Jollymae1

Hello everyone, I am 2 weeks from selling property (i hope), then my hubby Jack and 19m old baby Molly will be free to do as we please. We know we don't want to bring Molly up in England, I have close family in Canada, but we want to check out Oz first. Can anyone offer any advice????
HOPEFUL
Donna

pauli71

DO what you said check it out go for a holiday.

Jollymae1

we were thinking of spending a few weeks there and travelling around in a tourer do u think this is a good idea?

pauli71

No i dont think its a good idea unless you only wish to visit one state if you can afford visit as many states as you can for as long as you can afford to stay and research and then some.

JAJ

Before you start making plans to move to either country, you should first look to see if you have any chance of an immigrant visa.

Ask about immigration on the Australia or Canada immigration forums.

Jeremy

Jollymae1

We have calculated that we are 10 points short for Canada, and as we have gained 5 points for my dad living there I can only assume we will be even shorter for Oz. Is ther going to be any chance of being accepted in either country?

mand8002

Have you looked at to MODL (migrants occupation in demand list) for Australia, as depending on your career you may get extra points if the occupation is in demand.

JAJ

If you only have 52 points for your skills for Canada, then your chances of qualifying for Australia are not great. However you need to check directly on the DIMIA website - don't assume anything.

Realistically - unless you have a professional/managerial or tradesman occupation, with necessary qualifications and work experience, your chances of migration on skill grounds are slim. Not everyone qualifies to migrate to Australia or Canada (or New Zealand for that matter).

Jeremy