thread: Moving o/s?? Have you done it and where?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jul 2010
    sydney
    2,187

    Oh thanks traveller,
    Well I'm thing America or the uk.
    I already thought about the countries and language barriers and I decided that I would rather go to English speaking countries as I don't think I would be able to adopt the tongue Itms lol..
    I also want to go where there is a rail system so dh has a better opportunity at gaining employment also.
    What do you think would be a great way of finding or looking for o/s employment housing etc.. I'm also wanting to live where it's a great community for my children and also where I will want to raise a family..
    Where are you from?


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  2. #2
    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Scottish expat living in Geelong
    5,572

    I am from Scotland

    The first step is to have a look at the availability of visas. There are usually online guides that help you work out if your family has the skills to be offered a visa in whichever country you choose. Start by looking UK Border Agency Visa Services Home Page and American Visa and US Immigration: American Visa Bureau to see if you qualify. One year visas are usually easier to come by than permanent visas (working holiday type visas). Another thing to think about is the custody arrangements with your children, as if your ex does not agree you will probably not be allowed to take them overseas for any length of time.

    If you get through all that and emigration is still an option for you, the rest is fairly simple. There are firms that will assist you with getting the visa, and others that will pack up all your belongings and put them on a ship to wherever you decide to go. It is a great exercise for your children, to expose them to another country and culture (even if the language is the same, there are massive differences between countries).