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Going to Live in Australia, 2nd edition - Your practical guide to living and working in Oz PDF

288 Pages·2003·1.69 MB·English
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If you want to know how. . . Getting a Job Abroad The international jobseekers’ directory Getting a Job in Australia A step-by-step guide to finding work down under How to Retire Abroad Your complete guide to a fresh start in the sun Living & Working in Australia All you need to know for starting a new life down under Getting into Australia The complete immigration guide to gaining a short- or long-term visa howtobooks Please send for a free copy of the latest catalogue: How To Books Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RX, United Kingdom email: howtobooks First published by Published by How To Content, A division of How To Books Ltd, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RX, United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 375794. Fax: (01865) 379162. Contents Preface xi Map of Australia xiv Part One ^ Australia past and present 1 Introducing Australia 3 History and background 3 Eureka! Gold . . . 7 Peace, prosperity and change in the 1900s 8 2 Australia Today 11 Aborigines 13 Facts and figures 14 Government 16 The legal system 19 PartTwo ^ Entry intoAustralia 3 Staying in Australia Temporarily 25 The Working Holiday Scheme 26 Categories for temporary immigration 27 4 Staying in Australia Permanently 35 Migration programme 36 Eligibility under the skilled stream 37 Identifying your occupation 37 Having your skills assessed 38 The points test 46 English language ability 49 Contacting the Australian mission 59 v vi / GO I NG TO L I V E I N AUS T RA L I A 5 Family Categories 61 Fiance´ category 61 Partner category 66 Spouse category 72 Interdependent partner category 77 Parent migration 83 Balance of family test 86 6 Employer-sponsored Migration 91 The Employer Nomination scheme (ENS) 91 The Regional Sponsored Migration scheme 93 Labour agreements (LA) 96 Invest Australia Supported Skills (IASS) 99 7 Provisional Visas 101 Skilled – Regional Sponsored 101 State/Territory sponsorship 105 8 Visas through Business 107 The Business Skills Program 108 State/Territory Government Sponsorship 108 Business Owner category 109 Senior Executive category 112 Investor category 113 Business Talent category 115 Business Owner visa 115 Senior Executive category 118 Established Business in Australia category 121 Regional Established Business in Australia category 123 Investment Linked category 126 Application cost and charges 128 9 Child Migration 130 Child category 130 Orphan Relative category 131 Adoption category 131 Dependent Child (Temporary) category 131 CON T EN T S / vii 10 Other Family Migration 132 Aged Dependent Relative 132 Remaining Relative 133 Carer 133 Part Three ^ Living in Australia 11 Employment 137 Curriculum vitae 138 Finding work 138 Working in Australia 144 12 Starting a Business 148 Important information 148 13 Transport 155 Driving in Australia 155 Public transport 160 14 Education in Australia 163 Finding a school for your child 163 University education 167 Career and vocational training 170 Childcare services 171 Financial assistance 172 15 Housing 173 Deciding where to live 174 Buying or renting? 182 16 Healthcare 190 Public health care system 190 Private health insurance 192 Where to go if you are sick 193 17 Banking and Financial Planning 196 Australian banks and website contacts 197 viii / G O I NG TO L I V E I N AUS T RA L I A Financial planning 203 Insurances 205 Tax 207 Consumer rights 209 18 Moving to Australia 210 Shipping 210 Deciding what to take 212 Taking your pets 214 Departures and arrivals checklists 214 19 Arriving in Australia 216 Visas 216 Customs regulations 217 20 Lifestyle 220 Leisure activities 221 21 Useful Information 225 Money matters 225 Media 226 Language 227 Religion 229 Utilities 229 Time and public holidays 229 Weather 230 Telephone system 232 What to wear 233 Healthcare for visitors 234 Safety rules for outside 234 Discovering Australia 235 22 Useful Contacts 240 DIMIA offices 240 Getting help within Australia 243 English language tests 244 Quick reference web addresses 247 CONT EN TS / ix Appendix 1 Skilled Occupations List 249 Appendix 2 Contact Details of Assessing Authorities 260 Index 263

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