Jm13

Thanks very much for all your responses! We will definitely speak to an agent regarding visas and all the legal stuff and will look into how to go about getting our qualifications changed over. That's really good to know about the tax break I would get regarding rental on my property, I wasn't aware of that! Hays recruitment randomly got in touch with me a couple of months ago about work in Australia and said to contact them nearer the time of a possible move and they should be able to get me work in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne which is encouraging. Rosie I'm not 100% sure what you mean by degree qualified but she went through 4 years university here and has her nursing degree here. Pretty sure she will need to sit additional courses over there to bring her up to Aussie standards, as will I.

Hi, I am brand new to the forum so apologies if this is in the wrong place. Its very early days for myself and my partner regarding a move but I thought it best to gather as much information as possible beforehand. So my partner recently returned from a trip to visit family in Australia (Cairns and Newcastle). She has always had a thing in her head about moving to Australia, as have I. And once she returned it only heightened this. We have decided to take a 3 week holiday in January 2018 to 'scout' Brisbane and see if we like it. I realise this is not enough time to fully see all the areas etc but it is at least something. And then if we like it, begin the application process. Reasons we want to move are mostly lifestyle and weather based. Financially for my partner but not so much for me as I earn good money here. We both realise the cost of living is higher over there too and we may not financially be much better off, if any. But like I say that is not the driving force behind the move. i spent 4 months in Melbourne in 2012 on a working holiday visa, initially I wanted to spend the full term but I didn't take enough money with me and just found myself working to pay rent and nothing else and eventually I didn't see the point in staying. Also being young and having a very active social life at home I missed my friends. In hindsight I should have travelled to different areas and made more of it but I was young and naive. It's all change now as I have grown up and settled with my partner. I solely own my own home (mortgage) which I plan to keep and let out to keep ties here and have a regular income in case it all goes wrong out there. I am 25, a fully qualified plumbing and heating engineer, gas safe, 10 years experience. My partner is 23 and a registered nurse. So really my questions are is there opportunities for people like us in the Brisbane area or should we be looking elsewhere? I have told my partner we are not going unless once of us has a job offer so we at least have one wage coming in. I realise we will both have to transfer our qualifications over and sit additional tests/training etc which I am fine with. I had no problems finding plumbing work when I was in Melbourne and worked the entire time I was there. Also which visas should we be we be applying for? Should we both do separate applications or should one of us piggyback onto the other? I had a read through the official website but it confused the hell out of me! Thanks for for reading and thanks for any responses in advance!