available to assist anyone on how to prepare CDR for Engineers Australia assessment.

Ropodinho10: @ aunty jenny, thanks for the advice, but he told me that he went for refuge, and i really know him he can't lie for me, we have being together for many years. He also told me that he spent close to four hours at the airport in australia before he was allow in. So pls my aunty jenny just give me little info about the conference visa. I really appreciate the way you have being helping people, you reward is in heaven. You will always go from prosperities to prosperities. Thanks alot.

Pls if this is your intention, then stay away from Australia before you further spoil the image of Nigerians going there legitimately.

jennykadry: Please people, if you are planning on just studying here and going back home, choose whatever course you like BUT if you are looking at getting your PR, you need to choose a good course. The fact that a profession is on the skilled list does not mean it is in serious demand. If you are coming in as a PR fine but as a student, look for the hottest amongst them. Also, I understand the city is beautiful, Melbourne is beautiful, so is sydney and Perth...but please look at country towns. It might be boring alright but living in a country town gives you good extra points and a better chance at PR. For example those going in for 18 months course and expecting sponsorship in the city nurses are in abundance there and your chances are slim, the same cannot be said of a country town. They need nurses, one nurse recently got free accomodation to work in a country town and got her PR. All she has to do is endure for 2 years, save heaps of money as she is not paying for accomodation or bills and move to Perth after 2 years. She visits Perth alot anyways on her days off. That's just nursing, same goes for hot professions as well.

'If you are coming in for 18months diploma course, please make sure you do your bachelor's. Enrolled nurses are not as hot as resgitered nurses. Infact, to study EN as a PR or citizen you had to pay 1,200 dollars but now PR's and cititzens will be paying 4k per semester from next year. Thats what they are doing to reduce the number of EN's. EN's are being sponsored though, don't get me wrong, just saying you should go further.Now if you go for RN please please please, specialize in something like ICU, Theatre, Emergency,Surgical, etc. Those specialist nurses are in demand here.

Your advice is always invaluable!!

fendorf: is it possible to get a PR with the subclass I stated earlier.the reason for going for that subclass is because its cheaper than the 189 subclass.thanks for your reply

It is not a PR visa, but is a provisional skilled migration visa that can provide a pathway to permanent residence.

fendorf: Hello @ jenny et all pls can I get a PR with Skilled - Nominated or Sponsored (Provisional) (subclass 489) .please I need urgent clarificatin.God bless

Hello Fendorf,

To be able to apply for this visa subclass, you need to meet the points test requirement (At least 50 points + 10 points from nomination by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area in Australia). see link below for you to check if you meet the points criteria.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/index/visas/subclass-489/

If you can get 60 points on your own, then you can go for subclass 189.
If you can get 55 points on your own, then you can go for subclass 190 (state sponsorship will give you additional 5 points to get to 60 points).

UBKtech:

You are on point here, but am made to believe that you still have to do PESCI before you can get an offer from your prospective employer. You talked about PR, but the reality is that most employers would rather have you slave for them under the 457 route rather than sponsoring you for PR which gives you the freedom to basically do anything you want.

Am saying this from the experience of doctors who have been working here for years and yet to get PR. Like I said before, my host is a dr and has been working in Australia for the past three years on a 457 visa.

Yes, you are very correct. Most hospitals would rather do 457 sponsorship so you can only work for them.

UBKtech:
My host is a dr, he says you have to have full registration with their medical board before you can apply under skilled migration, the snag is that getting full registration is very very difficult from outside australia. Most drs here were sponsored thru the Business Long Stay 457 route.

You can find more info from the DoctorConnect website which explains these matters.

http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/immigrationAndVisas

Also, I believe you can undertake the registration exams if you are in Australia (on other visa subclasses) after which you can seek for a hospital to sponsor you for PR.

ferdimako:

That means ACS assessed your skills,experience and education.

No, it was done by Engineers Australia.

ferdimako:

Yeah, NOC means Nominating occupation. I am qualifying via Systems Analyst...British Council aren't agreeing. I need 7.0 all bands but always land at 6.5! If you get 6.0 all bands at my next attempt even though I aim at 8.0, I will look for a state or region to nominate me.

Meanwhile am still hoping to get in via student visa.

Ok. Mine is Telecommunications Network Engineer.

ferdimako:

Congrats.Which NOC? I'm still struggling with IELTS.

i'm not sure i understand what NOC means!

IELTS came easy for me (did it only once)..I aimed for 8 in each band, but just missed out by 0.5, but 7 was enough for me to get the required points.

i bought the IELTS practice material but never had a need for it as i practically did all my studies on Youtube. i used YTD video downloader to download a lot of the videos and watched them over and over. i also did a lot of free online tests and checked tips from some of the experts to identify my mistakes and correct them.

What i believe is that if you want something really bad, you will go all out for it and you will get it!!! I've seen your posts and I believe you will definitely succeed!!!

jennykadry: @lawland

I have followed this thread for a while and have noticed how JennyK seems to rise above everyone else in terms of contributions and maturity. She uses facts to buttress her points while helping others selflessly. she is like an iron lady with a soft heart!! You've been a real blessing to me.

I am in the process of finalizing my PR - Subclass 189 (just waiting for the grant) and i must say that reading through her earliest posts helped me to believe that the whole process was worthwhile.

i will share more of my experiences in later posts.

lawland: This trend has been so quiet today, may be it was waiting for my good news... HOUSE MY VISA HAS BEEN GRANTED.. Help me and thank the lord...

Congrats Lawland! Your success will be unending. I pray people will always be there to help and assist you as you take your aussieland adv
enture!

Nwokenna: Ome nma naira ekele di nma x4. My nairaland family I received the golden mail this precious morning. I have just been granted a PERMANENT RESIDENCY Visa.

A big congrats to you Nwokenna. Wishing you success in Aussie...[color=#770077][/color]

Ok, i sure will.

Thanks.

Of course I do tutorials, are you based where? me am in lagos nigeria

I am based in Abuja but i will gladly come to Lagos for maybe 2-3 days Tutorial.

Hi ugo_2u, pls do you do tutorials, as i would like some sort of hands on training in designing using Coreldraw and digital color separation.