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3 hours ago, Cerberus1 said:

https://www.go-walkabout.co.uk/quote_oneway.php

One way insurance of up to 3 or 6 months depending on tier chosen.

Thanks, I did look at this but the claim amounts don't cover enough. 

Not sure if this is really in the right thread.....

I was wondering if anyone knew any insurance companies that would provide long term 'travel' insurance for luggage (contents) and medical while getting settled in Australia?

Realistically we expect if to be a few months before we get jobs and our own place in Aus so in the mean time will be staying with family and friends who have kindly offered to put us up.

We will have a lot of valuables on us (laptops, Ipads, Mobiles, Jewelry etc) that probably wont be covered on our friends house insurance plus there is the medical aspect.

Any pointers greatly appreciated. 

55 minutes ago, starlight7 said:

What also doesn't help is the number of 'word of mouth' jobs.  I believe a huge number of jobs here are obtained like this ( done it in the past myself).  An obvious disadvantage if you aren't local I guess.

I agree, i initially got work via Seek but then 2 jobs after that were word of mouth and through a friend. 

Someone once told me that in Australia it can be more who you know that what you know unfortunately. Although I guess that could be said for a lot for places. 

1 minute ago, Quoll said:

You might need to connect to a set top box or cable service in order to get the channels. Or, apparently, a few do work if you set the region to Germany. Probably better to sell it and buy new when you get there. Ditto dvds are a different region if you still play them.

Thanks for your reply. Once we are settled we will look at Fox tel as i'm an F! nerd and that's the only way to watch over there. 

Another question kind of the same topic is will an Xbox work over there? I'm guessing if its not connected to online then it should but how about online services? 

Just now, calNgary said:

Some do and some don;t from reading posts here over the years. If its a decent tv you could bring it and if you cant get it working by changing region settings you could use it as a gaming tv.

 Cal x

We are planning on getting Fox tel when we are there i'm guessing this would remove the problem altogether? 

Kind of off topic a little but didn't think it required a new thread....

Been ask by some of the removal companies who we are getting quotes off if we are sure our T.V.s will work in Australia.

Has anyone herd of UK TVs not working over in Australia?  

10 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

It is much harder to have that in the UK as well though.  People who would have been able to save to buy a home 20 years ago can't do that now.  Australia still has a lot going for it.

Agreed. I don't think there are many differences between the two. 

8 minutes ago, Leighbee98 said:

I best brew me own then the rate i get through it!! 

Also if you are a smoker you soon won't be if you do move........ 

I would agree with a lot of posts on here Oz has its pros and cons. Personally I love the place and can't wait to move but there will be a lot of this I will miss (Like a £40 flight to Spain, a £2.75 pint of beer, probably a cold Christmas although i haven't had a hot one yet).

It all depends on your personal situation for us it's the right time to go and we want a change. 

Back in 2014 when In was backpacking my friend who I was traveling with was looking for a job as a motor mechanic, he walked into all the major car dealerships in Melbourne handed out his CV and got 2 job offers that same day (eventually got work with Mazda). I don't know if things have changed since then but he does keep in touch with the manger there and he always says if he ever wanted to go back the option is there (granted he doesn't have 3 children). I don't believe he had anything more than a BTEC in motor mechanics and was a qualified MOT tester but they really liked English mechanics (I don't fully know the reason why). 

Your situation is totally different of course and a lot more costly with visas, I think my friend was bringing home about $1800 per fortnight he did do overtime though on Saturdays. 

Hope this information is helpful in some way. 

58 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

There is a business investor visa but they'll need to have several million dollars to invest.

If the partners of the business were to come over and work in the business could they be sponsored through it? Or would they need the specific skills for that  (for example as a chef) ? 

Hi all

I am asking this question for some friends who are a couple. 

They own successful Bars over in the UK but would like to set one up in Australia.

The grand plan is that Myself and my partner (who by then will hopefully be settled in Australia) will go into business with them in equal shares and get the business up and running.

I have trawled the various websites and it seems a bit vague as to what visa they would be looking at if they have an invested interest in Australia or if there even is a visa that they could apply for and more importantly get granted. 

Any help greatly appreciated. 

Has anyone used Anglo Pacific for shipping to Australia?

They seem good and on the ball and were reasonable with their Quote.

We are only shipping boxes, no furniture ? ?

5 hours ago, MrsShields12 said:

It’s daughting it’s so real now but I’m going to leave it till August so we have savings . 

Any recommendations on how to transfer money ??

I know i'm stressing about selling things haha but We just couldn't wait, my husband has to give 3 months notice at work (and they have a department in Melbourne so a transfer is possible but not certain so didn't want to piss them off and just leave) so he resigned a day after the visa came through so leaving end of May. 

He has been sending money back to Aus all the time he has been here and has used transfer wise. I think they charge you 2 (pound) per transfer weather its 100 or 1000 your sending over. Depending how much money you have to move i believe there are better ones for larger amounts. 

Transfer wise does get it to Aus within about 2-3 days usually 

48 minutes ago, MrsShields12 said:

We just couldn’t stick it out here another 2 + years for his citizenship

Haha exactly the same for us!

We would have to stay until 2020 at least and I couldn't do it, we may regret t in the future but for now its the right thing to go. 

Yes that's really good !

Great news! 

When are you planning to make the move? 

11 hours ago, Marisawright said:

A working holiday visa is her best bet, if she's young enough.

Yes she is only 25 so i think this is the best option. 

9 minutes ago, Quoll said:

No, she would be ineligible as it stands, you have to have a 4 year degree from a University.  A practical Masters in something specialised (like Special Ed) might fit the bill.  She's a very long way from applying for a visa

This is what I thought.

Their intention wasn't to live permanently in Australia, maybe for 4 years or so. 

Are there any other jobs that she could do that these sort or qualifications would qualify her for? 

Hi all, I am asking this question on behalf of my sister in law who would like to go to Australia and work as a teacher. 

She has her teaching degree (3 year) and has completed her NQT year. 

She has since worked in a number of schools doing supply work.

Just a basic question would her qualifications / experience qualify her to teach in Australia and if so what would be the best visa for her to apply for ?

If not is there anything she can do to up skill her qualifications? 

Any help greatly appreciated.  

6 minutes ago, Adam 005 said:

I've always  work in manufacturing 

in the U.K. I have spent most of my time in the marine trade as a boat builder but I never qualified as I  learned on the job from a young age. 

I am now working for a sports car manufacturer in the U.K. 

I'm very keen to move I think maybe training in a trade skill is the way forward. 

Wher can I find a list of wanted skills?

Just do a google search for Australian visa skills list or something. The Australian visa website will be one of the top ones. 

3 minutes ago, Adam 005 said:

You need to look at the skilled occupation lists - the long term and the short term and see if either of you have an occupation on one of them. If you don't then that is the end of it. 

I don't know what your current job / skills are but depending on how much you want to go to Australia you could always re train. The risk with that is that the industry you re train in could be removed from the list but things like Plumber, Electrician, Joiner they are jobs that are trainable and more likely to stay on the list. 

9 hours ago, jicms said:

Did you write a lot of dialogue?  I have loads of evidence, photos, proof of our very long term marriage but I'm not a very wordy person i.e. a few sentences for each point they want covered about our relationship. 

We rote 2 statements in think, one about how the household relationship works and one about how we met. 

To be honest we didn't rite a lot. What we did do was scan a lot of bank statement (a selection over the last 3 years), joint cards, joint travel docs. 

Due to our living arrangements (on a family farm) we don't even have any joint utility bills or rental agreements. 

4 hours ago, laf said:

That's amazing. Perhaps applications using agents are much quicker as everything is produced exactly how they want it. I'm almost there with doing my own so fingers crossed.

Ours was approved in 24 Days and we didn't use an agent. 

28th Jan to the 21st Feb 2018

Mine was approved within 24 hours and i think all they asked me for was my passport details. 

Where are you applying from ? 

The only reason i have herd of them not being approved (from the UK) is due to a criminal record.   

Congrats Dispo that's really quick. When you thinking of making the move?