Been offered job in Australia, relocation and visa sponsorship

B@Th*nG · 28 Aug 2019 at 15:22

do it - been living in Germany for 18 months now and love it. Anything to get away from the poison in the UK tbh haha.

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Si. · 29 Aug 2019 at 00:23

Defiantly do it.

I emigrated to Australia almost 5 yeas ago, currently going through the Australian citizenship process. Great country to live in, the economy here is excellent, you'll find that everything costs a lot more, but you get paid a lot more to compensate so will have a lot more disposable income.

Like others have said, don't expect it to be "Britain in the Sun", it's defiantly not. Australia is it's own country and very different from the UK in many ways. I haven't been to Tassie, but it is a small place, not like one of the major cities (I live in Melbourne). People who don't live in Australia really don't have a sense of the size of the country, It's MASSIVE!. Australia is the same distance end to end as London to Moscow.

Did you know Tasmania has the cleanest air on the planet.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/facts-about-australia

wez130 · 29 Aug 2019 at 02:59

Jez said:
Haven't you only just started and poured tons of effort into a new restaurant business in NZ? How on earth could you be planning to move after starting that!

The plan is to sell the business in a few years, once all the new properties are built up and the new motorway junction is opened. I can't go anywhere for 4 years yet. I want my NZ citizenship so i can flit between both countries. By then the business will hopefully have a healthy background and be worth more.

Bassmansam · 29 Aug 2019 at 07:17

Kutter said:
go for it, i could never move back to the depressing streets of the UK having lived in New Hampshire for 8 years.

Or were you depressed maybe?

Jimbeam3678 · 29 Aug 2019 at 07:20

wez130 said:
The plan is to sell the business in a few years, once all the new properties are built up and the new motorway junction is opened. I can't go anywhere for 4 years yet. I want my NZ citizenship so i can flit between both countries. By then the business will hopefully have a healthy background and be worth more.

Off topic, but I love people like you who have a realistic exit plan for whatever given circumstance they are in.

MrRockliffe · 29 Aug 2019 at 07:22

I can't guarantee you'll love it, as Australia isn't right for everyone, but it's a great opportunity, and if you really don't like it, you can always move back

I think at the very least you should give it a good go!

B@Th*nG · 29 Aug 2019 at 08:22

Bassmansam said:
Or were you depressed maybe?

or you haven't been where he's been. The UK is largely depressing imo.

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RxR · 29 Aug 2019 at 08:34

There's a severe shortage of housing in Tasmania. Local tv reports that the problem is being caused by AirBnB - too many landlords putting their properties on it to the point of increasing homelessness. Hopefully you've managed to find a place.

Kutter · 29 Aug 2019 at 08:37

Bassmansam said:
Or were you depressed maybe?

After living in the lakes region of New Hampshire it was heaven compaired to a wet grey milltown call Burnley.

mmj_uk · 29 Aug 2019 at 08:46

ninezerofive said:
Europe is going to get very ugly very soon, i'd move to Australia if I had a chance. For my future, for my childrens future.

Yeah much better to have an increasingly militaristic and totalitarian country like China on your door step...

Bassmansam · 29 Aug 2019 at 09:24

Kutter said:
After living in the lakes region of New Hampshire it was heaven compaired to a wet grey milltown call Burnley.

Ha fair enough, its grim oop north.