Good job in home country vs migration to Australia

Hi,

You may   want to take  sometime  before deciding.  Heard of many   professionals being  retrenched. If you  are earning very  good  income back home, is a big gamble to migrate now I think.  Children can still apply for  their own Aussie PR as long as they are qualified with the paper  qualifications and work experience and you being their  parents can be sponsored by  them or you can still FIFO after all tourist visa is for one year with max stay 3 months  each   time..

Regards
LLOH

Hi LLoh,

Thank you for your comments.

All my family members, wife and 2 children, have been granted the OZ PR visa and they will be expired at the same time as mine. I visited Melbourne and Syndey two times so far and I love the life there. However, as you said, It is a big gamble to give up my current job which I am earning good money and move to another place where job is still a dream. if I decide to move, I don't expect I can earn as good as my current job and I expect do down grade a life style because of the hight costs of living and low income in OZ.

My friends who decided to migrate before me told that life is tough during the first 2 years until I can get a permanent job and usually for Asian it would usually take one and half to 2 years to get the permanent job. The only encouragement for me to overcome the gamble is that I can always return back to my country if the things in OZ are not suitable for me. Of course the job that i am having now will be fullfilled by somebody. But I believe that i still can manage to get a job in my country although it wont be as good as the one I am doing now. But, before I return back, I will make sure my whole family will have Australian passport which mean I have to stay in OZ at least 4 years. This could be considered as a trade off between the opportunity that I give up and the Australian passport. It may be better for my children In the future. But, if I am lucky, I may get a satisfied job and stay in OZ indefinitely.

Anyway I still have 3 more years to decide. Hope Oz economy will improve and the job market is good.

Have a good days!

Cheers

Hi Tong,

Just to let you know that you need to reside in OZ for at least 2 out of 5 years in order to be eligible for Resident Return Visa which is basically PR renewal. See the links below. So, you don't have much time now.

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/residen … -works.htmhttp://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/residen … bility.htm

Btw, you are right in that most migrant will struggle for the first 2 years. My friend who has migrated told me that and now I'm experiencing it first hand. So, you need to be mentally prepared to be unemployed for a long time.

Hi Beagle2k

Thank your for the reminder. Yes, time is flying and I still cant decide whether to move or not. It is a big decision. I think I still have 2 years more to decide. I heard as long as I move to OZ before my visa is expired, then it is fine. Definitely i cant travel out of OZ until I stay there for 2 years. I am trying to save the money before I move so that I can still survive if I cant get a job for a period of time. But, two years out of job is scary. We move for better life, but it seems the other way around. But, i believe in long term it is a right decison, especially my children generation. In my country, with my skill, there are plenty of job opportunities for me. The only motivation for me to move to OZ is that it is not a one way decision. I still can return back to my home country to restart my career again if things in OZ are really unfit for me.

Cheers