BendigoBoy

No. If you're a citizen, you're a citizen. As Nemesis mentions, for the purpose of entering Australia if you are outside, you will need to get an Australian passport. As a citizen, you are not eligible for a visa: whilst technically you cannot be refused access to the country, carriers may refuse to allow you to board without evidence/confirmation of citizenship.

You should speak with a migration agent. Parental visas are issued to parents of citizens/permanent residents. They're not issued to parents of children in the country on temporary visas (although if this is the case, as always I will defer to an RMA). Also, the cut off age for the majority of skilled permanent resident visas is 45, not 50.

Actually, about 45 of them I spent playing FFVII: Rebirth. But shush.

I had to chuckle at the line about work life balance. 71 hours I have been at my desk this week...

The only thing I would add is perhaps to put a little caution - not cold water - on your approach. You say you don't intend to return. Without meaning any disrespect, or trying to put a dampener on things, until you know precisely what visa you'll end up with, that's as cloudy as getting a job. If you're coming out as a skilled independent (189/190), then more power to you and good luck. If you're coming out on a sponsored visa, unless it's a 186DE, then you'll (in all likelihood) end up on a temporary visa. And for a 186DE, you'll need more than an offer, you'll need a solid contract. Whilst there are pathways to permanent residence visa some temporary visas, it would not be a great idea to take these for granted.

I think at least part of the answer to this will be hinged upon whether you read Scots or English law.

Fair shout, fella. Fair shout. At least she'd have earned the VC, unlike some war criminals.

No offence, but giving away citizenship at whim like that is a bit of a smack in the mouth to those who have done their time as individuals to earn it, and it would likely still open the door to a fair bit of abuse by a good old number of those who want to make a profit. Plenty of countries where you can slip notes to officials for marriage docos.

Absolutely; zero is a far more preferable price!

Happy to stand corrected, but isn't there a maximum cap of something like $1500 or so that you pay in prescriptions before Medicare steps in and picks up the tab for the remainder?

Nah, don't. If they ever did change their minds, they'd end up feeling annoyed because the French may finally realise that De Gaulle was absolutely right with his reasoning about why the UK shouldn't have been allowed into the Common Market to begin with and demand that they enter on the same terms as any other applicant country. That'd probably put the cat even further amongst the pigeons.

Not for all of us, @Toots Not for all of us.

Singapore is always Heaven on Earth, @Toots

I was referring to keeping leprechauns away, not midges. Edited to add: Can't stand whisky or whiskey. Give me a good armagnac any day.

Indeed. And I hear proper spirits (read "whisky") work just as well at keeping those creatures at bay, as anything else. Apparently they like Bushmills, which says it all about their bad taste...

I think you mean midges. Small people don't need nets.

Aye... But I'm pretty sure they could get through the holes, still...

If it was large acreage within an hour or two of one of the capitals, at a reasonable price, I'd be looking north or south of Adelaide, myself.

Heck, proper acreage for horses isn't going to be cheap regionally within 2 hours of Greater Sydney, either.

Yeah. 3 + 1 will be fine in terms of you meeting the 4 year training requirement, as I understand it.

All good, matey. And good luck to you!

A 190, if you're sure of which state you're keen on - and they're accepting 190 applications for your skilled occupation - would of course be fine as a permanent visa. Personally, I would always suggest a 189 ahead of any other visa, for the case of a skilled worker looking to make the move. As others have suggested, a consultation with a registered migration agent would probably be very useful to you.

With a family and an intention to stay long term? I would be hard pressed to suggest a 482 as the best option. There might be a pathway to permanency, but there is absolutely no guarantee of that. That said, if you just wanted to come for a few years before moving back, certainly an option.

You'll forgive me popping the ellipses in. I honestly thought you were in your mid 40s, @InnerVoice. So either you're young at heart, or really planning ahead!

Never heard of them. I am a bit suspicious, though. Scroll down and you'll see their lovely Emma is referred to as Matt. Also, nothing on that page suggesting anyone there has registration or expertise regarding Australian tax arrangements.