> 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
> news:32$388186$3777509$1154612430@britishexpats.com...
> >> 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?
> > --
> > Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
> > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
As I have said already, its your call. If it doesn't work for you -
that's fine. I'm not trying to compel you to apply for permanent
residency. I'm simply making it known that there are pathways available
for SIR visaholders to obtain p/r sooner than is more widely advertised
- and some will certainly be interested.
Note also that you will be incurring costs such as medicals and police
certificates even if you take one of the "traditional" routes to p/r -
and I'd take issue with how you get to your costings (not sure why you
have even one week of hotel accommodation let alone a fortnight, when
typically 3 to 4 days outside Australia is sufficient), but each to
their own.
Best regards.
--
Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
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