paulainspain

We have lived in Spain for 2 years but have always had the dream of going to Australia, our problem is we have no skill to offer, I run my own property rental agency here and my husband sells houses but we do not think that is enough to get us a visa, how has everybody else applied? We have the money to go and would like to set up a business there but obviously need to get the visas first, can anyone help?

Centurion

There are many different types of visa and not just skilled. You would however be better seeking professional advice from a migration agent who will have a firm understanding of immigration law applying to your particular personal circumstances.

Whilst a lot of people take the skilled route there are business investor visas amongst others. I'm sure people will recommend agents they have used if you wanted.

lovealot

Can't you get in if you have your own business, check out the immigration web site
www.immi.gov.au

paulainspain

Unfortunately our turnover is less than 300,000 a year, maybe we need to learn a skill then apply

Paul2004

Study in Oz might be a route in ?!?

Need to obtain a min of Cert III and complete a min of 2 Academic years of study to apply for PR after studies.

Very risky, Very expensive (as you have to keep yourself for duration and Oz will give you nowt!), and NO guarantee!

Still, it CAN BE DONE, and is my only route so gonna give it a shot!

One day!

Timber Floor Au

I agree 100%

Regional visas, plus try the stni or ens for your chosen field of expertise..

Failing that smuggle yourself in dusguised as a spanish onion

Good Luck

Steve

Paul2004

I'm goin for that if it fails for me!

bradfordlad

Have a look at the State Sponsored Investor 165 Visa.No skills as such.But you do need to prove assets/ past investments and be in a position to pay a $750000 Designated Investment.May be an avenue to explore.

GUD LUK
Ian

mand8002

If you can get sponsorship from the state then the criteria for the business visa isn't as high, and also the criteria you have to meet to be able to go from temp to permanent isn't as high either. Maybe this is a possibility.

Amanda

arkon

You could always enter NZ 1st do a 2 year sting there then I think its almost automatic entry to Oz then.

JAJ

Not as easy as that.


1. You still have to qualify to migrate to New Zealand - they don't let everyone in.
2. Since earlier this year it's *five* years to wait for New Zealand citizenship. They increased it to deter those planning to use NZ as a 'back-door' to Australia.




Jeremy

arkon

Bang goes that idea then. I can't imagine doing a 5 year stretch in NZ, nice as it may be. I know you still need to pass a points test, but I thought you only needed something like 35 points and you get most of them if you can recognise a sheep!

Big Galah

What you need to do is this:

Find yourself an Aussie couple who want to move to the UK but who are in a similar situation to yourselves re: no recognised skills/family connections etc.

Get to know each other pretty well then get divorced and marry each other's spouses. Then one couple lives in the UK and the other lives in Australia and the partner in the new country applies for a visa based on their new situation.

When that's all sorted get divorced again and re-marry your original spouse in the new country (in your case Australia) - then the original spouse applies for residency based on their original spouse's new citizenship.

End result is each partner ends up in the new country with their original spouse and both have citizenship (or maybe only PR) of the new country. Everyone's a winner! And you get to have a little fun on the side.

Easy.

Might take a while though, as you have to wait a few years to sponsor someone else's visa application if you yourself were sponsored to get one.

ozzieeagle

Yehp, thats about the only root

lauralollipop

or an arranged marrage for each partner to an aussie citizan