I think Oink was being sarcastic.

...don't get too down on yourself over this, you're young - There's still time to make a life for yourself. Just keep your chin up!

I just turned 28 a few months ago and I occasionally feel too old for this sort of thing, it feels like a massive gamble.

Me and wifey were 28...

An aging wreck writes:

Surely it's not chronological age that matters but commitments. It would not have entered my head to emigrate while my children (estranged but still in regular contact through the medium of their Amex bills) were in school. Now that they're not it would again be reasonable for me to consider shuffling off somewhere else. A single person of whatever age may as well go for it, someone who has a family to think of, especially someone who has children of high school age, wants to have a good think and, if going, wants to have, at least, a job sorted.

That was really funny, yet extremely tragic at the same time.

We're hoping to move over as PR's in 2012, we will be 26 & 27 then and our kids will be 7 and 4.

You overestimate the degree of tragedy involved.

We are looking at about the same timeline - Hubby will be 31 and i will be 27, Son will be 7. Also looking at Calgary/Okotoks area!

Wow, I guessed you were young from your picture but I didn't guess that young. What visa are you going over there on if you don't mind me asking?

Similar ages then, hopefully see you over there in 2012 Have you applied yet?

Why thank you kind sir We will be applying under FSW1 as hubby is a welder which is on the list. Assuming of course that his job is not taken off the list before we apply next year

Wow, my girlfriend is studying to be an occupational therapist which is also (currently) on the FSW list but I'm not sure whether or not it will still be on there long-term.

Good luck with the move and everything though, I think it will be a much healthier country for your kids to grow up in. Ironically my parents were considering a move there when I was young based on my Dad's job but they didn't go in the end, one of the reasons being because my Mum thought that American clothes were crap.

I was 36 and Mr Chookie was 32 when we moved over here almost 4 years ago.

If 28 is over the hill, we must have been considered ancient!

Well we are even more over the hill (and haven't even put the form in yet...). Early/mid 40s. We're not the first in our family to move countries at this age, so must be something in the genes (madness - yeah, thought I'd get in first)!

I think each family's circumstances are different, so age isn't always a good indicator and one size doesn't fit all. I know people who were "old" at 21. We take on board points about moving back in our careers (although that doesn't really apply to us - I start again every time I move firms, there is no career structure in secretarial work) and my hubby has just retrained - so we are both at the bottom, despite being ancient.

Age brings advantages - we have more capital accrued; we have experience of relocating and are very resourceful - our kids have moved several times before (though not over an ocean) and are very adaptable. We're older and wiser than we were in our 20s and while we are willing to take a risk, we realise we could fail. We're prepared to take a lower status job - hey, who wants to be top of the ladder anyway - and take life a bit easier.

There are advantages to being young with no ties - but don't write off us oldies - there are plenty of advantages to age too!

advantage to age, you have lots of sweets to give to children like my grandparents?

im 19 at looking at moving, i first started looking 3 years ago, for some reason i could move back then. i hoping to get it all sorted this year or next year, why do recessions always break plans!