Hey guys..hope this is the right place to ask.

First off. I wanted to find information on if its possible for my wife (a MO in gomen hosp) to go over there and work as a doctor..get a visa AND THEN bring me on a spouse visa. Both of us want to grind hard for the coming years so that we can come back and help our family

Im not a doctor nor a tier 1/2 professional..i run my own business and been through the skilled labor list that they provided. Any thoughts ?

Thanks for all the relevant and positive comment. Cheers

Thanks for your reply. I do have a professional qualification but was wondering if the W&H (Work and Holiday) is a pain to apply.. Anyway alright..migration agent.

No, don't bother about migration agent. Do you own reading and research. It's actually not difficult if you spend some time to look it up. All information is available on the net and from the australian government. Don't be lazy in this aspect, immigrating to another country is a big deal and the least you can do to yourself is to be informed in this process. How careless can you be to allow a 3rd party with no interest in your future, to manage this important process? You need to be in control and on top of this.

I am not sure if doctors are still on the list of critical professions. 15-20 years ago, that was certainly the case. My family's GP and his wife who is also a GP moved to Sydney. Mother' friend moved to Perth in 2001, she worked as a matron.

If you wife is not trained in australia, there may be a need to undergo a series of certification or some sort of short term training to be eligible to practise in australia. All this information can be found online.

As for you, consider doing some form of business. If you don't have an australian degree or have a blue chip firm on your CV, it may be hard to find a corporate job.



This post has been edited by feynman: Aug 1 2016, 04:55 AM

Thanks so much the reply. Agreed i wanted to do it by ourselves to save cost and to know whats the real picture out there. Im certain she needs to go to a certification of some sort and that i couldnt join a corporate line.

I am planning to run a business though..maybe Malaysian food or so.

Your wife need to pass the English proficiency test, and then going there with a recognised degree. She has 3 options here.

1. Pass amc
2. Pass mrcgp
3. Or pass mafp/fracgp.

thanks buddy. Will check up on these

See a migration agent for a free assessment. They'll tell you what you need to do, and from there decide if you want/ can do it on your own.

Likely you'll end up looking at 189/190 or the rural visa which I think is the 457 (can't remember exactly).

As the poster above said, for medical professionals, they assessing board matters, and there will be additional exams to take.

The cost may be higher. Alternatively, try checkin New Zealand as well. They're a little easier, and it also makes it easier and cheaper to move to Aus later, should you decide to do so.

If your wife is eligible for a PR, she can just add you to her PR application.

It doesn't matter whether you are qualified or whatever. You just need to be able to get a 4.5 in IELTS to prove functional english. I applied for the PR and just added my wife to the PR application so I know how this works.

No need for a migration agent either, all the information is readily found online.

This, best advice in this tered, i got my 189 myself without employing agent

Thanks for all the reply guys. I just sorted the qualification part for the wifey.
I probably just piggyback once she have her visa as a spouse as she can sponsor one.

I will document and do a thorough writeup on how and what i went through and post here.

Great that you can share the process moving forward

ah, good.

Would love to hear your success story later.

Good luck!!

May i know what is 189?

I know this is australian migration we are talking, but is it possible to get a working visa without any employment offer?

Heavily consider to migrate to new zealand and i'm in their List of skilled occupation and long term skilled shortage

Sent few CV to secure a job 1st, even stated i'll pay for my own visa

Wife is an MO in govt hosp, so i guess we both lil bit qualify to secure a visa

Any advice?

Everything you want to know can be found on border.gov.au

Hey, I'd love to read your writeup.. Glad you got things sorted out..

Thanks for replying guys. I'll form a whatsapp group to the people interested please PM me.

Waiting for September for the certificate to be done for the wifey. Then on to hunting jobs while contacting the AHPRA/Immigration.

Doing alot of readup on living costs for Perth/Adelaide/Sydney/Brisbane.. Leaving out Melbourne because not my cup of tea

I've been to Australia last August to Brisbane/Gold Coast and late March this year to Sydney so the basic idea on what its like. Brisbane really felt like those movie-ish lepak crew beside the river city..parking mahal but you feel like no need to lari anywhere.. meanwhile Sydney really feel like one of the high level metropolitan..sana sini people dont really care what you do. Its more expensive too but its like KL lah..semua ada

On the priority list I think first would be Adelaide -> Brisbane -> Perth -> Sydney for me

Hello guys..more than a year passed on. I didnt manage to go to Australia directly due to many obstacles on the wife's side ( medical licensing etc ) and the entry barrier is surprisingly very high even with proper documentation.

Moving forward I have safely relocated to Ireland instead..heheh after all I studied here and so far it is going okay.

Just want to wish any readers all the best in getting to straya. Havent gave up the dream yet..maybe in a few years when we are more financially sound.

Being a medical doctor is the worst profession to have, when trying to migrate, as it is the most regulated profession, especially in Oz which doesn't recognize any medical qualification outside Australasia....so I was surprised you said earlier you were sorting out your wife's registration....

The cancellation of the 457 visa has also impacted, being the most frequently used visa for IMG to get to work in Oz....