Hi everyone, I`m a 1st class welder (heavy gauge) with 26yrs experience, does anyone know of any companies who would be willing to sponsor me on the 475 visa. Although i was told that welders are in demand, and I am applying for 3 or 4 jobs every day, I haven`t had any success. I`ve updated my cv and aimed it at the Australian market, but I`m beginning to think that it`s not what you know, but who you know! How can I get registered with the Australian government sites, they seem to be aimed at Australians only Hi I'm Paul I'm a time served painter and decorator with 20 years experience. I'm just in the process of applying for my skills to be assessed then applying for my visa so hopefully by this time next year if not sooner I'll be in Australia :-) Hi guys/girls, my name is Tony and i`am a landscape gardener with over 15 years experience and currently work with my local authority . I just recieved my visa on friday 27 th july 2012. its been along process but the end result was worth it. i sat my IELTS from which i needed a score of 7 or above and was achieved . I then had my skills assessed by TRA which was sucssessful , but some of the questions had to be very detailed right down to the size of screw/nut that was used and why (question 8), but i got there in