you cant get into australia with an nvq2 , period...
the rules changed as od 1/9/2007.....you need to wait for the immigration laws to revert back. the TRA are up in arms regarding this new rule. there is hope that it will change this year but you are up against the clock with 45 looming. i would get on a plane with a 3 month visa, go around all the sites etc and try and get a sponsorship. you have to work for the employee for 3 years, thats the downside.
if a tiling course says you can get in with an
nvq, then they are mis informing you meryl. you need 900 hours college with endensured apprenticeship. there is no way around this as yet. i have an contact in sydney who i am in contact with weekly and nobody knows the ssystem better than this guy.
if the law does change this year, then you have to prove you have been in employment as a
tiler for 20 hours a week for 1yr minimum. they will require evidence. payslips, bank statements etc etc. you need to act fast to get in, or theres always new zealand as aportal route, think there cut off age is 55. many people get into aus via this route...
get on a plane and get a sponsorship. if your husbands a good
tiler then they'll snap him up.
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