It's not easy to get an Australian PRship these days.

China doesn't have laws for permanent immigration.

That is absolute nonsense. 1/4 of all Australians are born overseas. Per capita, Australia has perhaps the highest number of immigrants compared to most other developed nations. The country with the most citizens migrating to Australia (excluding NZ maybe) is none other than Britain.

The Australian migration system is realtively straightforward - you either make it or you don't. You can check that for yourself at www.dimia.gov.au website. There is no discretion involved.

http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,2340,en_...1_1_1_1,00.html

I agree as well a recent news from the aussie treasurer called costello was calling for more aussie new born babies as he is worried in the near future the ratio of immigrants to australians will be more than 1/2 and as a result that sparked a furor among those immigrants who have been in australia for many many years.

errm...just check through,yes you guys are right.sorry for posting without research 1st.just my 2 cents anyway.
well,now i know how's it really work.thanks for the correction tho

Don't forget about Canada too.

wow so true...some ppl are just not fortunate enough to get a high education level to go in so i do agree with tat...when ppl say its not about money they are just talking plain shit !!

Hi Malaysians do have an option as Holiday Working Visa, where any Malaysian can work in Australia for a period of 12 months on and off. You can just check the Australian High Commission on the process.

Mod please let me know if I have this in the wrong category.

Hi all,

I am an SAP consultant with 7 years of working experience and I am thinking about migrating to Australia. I checked the immigration departments website and saw under IT skills in demand listed are IT business analyst, analyst programmer and a few other generic roles.

I need help on the following questions:
a) Is SAP one of the skills in demand in Australia?
b) Can I migrate there as a skilled migrant? If yes what is the process?
c) Do I need to work for years before I can migrate?
d) As the only daughter in my family, can I bring along my parents if my application is successful?

Thank you.

You should direct your query to the Australian Embassy because they should answer all your questions pertaining to immigration with your skills.

This post has been edited by nwk: Jan 5 2011, 10:21 AM

Apart from the Embassy, as suggested, you can also check with a migration agent.

Prior to the revision of the MODL list (if I'm not wrong), SAP was one of the sought after occupations when it came to IT in Australia. What you've stated is the new list (business analyst, etc).

I reckon that it's still in demand, but from my point of view it seems that getting a job over there is easier for migration. You're company may sponsor you. If you want to apply from here, I believe you can apply as a skilled. As for the process, you can get some info from the AU immigration website or speak to an agent. You could set up a non-committal meeting with an agent to discuss the eligibility (they normally don't divulge details though, since it's their bread & butter) and the general outline of things.

7 years of SAP consulting ought to be enough, as long as the experience is recent. You probably have to get the ACS to verify your experience.

As for your parents, it may take a while for you to get them over. Last I checked, there is a long average waiting time unless you pay the fee.

I can PM you some websites for help if you need, but as suggested by the previous guy, Embassy should be able to answer all your questions. Good luck in your search for details.

This post has been edited by xilepeco: Jan 5 2011, 04:02 PM

I remember SAP is highly sought after. Should be using Visa 175 or Visa 176, check it out.


Otherwise, try the migration agent at Std Chart building...forgot the name already.


For parent, the queue is more than 10 years. If pay around AUD40K, then can jump queue.

Global Migrations. Spoke to them a while back, sounds easy, according to them.

Yeah Parent's fee somewhere around there, was under 40k. Pushes the waiting down to 2 years or so.

let me try to answer your question..but im no expert...since i've got my PR few years back..

a) check the SOL
b) if u meet the points requirement, then you can migrate..
c) you've 7 years SAP experience, i guess that should be enough
d) you can include ur parents as your dependent since you are the only daughter together with your application, not a separate application..

visit GMN for more information, but one advise if u want to ask questions there, be more specific and read those existing threads before getting bombarded


This post has been edited by annielee: Jan 5 2011, 09:09 PM

Hey all, thanks for the advice and links. I will read through them.

10 years waiting list for parents?

@annielee, is there a definition to what is considered as dependent?

you have to provide sufficient prove that ur parents are dependent on you like..
- u r giving them monthly allowance
- u r the only child
- they r not working
- they r living under the same roof with you

but again, get a migration expert to help you with these.. as im not an expert..

with 7 years working exp is sap, i bet you earn a lot now.

so, pay for some professional service to assist you.

hey everyone, im in the middle of applying my migration to OZ. i just wanna ask izzit really necessary to sit for IELTS?. i mean i graduated from Nottingham in UK and sitting for and English test is just doesnt make sense. more over this test is not cheap as well. is there away i can make myself exempted for it? any advice would help

yes, if u r a malaysian, ielts is compulsory..no matter where you graduate..
unless u r US/UK citizen..

thanks annie...well then looks like im just goinna hv to sit for it.....can i ask the difficulties level for IELTS?

Since you graduated from UK, I don't think there is any problem for u