Aquamarine

Thanks!! Heading to Sydney!! Oh dear - "shortage of men" Pacey says!!! No change there then!! Good job everything else will make it worthwhile!!

Oz-bound

Yep, can certainly confirm there is a shortage of Sydney men (decent ones anyway)......it's dire

pacey

thanks for confirming Oz-bound! Maybe being a nice guy will work out alright over there then but more likely they will think i am like all the other "decent" men in Sydney - gay!

how can a "shortage" even happen? Well, it'll make a nice change, although my experience of sydney women is that there are a LOT of the "daddy's spoilt princess" type! I'm not up for that. Not long term, anyway!

Oz-bound

Hmm, yep you're right there...... they're either gay, married or both

Can't comment on the Ozzie women but us Expats are great

xzibit

Forget Adelaide, I'm off to Sydney if there's plenty of women in need of single men!!

pacey

haha well i'll look forward to making you my gateway to the vast and wonderful expat dating community then, Oz-bound!

xzibit - yep, you should rethink. They're rabid in Sydney - even I might not be able to handle them all! I've got Scuba Steve and moonstar to help out, just in case.

hah more fuel to the "grass is greener" fire right here. Sure someone will be in to crush this theory in moments..

Oz-bound

Hey, more than happy to introduce you to my gay and/or married castoffs....

Scuba Steve

No, I'm from Hants/Surrey borders, now in SW London! Which visa are you going on?

FIZZYMOON

And there was me thinking my luck might be better out there!!!!

pacey

that's very thoughtful of you, but i'm worried about who that leaves you with? Your cats?

Aquamarine

138 Oz Sponsored. Seem to be a select few??

Scuba Steve

*Tips hat to Pacey*

Scuba Steve

I dont even know what one of them is! What's the plan workwise/location etc when you get there? How's your departure date looking?

Aquamarine

It's a skilled visa sponsored by an Australian citizen - in my case occupation had to be on the now disbanded (I think?) Sydney and Surrounding Areas List as my sister is in Sydney. So heading for Northern Beaches initially. Workwise - at the moment need six months off to get through the To Do lists/Top Tips lists just posted in main area thingy (bit of a technophobe - sorry!!)!!! They have scared the living daylights out of me!!!

Out there, may teach or back into health promotion/public health field preferably. Looking at the timelines before August, one person has got their 138 visa in seven months, so best case scenario for me would be March for visa, worst case I suppose would be December, remembering change of rules backlog created at the end of August. Really want to get on out permanently asap. I'm thinking about reccy trip for schools in April.

What about you? Are you on a timeline?

Scuba Steve

I'm going on a 4 year work visa which should be through by now. Problem is, My employer's using a labour hire firm who are in a dispute with the government regarding their agreement (put simply). Basically means I have no idea when (if) it'll arrive. Missed my start date of beginning of Jan already so becoming really frustrating! Probably stay in the eastern suburbs at first as I was there before but will take my time to have a look round before I settle.