- A little about the country
- Legal ways to move to Australia for permanent residence
- You will be declared husband and wife
- All works are good
- Learning with pleasure
- Think for yourself, decide for yourself
Economists have a concept of the Human Development Index (HDI), which measures and assesses annually the standard of living, education and longevity in different countries of the world. According to statistics, the green continent ranks second on the planet, having the highest HDI and guaranteeing its citizens an ideal quality of life, health, education and civil and economic freedoms. Unsurprisingly, the answer to the question of how to move to live in Australia ranks high on the search terms.
A little about the country
A huge amount of uninhabited areas of a distant continent attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year who want to obtain a residence permit and start a new life in Australia. The most popular is the east coast, where the climate is milder and the living conditions are suitable. But immigrants are successfully mastering the rest of the continent, building farms and growing crops.
Australia is considered one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries on the planet. Here they treat the settlers with respect: Australians are open and benevolent, sincere and easy to communicate, always ready to help new neighbors.
There are many immigrants from Russia on the green continent. The Russian community was founded here in the middle of the 19th century and since then the number of its members has grown significantly.
Legal ways to move to Australia for permanent residence
When deciding to move, evaluate your chances of becoming a participant in one of the programs offered by the Australian government for potential immigrants:
- The most popular way to stay living on the green continent is through the professional immigration program. Its participants receive a temporary visa allowing them to work in the country for four years. The applicant is then eligible to apply for citizenship.
- The educational immigration program is an opportunity to study at an Australian university with obtaining a resident visa at the end of the course, and after four years - and citizenship.
- Business immigrants, subject to certain conditions, become holders of a temporary and then permanent visa for entrepreneurs and investors.
The government and the Ministry of Economic Development of the country are constantly creating new programs to attract young people with an active life position to the green continent. For example, since 2008, there has been a special program for the immigration of young professionals with secondary or higher specialized education and work experience of at least a year. Applicants must be under 29 years of age.
You will be declared husband and wife
Marriage with an Australian is another legal way to obtain citizenship and permanently move to the green continent. In this case, permission to stay in Australia is obtained in two stages. First, a provisional visa is issued, according to which the applicant for Australian citizenship lives with his spouse for two years, if necessary, demonstrating to the inspection authorities sincere and sincere marital relations and proof of cohabitation - photo from trips, a joint bank account, completed tax returns on time for all family members and more. After two years, the applicant submits an application for granting him the right to permanent residence.
If a legal marriage with an Australian is still in your plans, you will have to apply for a bride or groom visa. The validity of such a permit to stay in the country is 9 months. During this time, the couple must decide on their feelings, and most importantly, to formalize the marriage in order to begin the process described above for obtaining a provisional visa and permanent residence permit in the future.
All works are good
In 2009, a new program for attracting workers and employees came into effect. It allows anyone under the age of 49 to obtain a residence permit in Australia with a working profession and a certain level of work experience or internship. The Ministry of Education and Employment has published lists listing 152 blue-collar occupations. The list is officially called the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). Having the necessary skills and a diploma in any of the specialties specified in it, you can apply for participation in the program and go to live and work in Australia.
The list of professions includes a cook and a cutter of clothes, a baker and an automobile electrician, a bricklayer and a blacksmith, a carpenter and an engraver, a glazier and a polisher of precious stones.
Learning with pleasure
If you are a citizen of Russia and want to move to live in Australia, but have no reason to become a member of the professional immigration program, you can go to the green continent as a student.
The educational immigration program to Australia has both advantages and disadvantages, which it is advisable to have an idea of before applying for a visa:
- The guarantee of success and getting into the program, if it meets its requirements, is one hundred percent.
- Applicants wishing to study in Australia are quickly decided.
- Program participants receive a work permit.
- When you go to study, you can take your husband or wife with you.
- The disadvantages include paid education and the need to study for at least two years.
Compliance with all the conditions for participation in the educational immigration program allows you to receive the right to permanently live and work in the country upon completion of training and internship.
Think for yourself, decide for yourself
Despite the favorable immigration climate, Australia is still not the most popular country among Russian citizens who decide to go abroad for permanent residence. The main reason is the remoteness of the green continent from Europe and Russia. Compatriots who have already moved there complain about the long flight and high ticket prices, and therefore very few of them can afford a meeting with their homeland and loved ones once again.
