Moving to Aus?

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We are a family of four (two adults and 2 kids + a dog) looking to possibly emigrate to Australia permanently but the whole process is incredibly daunting .. we currently have a mortgage on our property and we aren't sure what to do with this if we are granted visa's . Whether to sell up or possibly rent it out and go and rent in Australia. Just trying to get some advice on the whole thing really! Also an idea of total Costs including visa's etc. We would probably sell most of our things to Start mostly fresh over there . (We would be looking at skilled working visa's as we believe we would be on the list of occupations. Thanks for any advice in advance 😊

I think the first thing would be to figure out where in Australia you would like to live as the costs could be very different based on that. If you want to live in one of the bigger cities, then the rental costs are much higher than a smaller city/town. However your salaries would be higher in those areas. Another coat would be childcare or schooling for your children as they aren’t eligible for free state schooling on certains visas so make sure you consider that as well. Set up costs, including flights, shipping, buying new appliances/furniture, hotel stays while you look for a rental property add up very quickly. I’ve moved internationally a few times in the past 15 years and it is always more than you think so do lots of research.

As for renting out your current property, that could be a good idea while you decided if Australia is a permanent move or not but make sure you factor in costs for a property manager (it’s horrible being an overseas landlord without someone in your home city to help) and any additional insurance you need. Selling overseas isn’t so bad there’s days but selling a rental house could be expensive or difficult depending on the market.

If you plan to buy in Australia I would plan to rent for at least a year as unless you have a significant deposit, it’s harder to get mortgage approval without the in-country employment and credit history.

Australia is a lovely country and has lots of opportunities but international moves are hard and you have to really want to have this experience to help you get through the difficult times.

Post on the Australia and NZ board op. You'll get lots of good advice. Actually there are already similar chats on there that you can look at.

You need to get onto the British Expats (Aus) and PomsInOz forums. Lots of useful up to date advice from people going through or having just been through the process. I got so much useful info (and friends when I arrived) from there when we moved in 2007.

Hello,
I agree with a previous poster, try and ask on the Australia & NZ Mumsnetters board.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/aussie-nz-mumsnetters

Good luck!

Saw your post, and wanted to share my story. When we moved abroad, figuring out what to do with our house was a real challenge. We ended up renting it out just in case things didn’t go as planned. Having a property manager back home was super helpful—couldn’t imagine dealing with it all from another country without one.
One thing that caught us off guard was how much paperwork was involved, especially with getting an apostille birth certificate. It’s something we didn’t think about until the last minute, but getting that done early really sped things up once we arrived.