UK to Australia

Hello All, just after some advise on where to start to migrate down under? And general questions about it;

• is it hard to secure a job there without having to actually meet for an interview?
• under what circumstances will Australia NOT let you in for?
• is it worth paying a specific recruiter to do it all for me i.e land interviews/jobs, get you accomodation sorted ect...
• should I go for a few months and then organise for the family to come... Any advice is good advice, open to all. Thank you in advance!

It might help if you told us what exactly you do for a living.

Going by the media applying for political asylum will get you a home and benefit real quick. Other than that depending on what skills you have getting a job won't be a problem but housing is crazy expensive and hard to find. Keeping away from the major cities is an advantage. https://au.seek.com/jobs/in-All-Brisbane-QLD covers the country so pick a location and try. Also check out things like medical assistance because it's not available to new arrivals until a qualifying period is done. Australia House in England should have all the requirements you need as far as bureaucrats are concerned. 37yrs I arrived here and and got permanent residency, no job no permanent address and went to work 2 days later. But alot has changed since then.

Im betting its a bot

Nige said: It might help if you told us what exactly you do for a living. Click to expand... Apologies, I'm a mobile plant engineer for a plant hire firm

Zewnten said: Im betting its a bot Click to expand... Your betting whos a bot?

Tones said: Going by the media applying for political asylum will get you a home and benefit real quick. Other than that depending on what skills you have getting a job won't be a problem but housing is crazy expensive and hard to find. Keeping away from the major cities is an advantage. https://au.seek.com/jobs/in-All-Brisbane-QLD covers the country so pick a location and try. Also check out things like medical assistance because it's not available to new arrivals until a qualifying period is done. Australia House in England should have all the requirements you need as far as bureaucrats are concerned. 37yrs I arrived here and and got permanent residency, no job no permanent address and went to work 2 days later. But alot has changed since then. Click to expand... Thank you, appreciate your insight and time to reply mate. I was thinking of going WA as I'm thinking it wouldn't be as expensive there and there is plenty of jobs in plant maintenance/plant engineering going there

Because of the distances WA can be expensive. You need to understand that the drive from Perth to Karratha is a 4 day trip. In the UK you'd have your feet wet for 3 days trying to drive there.

Tones said: Because of the distances WA can be expensive. You need to understand that the drive from Perth to Karratha is a 4 day trip. In the UK you'd have your feet wet for 3 days trying to drive there. Click to expand... Where would you say is a good place to go for a guy who can be workshop based or field based. What provinces are best for work and life balance ect...??

What sort of visa do you have?

Cmark said: What sort of visa do you have? Click to expand... I do not have a visa yet, just a UK citizen. I'm not sure on what visa I should apply for, working holiday or what? Any insight into this would help me alot

Zewnten said: Im betting its a bot Click to expand... LOL - everyone is not a bot! Welcome to the Forums T92! Glad to have you.

tez92 said: I do not have a visa yet, just a UK citizen. I'm not sure on what visa I should apply for, working holiday or what? Any insight into this would help me alot Click to expand... There's a lot of variables. The main one is what qualifications do you have. To get any kind of meaningful job in your line of work, you need an equivalent of an Australian Certificate 3 in a related field - Plant maintenance, auto electrician, etc. UK equivalent used to be City and Guilds cert 3. Not sure what it's called now. If you have that and if you're serious about it, you should apply for a skilled permanent visa. It won't be quick or easy or cheap but it will give you the working rights of any other Australian. Unless you're very lucky or know someone, you're not going to get a sponsored visa. There are intended for people with unique skills: brain surgeon etc. A working holiday visa could get you a job doing mechanic work on a station, but you will find the high dollar work in the mines generally will require permanent working rights. If you decide to look at skilled permanent, I suggest you get an immigration agent.

It was a lot more fun in the 1960s. No visas required. I just showed up and went to work. Picking grapes in Victoria just for a change from my trade then on to Alice Springs fabricating structural steel for an animal research facility. Moved on up to Darwin and ended up welding at a manganese mine on Groote Eylant for a few months. Everything from fancy railings for the mine guest house to the mobile equipment and the crushing and screening plant. Managed to talk management into steady graveyard shift so it was pretty easygoing. 4 of us on the shift, 1 Canadian, 1Brit,1 Filipino and 1 Aussie. No supervisor. All young and dumb and there for a good time and the big $. Good times good people and lots of great Aussie beer. Oh to be in my 20s again. d.d.

I'd be looking at the RE boom underway, best and well paid in the place right now. Skill into Wind Energy and fifteen years of great work ahead, NSW TAFE is free to residents for most courses, which could be a gateway.