Hi Folks,

Just to share my current situation and also require your expertise advice here. Here is my problem.

I am doing well in my finance job and so as my partner in software engineering in telecommucation industry. We are both late twenties, good earnings, committed in high end properties. As I studies in Australia, I also got know a migration lawyer residing there.

I just got in touch with him and he was assessing my skills and my partner and both my partner stand a change to obtain the Australian PR. It also cost RM 15k. (lawyers and PR visa fees). Not including other charges, medical, police clearance and etc which cost extra 5k. Total investment is rm 20k.

Question, Is migrating to overseas a good choice leaving all your high paid jobs and start fresh new ? Anyone here to share their experience which is similar and any advice which ease my thinking cap. We don't want to end up working supermarket for few years and than getting into medium scale jobs.

Regards
dr_luv

This post has been edited by dr_luv: Dec 6 2007, 05:11 PM

Dear Folks,

Thanks a lot for feedback, anway how is the job prospects in Australia for banking/finance and telecommunication industry ?

We both lived and studied in Aust for couple of years. Part of the PR process, we have to live there for 3-4 years for next PR renewal or citizenship.

There are certain items which we are sure unable to obtain in Australia such as

1) Free flow or cheap mamak food at night/supper
2) Housekeeping Maids with affordable pay
3) Family closeness
4) Close friends hanging out
5) Variety of Massage, Facial parlour
6) Malaysia is heaven for food

Can't think of anything so far ! Do list if possible.

Regards
dr_luv

Tinkerbel, why gave up and any particular reason ?

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Added on December 7, 2007, 12:40 pmReally, very good website. we just realise eveything is expensive in Aust and everything we earn is just nice for paying with high tax and labour charges. No savings.



This post has been edited by dr_luv: Dec 7 2007, 12:40 PM

Maybe I will do a job transfer since i am in international bank and my spouse in international telco vendor. Let's say I am in Standard Chartered and my spouse is in Ericsson.


Will it be good choice ?

This post has been edited by dr_luv: Dec 10 2007, 06:22 PM

Thanks Tisban. Hmm not really sure if we are qualified for expat package as we still gaining working experiance hitting our 30's soon.

If either one of us get a job transfer than it will be great. Both of our working co has its branch and hq in Aust. Well lets see.

Kikurazz, have you got your PR ?

Well u must have the followings.

1) degree or above
2) work experiance 3-4 years
3) older u are lesser points
4) good command of english

basic requirement. rest is bonus points eg, australian degree, spouse is qualified. and cost rm 20k

Folks,

Ok, I am also have another headache which is choosing proper migration agent which also require your expertise advice again.

a) migration agent based in sydney has a office in kl run white australian lawyer.

b) migration agent based in kl has affliated office in melbourne run chinese malaysian lawyers. (could be australian migrant)

c) migration agent based in singapore affliated office in sydney run singaporean lawyer. No KL office.

Any idea whom shall we select if incase we decided to apply ? Any advice based on shall we select the migration agent ?

Regard
dr luv