February has to be the worst month of the year

[padinka]

no idea since it's Oz I'm hoping ot move to not NZ

NZ is generally much easier to get into than Oz. Once you have permanent residency there you can also live in Oz.

It's always an option if the Aussie immigration authorities start getting difficult.

And there are *occasional* sunny days in NZ too, so it's not all bad.

[janey]

Wow, Janey and SA in the same pub..... I forecast the average temperature to be very hot inside!!!

I would love to be there but london is a bit of a trek for me from cardiff, especially when I'm in essex the following weekend too

[janey]

NZ is generally much easier to get into than Oz. Once you have permanent residency there you can also live in Oz.

It's always an option if the Aussie immigration authorities start getting difficult.

And there are *occasional* sunny days in NZ too, so it's not all bad.

I'd love to go to NZ as an alternative but I reckon I'd have real emplyment difficulties with my dire skill set.

I'm hoping my application should be pretty straight forward. I've already got a positive skills assessment and there are no complications on my visa application... i'm under 30, single, no dependants, no criminal record, no medical complications... it's just about as uncomplicated as it can get! (hopefully!)

[SallyAnne]

I went into it with an attiude of I'll just see how things go and have a laugh but we just started arguing constantly and I felt he wsa totally taking the pi$$ on some things. it was driving me mad. I'll miss having the company tho since I don't know many people around here.

Where are you based like Janey?

Do you think you'll be able make it out on Friday? We coud sack off the pub crawl idea and just get sat in a pub with your foot propped up on a stool all night?

[SallyAnne]

I would love to be there but london is a bit of a trek for me from cardiff, especially when I'm in essex the following weekend too

Ah - this has just answered my questions! I really should learn to read all of the posts before replying

[SandyDown]

Janey - can you let me know more re OZ process? just was asking about it in the other thread, have you gone there before? can one just go there for a contract to check it out? have you applied for roles there from here?

[janey]

Where are you based like Janey?

Do you think you'll be able make it out on Friday? We coud sack off the pub crawl idea and just get sat in a pub with your foot propped up on a stool all night?

I'm based in cardiff

not sure i'll be able to make it as I'll also be making the trip to the south west the following weekend and money is tight

(oh yeah can I add that to my list of things cr@p about this month... I'm skint due to a sponging bf!)

[_V_]

I'm based in cardiff

not sure i'll be able to make it as I'll also be making the trip to the south west the following weekend and money is tight

(oh yeah can I add that to my list of things cr@p about this month... I'm skint due to a sponging bf!)

I'm a wealthy but lonely Podiatrist if you are interested.

[Francko]

I would love to be there but london is a bit of a trek for me from cardiff, especially when I'm in essex the following weekend too

You can sleep in sasguru bedsit in Stratford. Yes, he shares it with other 6 eastern european men.

[janey]

Janey - can you let me know more re OZ process? just was asking about it in the other thread, have you gone there before? can one just go there for a contract to check it out? have you applied for roles there from here?

from what I understand it's pretty difficult to just apply for roles without having a valid visa... no one has given me the time of day that's for sure! they've all said to get back to them once my visa comes through... but then that could be my cr@ppy skill set.

I think there are some contracting type companies that "sponsor" you i.e they will sponsor your visa to be in Oz and officially be your employer however you have to find your own contracts etc but I suspect they will take a cut of your earnings (and that's after the cut the recruitment agent has taken).

I'm not sure how it all works tho so don't quote me on it!

I'm just going for a straight forward independent skilled migration visa. it's not the cheapest or quickest way to do things. if you're under 30 you can get a working holiday visa which will entitle you to stay in Oz for 12 months and work at any one place for 6months max.