Cathy77 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hi, just wondered if anyone could give me some advice? Want to look into emigrating to oz from UK and have looked on government websites etc but really don't know where to begin. My brother lives in Sydney. I lived there for just under a year 12 years ago. Really feel like now is the time to make the move. I'm a little on the old side so I know it won't be easy but it's now or never. Does anyone have any advice on what my first steps should be please? A few people have mentioned contacting an agent. Any recommendations? Any help would be great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Cathy77 said: Hi, just wondered if anyone could give me some advice? Want to look into emigrating to oz from UK and have looked on government websites etc but really don't know where to begin. My brother lives in Sydney. I lived there for just under a year 12 years ago. Really feel like now is the time to make the move. I'm a little on the old side so I know it won't be easy but it's now or never. Does anyone have any advice on what my first steps should be please? A few people have mentioned contacting an agent. Any recommendations? Any help would be great. Thanks What visa did you have when you lived here? What skills do you have/what is yur job? How old are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy77 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Just had the year visa. I worked there, teaching. I'm 41. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy77 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 I'm an assistant head teacher here. I'm primary education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Not much call for primary teachers especially not in the places that people actually want to live as there are thousands of out of work young Aussie teachers who are going to be cheaper than an experienced foreigner (more experience=more pay=more stress on a self managed school). Check out which states might still be sponsoring primary teachers but usually there's either a specific second language requirement or a regional requirement and shine of those regions can't keep teachers for very good reasons. Might be better to just use your lovely long holidays for visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy77 Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ok thanks for you advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Cathy77 said: Just had the year visa. I worked there, teaching. I'm 41. Yes, it is now or never. Once you get to 45, it's too late to get a skilled visa - and bear in mind, a visa application can take many months to process. I'd say you need to engage a good migration agent to work out your best option. Yes, it's a cost, but you don't have much time so you can't afford to dither. There are several good agents on these forums. Edited January 27, 2019 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy77 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks Marisaawright. Yes I know time is not on my side. An agent does sound like the best route for me to take now. I appreciate your advice. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeve2104 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) On 26/01/2019 at 20:01, Cathy77 said: Hi, just wondered if anyone could give me some advice? Want to look into emigrating to oz from UK and have looked on government websites etc but really don't know where to begin. My brother lives in Sydney. I lived there for just under a year 12 years ago. Really feel like now is the time to make the move. I'm a little on the old side so I know it won't be easy but it's now or never. Does anyone have any advice on what my first steps should be please? A few people have mentioned contacting an agent. Any recommendations? Any help would be great. Thanks I`ve moved to Sydney 3 years ago and when i was planning emigration i didn`t think about where ill work. And in 2016 that whas kinda hard to find job for emigrant, im not sure if the situation is the right now. But first of all u need to think about money and your career`s future. For the first time my advice is to save a lot of money to live, before u will find something, ofcourse you may use some services to get loans , but forget about bank loans 100%. And the second problem is to find good and better u will find cheap place to live for the first time. Thats great if your brother may help u with finding good job and living. Good luck;) Edited February 26, 2019 by MaggieMay24 Removing reference to external site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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