Working on IRV ships outside Australia on 491 ?

[Capt SAK]

After obtaining 491 Skilled work regional Visa  (Provisional) , Can I continue working in my present Greece Based shipping company ? If so what is the minimum time I need to spend in Australia to be considered as “Resident” and it can work for PR .. 

[Marisawright]

I recommend you consult a good migration agent to get a definite answer to this.  It is far too important to risk getting it wrong.  Try Suncoast Migration or Go Matilda.

 

[Capt SAK]

That makes sense , thnx Marisa. 
as u r yrself expert on this .. can I ask for yr take .. UK over OZ … or other way round in terms of job opportunities? I mean in General let’s say for kid’s future 

[Marisawright]

59 minutes ago, Capt SAK said:

That makes sense , thnx Marisa. 
as u r yrself expert on this .. can I ask for yr take .. UK over OZ … or other way round in terms of job opportunities? I mean in General let’s say for kid’s future 

I wouldn't call myself an expert.  However, here's my opinion.   

There will always be more job opportunities in the UK/Europe than Australia.   Although Australia is a huge land mass, people forget that it is a very small country, with only 25 million people, only a third of the population of the UK.  Though it's projected to grow, Australia will never approach anything like the UK's size because most of the country doesn't have enough water to support cities.  That means it will always be a much smaller job market, plus there aren't many neighbouring job markets to move to.  I'm sure you're aware of that in your own profession -- even after Brexit, it's easier to find work in Europe from the UK than it is to find work in Asia from Australia. 

The next question is the economy.  Right now, Australia is doing much better than the UK.  However, that doesn't mean Australia will continue to do better.   In the past, Australia was lucky to have rich natural resources which it could sell at high prices, but that may not continue.  We have very little manufacturing industry left, and climate change is likely to affect Australia worse than Europe, which will affect things like farming and tourism.  So it's hard to predict how well Australia will be doing by the time your kids are grown up. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-03/signs-of-australias-resources-boom-fading/102548080

https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-03/IGR_2010_Overview.pdf

In summary, if you come to Australia, come because you want to move here, not because of some imagined "better future for the kids" which may never happen.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Marisawright