RebeccaMatt

https://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/189.aspx You probably already looked at this ! But it has a little points test to give you an idea. Were going the 189 route as my husbands in air conditioning good luck with everything

Hi, I'm on this asking silly questions all the time ! Were in the same boat, my husband has loads of experience working in air con but another year of his course to do before we can go so were aiming to move to Queensland in 2017 which gives us plenty of time to sort out our visa etc . good luck with everything !

Should mention, don't lose track of your uni course if you get offered more hours in your placement , I made that mistake ! Now I'm all experience no qualification =S

Not sure if this will help but thought I'd tell you our story My dream from I was very young was to move to Australia, as was my husbands and were only starting the actual visa process now. My husband started working in air-con when he was 21 (worked at whatever would get us by before that) . He worked for a good while always being told 'you can get a job in air con anywhere as long as you have the experience' (not the case if you're looking to move abroad although there is the odd exception). Anyway, we saved up and started looking into applying for our visa a few years ago , soon found out my husband needed to do a lot of different courses (thinking back, duh of course he would of had to do something) . Well two years later and he has another year of his course to do before we can go anywhere (more time to save!) Luckily though, when he finishes his course he will already have the experience as he was already working. If you could find a way to do a course while you work at it, sort of like an apprenticeship, or find a summer placement while your at Uni (I done this when I studied equine science) could help you get there quicker because you'll at least have some experience (but you'll also want to get saving too!!) Sorry can't be of more help but we haven't actually moved yet ourselves ! But finally in the process of getting our visa sorted good luck !

See , this sounds exactly like something my husband would say lol he's been the one getting the quotes and the way he sees it , why spend that amount of money on bringing the dog when the dog could be happy here. Its a huge amount of money and if we had the money he would rather it went into our sons bank account for his future than spend it bringing the dog he'll have forgotten about within a week . I agree with him here, such a large amount of money would be better kept for our sons future (that's if we had that kind of money to put away) . Its been a big discussion between us whether it is worth bringing the dog or not. My childhood dog died this morning and that's what has got me worrying about how my son would be affected if we told him he had to leave his dog behind. But I think you have a very good point here , and he won't remember the dog and she would be well looked after by our family here. Dogs are a big part of the family, but they are here for a short time and putting our whole lives on hold to try and save the money to bring her after struggling to gather up every penny we have already would be silly

My older sister would love to take her, but she has a lot of kids and two other dogs so it would be a big change for her and I'm not sure it would be fair to hand her over to such a big family . I'm thinking she could maybe go with her temporarily though until we get ourselves sorted and then bring her over. I don't really want to spend another year on top of the year were already waiting on saving so we can bring her but I'd rather do that than take her away from my son as he's an only child she really is his best friend If we could get a rental that would allow us to have her it would be great , I think that's my husbands main worry. My friend left her dog behind because she was worried about the heat that's what got me thinking about it because she is much bigger and fluffier than hers but maybe she just worried a bit too much ..

I think I'm trying to convince myself she would be better here! I really don't want to leave her , it is really expensive but it isn't just the money I worry about the heat. If the suns out she won't go outside , and that's only here

We have a beautiful long haired collie (a lassie dog lol) . We've got a lot of quotes on how much it would cost us to bring her to Oz. If we decided to bring her it would mean another year of saving just to pay for her travel , and we would be renting so we imagine it would be difficult to find somewhere to let us have her. It would be heartbreaking to leave her behind , we got her as a friend for our animal loving son when he was old enough to crawl (we didn't think it would cost so much to bring her with us) and they are best friends. It breaks our heart to imagine separating them. Would it be cruel to bring her being such a fluffy dog (were moving to Queensland) ? I don't like the idea of her travelling either, I'm worried it would be too much for such a young dog. I'd feel so guilty for making my son leave his best bud behind any advice? (I ask a lot of questions on this forum, I really appreciate the advice! )

Oh my, that sounds horrible , wasps are evil buggers I absolutely can't stand them, I was stung repeatedly by a wasp when I was younger and my friend tried to bat it away and it stung him too ! Oh there evil. Exactly, kids are so innocent nothing scares them! My son was out on his climbing frame trying to stroke a bee the other day (I'll admit it was actually cute as he's only one and very very gentle with animals/insects) but scared me that it could of been an evil wasp! I imagine my son will be the same, took him to a reptile house, he was more fascinated by what they were eating!

Haven't really thought about the snakes, I've been convincing myself they aren't as big a deal because they are easier to spot and I wouldn't dream of getting too close. Spiders though, they're the sneaky ones lol

That's a good point, I bet a child's toy box is a great hide out for spiders

I really don't like to kill spiders , although spiders here are a lot smaller lol but I really wouldn't have the heart to kill one if I could help it. Especially if it was a harmless huntsman, I still get phone calls from my mum asking me to come over and get a spider for her , she's terrified but still wouldn't kill one . is it easy to identify the posinous ones when you do see them ? Will have to start educating my son on staying clear of spiders well before we go lol

Really?? Im guessing the daddy long legs must be a lot bigger than they are here lol

Now I read this maybe it was a terrible reaction to a mosquito bite ! Lol my brother had the exact same problems in Iraq

I was bitten my something (still to this day don't know what it was but they suspect some sort if insect) when I was 15 in Gibraltar. It made me terribly ill, legs swole up and couldn't walk for weeks, still covered in scars from what looked like gun shot wounds at the time. Anyway, all sounds very yucky eventually I just got over it. I hope I don't come into contact with whatever it was again , but I'd imagine I will probably have problems with mosquitos as any little bite since causes me problems , suppose I will find out when we get there !

Only since watching 'I was bitten' last night have I been researching spiders like crazy. I knew to expect spiders and I know there are venomous ones, but its silly programmes like this one that got me worrying about how to keep them away from a small child, or more keep him away from them ! However, I think the man in the programmes bite was a very worst case scenario situation My house is coming down with books/magazines on Oz with only a very small section on spiders so it really mustn't be as big a problem as some people think, unless you have a terrible fear

This is very reassuring, like any mother, especially as he's my first child I worry about absolutely everything lol I'm sure the spiders are something we will learn to live with. Will probably spot loads in the beginning because I'll be looking out for them ! I've heard they can be a real pest in the car, are there ways to help prevent them in the car??

I personally don't have a big fear of spiders and I hate killing them, if I see a spider I pick it up and put it outside . however , I know this won't be the case in Oz. I know some people make them sound a lot worse than they really are, my dad was in Oz for 6 months and seen only one huntsman and another family member was there for two years and seen nothing. My worry is having a curious toddler running around , he is very curious he tried to befriend a bee the other day (luckily a friendly one ha) my question is, if you do find any huge or venomous spiders , is it just a case of moving them outside, or should you avoid them completely? Can't say I fancy picking up a huntsman or any possible venomous ones before my son does but I wouldn't like to squish one either . I'm probably over thinking it but it cant hurt to ask

That is a lot easier to understand than anything I found! Thank you I was hoping he wouldn't have to start in the middle of the year, Might need to reconsider our moving dates lol

If my son turns four in May, does he begin pre school the January before he turns four or the January after in Queensland? I've been trying to google it but thought it would probably be easier to ask! Lol we would be moving in April 2017 if everything continues to go as planned, so I'm a bit worried we would be moving in the middle of his first year in pre school and it might be very hard for him to adapt, at the same time could give him a great chance to make friends quickly ???

We have enough savings and support whether we go to Brisbane or Perth really, only Perth would mean a job for my husband. However, it will be next year by the time we actually get up and go so Perth could improve or possibly be worse by then. It is a risk but a risk we are willing to take , we just need to make sure we keep an eye on how things are going before we get up and go

Sounds exactly like my sort of lifestyle Fifi lol I don't think I have been out to a pub or a meal in over two years with the exception of our anniversary, family time is more important to us , even a nice evening walk can be the highlight of our week lol

This is becoming very immature don't you think?

I get what your saying and yes I did ask about the unemployment and I appreciate all the info I get from this forum, but I didn't ask for negative comments about my reason for moving and how that doesn't work for others and I should reconsider why I am moving, a lot of things don't work out for others that have worked out for other people Like I said everyone is different, we are in a terrible position at home and we live in an area no one in their right mind would want to bring up their children, NI is not a nice place to live. We have a lot of personal reasons for moving aswell. We have had our minds set on moving for the past 4 years and even if it is a gamble, it would take an awful lot for us to be worse off than we are now. All I wanted to know was if we would be better in Perth where my husband wouldnt have the best job, but still a job, or Brisbane where we might have more of a chance of finding a good job and family to help us on our feet

I have noticed through a lot of threads that there are a lot of people trying to put others off, but what some people need to remember is everyone is different and most peoples move to Oz started off as nothing but a dream and not all work out but that should never be enough to stop anyone from trying