ITshnik in Australia

    With this article, I will try to continue the review of countries that have begun in Money there, the weather is rubbish and the government has introduced new requisitions. What to do? . I don’t want to discuss why, why, what moved me to move (someone is fun and comfortable only in New York / London, and someone is very happy in the village), but I’ll just try to provide some information. Here on the site there are quite a lot of people from Australia, I hope they will correct me somewhere, add something. I will be happy to answer all questions in the comments.



    So, let's start with immigration.


    No, of course, you can find an employer and come with a work visa, I even know a couple of people who have arrived this way (for example, huge-pink-dream.livejournal.com ), but it’s much easier to get a residence permit. Firstly, the work visa is tied to the employer, the loss of work leads to the loss of the visa (I was in such a situation, rather unpleasant sensations). Secondly, I think the process of immigration is much simpler, and it can turn out much faster than finding an employer who is ready to sponsor (not financially, but with documents) a work visa.

    The process of obtaining a residence permit is described in some detail on the website of the immigration department ( www.immi.gov.au ), in booklet 6 ( www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/1119.pdf) You can go through the process yourself or using the services of an immigration agent. By law, only registered agents ( www.themara.com.au ) can provide immigration services.

    I will not describe the process in detail, because my experience of filing documents has been almost seven years old and something has probably changed during that time. The whole process consists of three stages: pass the English language exam (IELTS), confirm the qualifications (IT specialists are welcome either at the Australian Computer Society - www.acs.org.au or to engineers (IEA) - www.engineersaustralia.org.au) and actually apply for a residence permit. After submitting the documents, after a while, a package of documents for medical examination will come. And after a while, if everything is in order, a visa grant will come, after which it can be pasted at the consulate. A visa is issued for five years, after which it can be extended. Or you can (now after 4 years of residence in the country having a residence permit), apply for citizenship.

    Upon arrival, you need to live on something, and therefore
    Work in IT


    It’s best to start with a wonderful post about how much money to have with you upon arrival .
    The numbers there are somewhat outdated, but it gives a great idea how to estimate the right amount of money. This does not mean that you can’t travel with $ 50 in your pocket, but a certain amount to begin with will give more confidence. Unlike Canada, Australia does not require proof of a certain minimum amount in the account.

    The population of Australia is only 20 million people, which, accordingly, affects the number of vacancies, for example, even in very prosperous two or three years ago, the number of vacancies at the request of C ++ Melbourne was much less than at the height of the dot-com crisis in California.

    Jobs are sought mainly through acquaintances and at www.seek.com.au. There are a couple more sites, such as www.careerone.com.au , but the main one is Seek.

    The average salary in different cities can be viewed on the website of one recruiting agency - www.hays.com.au/salary/default.aspx and for IT professionals - www.hays.com.au/salary/pdfs08/Information%20Technology.pdf . Salaries in advertisements are usually annual without tax, may also include the mandatory 9% of pension contributions (package), or these 9% may be in excess of the annual salary. The tax scale is progressive, reaches 45%, taxes can be estimated on the website of the tax office ( www.ato.gov.au) Roughly, estimating from the average salary, 25-30% of taxes will go. Plus, the state pays a certain amount for an unemployed wife and children (not very many).

    I add that going to Australia with the hope of making money is a pretty utopian idea, there is much more money in America or Asia.

    So, we found a job, there is money
    Costs


    The main expense item is housing. All of Australia, in general, is a large one-story village. Housing is searched at www.realestate.com.au or domain.com.au . All work is concentrated mainly in the City (Melbourne is a small rectangle town with a size of 1.5 by 2 km). The cost of housing, respectively, decreases with distance from the City. Public transport, in general, is not bad, but, for example, trains in the City (I'm talking about Melbourne, in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, everything can be completely different) go every 10-15 minutes per hour peak and every half hour all the rest of the time. The journey to work (if you live 30 km from the city) can take from 40 minutes.
    Cars are quite expensive, you can estimate the prices on carsales.com.au. And, in general, the remoteness of the island from the rest of the world affects all the goods here are expensive and the choice is less than in Europe, not to mention America. Gasoline at the moment, costs $ 1.05-1.3 per liter (the price depends on the day of the week, the cheapest on Tuesday-Wednesday). 1 Australian dollar is approximately equal to 24 rubles or 76 US cents. Insurance for a car (depending on the car and on driving experience) costs from 150-200 dollars. Car registration (again, Victoria, in other states may be different) - $ 600 per year.
    Food prices, in general, are the same (something cheaper, something more expensive) as in Russia.

    Nature, weather


    Australia is a fairly large island, so the weather varies quite a lot. Cold and low humidity in Melbourne, slightly warmer in Adelaide. Warmer but wetter in Sydney, even more humid in Brisbane, Darwin. Pretty good weather - warm and low humidity in Perth. Melbourne: in summer it is warm, 25-30 degrees, several days can be 40-45 (but at low humidity they feel much better than, for example, in Seoul 30 degrees with 100 percent humidity). In winter, 7-8 degrees at night, 12-17 in the afternoon. The ocean is quite cold, swimming (without a wetsuit :-)) is possible only in January-February.
    Yes, 8 of the 10 most poisonous spiders live in Australia, but in everyday life it is quite difficult to meet them and the more north, the more likely the meeting is :-). There are sharks, but they also like northern waters, as well as poisonous jellyfish :-)

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