GeorgeStobort Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I'm 39 year old single male with no sale dependents . I have nothing really to keep me in Ireland and I've become very bored and disillusioned with the place. I have a brother in Melbourne who is an Australian citizen who I visit twice a year . He'd love me to move over and I save all my cash for 2 vacations a year . The problem is that my occupation of chemist was taken off the skills list back in July of this year . I'm hoping it comes back on the stsol next January even if that's unlikely. I would also appreciate any advice for reskilling in a career that's in demand in Australia and one I could do relatively quick. At 39 . Time isn't on my side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 As someone with a number of chemists as friends in Oz, most of whom are PhD qualified but unemployed, I think it unlikely it will appear soon. The big risk with retraining is that it will take a number of years and by which time the occupation may have dropped off the list. These days I don't think there is a guaranteed occupation. For example, medical doctors were always a good guarantee. Then last year the government announced an intent to remove. So, my advice is what ever you do, do it because you want, regardless of visa as visa wise you may have left it too late. There are occupations which require no experience such as accounting, but good chances of them being removed. Also the issue of getting enough points. If you generally want a change from Ireland, the whole of the EU is available with no visa issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m90 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 As someone with a number of chemists as friends in Oz, most of whom are PhD qualified but unemployed, I think it unlikely it will appear soon. The big risk with retraining is that it will take a number of years and by which time the occupation may have dropped off the list. These days I don't think there is a guaranteed occupation. For example, medical doctors were always a good guarantee. Then last year the government announced an intent to remove. So, my advice is what ever you do, do it because you want, regardless of visa as visa wise you may have left it too late. There are occupations which require no experience such as accounting, but good chances of them being removed. Also the issue of getting enough points. If you generally want a change from Ireland, the whole of the EU is available with no visa issues. Accounting doesn't require experience but good luck getting the points without significant experience! We are treading water at 75 points at the minute.My advice would be to stay away from the pro rata occupations as you'll end up needing more points and I don't think any are close fit to what you want to do. Just have a look down the list and see if there's anything that's a close fit? Alternatively get advice from a Migration agent to see whether they can suggest any routes for youSent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiaCapan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 As already mentioned, have a look at the current SOL and CSOL lists and look for any occupations that are closely related to what you do. I would try a MARA registered migration agent, some do not charge for an initial assessment, any of the agents who post on this forum are recommended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 A man who is tired of Ireland is tired of life....so many great places to move to and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 23:10, GeorgeStobort said: I'm 39 year old single male with no sale dependents . I have nothing really to keep me in Ireland and I've become very bored and disillusioned with the place. I have a brother in Melbourne who is an Australian citizen who I visit twice a year . He'd love me to move over and I save all my cash for 2 vacations a year . The problem is that my occupation of chemist was taken off the skills list back in July of this year . I'm hoping it comes back on the stsol next January even if that's unlikely. I would also appreciate any advice for reskilling in a career that's in demand in Australia and one I could do relatively quick. At 39 . Time isn't on my side I suppose you can just continue with your two holidays a year here although perhaps one longer holiday might be better, if you can get the leave from your job, come out at Xmas and stay till the end of Feb or March and never endure a winter again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I was thinking if you are a chemist maybe something to do with medical research or something like that? There seems to be a lot of blood tests necessary and the other going on all the time here- maybe something to do with analysis in that field? Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 23/10/2017 at 03:39, MARYROSE02 said: I suppose you can just continue with your two holidays a year here although perhaps one longer holiday might be better, if you can get the leave from your job, come out at Xmas and stay till the end of Feb or March and never endure a winter again. Are Irish winters that bad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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