jackiebo

can anybody help us. We want to emigrate to oz. My husband is 45 at the moment a self eployed electrician for 2 years or more and an electrician in total for 25 years with all his qualifications. I am a clerical worker in a private hospital i am aged 44. we have relatives in perth and was wondering if there was any way we would be able to get out there or have we missed the boat

mashiraz

Jackebo,

Why not post this on a separate thread as you might not get answers on an 2 year old thread.
I'm sure someone will advise. You might want to be clearer on how you are related to your relatives (ie how close)

Also you need to read all the different sorts of visa on the www.immi.gov.au website and see what fits best.

Cheers
Mash...

jackiebo

can anybody help us. We want to emigrate to oz. My husband is 45 at the moment a self employed electrician for 2 years or more and an electrician in total for 25 years with all his qualifications. I am a clerical worker in a private hospital i am aged 44. we have relatives(cousins) in perth and was wondering if there was any way we would be able to get out there or have we missed the boat
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I have spoken to 1 migrant agent but wasnt very helpful

Jaj

I hate to say this, but at age 45 you may have missed the boat to
qualify for Australia. Unless the spouse aged under 45 has skilled
work experience and can get a skill assessment (which seems unlikely
in this case) general skilled migration is off limits.

Business skill migration is sometimes possible for over 45s (although
it will be a lot harder post 1 March), but not information is
available here to even speculate whether it's feasible. Probably not
- there is a requirement with service businesses that the applicant
spend as much time in management (ie, in this case he'd have to employ
a number of other electricians) than in providing the service.

The original poster should instead start looking at New Zealand, while
keeping an eye out for any announcements in Australia that might relax
the 45 age bar if the applicant is going to settle in a regional area.

Jeremy

    >On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 23:32:20 +0000, mashiraz wrote:
    >Jackebo,
    >Why not post this on a separate thread as you might not get answers on
    >an 2 year old thread.
    >I'm sure someone will advise. You might want to be clearer on how you
    >are related to your relatives (ie how close)
    >Also you need to read all the different sorts of visa on the
    >www.immi.gov.au website and see what fits best.
    >Cheers
    >Mash...Originally posted by jackiebo
    >can anybody help us. We want to emigrate to oz. My husband is 45 at the
    >moment a self eployed electrician for 2 years or more and an electrician
    >in total for 25 years with all his qualifications. I am a clerical
    >worker in a private hospital i am aged 44. we have relatives in perth
    >and was wondering if there was any way we would be able to get out there
    >or have we missed the boat
    >--
    >Posted via http://britishexpats.com

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

Jaj

PS If your relatives in Australia are close relatives (eg brothers
rather than uncles/cousins) and you have no close relatives outside
Australia (parents, siblings, non-dependent children) then you may
have a chance of qualifying for Remaining Relative.

Jeremy

    >On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 01:55:56 GMT, [email protected] (JAJ) wrote:
    >I hate to say this, but at age 45 you may have missed the boat to
    >qualify for Australia. Unless the spouse aged under 45 has skilled
    >work experience and can get a skill assessment (which seems unlikely
    >in this case) general skilled migration is off limits.
    >Business skill migration is sometimes possible for over 45s (although
    >it will be a lot harder post 1 March), but not information is
    >available here to even speculate whether it's feasible. Probably not
    >- there is a requirement with service businesses that the applicant
    >spend as much time in management (ie, in this case he'd have to employ
    >a number of other electricians) than in providing the service.
    >The original poster should instead start looking at New Zealand, while
    >keeping an eye out for any announcements in Australia that might relax
    >the 45 age bar if the applicant is going to settle in a regional area.
    >Jeremy
    >>On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 23:32:20 +0000, mashiraz wrote:
    >>Jackebo,
    >>Why not post this on a separate thread as you might not get answers on
    >>an 2 year old thread.
    >>I'm sure someone will advise. You might want to be clearer on how you
    >>are related to your relatives (ie how close)
    >>Also you need to read all the different sorts of visa on the
    >>www.immi.gov.au website and see what fits best.
    >>Cheers
    >>Mash...Originally posted by jackiebo
    >>can anybody help us. We want to emigrate to oz. My husband is 45 at the
    >>moment a self eployed electrician for 2 years or more and an electrician
    >>in total for 25 years with all his qualifications. I am a clerical
    >>worker in a private hospital i am aged 44. we have relatives in perth
    >>and was wondering if there was any way we would be able to get out there
    >>or have we missed the boat
    >>--
    >>Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    >This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction

This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction