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Original poster

likelihood of moving to Oz in our age and circumstances

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piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 17:30

My partner and I are thinking of moving to Oz. I'm 40 and he's 44. I am a teacher and he is currently working in sales but wants to retrain as a a commercial airline pilot (currently sitting his first set of exams)

What are the likelihoods that we can be accepted and emigrate?

How long does it take from start to finish as a process?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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TrojanWhore · 13/01/2024 19:20

Doctors who are prepared to work in the arse end of beyond seem to fly through the system. But still have to fit age criteria etc.

And you need to be in normal health (or have only trivial/cheap conditions)

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piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 19:23

I’m thinking of my partner’s case individually, Is his case alone strong?

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IceandIndigo · 13/01/2024 19:24

You could look into moving to New Zealand, which has freedom of movement with Australia once you’re a citizen.

EasternStandard · 13/01/2024 19:25

AyeRightYeAre · 13/01/2024 19:01

From the internet

•	Be under 45 years old.
•	Have a skill from Australia’s list.
•	Pass a skills assessment by the right authority.
•	Get an invitation to apply.
•	Score enough points based on age, qualifications, and English skills.
•	Sometimes, have a valid sponsor, but not always.
•	Be aware that some visas might not be open for applications, like the Skilled Regional visa.

For most skilled migration visas, the Australian government charges at least £2,300 for one person and £6,300 for a family of four, including two kids under 18.
Processing times vary from 6 months to 2 years, so it’s vital to submit an accurate visa application to avoid wasting time and money.

The only way round it would be to get an investment visa which means you are willing to invest 1.5 million Australian dollars or have an exceptional and in demand skill.

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Interesting they don’t muck around the Aussies

PamelaParis · 13/01/2024 19:39

piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 19:23

I’m thinking of my partner’s case individually, Is his case alone strong?

Nope. He's not going to qualify as a pilot and get a job and a visa granted within 11 months. It just ain't going to happen.

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piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 20:06

What if he postponed the pilot training and just applies as a sales manager?

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silentpool · 13/01/2024 20:12

It sounds like you should be the primary applicant as a teacher and he comes on a family visa?

But contact a migration agent.

NewYearResolutions · 13/01/2024 21:14

@IceandIndigo I have New Zealand citizenship. I believe we can live and work there but will not gain citizenship unless we qualify like everyone else.

NewYearResolutions · 13/01/2024 21:16

There is a problem of kiwis who live and work their whole life in Australia but qualify for things like universities, the dole and superannuation.

Pacificisolated · 13/01/2024 21:30

Unless things have changed enormously since I emigrated, the fact that he has a daughter living in Australia will be irrelevant. He either consented to her moving overseas or a court ruled that it was in her best interests to leave the UK and her father.

As a teacher you may be able to get a skilled migration visa. It is a long and expensive process but not impossible if you really want to do it.

echt · 13/01/2024 21:50

NewYearResolutions · 13/01/2024 21:16

There is a problem of kiwis who live and work their whole life in Australia but qualify for things like universities, the dole and superannuation.

Do you mean don't qualify?

This has been, shamefully true for many years, but the dole bit has changed recently: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/new-zealand-citizens-claiming-payments-australia?context=43916

Also pension, which is what I think you mean by superannuation. In Australia they are two separate things:

https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/australian-age-pension/

Australian age pension

Australia Age Pension | Moving to Australia

New Zealanders who are 66 and 6 months or older and live in Australia should be eligible for an Australian age pension. As long as they meet the resident, income, and asset eligibility criteria.

https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/australian-age-pension/

Danfromdownunder · 13/01/2024 21:55

I’m Australian and it’s easier if you are willing to work in the remote communities. Dunno about your racist partner tho - loads of Indigenous Peoples life out there.

BusterGroove · 13/01/2024 21:58

Is his son moving with you? How old is he?

Nofilteritwonthelp · 13/01/2024 22:00

piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 17:46

Well yes I agree- but I will be giving him a mouthful and educating him when he gets back. Doesn't negate that maybe we'd want to move there.

I still would like some constructive advice on the feasibility of this plan

Thank you

You really shouldn't move there if he feels like this, it's literally their country and those thoughts are beyond disgusting 😒

whatausername · 13/01/2024 22:10

Genuine question, why do you want to move? Your partner is racist towards indigenous people so why would the two of you want to move there. He'll not like it and you'll be constantly mortified, if you've any sense. Meanwhile you, despite claiming to want to hear about lived experiences when challenged, seemed happy enough to have people google basic information for you. So far your partner appears racist and you came across as lazy and, given the "loophole" talk, rather entitled and sneaky. Not that I'm super keen to keep the pair of you in the UK if that's where you are currently but I am curious why you two would move to Australia.

NewYearResolutions · 13/01/2024 22:14

@echt Yes I missed don’t in my reply. It’s a reply to a PP about gaining NZ citizenship to live in Australia. I would not recommend it for someone in their 40s at all. If they only plan to try Australia out, and if they have kiwi parents and can get citizenship by descent, then I’d say go for it.

echt · 13/01/2024 23:25

NewYearResolutions · 13/01/2024 22:14

@echt Yes I missed don’t in my reply. It’s a reply to a PP about gaining NZ citizenship to live in Australia. I would not recommend it for someone in their 40s at all. If they only plan to try Australia out, and if they have kiwi parents and can get citizenship by descent, then I’d say go for it.

That would be my thought too @NewYearResolutions. Trying the NZ route any other way is very much a long game, even though their upper age limit is higher than Australia's.

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piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 23:57

I can't understand why you would tar me with the same brush. I am just as mortified and horrified by the comments he made, and you would know that if you had read my previous post.

My partner wants to move to be closer to his daughter who lives there and he cannot imagine being so far away from her. He wants to watch her grow up

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ElevenSeven · 14/01/2024 00:01

My partner wants to move to be closer to his daughter who lives there and he cannot imagine being so far away from her. He wants to watch her grow up

This makes precisely squat all difference to the immigration case.

He’s a non-starter.

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piddocktrumperiness · 14/01/2024 00:01

I have already looked at visa sites and calculated my points for emigration. But doing it from the Uk and one's lived experiences is different, hence my question.

As for loopholes, I was sensing the desperation my partner had for wanting to be closer to his daughter and me knowing that he is where he is with work and aviation aspirations along with his age, was thinking around and seeing if there was an alternative route.

Yes my partner was absolutely ignorant, and he will learn, but I feel this is all deflecting away from the actual post I had, which is getting a better grasp and understanding of the emigration process for someone who is in their mid 40's as most of the people I know where either much younger or nurses/doctors, not teachers and sales managers

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ElevenSeven · 14/01/2024 00:07

These the same kids you dislike so much, you were thinking of throwing in the towel with him the other week?

Now you’re moving thousands of miles to be closer to them?

All of this sounds batshit and chaotic tbh.

spearthatbroc · 14/01/2024 06:39

ElevenSeven · 14/01/2024 00:07

These the same kids you dislike so much, you were thinking of throwing in the towel with him the other week?

Now you’re moving thousands of miles to be closer to them?

All of this sounds batshit and chaotic tbh.

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yep

Although there is zero chance of this actually happening

spearthatbroc · 14/01/2024 06:40

piddocktrumperiness · 13/01/2024 23:57

I can't understand why you would tar me with the same brush. I am just as mortified and horrified by the comments he made, and you would know that if you had read my previous post.

My partner wants to move to be closer to his daughter who lives there and he cannot imagine being so far away from her. He wants to watch her grow up

the daughter that you started a thread on about how much you don’t like her

what a circus of shit

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