Hi, title says it all really. DH works for an Australian company and has been trying to get transferred internally to the Adelaide area for a few months but in case that doesn't go through, can any one help me in how to apply for a visa and apply for jobs over there etc?
We are 31 years old. DH's profession is very sought after over there and is on their list of skilled migrant jobs. Anyway, we have been looking to relocate to Australia for about 6 years although we have talked about it since we were teenagers. We have 2 DS's, one age 6, one nearly 3. I don't want them to get too much older before we move or else I do worry about the effects upon them and leaving their friends. At the moment they are happy being wherever we are but I know that will change over the coming years and I don't want to disrupt them as they get older and have their own friends and lives.
Please can anyone help point us in the right direction as to the Visa process, expenses and what we actually need to do. There are so many websites about it but they all seem to be agents which I have been told we don't actually need. Am I better just paying an agent to do all the work? What website do I need to go onto to register our interest and see if we qualify for a Visa? Also, how far into the process would you start applying for jobs and looking at schools etc? Sorry, I know there is a lot of info there but I am feeling quite overwhelmed and been trawling the internet for months and still seem to be quite clueless. We just seem to be going round in circles.
Thank you to anyone who offers any tips, advice and can point us in the right direction.