Stum85

109 assaults? Out of 20 odd million people? wow.

As an electrcian I think he would get a job but would have to do relevant courses in oz first to be qualified over there. Not 100% sure though as I'm mechanical. There are shipyards in Perth(BAE), Adelaide(ASC) and Williamstown(BAE) as far as I'm aware so he could apply for work in there. Out of Interest what yard is he in? I currently work in Scotstoun Glasgow.

If you're concerned about Perth why not look at other states? I'm sure Nurses are in demand all over. Whatever happens, in 20 years time do you want to look back and say 'I'm glad we gave oz a go' or 'I wish we just gave it a go'.

I'm jumping through hoops at the moment with my application. Especially with the amount of evidence we need to prove we are a couple.I also think IELTS is pretty daft seen as my first language is English. Why should we need to sit the same test as someone who's first language isn't English? And then I just tell myself, I wish Britain was as hard to get in to as Oz, and this is the reason why Oz isn't as f***ed up as Britain.

There is alot of work to do before you even get to that stage. First off you need to do a skills assessment if your job is on the SOL.

I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to worry about. I think the main concern would be if you would regularly be taking a hospital bed or causing the state/country money in medical expenses.