If I want to move to Australia - What Criteria do we need to meet?

Question

Me and my partner have been talking about maybe moving to Australia in 3-4 years time. I know its quite difficult to get in, so I was wondering what criteria we need to meet to be able to get in.

At present we both work, own our own house, have a child (but will probably have 2 by that time), we are getting married in June so will be married by the time that happens too but have some debt.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Why not just get in touch with the Australian Embassy.
http://www.visabureau.com/australia/australian-embassy.aspx?s_cid=21007239&OVRAW=australian%20embassy%20uk&OVKEY=australian%20embassy%20uk&OVMTC=standard
They will have all the answers to your questions :-)
G`day Pommie :-)

Answer 2

As far as I know it is pretty easy to stay in Australia as a British citizen, but you'd have to apply for a work permit and probably a VISA. Whether or not you get this depends on your type of job. If you and your husband are in skilled jobs & have some money to take with you (e.g. the money in your house) they are very likely to grant the relevant permits. The money in the bank is their saveguard that you don't become dependant on the Australian national insurance system to quickly.

You could just contact the autorities now and apply just to get a feeling where you stand. Whatever you do, make sure you've got a reeeeally long holiday there first. I know 2 couples who went to Australia recently. One loved it and is still there 2 years later, the other one came back after the first 9 months. They'd sold up their house, the furniture, gave the dog away & took their children out of school. The whole thing cost them a bomb & life is not always greener on the other side!

Good luck! :)

Answer 3

There was a time when all you needed to do was get caught and they'd send you there. Unfortunately it's much more a desirable destination nowadays.

It's looked upon more favourably if you have financial capital and will be bringing some benefit to the labour market, i.e. you have a skill or trade which will be beneficial.

My advice would be to get a 12 month visa first and do a recce before committing. At the end of the day you're better off checking out where you'd like to move to... It's a huge place y'know...

Answer 4

Australia isn't THAT hard to get into... they have an excellent skilled migration program. Things really depend on your ages and what field of work you're in. The site I have given has heap of info, check it out.

I have had students who have migrated to Australia. One enrolled in a baking course there and got sponsored to stay. Right now hairdressers, bakers/pastry chefs, panel beaters are just some of the trades needed. Of course teachers, nurses, medical staff and IT professionals also score high on migration sheets.

Good luck, Australia is a great place - I am planning to move there later this year!!

Answer 5

The immigration policies that they have in place at any given
time, go to the Australian immigration sites and check it out....

Answer 6

I work in immigration to commonwealth countries and I tell you absolutely, if you know what you are doing you can legally migrate and live a good live in those countries as long as you meet the following rules.

•Over 18 years of age.
•Not too bad a criminal record (preferably no custodial sentence longer than 12 months imposed in the last 10 years). This is VERY subjective, and the decision should be made by a good agent. Don’t listen to immigration officers on this one. The immigration department make the decision on whether you get in or not.
•No serious diseases or VERY expensive operations need. So insulin diabetics can go, people needing a heart operation can’t, but if you have just had your heart operation then you can go. This is also VERY subjective. Don’t listen to immigration officers on this one. The immigration department make the decision on whether you get in or not.

There is no logic to immigration. There is no requirement as to capital, money in the bank etc and they are not worried about you being a drain on their welfare system as you are not eligible for welfare for 2 years. It doesn’t matter what nationality or race you are. There is no special treatment for British nationals. Its helpful if you speak English but not compulsory on many visa’s and on some where it is compulsory, you can study English after arrival.

It does get more difficult as you get older but there is no real age bar. I recently sent over a 78 year old lady and later an 82 year old gentleman (not a couple). There are a number of ways to migrate OTHER than just a points tested skilled visa.

Beware of going on a student visa. The rules for courses are deceptively simple even to most professionals, but the devil is in the detail. You can’t just attend any two year long course! There are probably over 250,000 trade courses available, but I know of only 21 that are guaranteed to get you permanent residency. Many University degrees simply won’t work. Be VERY VERY CAREFUL that you don’t spend 2 or 3 years and a lot of money only to find out you got it wrong.
In addition, the rules are evolving and changing all of the time. So even if you start a course, that appears to be eligible at the start IT WON’T BE 2 YEARS LATER when you graduate. Get a really good professional firm who will help you from day one and stay with you throughout the whole 2 to 3 years process until you get permanent residency. They will monitor changes and advise you and your college of any necessary changes to the process. Education agents dealing with Australian student courses ARE NOT FULL MIGRATION PROFESSIONALS and should not give advice on permanent residency. They cannot take a “whole of family” approach (regards relatives, dependents etc) and normally won’t deal with money, pensions and goods transferees where you can lose tens of thousands of pounds. Please note the potential impending work experience requirement that will change student visas.

Some skills visas require skills assessment which is a paper war exercise. You can be approved without qualifications in a number of occupations, but not in others. In many occupations your work experience is taken into account and you don’t need a qualification. In many other occupations experience isn’t taken into account a suitable qualification is the only way in. If you are under 45 years of age you may need a skills assessment but after 45 you don’t, so sometimes its better to wait until you turn 45. Please note the new interpretations on TRA skills assessments for people without qualifications. Even professionals are failing in many cases. DIY immigration lawyers will most often fail to be assessed and this WILL end their ability to enter on a skills visa.

There are a number of skills visas that don’t have a point count. The point test really only applies to one skills visa (the 136) and even then, not all the time. There are a lot of people, including less knowledgeable migration agents and people working at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural affairs (DIMA) (about to have the departs name changed to DIAC) would will tell you there are conditions, restrictions etc. Unfortunately they only know about the visas they personally handle and few handle all visas. They only tell you about the bits they deal with. So if someone tells you that skilled visas stop at 45, they aren’t dealing with visas like the RSMS which is a specialised skilled visa for people up to AGE 60.

There are a lot of visas open to most people. But the question of which is best will depend upon your intentions when you get there. If someone tells you, you aren’t eligible talk to someone else!

Use a really good agent! They can show you how to get up to 10% better deal on your exchange rate (yes, it’s possible!) - that is worth £1,000 in every £10,000 (or £10,000 in every £100,000) you are moving to Australia! If you are likely to obtain a UK based private pension in future years when you finally retire, absolutely talk to a good agent now! You really better know about this stuff or the Aust Tax Office will skin you alive on the pension when it starts. This alone could save you $100,000 in tax over your lifetime! There are a lot of other things a good agent can save you money and pain over.

If you aren’t making progress, then try [e-mail] They are registered Aussie lawyers and accountants AND registered migration agents and so really know more than the others. They deal with ALL visas and are one of the biggest in the business.

Talk to people but remember a lot of people really don't know much about the latest system for moving to Australia.

Imagine if someone from Australia asked you about migrating to the UK. How much would you know to tell them about how to do it? Could you tell them how to get the best exchange rate, what removalist in Australia to use, what to do about their private and state pensions, could you even tell them there is no reciprocal health care available in their new country? So don’t listen to unqualified people in the Immigration department and especially not friends and acquaintances.
But most importantly, the system is gradually getting harder to get it. Also, it is normally better economically to move earlier than later. If you do have to go later, you can still get your visa now while the rules are easier than later and then make your final move to Australia up to 10 to 13 years after visa grant. So why wait? Get it now whilst you can. What if your health deteriorates or you have a serious crippling accident. If you have the visa before the accident you can still migrate - but not if you haven’t got it!

Hope this is helpful... Good luck with your move

Answer 7

take some arrogance lessons, place a huge chip on your shoulder, throw in liberal splashings of racism and bigotism and you should walk the entry interview.

Answer 8

if you are British citizens you get more points that I know

Answer 9

change your name to sheila, save up all your corks from your wine bottles so you can hang them from your hat and throw another snag on the barby, he he he sorry I don't know really

Answer 10

you just need to like spiders