captain Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hi everyone,My wife and i have been discussing moving away from South Africa for some time now. Australia and Ireland were our two choices and Australia has won the vote. We want to start the ball rolling abd have discovered that it is quite a nerve racking experience from when one actually makes the decision Anyway we have have made our decision and thats it. I have heard nothing but positive feedback with regards to life in australia and the best way to start is joining in on this forum. My wife and i have three teenage children, two boys and one girl. My wife is self employed and i am involved in site/project managent mainly with regards to Power Station Automation.We would realy appreciate some direction we need to take and any Advice that may be able to speed up the process a bit.RegardsPaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch-sa-uk-oz Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Welcome Paul, let me be the first to say HI (only coz Oz is still snoring ) We are in a similar boat, were in the UK and have decided to move. You will defo get heaps of usefull info on this site. I'm not sure what the costs involved are from SA but with the exchange rate I'm sure its not cheap. But if you want it then its just one of those things. Good luck with your endevor.Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hi CaptainCongratulations with your decision, I am sure none of you will be disappointed with life in Australia.The very first thing that you have to do, is to apply for an unabridged birth certificate for each member of the family. You also need an unabridged marriage certificate.After that it would depend on what visa you are applying for as to what documentation you will need.Any formal qualifications that you have may have to be checked out by the relevant Australian authorities.Ask you questions, you will probably get all the assistance that you need here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queensland Girl Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hi PaulFrom a self-employed mother of three teenagers my sympathies are with you. Re-locating is daunting, and your teenagers will not make it any easier. But...things do settle down.keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa2auz Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 WelcomeYou won't regret your decision at all, this is an amazing country and your kids will blossom. Stick to your guns the ups make the downs worth it and you will all be fine.If you have any questions, you have found the right place.Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) Well . . . . the choice was pretty straight forward from an Australian perspective.When sending any documents, I've hears that DHL is good. Things have been known to go astray in sending stuff thro' the South African Post Office and they can take a while to get to Australia.By the way, you didn't mention what age your teenagers were? Edited December 19, 2006 by Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Dear Paul,Congratulations on your decision and welcome to the forum! The very first thing that you have to do, is to apply for an unabridged birth certificate for each member of the family. You also need an unabridged marriage certificate.Mara is 100% correct! Apply for the unabridged birth- and marriage certificates for ALL family members as soon as possible, because it takes a while to obtain these. Attached are the application forms for both mentioned unabridged birth- and marriage certificates. Ensure that the “unabridged” block is ticked. Click here for a list of all the Home Affairs Regional offices.Should you need to obtain these documents earlier, I suggest you contact Bunny Hop for expediting of the certificates. A lot of forum made use of them, but I believe one pay a premium for their services.Good luck!Lovies, Pippa! XApplication_for_Unabridged_Birth_Certificate.pdfApplication_for_Unabridged_Marriage_Certificate.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Hi everyone,My wife and i have been discussing moving away from South Africa for some time now. Australia and Ireland were our two choices and Australia has won the vote. We want to start the ball rolling abd have discovered that it is quite a nerve racking experience from when one actually makes the decision Anyway we have have made our decision and thats it. I have heard nothing but positive feedback with regards to life in australia and the best way to start is joining in on this forum. My wife and i have three teenage children, two boys and one girl. My wife is self employed and i am involved in site/project managent mainly with regards to Power Station Automation.We would realy appreciate some direction we need to take and any Advice that may be able to speed up the process a bit.RegardsPaulHi everyone,Wow what a response, thank you all VERY much. This is definitly a positive start to the whole process and i will start immediately with obtaining the relevant certificates. In the meantime are there any specific sites i could visit for more information regarding career opportunities. Thanks once againRegardsPaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa2auz Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 Hi thereHave a look at seek.com.au, some of the recruiters are Hudson, Robert Walters, Jivaro, Hays and Precision Resourcing. I have found that we were pretty impressed and received many positive responses. Also look at Lester Associates. Also check out specific companies and send them your resume. Depending on what you do you might be able to get sponsored. I know companies like Unwired are always expanding and looking. If you can get sponsored it is great as you have the security of a job this end. Also once you are here apply for PR as once your kids turn 18 it gets harder.Lastly never ever give up, you will find those that did get sponsored hung in there and now they are here.Best of Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hi Bob,Thanks very much for the reply. Sorry about the delay im mine but i have been on a little bit of leave up to a few days ago. I have 14 and 15 year old sons and a 16 year old daughter. There are very mixed feelings about the whole move but moving more towards the positive side. I think i am now capable of anything having convinced three teenagers, two who are in love, that moving to another country is a realy good idea.Well i have started the ball rolling and have applied for all the unabridged certificates i will be requiring.Thanks and regardsPaul (Captain)Hi Pippa,Thanks so much for the info, i have contacted bunny hop and the documents are bieng processed. This is an amazing siteRegardsPaul (Captain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colton Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Paul,If you can PM me and give me a little more detail about what it is you actually do my hubby may be able to help out with a job and possible sponsorship. He is also in the High Voltage Protection business.Colton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Lavery_Paul_Resume.docPaul,If you can PM me and give me a little more detail about what it is you actually do my hubby may be able to help out with a job and possible sponsorship. He is also in the High Voltage Protection business.ColtonHi Colton,Thank you very much for the response. I have attached a copy of my resume, i think this would be the best way to cover what it is i do. Thanks and regardsPaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Paul,If you can PM me and give me a little more detail about what it is you actually do my hubby may be able to help out with a job and possible sponsorship. He is also in the High Voltage Protection business.Colton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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