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[tan&craig]

Hi to all,
my husband and I have heard from lots of people that you have to have £20,000 in the bank to emmigrate to oz???
does anyone know if this is true???
cheers
Tan

[goengnmatawot]

Hi there we have just sent of our independant skilled visa 136 and there is no question anywhere on there where they ask you to have x amount in the bank, although they do ask how much money you are brining with you. Hope this helps

Johanne

[tan&craig]

thanks for that we are in the process of doing my husbands tra as a plasterer and it takes ages as he is self employed
tanya

[The Broughtons]

£20,000 in the bank would be very handy when moving to Australia but we too have just submitted our application and there isn't a particular question asking about how much cash you have.

[spray21]

Our form had a section where it asked how much we intended to bring with us. I don't think it was a factor in their decision though.

I believe there are particular visas to do with investment or retirement and for them part of the requirement is bringing a certain amount of cash.
For skilled visas, or employer sponsored, or marriage, your bank balance is not such a big deal. I don't think you need to worry!

[cosworth123]

hi tan & craig,

i have a small drylining company here in the uk and from my oz knowledge i know solid plasterers are in demand but make sure on your trade application you give a very indepth account of your working history as i got turned down at first. as you may know the main construction out there is timber frame with the majority of plasterboard being taped and jointed. feel free to drop me a line, heading for melbourne early 2007 newmandrylining@hotmail.com
as regards to your question i believe there was no stipulation on a bank balance of £20,000 to qualify.

regards richard

[tan&craig]

thanks to everyone and I am glad bout that!!!!!!

[gail39]

hi we filled in the 136 skilled permanent residency visa and it does ask how much are you intending to take,I think its mainly so that you can keep yourselves for a couple of years if need be,so you cant claim any benefits.I might be wrong!!!!!

[tahe49]

Originally Posted by tan&craig

Hi to all,
my husband and I have heard from lots of people that you have to have £20,000 in the bank to emmigrate to oz???
does anyone know if this is true???
cheers
Tan

On the Contributory Parent Visa you have to pay an amount that adds up to about £20,000 (or just under), but this is for parents who want to join their children in Oz. Maybe this is where you got that figure from?

[gail39]

on the 136 skilled visa application You are asked roughly what monies you will be taking to OZin dollars.So they want to know for some reason!!!!!!