Moving to Australia

[LongJohnny]

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. People who want to move to Australia in general and South Oz in particular are elcome to contact me. I know most of the ins and outs in respect of moving here, especially on the so-called Independent Visa.
The rules for migrating to Oz are changing at the moment, and it is on the cards that is should be much easier to obtain a permanent residency visa if you are prepared to settle in a less popular/smaller centre than Sydney or Melbourne. Th eidea is that you don't go and live in a place like say, Adelaide, Brisbane, Port Augusta etc forever. After three years or so you can move on to anywhere you want to live in Oz. The rationalew is that you work as a doctor/nurse/ teacher/electrician etc some where in a smaller centre on your arrival as there are some serious shortages in many professions and trades in the smaller centres.
Example: A young teacher that is prepared to go and teach in a country location in South Australia is almost assured of a permanent position in the South Oz Educ Dept. You teach for say 4 - 5 years in say Port Lincoln, and after that you have "Right of return" to any Adelaide school as a permanent teacher.

[Prowler]

Any details on moving to New Zealand?

[LongJohnny]

Any details on moving to New Zealand?

Hi Prowler
Good to see you here as well!

I'll see what i can find out for you. I n general the Kiwis' resident-visas are much the same as Australia, but i think their age bracket is higher than that of Oz.
They also would like to have people with tertiary qualifications, trades etc. in some cases although i don't think this apply to people with bussiness intentions. I speak under correction, though and will catch up with you as soon as I found out more.

Cheers,
LJ

[Prowler]

Thanx, LJ!!

[LongJohnny]

Thanx, LJ!!

Howzit Prowler,
The link below is the Kiwi official (Government) website regarding migration to New Zealand.
I did not have time to check it out thoroughly myself, but it seems to have just about all the info one would want about NZ.

http://www.immigration.govt.nz/

I will also case up some other sites for you in NZ. They are Saffer sites over there and sometimes you do get some good nitty-gritty info there, especially from a Saffer perspective, like moving to NZ, settling in there, Saffer clubs, churches, Rugby affiliations etc. (Be care ful of our Rugby League cousinsd over there, they try to poach us Rugby Union blokes whewnever they can. :D )

[Mandymoo]

Hi LongJohny! Was just wondering if you could let me know where would be the best starting point if I was to move to Oz on a 1 year working holiday visa?? Best for accommodation, work etc?? I am a secretary and my husband is in accounting and we are very interested in moving to Oz for a year or so, see how it goes and if we like it and then maybe take it further. We are both on british passports and I have an aunt and uncle living in Brisbane at the mo. Any suggestion/tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Cheers,
Moo :)

[LongJohnny]

Hi LongJohny! Was just wondering if you could let me know where would be the best starting point if I was to move to Oz on a 1 year working holiday visa?? Best for accommodation, work etc?? I am a secretary and my husband is in accounting and we are very interested in moving to Oz for a year or so, see how it goes and if we like it and then maybe take it further. We are both on british passports and I have an aunt and uncle living in Brisbane at the mo. Any suggestion/tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Cheers,
Moo :)

Hi Moo,
I'm glad that you're coming over to Oz!
Well, with your qualifications I would say that you should be OK if you start off in any of the cities, or surrounding areas.
In cities like Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth one does not always find employment quickly in the CBD itself, many. if not most of the opportunities are in th esurrounding metropolitan areas.
My gut feeling response about th ebest place to start off is Brisbane or coastal Queensland. my reason is that those areas are the fastest developing areas in Oz at the moment, and it seems as if most people heads that way as they tend to get settled with employement the quickest there.
That is not say that you won't find employment reasonably quickly elsewhere.
Also check out websites of newspapers like this one:


www.advertiser.com.au (http://)

Especially the Saturday editions are crammed with employent advertisements. I'll get onto some more weblinks for you.
Be careful of larger centres like Sydney and Melbourne for starters, thgey can be horribly expensive.

Also try to get your Tax File Number as soon as possible as well as a bank account, the sooner you have those thiongs organised the sooner your serious job sourcing can start.

Also try and contact Aussiegirl, a member of MT, as well. She lives in Queensland and has moved there during the last 6 months. She also have a wealth of experience and knowledge.
(Don't worry if you have not met her on the Tree yet, she has a heart of gold!)

Cheers,
LJ

[Mandymoo]

Hi Moo,
I'm glad that you're coming over to Oz!
Well, with your qualifications I would say that you should be OK if you start off in any of the cities, or surrounding areas.
In cities like Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth one does not always find employment quickly in the CBD itself, many. if not most of the opportunities are in th esurrounding metropolitan areas.
My gut feeling response about th ebest place to start off is Brisbane or coastal Queensland. my reason is that those areas are the fastest developing areas in Oz at the moment, and it seems as if most people heads that way as they tend to get settled with employement the quickest there.
That is not say that you won't find employment reasonably quickly elsewhere.
Also check out websites of newspapers like this one:


www.advertiser.com.au (http://)

Especially the Saturday editions are crammed with employent advertisements. I'll get onto some more weblinks for you.
Be careful of larger centres like Sydney and Melbourne for starters, thgey can be horribly expensive.

Also try to get your Tax File Number as soon as possible as well as a bank account, the sooner you have those thiongs organised the sooner your serious job sourcing can start.

Also try and contact Aussiegirl, a member of MT, as well. She lives in Queensland and has moved there during the last 6 months. She also have a wealth of experience and knowledge.
(Don't worry if you have not met her on the Tree yet, she has a heart of gold!)

Cheers,
LJ

Thanks LJ! Good point about Sydney being expensive - I have an aunt living in Brisbane and we really liked it when we were out there 2 years ago...thanks for the link - going to check it out now!

and I have been in contact with Aussigirl, thanks.

Have a good weekend,
Cheers,
Moo :thanku:

[outoppie]

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. People who want to move to Australia in general and South Oz in particular are elcome to contact me. I know most of the ins and outs in respect of moving here, especially on the so-called Independent Visa.
The rules for migrating to Oz are changing at the moment, and it is on the cards that is should be much easier to obtain a permanent residency visa if you are prepared to settle in a less popular/smaller centre than Sydney or Melbourne. Th eidea is that you don't go and live in a place like say, Adelaide, Brisbane, Port Augusta etc forever. After three years or so you can move on to anywhere you want to live in Oz. The rationalew is that you work as a doctor/nurse/ teacher/electrician etc some where in a smaller centre on your arrival as there are some serious shortages in many professions and trades in the smaller centres.
Example: A young teacher that is prepared to go and teach in a country location in South Australia is almost assured of a permanent position in the South Oz Educ Dept. You teach for say 4 - 5 years in say Port Lincoln, and after that you have "Right of return" to any Adelaide school as a permanent teacher.

Hi LJ
We are a pair of ex-pat S.Africans living in England and hating the weather. Oz was our first choice for emigration but was going to take too long, so we made the first jump to here, and are now looking to get to Australia. We've started visa applications, but are looking for info on what sort of costs we are likely to encounter on arrival, so as to minimise the culture shock. Should also mention a daughter of schoolgoing age, so schooling also a major factor.
Can you offer any ideas regarding cost of housing as a proportion of earnings, cost of medical insurance and cost of schooling?
Lots more questions if this takes off, but that should do for openers.
Cheers

[Angel]

Hey LJ, nice work offering to help people out getting into this wonderful country. If only there was a way to stay myself, I would do so in a heartbeat!

Have been in Brisbane for six months now, and could set up home here tomorrow!
Even found a SA shop that delivers to your door... yum!

[ICE]

Thanx LJ!

I will start a thread about New-Zealand!

[Shirley Lougheed]

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. People who want to move to Australia in general and South Oz in particular are elcome to contact me. I know most of the ins and outs in respect of moving here, especially on the so-called Independent Visa.
The rules for migrating to Oz are changing at the moment, and it is on the cards that is should be much easier to obtain a permanent residency visa if you are prepared to settle in a less popular/smaller centre than Sydney or Melbourne. Th eidea is that you don't go and live in a place like say, Adelaide, Brisbane, Port Augusta etc forever. After three years or so you can move on to anywhere you want to live in Oz. The rationalew is that you work as a doctor/nurse/ teacher/electrician etc some where in a smaller centre on your arrival as there are some serious shortages in many professions and trades in the smaller centres.
Example: A young teacher that is prepared to go and teach in a country location in South Australia is almost assured of a permanent position in the South Oz Educ Dept. You teach for say 4 - 5 years in say Port Lincoln, and after that you have "Right of return" to any Adelaide school as a permanent teacher.
Hi Johnny,
We have just applied to get a Visa to go to Adelaide,I am a hairdresser, and have been passed by Trades already, but my hubby is 45 and has to come out on my visa as a spouse.
No problem, he is a qualifed electrician here in Ireland, but we dont know how to get TRA done from Ireland for him. Any advice on how to do this?? We rather to go to adelaide, as we have friends there already.
Many thanks
Shirl40

[Zuu]

Howzit LJ. Tokoloshe ere ;)
Can you tell me if ............

1) NARRABEEN
2) OAKLEIGH
3) WEST RYDE
4) ENOGGERA

..........are all considered regional Aus ?

Cheerz hey ! :)

[OneTime]

Howzit LJ. Tokoloshe ere ;)
Can you tell me if ............

1) NARRABEEN
2) OAKLEIGH
3) WEST RYDE
4) ENOGGERA

..........are all considered regional Aus ?

Cheerz hey !

Hey Tokoloshe, (guess who this is ... :D )


Check this link out, tells you what postcodes are considered regional.

http://www.australia-migration.com/page/Regional_Areas/318

PostCodes

Narrabeen 2101? (Don't think so)

Oakleigh 3166 (I think this is considered regional)

West Ryde 2114 (don't think so)

Enoggerra 4051 (don't think so)


This was a rushed job, cos I'm quite busy, so don't take my word for it. Probably a good idea to do more research... :thanku:

[Zuu]

ey thanks for that man......ja thats what I thought I know they were pretty close to Sydney....

Someone has offered to sponsor me but its in central QLD :bummed:

I always loved going to Matatiele in SA so I can imagine this is kinda similar but man...3 years out in the sticks might send me nutz. But if thats what I have to do then thats what I have to do I suppose.

[OneTime]

ey thanks for that man......ja thats what I thought I know they were pretty close to Sydney....

Someone has offered to sponsor me but its in central QLD :bummed:

I always loved going to Matatiele in SA so I can imagine this is kinda similar but man...3 years out in the sticks might send me nutz. But if thats what I have to do then thats what I have to do I suppose.

Hmm, could be interesting. :D

[Marius]

Longjohnny,

See my previous question wrt the 457 visa. I see you live in Adelaide. I will also be settling there before year end 2005 :D I got offered and accepted a job there in Edinburgh Parks. That is IF I can get in there legally and start work before I apply for the 457 visa there. Any alternative suggestions for a visa ?? :confused:

PLease help or contact me if possible :thanku: What is this 106 visa you are talking about ? :contract:

Help please.

[LongJohnny]

Longjohnny,

See my previous question wrt the 457 visa. I see you live in Adelaide. I will also be settling there before year end 2005 :D I got offered and accepted a job there in Edinburgh Parks. That is IF I can get in there legally and start work before I apply for the 457 visa there. Any alternative suggestions for a visa ?? :confused:

PLease help or contact me if possible :thanku: What is this 106 visa you are talking about ? :contract:

Help please.

HI Marius,
Try this website: (the OZ Migration website of the Department of Immigration)

http://www.immi.gov.au

It seems as if you are in need of the so-called
Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) Visa and you can find out more on this web page;

http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/gen-skill.htm

Dig around on this site, as it seems as if yoy can apply online for this visa, which should save you a lot of time.

I'm not up to date with all the visas, but i think this one will give you permanent residency providerd you stay for a desougnated time (about 5 years) initially in a regional city/area like Adelaide, Launceston, or Brisbane.

The other visa, Class 126 also gives yoy pewrmanent residency, but that is for permanent residency anywhere in Oz, and it about 2 years, and it does not seem like you can apply for it online.

Quote from the site:

"Can you apply online?

Applications for some General Skilled Migration visas can be made using a computer with an Internet connection. This is known as an online application.

These General Skilled Migration visas can be applied for online:

* the Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) visa category and
* the following General Skilled Migration visas which can only be granted if you are in Australia — also known as ‘onshore’ visas:
o the Skilled - Skilled Independent Overseas Student (subclass 880) visa
o the Skilled - Australian Sponsored Overseas Student (subclass 881) visa
o the Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored Overseas Student (subclass 882) visa."




Hope this will help, let me know if there's more questions,

Groete,

LJ

[Jayveem]

LongJonny

Good day,

I have positive skills assessments for me, a mechanical engineering technologist, and for my wife, an insurance broker, both of us are 33 yrs old. we have a 6 yr. old daughter. we can score 120 pts. we intend to lodge a skilled independent application, but need to clarify a few things>

1. "where do you intend to stay", i placed queensland. specifically brisbane. i understand you dont recommend brisbane, coz it lowers the chancefor the visa grant due to its population. but employment wise, brisbane is better, based on jobsearch, as compared to other areas in qld. i'm not sure about SA, havent researched there yet. what can you suggest.



2."how much money do you intend to bring". although not indicated or required for Skilled independent, the SIR visa category for Qlnd and SA, they require at least 25,000. if i can only raise 20,000 AUD, would that be sufficient? would it affect my chance?

thanks for the info and time.

Jayveem

[LongJohnny]

LongJonny

Good day,

I have positive skills assessments for me, a mechanical engineering technologist, and for my wife, an insurance broker, both of us are 33 yrs old. we have a 6 yr. old daughter. we can score 120 pts. we intend to lodge a skilled independent application, but need to clarify a few things>

1. "where do you intend to stay", i placed queensland. specifically brisbane. i understand you dont recommend brisbane, coz it lowers the chancefor the visa grant due to its population. but employment wise, brisbane is better, based on jobsearch, as compared to other areas in qld. i'm not sure about SA, havent researched there yet. what can you suggest.



2."how much money do you intend to bring". although not indicated or required for Skilled independent, the SIR visa category for Qlnd and SA, they require at least 25,000. if i can only raise 20,000 AUD, would that be sufficient? would it affect my chance?

thanks for the info and time.

Jayveem

Howzit Jayveem,

Firstly, my apologies for being a bit late, I'm not much on th eboards nowadays, just too busy jobwise!

While it is usually easier to get a visa if you put a preference for a smaaler centre, i would say that with you and ypur wife's skills , you should be OK in a centre like Brisbane, as The Brisbane and other areas in Queensland are the fastest developing in Oz at the moment.
I know that a lot of Saffers make a B-Line for Queensland and get settled in their quite quickly.

The money question is a bit difficult, it is a whil enow since we arrived here, about 10 years.
However, the question on the forms about how much money you intend to bring revolves around the Immigration Dept. wanting to asses that you will have enough dough to be independent after your initial arrival.
Newly arrived migrants cannot claim Social Security until they have been residents for 2 years, and they (Dept of Immigration) always have a Bee in their bonnets that a migrant may find himself in Dire Straits financially.

AUD $20 000, should be OK to tide you over until you find employment. I would however suggest that you try to land something ASAP after your Visa is approved. 10 Years ago we were in much the same boat, and luckilly we were settled reasonably well for employent after we arrived, with the result that the money we brought we could use on other necessities such as a deposit on a house, some furniture and a car.

At first i did jobs outside my shpere of training and expertise simply to earn Aus Dollars in steads of dipping into our "nest egg."

Hope the above is OK for info, let me knoe if you have more questions.

Cheers,
LJ

If I seem a bit "scarce" here, feel free to contact me at;
mtwalumi@hotmail.com

[Clueless]

Hi all

I am new here, and obviously interested in moving over to Australia. Haven't heard much about NZ.

I suppose it would be best to secure employment first. How do I go about getting this peace of mind? I have been in banking (central, merchant, & retail) for 6 years, and head up a leading credit card is SA. Is there a market for this kind of experience?

Also, what is the currency like? What do you for instance spend on groceries for 4 people (bringing my family along), rent/bond payment (relative to size of a decent house), decent car (e.g. a new toyota/equivalent for example)? Also, is it like the UK where yoy pay through your neck for a ridiculously small pad?

Thanks in advance!

[LongJohnny]

Hi all

I am new here, and obviously interested in moving over to Australia. Haven't heard much about NZ.

I suppose it would be best to secure employment first. How do I go about getting this peace of mind? I have been in banking (central, merchant, & retail) for 6 years, and head up a leading credit card is SA. Is there a market for this kind of experience?

Also, what is the currency like? What do you for instance spend on groceries for 4 people (bringing my family along), rent/bond payment (relative to size of a decent house), decent car (e.g. a new toyota/equivalent for example)? Also, is it like the UK where yoy pay through your neck for a ridiculously small pad?

Thanks in advance!


HI Clueless,

Sory for the late reply, but I'm a bit busy at work this time of year being a teacher.

I will post some details for you ASAP.

I'm not too sure of your line of work, best is to visit the Saturday, Careers edition of The Advertiser, at
www.theadvertiser.com.au

For a family of 4 you'll look at a basic weekly grocery bill of about $180.0 - $ 220.00, depending on your needs, diets etc.

Will be in contact again soon!

Chjeers,
LJ