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Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by MaggieM (Post 5635461)

After 3 years in NZ you will become a citizen and be able to live, work, and buy property in Oz. Depending on your visa, given recent changes, you will become in citizen in Oz, in either 2, or 5 years, and have the same priviledges in NZ.

Maggie ;)

It's 4 years for citizenship in Oz now Maggie, unless you got and validated a visa before 30th June this year :)

Totally agree with the rest of what you say. :)

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5635478)

It's 4 years for citizenship in Oz now Maggie, unless you got and validated a visa before 30th June this year :)

Totally agree with the rest of what you say. :)

See I wasn't sure, but a girl I met recently told me that her visa stated 5 years.

I don't really like confrontation, (unless it's on the internet where nobody knows me!!! :rofl:) so I just accepted what she had said.

I read a post the other day by someone who was saying that they'd stopped responding to threads on the immigration part of the site because so many things had changed.

I suppose we can only help in few situations.

I would have loved to have known of this site when we were going through the immigration hell. OOOOppss, Am I allowed to say H***.

My biggest problem, is that I am so very opinionated that every time I post, I duck down under the parapet and wait for the slagging to begin.

Hardest thing for me to take is that in my "real" life in Scotland, I BOSSED everyone around no matter who they were. (They allowed this because I was so VERY senior, and (obviously) f@@@@@n demented)

Maggie ;)

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by MaggieM (Post 5635520)

See I wasn't sure, but a girl I met recently told me that her visa stated 5 years.

She probably got confused with her visa being valid for 5 years. Some people think they have to get citizenship within the 5 year validity of their visa, when they don't ;)

There are lots of people who really haven't got the first idea about these things. :D

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I don't really like confrontation, (unless it's on the internet where nobody knows me!!! :rofl:) so I just accepted what she had said.

I read a post the other day by someone who was saying that they'd stopped responding to threads on the immigration part of the site because so many things had changed.

I suppose we can only help in few situations.

There's been loads over the past year, so I can appreciate what they are saying.

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I would have loved to have known of this site when we were going through the immigration hell. OOOOppss, Am I allowed to say H***.

My biggest problem, is that I am so very opinionated that every time I post, I duck down under the parapet and wait for the slagging to begin.

Hardest thing for me to take is that in my "real" life in Scotland, I BOSSED everyone around no matter who they were. (They allowed this because I was so VERY senior, and (obviously) f@@@@@n demented)

Maggie ;)

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by lesleys (Post 5635424)

Do you want your kids to grow up with a NZ icksint??????

:D Kiwis sound like retards.

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

Maybe for a more balanced view you should post the question on the NZ forum too :)

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 5637151)

:D Kiwis sound like retards.

Errrm Pot Kettle black spring to mind on this one mate... and thats with all due respect.... Hmmm do I risk upsetting others... maybe... 3 worst accents in the world are Nah... best not say the English one, but it tops the list ;)

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum (Post 5634870)

I am in the privileged position of actually having lived in both countries. NZ 2yrs, Aus nearly 5yrs.

In my opinion, where you will settle best is entirely down to your personality type and how you prefer to live your lifestyle.
For me NZ is far far more beautiful scenery wise than Australia ever could be. It truly is stunning. There's always a BUT though isnt there?
I have never been so bored in my life! After 6mths of looking at ebdless postcard secenery i was over it and there was little else left that made me want to stay there.
I learned that i was not craving the quiet life as much as i thought i did.
If you enjoy solitude, isolation and living in a time warp and enjoy the rugged lifestyle as opposed to the more modern urban life then go for it as it may well suit you, but be aware that as others have said, wages are low, good and services very expensive. I remember a trip to the GP costing me $60

Australia does have a better infastructure and better prospects and also gives you more options as to the kind of lifestyle you may wish to choose.

BTW...Best remind the OP of this post... It's the most relevant of the thread, and why I went on a convoluted path re Lifestyle shows on Ireland.

Re: My brain will explode Nz or Oz Help!!!!!!

Thanks for all your replies some very helpful comments and opinions, we are tending to sway now towards Melbourne for many reasons but still not 100%. Think as we are overloaded with info at the Mo and are going to concentrate on Christmas and digest all our research and if we can not decided by the stroke of midnight on new years eve we are flipping that old coin and going with it!!! After all the problem we have is deciding between two places my husband really love..................so it's total disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheers lisa