subject: Think The Uk May Be Turning Into A Poor Place To Live? Take A Look At Australia Instead [print this page] Ever since the 1770s when Captain James Cook first discovered Australia, people have moved to the country. Whilst it may have been used primarily to send convicts to initially, over the decades Australia developed into a part of the world that people became fond of and wanted to visit, hopefully without first needing to commit a crime.
Today, Australia is by far one of the most popular destinations to move to for both temporary holidays and permanent residencies. The warm climate that is so apparent the year round is attractive in itself, whilst the friendliness and laidback attitude of the people who live there is too infectious for many to shrug off.
Although the UK may have officially left the recession behind in January 2010, with the General Election scheduled for May 9, it is expected by some that applications for a move to Australia are going to increase somewhat.
There is no doubting that whichever party wins the election in May will put in place some good quality procedures to help some of the population, but it is already apparent that the country is becoming a difficult place to live in.
Petrol prices, for example, as of April 2010 stand at an average of 1 pound 20 pence per litre. According to statistics provided by the AA, five years ago in April 2005, unleaded petrol stood at a UK average of 6 pence per litre. That's a 34 pence difference in 5 years, which as staggering to believe as it is, is made only more unbelievable by the fact that 5 years previous to this in April 2000, the average cost of unleaded petrol was 84.4 pence per litre, meaning an increase of less than 2p a litre in 5 years.
Basing your decision on whether to move to Australia or not should not be solely around the rising cost of petrol, but it does begin to show why people are thinking of making the move. For many, the cost of petrol is only a very small affecting factor.
So if you're looking to make a move down under, where exactly do you begin?
A visit or two should be your first starting point because as much as others say that Australia is a fantastic place to live (and although four of its cities rank in the top 10 places to live list in 2010 produced by The Economist magazine), the grass may not seem greener on the other side to you.
If you have made several visits to Australia, have checked out all of the necessary aspects such as schools, jobs and entertainment features and have also visited at different times of the year, you should begin looking at the various visas that are available. Both unfortunately and fortunately, depending on the way that you look at it, there are many different types of visas to choose from, the one (or ones) that are most suited to you depending on your reason of moving and planned length of stay, amongst other factors. Generally speaking, unless you have close family who can support you for the first 2 years of moving, the most popular way to move to Australia is to have the necessary skills to fulfil an occupation listed on the Skilled Occupations List (a list produced by the Australian government to show which skills are required in the country).
Moving to Australia should not be something that you do on a whim. However, the difference in life that many people report in the country is enough evidence that the UK is somewhere that they no longer want to live and believe a move down under can be just what the need for a perfect life.
by: Scott King
welcome to Insurances.net (https://www.insurances.net)
