Join my family in Australia

Fundraising campaign by Ian Olivier
  • AU$210.00
    raised of AU$10,000.00 goal goal
2% Funded
4 Donors
Raised offline: AU$63.00
Total: AU$273.00

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities

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Good day. Ten years ago my wife's sister moved to New Zealand and they are now 4 years in Australia.

We wanted to join them, but I did not qualify for a visa with my current profession. I started studying after hours from home and paid for my exams. I got certified 2 years ago, however still not have enough points to qualify for a visa. They said I needed more experience so I am currently working and studying even further to advance our position.

Now I have the certification and the work experience to qualify for the visa. My problem I am facing now is that it is extremely expensive and with the fluctuation of the South African Rand versus the Australian dollar I can not afford it.

How it will be spent: Well there are a few stages that we need to go through in order to get the visa. The first step would be to pay for the skill assessment then the Australian state sponsor and then the immigration department. All of this is done through an agency. There is also medical bills, English tests and other costs to comply to before I can get a visa. I want to ask for help. While I am working and studying I support my family (Wife and two children). As many of you will know this is no easy task and can't afford the extra costs that relates to our immigration process. I am a hard working man and want to give my family the best opportunities for them to grow. I am getting older and want to get this done before I am too old for this visa. Thank you in advance

Organizer

  • Ian Olivier
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  • Campaign Owner

Donors

  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 19, 2016
AU$20.00
  • Gerhardt
  • Donated on Jul 06, 2016
  • While a lot of people are in a similar financial situation I do like your tenacity, endurance and determination. You will make it!! Well wishes with your journey

AU$50.00
  • Jenny Mcdonald
  • Donated on Jun 26, 2016
AU$40.00
Aug 02

Skill assessment submitted

Update posted by Ian Olivier at 02:39 pm

Hi EveryoneJust an update. Thanks to everyone I was able to get $550 and submit my skill assessment to ACS. Let see what the results will be.My next step is to write my IELTS test for my wife and I. That is $300 per person so I have a new

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Jun 26

Skill assessment

Update posted by Ian Olivier at 11:33 am

Thank you for the guys who contributed thus far. I am busy getting my references and certification ready to submit it to ACS (Australian Computer Society). The assessment is AU$550. I will put by as much as I can and will inform you of submission and result. Thanks again for

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Jun 22

Progress 1

Update posted by Ian Olivier at 07:11 pm

Once I can do the skill assessment I will post my results online.

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Donors & Comments

4 donors
  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Jul 19, 2016
AU$20.00
  • Gerhardt
  • Donated on Jul 06, 2016
  • While a lot of people are in a similar financial situation I do like your tenacity, endurance and determination. You will make it!! Well wishes with your journey

AU$50.00
  • Jenny Mcdonald
  • Donated on Jun 26, 2016
AU$40.00
  • May Van Breda
  • Donated on Jun 24, 2016
  • Good luck with your campaign. I also relocated to Australia. It was the best decision I ever made for my family. I also know how hard the process can be. So I will support your family. Come on everyone, lets help them out & make their dreams a reality.

AU$100.00

Followers

3 followers
Ben Kelly
May Van Breda
May Van Breda
AU$210.00
raised of AU$10,000.00 goal
2% Funded
4 Donors
Raised offline: AU$63.00
Total: AU$273.00

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities