Hi, my husband and I and our 2 year old are in the process of applying for our visa to move move to Oz... very excited! the next 12 months will fly by and we are hoping to have our visa just before xmas 2012..... that;s the easy part... what then? job, school??? OMG! any clues / hints would be most appreciated.

Cheers

Hello Minnow...welcome to BE.

We have a great bunch of people who post in our Australia Forums...they will give you tips and advice on life Down Under. The link I have given you will take you to the main index page of the Australia Forum...at the top of the page you will see a list of sub forums. The top forum is the Immigration Forum...the Main forum is for topics relating to Australia and The Barbie is for general chit chat.

I recommend you take a look in the BE Wiki There may also be relevant information in the stickied threads or announcements that may be posted at the top of each forum's index page...please take time to read through them before you begin to post.

Kelli28, Sherlock Holmes and newjersey are the concierges for the Australia forums...so if you have any problems finding your way around our many forums please contact Kelli, Alistair or newjersey

For all other concerns or problems please contact a moderator or admin. Every BE forum has at least one moderator dedicated to that forum...Australia has 4...Cresta57, Monneypenny20,, Sonlymewalter and Alfresco.

Please shout out if you require help with anything...there is usually someone around to lend a helping hand. Good luck.

Hi Minnow,

Welcome to BE.

You've certainly come to the right place to pick up some tips for moving to Australia. We have lots of members who are in the middle of planning the move (like yourself) and lots of members who have already made the move. So you are amongst kindred spirits here

Welcome again and I hope that you settle into our little virtual community.

Hello fellow Sotonian!

(I've been away for so long, and yet I still think of it as home ‘over home’).

I see both Jerseygirl and Sue have been round to give you pertinent links and info. on the Oz forums.

And so I'll simply bid you welcome, and greetings from Ontario, Canada!

With every good wish,
Christian

Hello and a big welcome to BE.

Excellent information can be found in the BE Wiki, not forgetting the Living and Moving Abroad forum that will help you, another set of great help is the permanent threads at the TOP of each forum, they are very pertinent to that particular forum and makes sensible reading.

Moderators deal with any problems that arise such as inappropriate posts, spammers etc, you will find their names at the bottom right hand side of each forum's index in bold font.

Please contact me if I can give you any further help.

Rosemary

Thank you all very much, I am going to have to get organised and start making notes of all the stuff that we will need to know about.... with the links you have given it will help me make brilliant start! There is SO much to learn and find out about ... so so excited! cant wait to be on the 'other side' no punt intended' x

Hi, what visa did you and your family go for? I'm considering the same move and I'm not sure on which route to take! its very difficult to choose which one is the best for me, my partner and child? any suggestions Rr

Hi, isn't it very exciting... and even a little scary but the best move we can make for our daughers future.
We are going through the skills one as my husband has an engineering background and is on the skills needed list. We are using a migration agent, word of mouth really as some very close friends of ours have just received their visa and they move out to Oz early March 2012, so were leaving a lot of the 'hard work' up to the agent. Were, well my husbands skills are currently being assessed, so we will know more in a few weeks.

Hi Minnow

Welcome to BE.
I see you're from Southampton - you are almoist a neighbour as I am not far from there.
It sounds like a very exciting time right now - and you will certainly gt better weather over there than here !
Good luck with the move and everything else.

Dread - x

Hi Colin

Welcome to BE to you too.
I would recommend you check out the Australia forum where you will find all things visas. You can find it by clicking th 'forum index' button on the pink bar at the top of this page. Scroll down the list of countries, double click on Australia and you're in. There are lots of sections including one with information on immigration so hopfully you will find lots of useful information to help.
If you can't find something just pop onto the forum and ask - someone will know.

Good luck with your plans

Dread - x

Hi Colin...welcome aboard.

I see you have already reposted your questions in the Australia Immigration forum. That really is the best place to post all your immigration questions in....you will get a much better response to your questions from the people who post in that forum. Good luck.

Hi Dread, Thank you... and really hope the weather is more reliable and better over in Oz..... were really into our water sports and my husband has been involved with lifeboats all his life so hope we can move to an area where we can indulge in both those areas :-) WA is our prefered destination... but guess it will be where the work takes us :-)