Moving from the US to Australia?

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Alan B

Id have a look at Queensland and the sunshine coast, absolutely brilliant night life, job oppertunities coming out of everywhere (biggest tourist location in Australia, not ot mention Brisbanes business district). Also, the climate is the warmest up there beause how close to the equator it is.

Not to forget that are always new people to meet at Surfers Paradise, Australia has a very relaxed lifestyle in comparison to what you'd be used to in America, you should love it :)

tuppenybitz

to move to australia you must be a skilled and experienced worker in an occupation on the skilled occupation list and pass the points test

try the points test first,if you don't pass your wasting your time applying for the skilled worker isa

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/visa-options-outside.htm

points test
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/175/eligibility-applicant.htm

lizzle sizzle

i would say that queensland is very nice, relaxed and friendly but not too many jobs are available like there are in sydney. plus sydney isnt as hot. but the rent is very expensive close to the city and it is very hard to find a rental property.

Mags

Give it a try what have you got to lose. I liked Melbourne, however it can vary with weather. But it has great shopping, restaurants, nightlife, etc. As for finding a job, definitely see if can qualify as a skilled worker. I know you can apply for a working visa until the age of 30 (unless that has changed in the last few years)...you could try that and get a feel for Australia to see if you really like it. My sister went to Australia with a working visa and I believe STA travel directed her in the right direction to obtain one.
Best of luck!!!

å£_å£

Choose Melbourne or Sydney. I would say Australia is really similar to Canada except for the weather of course. But moving to Australia is VERY hard unless your a qualified skilled migrant or on student visa.

forjj

Sydney is a great city. I loved it...

gamini d

Sydney in NSW, Melbourne in Victoria, Perth in WA and Brisbane in Qld

dftm

Melbourne is the city for you. The night life is great. Shopping is the best in the country. Restaurant's, beaches, Melbourne has every thing you could want. Like anywhere in the world at the moment housing can cost a bit, but it depends on where you look. Come out and have a look, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

ixlinxs

Sydney is the best city for nightlife,jobs and climate but also the most expensive real estate and rents.
Poverty level in Sydney is about $AUD300 per week

To get to Sydney hop on a plane from USA and just fly. Easy!

Peter C

Warm climate (muggy) = Brisbane or Sydney

Warm climate (dry) = Adelaide, Perth

Brisbane is like a big country town, but expensive.

Sydney is an urban planning disaster zone, and is expensive

Adelaide is nice but struggles to find any relevance when it's really in the middle of nowhere. It's a bit too car dependent, thus lacking in urban vibrancy, and it's expensive

Perth is nice but is even more isolated from the world (with tno other major city within 2500km in any direction), It's also a bit too car dependent, and again lacks that bit of urban vibrancy, and it's expensive.

Honestly, I can't see why people would want to come here right now. The cities are full, you show up to view a rental property and there are 50 other people who all also want to rent the place. There is a lot of immigration paperwork and no guarantee that you'd get in at all.

Being from the US you're not even eligible for a working holiday visa (not that you would want that for a permanent move).

As for getting here, take your choice of bankrupt carriers. United flies direct from the west coast, as does Qantas. AA codeshares on Qantas flights. V Australia (the trans-pacific arm of Virgin, a la Virgin Atlantic) is about to launch its own competing budget services from LAX to Australia's east coast airports.

As for established budget carriers, you can get cheap flights on Delta to Honolulu, spend a night in a hotel room there (in case Delta is late, or, should I say, we know it'll be late but it just depends how late and how tight your transfer will be), and then get a cheap Jetstar flight from Honolulu to Sydney.

Alternately, if you have possessions that you plan to ship here and you want them to arrive before you do, consider making your way to London by air (or sea and rail), then get the bus to Australia. http://www.oz-bus.com/

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