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Old 30th August 2007 | 10:11
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richie-rich
 
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"pilots" used to get 50 points towards 115-120 point requirement set out by the Immigration Department towards PR. It has long changed and currently sits at 0. So, as a CPL+IR, you are no longer deemed as someone who can contribute to skilled shortage of migrants.

Best thing to do is to study towards a degree that gives you 60 points (like nursing, engineering etc. check out www.dima.gov.au ) and keep on doing ur flight training during your holidays. That was, by the end of your course, you can apply for Temporary Residence. But then again, in order to get PR, you need to be working in a relavant field of study (what you studied at uni, according to new DIMA rule) atleast a year out of two years as a TR. Only after that, you can apply for PR, and can start looking for jobs here. My suggestion would be to go back to home country, build hours up, and then come back when you have enough hours to apply to the low costs like DJ and J*.

Take care and all the best!
Richie
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