Im an american citizen and have lived here my whole life (21 years). But im ready to get out of the states and move down under. I just started looking into it, but does anyone have info about what it takes to move there, what its like, what I need to do to legally live there and so on...Any info would be great
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I've looked into many countries outside of USA, and Australia is top of the list when it comes to difficult countries to stay in. Australia is very picky about who can stay there. Here's info on what you need to do and requirements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_permanent_resident
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You'll need to contact a travel agency, a proper passport, you might need to research their culture, and research what is the best flight available for to you. (hope this helps some)
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you have to have credentials their workforce needs. i asked the question a while back and they gave me some links. best bet is to marry someone from there or work for a company here and be shipped there, unless you have like some incredible mineral engineering degree or something, then they might grant you the worker's permit thing
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to immigrate to Australia you must be formally qualified and experienced in an occupation listed on SOL(skilled occupation list) this list is due to change in april so some occupations now listed will be cut. you must pass the points test,medical and character check
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In realistic terms - if you have a trade qualifications and its on the CSL list - you will be at the youngest 24 before you are able to migrate to live in Australia. If your profession is one of the university educated ones, the earliest you could move is closer to 27. Australia only accepts people who can come to the country and be eligible for middle level jobs - not entry level.
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