Australia????????

Question

i'm in the early stages of planning to emigrate to australia and don't really know where to begin. would love some advice on looking for work (welder). and a home (wife and 2 young girls). i know there is alot of legal work ahead but i,d like to find out about this to give my wife a wee bit peace of mind. any advice much appreciated. thanks in advance

Answer 1

Immigration: www.immi.gov.au

Job: www.careerone.com.au or www.seek.com.au

Housing: www.domain.com.au or www.realestate.com.au

Start by deciding which city/area you would prefer to live in. There is work pretty much everywhere. Consider climate, housing costs, size/facilities ie do you want a big city,small city or regional town? Regional towns can actually provide more work/less competition if you pick one that is growing, especially towns in the mining areas at the moment.

Good luck

Answer 2

There is plenty of work in Australia . you shouldn't have trouble getting a job. always easier once you are here. Of course we have unemployement but you are skilled http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/   this is the Brisbane newspaper have a look through      also this site        http://www.careerone.com.au/

Answer 3

Go to http://www.immi.gov.au/

Answer 4

The Migrant Occupations in Demand (MODL) list has been updated and Welder (First Class) is on it. If that's what you are, the whole visa process will be faster as occupations on the MODL receive priority processing. The MODL is much shorter than the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and contains only those occupations in the most extreme demand. It is also a virtual guarantee that work will be readily available and that you should have little trouble finding something before you get here.

See

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-s...

There's no real point in looking at homes and home prices before you have an idea of where you will be heading as there are large differences between locations. I would guess that a large number of welding jobs would be in the mines and in some (but by no means all) cases, the mining companies provide subsidised housing. Otherwise, if you're heading for a city, you should probably steer clear of Sydney due to the high cost of housing and living in general. Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are also getting expensive but are still affordable to a degree.

If you would like to check out our main job search websites, try these:

http://www.seek.com.au/

http://www.careerone.com.au/

https://jobsearch.gov.au/Login/Login.asp...

You should also register on the Skill Matching Database on the main Department of Immigration and Citizenship website. Welder (First Class) is ASCO Code 412215

http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/index.htm

For general information regarding visas and immigration, go to:

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm