So You Think You Want To Move To Australia. Now What?
Making a move down under is something that hundreds of thousands of people do every year
. Some choose to holiday there for a few weeks, whilst others pack up and move permanently, hoping to be able to take advantage of the wonderful climate, friendly people and plentiful job vacancies.If you're thinking about moving to Australia and fall into this last category of wanting the move to be permanent, there are various points that you need to consider before you hop on a plane and move to the other side of the world.
Firstly, you need to visit the country at least three of four times. Assuming that you've already visited on a holiday (which is the reason why you're now looking to move permanently), it is important that you head back and look at several different possible places to live. We're not talking actual houses here, but the areas.
For instance, you may have holidayed in Sydney and thought the main city would be a perfect place to live. However, it is just like any big city and if you were to drive 10 miles out, house prices would be a lot more affordable.
After your first visit other than a holiday, you should begin looking at commuting distances, schools (if necessary), entertainment and hobby suitability. It would also be advised to speak to estate agents, even just as a preliminary enquiry, as they would also be able to point you in the right direction for receiving advice on the necessary visas.
Irrelevant of whether you have a house and job already lined up for you in Australia, without a proper visa, it will all be completely useless. A visa is a document issued by the country that you are visiting that allows you to stay for a pre-determined length of time. Australia offers various different types of visas (albeit all categorised under one of six different umbrella groups) and choosing the right one for you depends entirely on your stay.
Taking into account that your visit is permanent, the two temporary visas, Working Holiday and Travel, can be taken out of the equation instantly. This leaves four different visas - Skilled Worker, Business, Family and Spouse - all of which can be suitable for potential long term residents.
Somewhat obviously, the latter two should be used if you are looking to move to live with either a close relative or a spouse. There are several implications here (such as the Australian Department for Immigration and Citizenship stating that the family or spouse has to agree to support the immigrant fully for the first two years of their stay), but generally speaking these two visas offer the easiest way to move to Australia.
The remaining two options are related to work and the first, the Skilled Worker option, requires for you to be able to have the skills for an occupation that is listed on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL), whilst the Business visa asks for the immigrant to move or setup a business in Australia or invest in other ways into the country's economy.
Moving to the other side of the world is, as would be expected, not a particularly easy procedure. However, with the right information to hand and by spending enough time planning the whole process, you can ensure that you can not only move to Australia, but that it will be hassle free and as uncomplicated as possible.
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