I've been thinking about moving to Australia. Are there some warnings for foreigners? Females? Hispanics? And where is the best place for foreigners to move?
Hispanic is an American term and is not used in Australia. Australians wouldn't know the difference between Hispanic and Latino if there is one and wouldn't use either term anyway. Australians will be interested in where you come from but we don't attach labels to people. If you are from the USA you are American whatever colour your skin is. Females are fine. More than half our population is female and we get on with females very well.
Australia has migrants from about 200 different countries and you find them everywhere. If you get a visa to move to Australia (check the link in Zafir's post) move to wherever you can get a job. You will have lots of choice.
The biggest warning I'd give to you is the cost of living. Buying or renting property in major capital cities is bordering on New York prices. You will find yourself in the outer suburbs unless you come with big money behind you, or a well paid job. Australians usually go into 20 year mortgages to pay off their homes. If you want to move to a regional capital city, you'll save a lot, but Australia is very fixated on its big capitals and that is where the concentration of everything is...Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth. Melbourne is the world's most "liveable city", and there are a lot of people moving there because of it.
Diane, leaving the formalities and legal aside. If you can afford it, Australia is an excellent country. Personally if I had to choose, it would be between Sydney, Mid East Coast Queensland and Melbourne.
I have already my ideal location over there, loads of acreage, big federation style home, Between Sydney and Wollongong. The people are absolutely fantastic, Diane.
Who cares your Hispanic, have you any idea how many nationalities are over there, and I think, one Hispanic and one Canadian would not tip the balance.
You can't just up and move to another country because you feel like it, you need to formally emigrate and to do this you will need to meet the strict criteria set down by that country. In the case of Australia, in order to emigrate, you must have an occupation that is on the current Skills List: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/sol/ If you meet this criteria, you can begin the emigration process, but it will take time and can be expensive.
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Zafir has summed it up nicely.
Hispanic is an American term and is not used in Australia. Australians wouldn't know the difference between Hispanic and Latino if there is one and wouldn't use either term anyway. Australians will be interested in where you come from but we don't attach labels to people. If you are from the USA you are American whatever colour your skin is. Females are fine. More than half our population is female and we get on with females very well.
Australia has migrants from about 200 different countries and you find them everywhere. If you get a visa to move to Australia (check the link in Zafir's post) move to wherever you can get a job. You will have lots of choice.
The biggest warning I'd give to you is the cost of living. Buying or renting property in major capital cities is bordering on New York prices. You will find yourself in the outer suburbs unless you come with big money behind you, or a well paid job. Australians usually go into 20 year mortgages to pay off their homes. If you want to move to a regional capital city, you'll save a lot, but Australia is very fixated on its big capitals and that is where the concentration of everything is...Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth. Melbourne is the world's most "liveable city", and there are a lot of people moving there because of it.
Diane, leaving the formalities and legal aside. If you can afford it, Australia is an excellent country. Personally if I had to choose, it would be between Sydney, Mid East Coast Queensland and Melbourne.
I have already my ideal location over there, loads of acreage, big federation style home, Between Sydney and Wollongong. The people are absolutely fantastic, Diane.
Who cares your Hispanic, have you any idea how many nationalities are over there, and I think, one Hispanic and one Canadian would not tip the balance.
You can't just up and move to another country because you feel like it, you need to formally emigrate and to do this you will need to meet the strict criteria set down by that country. In the case of Australia, in order to emigrate, you must have an occupation that is on the current Skills List: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/sol/ If you meet this criteria, you can begin the emigration process, but it will take time and can be expensive.