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 "Here is an 'incomplete' list of information and services we required to 'successfully' move countries. We will be adding to the information as we progress with our own 'assimilating' challenges, so check back regularly.
If you can't find the info you require, we invite you to ask
us and we will do our best to answer it. Remember that this is
still a free service, so don't expect us to always have an answer or respond immediately.
But we will do our best." - Mark |
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| the choice | preparing to move - checklists | immigration agents | visas | citizenship | |||
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This is not going to be an easy decision or an easy relocation. You leave a great chunk of who you are behind, be it in the form of family and friends, or simply in heritage and culture. Either way, the
yin and yang of life demands some retribution for the benefits of relocating to a clean, safe, first world and truly democratic country. Every day since we arrived, we have known that this was the right decision. But this might not be the right decision for you. So think it through carefully, and evaluate the pros and cons carefully. Added to the emotional toll, it will cost you a financial bundle as well.
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You have several options open to you when deciding to immigrate. You can: - officially immigrate, - move across on a work permit and apply for residency once you arrive, - use a consultant to do the paperwork - complete the application yourself. The Australian government provides every detail of the information you may require re immigration on their Department of Immigration website. We have provided a list of immigration agents, but we don't specifically recommend or have personal experience of any of these. Part of your homework is to contact them and access the value they contribute for the fees they charge. Most of them will offer you a free initial consultation. Use it. For a detailed contact list of these agents, click here. Citizenship Since 1949, when Australian citizenship first became possible, over 3 million Australian settlers have taken the important step of becoming Australian citizens. Over 70,000 settlers continue to become new citizens each year. To find out why citizenship is an important step in your immigration process, how to apply for citizenship, and other related information, read more in our citizenship section. |
Visa requirements Immigration Department Australian Business Migration Network www.taurusfinancial.com.au Immigration agents [click here for more details] AMIS pvs (Karen Mathie) - Sydney, Australia www.amis.com.au ACN Consultants – Johannesburg, South Africa www.acn-consultants.co.za Australian Business Associates – Johannesburg, South Africa www.aba.co.za Australia Migrate – Sydney, Australia www.australiamigrate.com dtg Migration Services – Sydney, Australia lynne@dtgms.com.au Hitchcock & Associates – Sydney, Australia www.hitchcock.com.au Four Corners Emigration – Sydney, Australia matthew@4-corners.com.au International Immigration Alliance – Johannesburg, South Africa www.immigrate.co.za Loseby & Co – Johannesburg,South Africa garry@loseby.co.za Migration Consultants Australia - Melbourne, Australia www.mcamigration.com.au Relocation Agents Cendant (international corporate) Tel: 1800 648 425 245 St Kilda Road, St Kilda, Vic |
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Preparing to move The following is designed to help you prepare for your move. It will assist in making the relocation to Australia an organised and smooth endeavour with as few “surprises” as possible. Start with the obvious:
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The following is our list of useful links other than the ones already mentioned in specific areas... A link that I must mention that is not necessarily useful, but rather a distraction, is 80's Games. Warning: this is a thief of valuable time. The likes of Pacman, Asteroids, Space Invaders and Moon Patrol will take you for a stroll down gaming memory lane.
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Info Yellow Pages White Pages Trading Post (like Junkmail) The Weather Map finder Country Stats: Nationmaster Country dialing codes Travelling in Oz Qantas Jet Star Virgin Blue Zuji Transport Info in Sydney Weather in Oz Australian Bureau of Meteorology Nine MSN The Weather Co The Weather Zone Weather Underground Weather News Yahoo Government Orgs Immigration Australian Customs Australian TAX Office (ATO) NSW Infringements NSW Government Portal NSW Police Australian Government Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Passports Other Pet Link Oz Pets What is the time in...? Sydney Johannesburg |
www.yellowpages.com.au www.whitepages.com.au www.tradingpost.com.au www.weatherzone.com.au www.whereis.com.au www.nationmaster.com 1areacodescountrycodes.com www.qantas.com.au www.jetstar.com.au www.virginblue.com.au www.zuji.com.au www.131500.com.au Bureau of Meteorology Nine MSN's weather The Weather Co The Weather Zone Weather Underground Weather News Yahoo's weather in Oz www.immi.gov.au www.customs.gov.au www.ato.gov.au www.infringements.nsw.gov.au www.nsw.gov.au www.police.nsw.gov.au www.gov.au www.abs.gov.au www.passports.gov.au www.petlink.com.au www.ozpets.com.au Time differences in Oz www.worldtimeserver.com  |
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Newspapers We still believe that the best source of information is the internet. Let me qualify best source: it is the most current, independent (yet very subjective), and varied source of divergent information. But if you are a paper person, here are some of the better Oz papers...online.
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Australian news website Australian newspaper online Some specific ones: The Australian The Sydney Morning Herald Northern Territory News Queensland Independent The Courier Mail The SA Independent |
www.news.com.au ww.nla.gov.au/npapers www.theaustralian.news.com.au www.smh.com.au www.news.com.au/nt www.sjc.uq.edu.au/tqi thecouriermail.news.com.au www.saindependent.com.au |
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Sport Diving is cheap - approx $7 for an air fill (assuming you have your own gear). Sydney offers plenty of spectacular shore dives. Rugby Union in some states is deemed an elitist sport, mostly played at club and private school level. NSW does offer union at public schools. Unbelievably National Rugby League (NRL) has a bigger following than rugby union in Oz. Australian Football League (Footy or AFL) is the most popular of the 'rugby' games. NRL and footy are more representative of the masses. Cricket
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www.deep6diving.com.au Links to Sports News:
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Footy (AFL) [teams - websites]: Adelaide - Crows Brisbane - Lions Carlton - Blues Collingwood - Magpies Essendon - Bombers Fremantle - Dockers Geelong - Cats Hawthorn - Hawks Melbourne - Demons North Melbourne - Kangaroos Port Adelaide - Power Richmond - Tigers St. Kilda - Saints Sydney - Swans West Coast - Eagles Western Bulldogs - Bulldogs Rugby Union ACT Brumbies NSW Warratahs Queensland Reds |
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