Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:22 am  

John_D wrote:

Bloody emigrants. Going over there, taking their jobs...

But think of the MASSIVE Prawns! (shameless Stewart Lee reference)

Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:42 am  

I moved over to New Zealand almost 8 years ago now and I've never really looked back in all honesty. I was living in Auckland to begin with but it wasn't really for me so I moved down to the South Island. After spending a while working in Christchurch & Nelson I finally settled down in Queenstown and I love it here. I'm a passionate fly fisherman and love the outdoor lifestyle so I'm in my element here, it's great. Other than missing people back home the downsides are that it can be expensive, if you want to visit anywhere outside of New Zealand is can be extortionate, even visiting Australia is expensive. The price of a pint is about £4 on average and isn't really the best quality, I actually brew my own these days.

Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:52 am  

Stevo's bald dome wrote:

I moved over to New Zealand almost 8 years ago now and I've never really looked back in all honesty. I was living in Auckland to begin with but it wasn't really for me so I moved down to the South Island. After spending a while working in Christchurch & Nelson I finally settled down in Queenstown and I love it here. I'm a passionate fly fisherman and love the outdoor lifestyle so I'm in my element here, it's great. Other than missing people back home the downsides are that it can be expensive, if you want to visit anywhere outside of New Zealand is can be extortionate, even visiting Australia is expensive. The price of a pint is about £4 on average and isn't really the best quality, I actually brew my own these days.

The places you mention are giving me pangs of (admittedly only holiday) memories.
When we visited NZ, I said that if I'd gone there in my early twenties, I'd have made it permanent.
We love walking and, inter alia, we did the Routeburn track whilst there, that sort of thing would have been my equivalent of your fly fishing.
Same applies to Tasmania for me, wide open, under-populated and people who mostly have a straightforward attitude.

Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:00 pm  

Stevo's bald dome wrote:

The price of a pint is about £4 on average and isn't really the best quality, I actually brew my own these days.

Drink wine far better than beer

Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:05 pm  

As others have said, you probably need an extended holiday in wherever you are thinking of going before making any decisions.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

Canada is also worthy of consideration. (Plus they seem to have a high % of seriously attractive women!)

If you do decide on Oz I hope you can stand the weather. I am working in Cyprus for a couple of months. It's 35 degrees almost every day and expected to get hotter. Not pleasant to work in when you are used to a western European climate.

[DaveO]

Re: Emmigrating? : Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:42 pm  

Zeus The Saint wrote:

Really scared about the prospect but also excited, any advice would be great (unless you just wanna slag off Australia and tell me not to bother) Me and my partner are 25 and 24. Thanks.

Any particular reason Aus over NZ?

One reason I ask is NZ is obviously more compact. Fancy a trip from Perth to Sydney? - Take the plane. Fancy a trip form Auckland to Wellington? It's less than 400 miles. NZ is quite like the UK in that respect though going inter-island requires a car ferry. It's still easier to get to places. Perth in Aus for example is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.

So in this respect I think NZ would be an easier place to acclimatise to in that sense IMO. I found it a friendlier place as well.

Re: Emmigrating? : Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:40 am  

Zeus The Saint wrote:

Anybody got any experience of how it went for you ?

Got told some bad news by my employee last week that my job might not exist this time next year, company is cutting costs and they're starting by getting rid of the management team (i work in retail). Now as i'm qualified in nothing else but retail and most retail companies promote from within im now leaning towards just renting my house out and moving to Australia.

My Girlfriend (house partner of 2 years) but partner for now 8 in total is a qualified Nurse who got her qualification from Manchester Uni, which is one of the best for Nursing in the country. She's had plenty of oppotunities move to Australia in the past but turned it down as my career was taking off. I can move with her on her Visa as we have a mortgage together and shared accounts which show were an official couple.

What jobs would be out there for me, could i get a minimum wage job for the time being or do they prefer Australian Citiziens ? Is the process long and stresfull ?

Really scared about the prospect but also excited, any advice would be great (unless you just wanna slag off Australia and tell me not to bother) Me and my partner are 25 and 24. Thanks.

At your age you've got nothing to lose.

You've had some great advice on here but tbh I wouldn't bother coming for a holiday first, you're not going to learn whats its like to live here.

Australia has had growth for an unprecedented 21 years and is expected to have a bit of a dip but I wouldn't worry too much. Especially with your partners profession. I know a few people who've worked in retail before at a management level and they've found work easily enough, some even getting sponsored.

If I was in your position i'd choose a city to move too, rent a room in a shared house in a good area, apply to every agency for work and get a season ticket for your local NRL side.

Re: Emmigrating? : Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:43 am  

Sheldon wrote:

At your age you've got nothing to lose.

You've had some great advice on here but tbh I wouldn't bother coming for a holiday first, you're not going to learn whats its like to live here.

Australia has had growth for an unprecedented 21 years and is expected to have a bit of a dip but I wouldn't worry too much. Especially with your partners profession. I know a few people who've worked in retail before at a management level and they've found work easily enough, some even getting sponsored.

If I was in your position i'd choose a city to move too, rent a room in a shared house in a good area, apply to every agency for work and get a season ticket for your local NRL side.

Personally I wouldn't move anywhere without visiting first, obviously you don't get the full idea of how it is to live there but unless it was a working holiday type thing Id check out a few places first before deciding on where to move.

Having said that, it didn't help me as I came back, although going before we moved made me realise I wouldnt ever want to live in Perth (my wife is from there).

Re: Emmigrating? : Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:53 am  

christopher wrote:

Personally I wouldn't move anywhere without visiting first, obviously you don't get the full idea of how it is to live there but unless it was a working holiday type thing Id check out a few places first before deciding on where to move.

Having said that, it didn't help me as I came back, although going before we moved made me realise I wouldnt ever want to live in Perth (my wife is from there).

You can do all the planning in the world and it might not turn out how you think, they're young so the worst that happens is that it doesn't work out and they move back home. I don't see the point in investing thousands of pounds in visiting, sending all their stuff over and sorting out accom when they could move over without the massive commitment.

Re: Emmigrating? : Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:58 am  

I don't get why you'd go for a vacation first. Buy an open return ticket, if it sucks then you try a few different places and jobs. If it still sucks you come home. The vacation isn't going to be that informative, and it would seem to be to just be a waste of time and money to go over there for a holiday.