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Originally Posted by andycraddy
 hello everyone,my family and i are considering a move to oz and would greatly appreciate any advice you guys can offer us on this daunting/exciting undertaking. i am a 37 year old electrician from Middlesbrough, my wife is a teaching assistant at our local school and we have three daughters aged 15,2 and 7 months. we have started looking at different websites but there is just so much to take in and the best people to ask are the ones who have been through it already or are in the process of doing it! my parents are also considering moving,they are both retired. any advice would be of great help such as what type of visa would be best, where is the most popular place for Brits to go, what is the jobs situation,what is the education system like,what visa would my parents need what are the best web sites to visit,and is Australia the better standard of life that everyone thinks it is in cold old england! many many thanks,we look forward to reading any advice you can offer us.
 best wishes, the craddy family. |
Hi Andy, I'm still a novice at all this but what I've found since starting the "move to Oz process"(we've just sent the visa application off) is that theres a
lot of paperwork initially & you have to repeat & repeat yourself on forms. In all honesty we couldn't have gone thro' it without a migration agency(we're using the visa bureau) they help you step by step. However it is costly & they estimate appx £4000 for fees & medicals etc. On top of that you have solicitors costs cos certificates & references need to be certified. Having said that even tho' we've had rows over difficulties getting refs etc we're more keen than ever. I spoke to someone yesterday who's just come back from a reccie in Brisbane & they said the houses aren't that cheap, food etc isn't cheap, wages are lower & fashions crap!!
BUT we want to go to get out of the rat race & for a better
Lifestyle!! Hope I don't sound pessimistic, best of luck Michele x