Hi, me and a few friends have decided to leave singapore in a few years time to migrate to aus for good. anyone care to share tips on getting visa and problems that will occur during the process? im securing a job there before i will be over so that i get a work permit or maybe a PR. Many thanks for helping out. Im planning to have a house in brisbane and settle down there.

And no ill not miss bak chor mee and ERP in singapore when im over

LOL dont worry u wont miss teh bak chor mee and erp .

U`ll just miss the safety in singapore .

And going to brisbane ? Good luck to u mate . If i`m not wrong people there are quite racist .

when u going off? Yeah, I heard some of the people there are quite racist. Parents leh?

bye. nice journey. 

Perhaps its ironic that what you write is that "people there are quite racist".... THAT is racism. One definition of racism is: "intolerance of another race". Is that not what you are displaying here?

Racism exists everywhere (even in Singapore).

It is practiced primarily by those with weak self esteem, poor morale upbringing, or poor intelligence - mostly passed down generation upon generation.

For the record, I am Australian and even though I have experienced rascism here in Singapore, I still count many asians as my best friends.

Not all Australians are racists, and racism is never acceptable.

I've stayed in australia for quite afew months now and i know of no such 'racism'.. Probably propaganda to discourage people from leaving SG. By the way I'm in Brisbane

Hi WoBuPaNi,

I would suggest you first look at applying for PR. It is not easy to get job without a PR or a visa with work conditions. Most job advertisments will specify that applicants must have work rights before they apply. Not to say it is impossible. There have been people who had employers sponsor their work visa, usually they are already here on some kind of visa, e.g. student visa and had worked for the company during the holidays, or are in certain occupations that are in severe shortage such that employers have to get them into Aus on 457 visas.

Look at the DIAC website for information about applying for skilled migration. What do you do for your job? The application process takes 8-15 months before your PR is approved, so do your planning with that timeframe in mind.

Why the hell do u want to emigrate to Aus? Aussie are leaving!

Related NZHerald links:

Migration loss to Aussie highest in nearly 20 years

CANBERRA - New Zealand is the biggest beneficiary after Australia experienced its biggest annual exodus on record.

Almost 77,000 people left the Australia permanently in 2007-08, a new report shows.

The main countries of intended residence for all permanent departures were New Zealand (18.4 per cent), the United Kingdom (17.8 per cent), the United States (9.3 per cent), Hong Kong (7.2 per cent) and Singapore (6.4 per cent).

The migration from Australia will go only some way to redressing the balance on this side of the Tasman as official figures showed the annual loss of people from New Zealand to Australia hit a 19-1/2-year high in August.

Almost two thirds of those who left the country permanently were aged between 25 and 54.

A further 102,066 Australian residents left the country for a year or more with more than 55 per cent in professional occupations or trades, the Emigration 2007-2008 report shows.

The report showed almost half of those who left Australia permanently were in skilled jobs.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the figures showed that emigration played a significant role in Australia's current skills shortage.
"Historically high numbers of our young, highly skilled people are moving overseas to live and work," Senator Evans said.

The exodus in 2007-08 represents a 6.7 per cent increase on the previous year and a 325 per cent increase on the low of 18,100 people who left permanently in 1985-86.

"These latest figures also reflect the current global demand for skills and the internationalisation of the labour market as part of the broader process of globalisation," Senator Evans said.

Those leaving are almost equally divided between Australian born and overseas born.

Residents of NSW led the exodus with 31,390 people, followed by Victoria (16,408), Queensland (15,289), Western Australia (8,388) and South Australia (3,140).

Of the permanent departures, 39,467 or 51 per cent were men compared to 37,456 women (49 per cent).

Although there were 149,635 permanent arrivals in 2007-08, the net gain - arrivals minus permanent departures - was the 10th highest recorded.

- AAP

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Originally posted by homer28:

Why the hell do u want to emigrate to Aus? Aussie are leaving!

Why should we worry about what the Aussies are doing? We worry about what we want!

aussies are leaving, but they're not coming to sg haha.

Hi guys.

I'm going over to melbourne for studies in june 09 will eventually want to live and work in Aus. Is it a good idea now to change my money to Aussie with the Aussie being so low now?

If the time is ripe, do you guys suggest i go to a money changer to change a whole load of Aussie and stash it under my bed or open a local bank account to buy the currency and then send the money over when i leave?

Originally posted by WoBuPaNi:

Hi, me and a few friends have decided to leave singapore in a few years time to migrate to aus for good. anyone care to share tips on getting visa and problems that will occur during the process? im securing a job there before i will be over so that i get a work permit or maybe a PR. Many thanks for helping out. Im planning to have a house in brisbane and settle down there.

And no ill not miss bak chor mee and ERP in singapore when im over

you should pm lionoisy for a reality check. if you can still tick against all that he can throw at you, then you can plan forward.

when you say you are securing a job there b4 you go over, are you referring to internal company transfer? otherwise, you may be in for a rude shock. not all aussie companies will offer you a job and then apply the work permit for you. it's rare as i know it. in most cases, they will require you to have a valid work permit or PR status there first before they even consider you. it is not the other way round.

Originally posted by funnycar:

Hi guys.

I'm going over to melbourne for studies in june 09 will eventually want to live and work in Aus. Is it a good idea now to change my money to Aussie with the Aussie being so low now?

If the time is ripe, do you guys suggest i go to a money changer to change a whole load of Aussie and stash it under my bed or open a local bank account to buy the currency and then send the money over when i leave?

i think you can wait....currency is volatile but given the climate down under, aussie $ is not likely to appreciate anytime soon.

your timing to study there is good.

Originally posted by Karma88:

LOL dont worry u wont miss teh bak chor mee and erp .

U`ll just miss the safety in singapore .

And going to brisbane ? Good luck to u mate . If i`m not wrong people there are quite racist .

I think Singaporean chinese are more racist, see how they treat the Malays.

Originally posted by redDUST:

i think you can wait....currency is volatile but given the climate down under, aussie $ is not likely to appreciate anytime soon.

your timing to study there is good.

Ok, thanks for the heads up.

I was looking through the points system of Subclass 885 from the Aus Immgration website. There's this category, Australian Qualifications, that i don't quite understand. Base on my understanding, I will need to study a minimum of 3 years in Aus and  graduate with a Second Class honours in order to earn 15 points. Does that mean if I were to graduate within 2.5 years with a Second Class honours, I wouldn't be able to earn the 15 points?

And also, regarding English Language Ability, is IELTS really required to gain the 25 or 15 points? Is olvl english accepted?

I understand that their immigration policy is constantly changing and by the time i graduate and apply for PR status, it could be a whole set of different rules.

Originally posted by funnycar:

Ok, thanks for the heads up.

I was looking through the points system of Subclass 885 from the Aus Immgration website. There's this category, Australian Qualifications, that i don't quite understand. Base on my understanding, I will need to study a minimum of 3 years in Aus and  graduate with a Second Class honours in order to earn 15 points. Does that mean if I were to graduate within 2.5 years with a Second Class honours, I wouldn't be able to earn the 15 points?

And also, regarding English Language Ability, is IELTS really required to gain the 25 or 15 points? Is olvl english accepted?

I understand that their immigration policy is constantly changing and by the time i graduate and apply for PR status, it could be a whole set of different rules

Spot on.

Yes, you have to spend at least 3 years in your study if you want to get 15 points. If you only take 2.5 years, then you only get 5 points.

You have to take IELTS. Doesn't matter if you have O level, A level or a degree in English Language.