hi greg,
I just wanted to send you a quick reply regarding moving from Canada to another country overseas. I myself lived in Ghana, West Africa for 3 years working for a pre-fab company supplying modular camps to large oil and mining companies accross Africa.
First word of advise is that your company should do most of the dirty work for you if they are supporting you. Also don't think that you have to become a permanent resident for the reasons it just makes it easier in regards to everything to do with canadian politics which could include tax reasons mostly. Are canadian gov. still expects a hefty return on your earnings even if you are outside the country working. All you should have to do to protect yourself from this silly policy is apply for non-resident status, this should shelter most of your earnings plus it keeps the other country from getting it I would think.
Anyways I understand the urge to work abroad as I did and now has been a desire of mine ever since my return to Canada. Just keep it simple brother.
Peace,
Don
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Originally Posted by grego85
Hi everyone,
Since this is my first post I guess I should give a bit of info about myself. I'm a 24 mechanical engineer living in Toronto, Canada and I'm looking for a change of scenery after living in the same city my whole life.
A couple weeks ago I decided to start looking into engineering jobs in other countries. I stumbled on Melbourne on Forbes' list of 20 top cities to live in and the more reading I've done into the city the more interested I've become. So I'm going to start working towards getting a Visa because, as I understand, once I obtain it I have 5 years to actually make the move.
My current degree and work experience (1.5 years) falls on the MODL, SOL and CSL list (60 points.) I get 30 points for being 24 and 15 points for holding a Canadian passport. So I have already surpassed the 100 point mark for the Visa I was thinking of applying for, Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176) (Victoria) which requires 100 points. My current employer has an office in Melbourne, so I could ask for a transfer but I'm not going to rely on that for a Visa application.
Now from what I've read, I have to get my degree recognized. So I need to send in a bunch of certified documents to Engineers Australia since my country is on the Washington Accord.
Now therein lies my question. At what point should I go about getting my skills assessment done? Should I do that before I start applying for my 176? Or once I apply will they ask to get that done? I couldn't find a definitive answer on this so I thought someone on here might be able to offer some insight.
Thanks in advance!
- Greg
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