Dorothy

You're going to need a decent amount of funds to support yourself when you arrive in Australia. It's not cheap here, so the states want you to be able to show that you are not going to struggle or be a burden or have to pack up and leave because you run out of money. Many (most) migrants do not find work for the first few weeks or months, so must have funds to support themselves until they do. Honestly, $20 000 AUD is not a lot of money to set up your entire life in a new country.

moneypenny20

That's nice, thank you. Never fear, she will be back, dancing around her handbag in a few weeks.

ios_ghost

Thank you for your nice post.
Yes, I agree with you.

But problem is I could manage around 15k - 17k cash.
And take a challenge to manage a job.

Most of my colleagues who migrated to AUS, got their jobs within Max 2 months (sal 85-87,000/year).
May be it made a wee bit confident to take a challenge.

But practical situation may become hard for anyone at anytime.Always it is not an apple to an apple for everybody

Bizkut

Can anyone tell me if there is data available on the number of applications for state sponsorship? Info. like the no. of applications to the different states; ratio of received vs approved? Nominated ocupations?

mrsgreenstar76

Have a look at the SkillSelect reports.