Just off the top of my head and all based on two people. Cost to apply
$1500 (don't know if both have to lodge separate apps). Tickets to where
ever $1000. Car rental 400. Hotel for one maybe two weeks at least 800.
Eating out for that time at least 500. Do they need meds, police checks...
500. Lost wages for that time 2000 (if you haven't been at the same job for
a year you most likely don't have holiday pay). Agents fees at least
1000... Wouldn't surprise me if it was actually much higher when all is
said and done. And the applicant is still stuck with a very restrictive
visa. And if that weren't enough, could be refused - where does that leave
someone. Moral of the story avoid the SIR route and any of the other
restrictive visas if at all possible. If not, chill out, do your time and
save the money for a house by the beach.
You say that some that move to the regions have a tough time finding work.
So how do you think they can pay for another visa - will you take a cheque.
Just had to throw that in. Basically anyone with money most likely didn't
have to go the route that would need them to be thinking about jumping onto
another visa.
In an odd sort of way the sir route was a bit of a blessing... I am going
back to uni and cause I'm a temp res I'm not subject to the government
agents that decide whether I can go to uni or not and what I can study.
Because all unis here reserve so many seats for "foreign" students they
didn't even care if I had the grades or not. So I'll time it that I'm a
foreign part time student for my first semester and a domestic student for
the rest. Saving me a load of cash and letting me do what I want.
"Alan Collett" wrote in message
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>> Its entirely your call. Some want permanent residency sooner rather
>> than later because they feel more valued as a result. Some say that
>> having moved to regional Australia they have difficulty obtaining
>> employment as the holder of a temporary SIR visa. Others might want
>> to be able to be fully enrolled in Medicare and to access the wider
>> range of private medical insurers that are available to permanent
>> residents.
>>
>> While others might want p/r status ASAP so they can sponsor a relative
>> for an Australian visa.
>>
>> On a longer term basis, obtaining permanent residency sooner means you
>> can anticipate Australian citizenship sooner. And as Commnwealth
>> Funded Places in tertiary education is only (I believe) available to
>> citizens of Australia there may be merit in securing p/r status sooner
>> if children are presently in their mid teens.
>>
>> Just a few reasons ...
>>
>> Best regards.
>
> PS. How did you get to an amount of $6,000?
>
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> Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
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