Emigrating to Australia

[MaximusExcelsior]

Hi all!

 

I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with emigrating to Australia as an arborist? I have recently entered into this exciting career and although I am happy in England at the moment, I would one day like to work and live in Australia.

 

Anyone have any experiences or advice they would be willing to share?

 

Cheers all!

 

Max :-)

[combined tree services]

Hi there , give a member called RowentheBruce on here a shout , he is just about to emigrate and has everything in place

[MaximusExcelsior]

Thanks mate! Will do!

[MaximusExcelsior]

I can't seem to find rowenthebruce on here

[rick k]

Do it before your 30. It makes getting visas and your first job a lot easier

[-Mikey-]

Easiest way is to go on a working holiday visa for 12 months, or 24 months (if you work on a farm for 3months of your first 12). You are Limited to working a maximum of 6months with each employer. Work in different parts of the country to decide where you like and find the company that gets the type of work you like. If you have a good working attitude and good skills/skills you are keen to improve then I'm sure you will be offered sponsorship (457 visa). 457 visa lasts up to 4 years; this gives you enough time to decide if you like it there. One benifit of 457visa is that your company guarantees a specified minimum earnings for each year. If you want to go with a girlfriend collect enough evidence from home/travelling (joint account/same hotel room, anything with both names and the same place!) to prove that you have been living together for a minimum of 12months, and she can be part of your 457 visa as a dependent. This is good because unlike yourself she can work in any job/industry during the time of your 457 visa, you are limited to working in arboriculture (not the same company, no matter what they tell you) if you feel the need to move company you can aproach another and they will help you through swapping your sponsorship to their company.

 

Hope that is of some use! I am currently going through sponsorship, just having problems with the 12months proof of cohabitation as i collected no evidence whilst in australia!

Other than that, get out there!!

[MaximusExcelsior]

Mikey that is very helpful indeed, thank you! However my only problem is that I have already had a working holiday visa! That's why I love it out there so much, I was doing arb just saved up some money and went! I could look down the student visa line also but not sure if that would help!