More and more Brits looking at Canada

With a strong economy Canada is becoming a popular place with out of work Britons despite the climate which is too hot in the summer and way too cold in the winter!

Increasing numbers of UK nationals have become permanent residents in Canada, up from 5,199 in 2003 to 8,128 in 2007. Though it has not escaped the global downturn, the International Monetary Fund has identified Canada’s economy as one which will recover strongly and quicker than others, thanks largely to a boom in sectors such as technology.

Those qualifying for any of the 38 listed occupations, including financial auditor and cook, may have their visa applications prioritised, while rugged provinces such as Alberta also need workers in a range of sectors.

11 Millions Brits thinking of leaving!

New research has found that a whopping 11 million Brits are thinking of taking a job overseas within the next two years - a significant dent in the population - and a fifth of those would choose a new life down under…

Britain is experiencing the greatest exodus of its own nationals in recent history while immigration is at unprecedented levels, new figures show.

In 2007, 207,000 British citizens - one every three minutes - left the country and currency specialist has revealed that one in four working Brits are now looking to leave the country for sunnier climes and better job opportunities.

If you are thinking of visiting Australia then you should take out travel insurance over 75 as the medicare might not cover you for everything.

Be careful where you get your immigation advice

If an onshore adviser acting on behalf of an immigration client is not on the Register of licensed advisers (or not exempt), their application will be returned failed lodgement, and we will advise the Registrar of the Immigration Advisers Authority. Advisers who are awaiting a licensing decision from the Registrar are considered unlicensed.

From 4 May 2010, offshore advisers giving advice to people seeking visas or permits will also have to be licensed.

The £10 Poms don’t want you either

It has been reported in Australia that the original British migrants of the 1950s, the so called 10 pound poms, are not in favour of the mass immigration that first brought them to Australia’s  shores all those years ago and they would rather see Aus as a closed shop to people fleeing the UK.

We think it is a little rich coming from people who only paid £10 for a new life overseas!

The estimated cost of migration now is something like £10,000 for a family of four to Australia. The Australia public in general are against immigrants from all countries.

Australia wants native English speakers to take test

There is apparent moves by the Australian Government to insist that everyone must take English language test, even if you are from the Mother Country!

It will no longer be assumed that people from English speaking countries can speak good English. For instance 1/3 of children in London do not have English as a first language.

So Australia is continuing to make it harder to settle on her shores.

Australia have revealed big cutbacks in immigration

Word on the street is that Australia is going to cut back even more in 2010 when it comes to immigrant numbers. They have already announced that there will be cutbacks this year, targetting many different occupations.

However they gone further to say that the cutbacks will accelerate from 2010 and Europeans will not be the favoured people anymore.

An immigration insider has said off record that there will be a big push for people from Asia rather than Europe.

So all the Brits dreaming of a life downunder might have to be content with a life on the Costa Del Hell!

Be warned - Australia is sooo expensive these days

Many Brits when they head downunder consider themselves cashed up poms and have dreams of an expansive and luxurious life on a shoestring…

Well let me tell you all that this is no longer the case as it is official that Australia is more expensive than Britain, and by a long way.

Here is a comparison we did in Sainsburys and Coles - two common supermarkets which are roughly aimed at the same demographic, both taken in London and Sydney respectively. We have converted the Aussie amounts to pounds using 2.20 exchange rate (as of 6th march, xe.com)

3 bananas…

UK - 60p
Aus - £1.20

500gr Sunflower marg

UK - 1.20
Aus - 2.00

Loaf of bread

UK - 1.00

Aus - 2.20!

So there you have it, our advice is dont move to Australia unless you are retired or have at least £1m in liquid assets because the wages downunder are much lower and the cost of living is much higher, oh and you are more likely to die from the wildlife!

UK Media is so negative about the UK

Dont getsucked into the UK media and their negative as hell image of the UK! The UK is a great place to live and not the chav infested  over-crowded little country they make out.

Go somewhere like Canada and you’ll get the same crap thrown at you. The only difference will be that you’ll be freezing your nads off in Canada too!

So don’t believe all you read about the UK in the media - if this is your only reason for emigrating then shame on you. You need more solid reasons to move your family across the world.

Australia faces collapse - Don’t even go there!

Do you really want to migrate somewhere where leaves are falling off trees in the height of summer, railway tracks are buckling, and people are retiring to their beds with deep-frozen hot-water bottles, as much of Australia swelters in its worst-ever heatwave.

Melbourne thermometers topped 43C (109.4F) on a third successive day for the first time on record, while even normally mild Tasmania suffered its second-hottest day in a row, as temperatures reached 42.2C. Two days before, Adelaide hit a staggering 45.6C. After a weekend respite, more records are expected to be broken this week.

Ministers are blaming the heat – which follows a record drought – on global warming. Experts worry that Australia, which emits more carbon dioxide per head than any nation on earth, may also be the first to implode under the impact of climate change.

So think hard about whether you want to live somewhere with such EXTREME weather. Remember in Britain we do not get such extreme weather and its much better for you.

Australia is hot

Many Brits leave the UK for Australia because of the better climate. This is fair enough, after all Australia is the country of endless sunshine and warmth much of the year around where as the UK is anything but!

A word of warning about Australia’s climate.

You may think that an outdoor life will be easier downunder but you would be wrong. Many Brit expats complain that it is simply too hot to be outdoors much of the time and end up in their air conditioned indoors.

Ironically this is just like the UK except we have heating, they have cooling.