Moving to Australia...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your feedback. FNG - I get that and completely agree, I need to give a go first right. My health issue is SO much easier in sunshine and air-con BUT I should still trial it.

FOX -Thank you very much for the insight and links.

rubberduck said:
How does your body discriminate if the molecules in the localised atmosphere surrounding it have gained their energy via 'artificial' or 'natural' means?
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Do one with your sarcasm - it's a serious health issue I've been struggling with for years. You're not funny.

Thank you very much Regulas - appreciated.
 
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diamount said:
I'm not disputing you have a problem, but does your health issue have a name? Has it been diagnosed?
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Can of worms mate. Let's not go into it. Just trust me that it's better in sunshine and air-con and central heating is my arch-enemy.

Basically, my CNS is off the chart / sensitive.
 
diamount said:
Yes, what about Spain, Portugal, Italy etc.
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Language barrier and don't want to learn those languages or feel like a liability.

As in no, I outright don't want to know French or Portuguese, not passionate about their languages.
 
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You say you want to go and that you have health problems you need to seriously have a think if that will impinge on your ability to go there before making plans. You may well fall into the functional impairment depending on how broadly they are categorising it at the moment because some years they really expand that hence its vagueness. Originally it was designed to catch people who have significant physical functional problems but they can and do apply it to lots of things and it is deliberately vague as I said so unless you are directly really useful to them they can apply that and a whole load of other variables to exclude you.

The big no nos for them are history of TB, kidney disease, HIV etc. They do look very closely at auto-immune disease now I haven't read you thread but that may apply to you?!?
 
Gustov said:
I LOVE Germany, I LOVE Berlin, but unfortunately their winter is as ****e as ours and offices will be pumped with central heating.

I also speak German.
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I dunno, people here seem to be allergic to any form of artifical climate control. In the office in winter they open the windows, so it's ****ing freezing, and in the summer, they turn the AC off and open the windows so it's a ****ing sauna, can't win!

Climate is pretty different depending on where you are, NRW is much warmer than Berlin over winter.

Don't listen to the naysayers, moving somewhere you've never visited is fun. I moved to Hong Kong 6 years ago without have ever visited there, and Düsseldorf 3 years ago without visiting previously either.
 
Prepare for spiders the size of your face that look like something straight out of a hell raiser movie that will quite literally kill you for simply looking in their general direction :p
 
My Auntie moved to Oz with her husband and kids about 5 years ago now, they're semi retired and the kids are hairdressers and gardeners. You should have no trouble.

The bad bits are:
1) cost a fortune and took over a year before they could move, lots of effort like going to the Oz embassy for interviews, police checks and medical checks.
2) they had to stay in the country for the first 6 months - 1 year. My aunt couldn't come to my grandfathers funeral for that reason.
3) they have to live in Brisbane for a number of years before they can move to another state as the state sponsors their application.

I also have some younger friends who have just moved out there in the last 6 months, seem to be enjoying it but took a while for even one of them to find work, the girl is now a teacher and her husband is still unemployed.

Not really a move I'd want to do myself, the weather is better and the beaches are nicer but lifestyle wise it's like the UK back in the 90's.
 
Dicehunter said:
Prepare for spiders the size of your face that look like something straight out of a hell raiser movie that will quite literally kill you for simply looking in their general direction :p
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No need to worry as they won't like the air-conditioning. :p
 
Tummy said:
Fantastic; would love to move to Canada myself. Great link.
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It's a beautiful country (Especially British Columbia). Lived there for two years - Would love to make the permanent move one day!

If you have any questions, feel free to get me in Trust!

[TW]Fox;29832507 said:
Don't use random third party sites. All of the information you need regarding your eligibility is on the Australian government website. Do not trust or use websites whose primary aim is to get you to purchase services from them.

http://www.border.gov.au/

The only website you need for determining your eligibility. Essentially you are going to need skills which are on the listed of roles they require which it seems you do not.
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Agreed - I went to Canada through a company which helps you with the process and gets you a job. It cost almost £600 in the end, and in hindsight I could have got all the stuff together myself (Although it was nice to know I could call them with any questions at any time).
 
I would definitely take at minimum a 3 week holiday out in Australia before making any kind of decision. The wife and I really thought we might get the bug when we went out and stayed with family friends who live just outside Brisbane. I work in I.T. and she is a teacher so we had the credentials. We had a lovely time out there but got to see everyday life and we were both in agreement that OZ was not for us.

The most important thing is to experience the everyday in any place you intend to live.
 
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I'm on a 190 visa and had state sponsorship by NSW. It's not a condition of the visa, and you can live where you want. There's a moral obligation to live in the state of sponsorship for 2 years, but i have no morals.

You can PM me if you're after some advice, I've been here since January. I should stress though, it's not for everyone, and because it's such a large country, everyone's experience can vastly differ form another.

I chose to stay away from the cities and live on the Sunshine coast (it's north of Brisbane), and it's the perfect life for me.

My typical days revolve around going for a surf check (or surf) before work, surf over lunch or go to gym. BBQ on the beach with family over the weekend, or surf some more, mostly both. I'm outside the house the majority of the time. To me this is as near to perfection as life gets, for others they can't imagine anything more boring.

Random shenans / compilation of the above

 
That list of occupations is quite big, looks like if you're in a profession or one of any number of vocations then you can emigrate to Aus.
 
Supercow said:
I'm on a 190 visa and had state sponsorship by NSW. It's not a condition of the visa, and you can live where you want. There's a moral obligation to live in the state of sponsorship for 2 years, but i have no morals.

You can PM me if you're after some advice, I've been here since January. I should stress though, it's not for everyone, and because it's such a large country, everyone's experience can vastly differ form another.

I chose to stay away from the cities and live on the Sunshine coast (it's north of Brisbane), and it's the perfect life for me.

My typical days revolve around going for a surf check (or surf) before work, surf over lunch or go to gym. BBQ on the beach with family over the weekend, or surf some more, mostly both. I'm outside the house the majority of the time. To me this is as near to perfection as life gets, for others they can't imagine anything more boring.

Random shenans / compilation of the above
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Queensland is absolute bliss. I travel to Australia regularly and its by far my favourite state.

First time I went to the Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise etc) my draw literally dropped with how awesome the lifestyle is.

a lot of people in Brisbane seem to be critical of it that it lacks 'culture' but as far as cities go I thought it was great. Perhaps my view is a little skewed thought because I only go there for a week or two at a time. I usually spend my weekends in the Gold Coast though.
 
Rifte said:
Queensland is absolute bliss. I travel to Australia regularly and its by far my favourite state.

First time I went to the Gold Coast (Surfer's Paradise etc) my draw literally dropped with how awesome the lifestyle is.

a lot of people in Brisbane seem to be critical of it that it lacks 'culture' but as far as cities go I thought it was great. Perhaps my view is a little skewed thought because I only go there for a week or two at a time. I usually spend my weekends in the Gold Coast though.
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Sure is - I've not gone down to the Goldy since I've moved there, but that part of the coast is rather nice too :) Didn't spend much time at surfer's paradise (it's contrary to what the name would suggest), but spent most the time at Snapper rocks, Duranbah etc. about 8 years ago when I came on holiday.

I guess it lacks culture in the sense that it lacks history... but I'm a bit of a bogan at heart and don't care much for the arts, theatre and the like :p
 
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