Hi. I came across this forum page while looking for some information about renewing my Visa and thinking if I can share some information about my application.
At first we are really unsure of what path to take. I did try to do the application for my family. We are four in the family. I have a degree in Journalism, however, my work experience is not really related to my qualification -- not at all. been working in the IT industry for 9 years when I applied for the visa. So I am quite confused that time on how I will take the application forward. I tried to submit for a skills assessment, however I got rejected. So that time, we decided to engage service with a migration Agent. NTRUST did all the application on our behalf. During my first meeting with them, there are some information that I really dont know about my case that we should have been put into consideration before we did ant move. However, the process with them is quite a breeze. I need not to conduct any research as they will do all the process for my family. We got our visa for about 9months - quite fast than what we expected.
Now, my family and I are based in Perth. and so far, everything's coming along well for us. We need to renew our visa already. Hopefully we got approved again. and then if we decide, we might apply for a citizenship already.
Just a tip: if you are really not knowledgeable and confident about doing the process, engage a migration agent to assist you. It is quite expensive, but it is a lot cheaper if you are doing the right thing rather than do it yourself without any knowledge then get a negative outcome.