Would love to move to Queensland

[tina1606 0]

Hello,

me, my husband and and two children aged 6 and 9 would like to move to Queensland at some point. We have't started the visa process yet but we are wondering about one thing. 

We saved up money (£30k) for a mortgage but decided to emigrate instead. So my question is.. is it possible to emigrate without being homeowners first? I asked this because sale of a house would provide a nice chunk of money.

 

Thanks,

 

Martina

[Marisawright 10,054]

Yes, of course it's possible to emigrate without being a homeowner.  It is a very expensive process though.  @Ausvisitor did it recently, without kids, so could give you a recent example.

[Blue Flu 895]

I wonder just how much you are aware of the reality of moving to Qld?  As noted the process is extremely expensive and cost's in Australia are high. Obtaining a rental will likely prove frustrating and house prices are high. 

I've been looking over the months at QLD myself, and have noted the increased housing costs even out of Brisbane. I wonder if you have visited? Best not be lulled into it being a sort of paradise. There are social issues as anywhere else , but at least you can relax about the buying of a house is not part of the immigration process. 

[calNgary 9,130]

8 hours ago, tina1606 said:

Hello,

me, my husband and and two children aged 6 and 9 would like to move to Queensland at some point. We have't started the visa process yet but we are wondering about one thing. 

We saved up money (£30k) for a mortgage but decided to emigrate instead. So my question is.. is it possible to emigrate without being homeowners first? I asked this because sale of a house would provide a nice chunk of money.

 

Thanks,

 

Martina

You don't need to be a home owner to migrate, many people have made the move and never owned their own home. The big question will be if you get a visa to be able to migrate. Have you had a chat with an agent or looked into visa's?

We have been in QLD 16 years now and moved with 2 small children ( 3 and 8 yrs). It can certainly be tough leaving everything you know behind but for us it was definately worth it. Qld is a great place but does cover a massive area so try to narrow down your search area a little.

  Good luck with everything

    Cal x

 

[Quoll 6,093]

You don’t need to be a home owner to emigrate but you realise though that £30k might be enough towards a deposit in UK, most of that is going to go just getting you to Australia with visas, fares, moving your stuff, getting set up etc and even if you had that much again, it wouldn’t be enough for deposit on a house these days anyway. 
 

Why do you want to move to Queensland? 

[Bobj 10,146]

35 minutes ago, Quoll said:

 

Why do you want to move to Queensland? 

Why not?

Cheers, Bobj.

[Jon the Hat 1,071]

5 hours ago, Quoll said:

You don’t need to be a home owner to emigrate but you realise though that £30k might be enough towards a deposit in UK, most of that is going to go just getting you to Australia with visas, fares, moving your stuff, getting set up etc and even if you had that much again, it wouldn’t be enough for deposit on a house these days anyway. 
 

Why do you want to move to Queensland? 

Yeah I would echo this, we have spent way more than that overall!