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Originally Posted by Pinky
I read your previous threads regarding leaving family and that's one of my fears...
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Seriously, dont take any notice of that post - I was on a very bad day because my mum had just left - its passed now and its fine - honestly.
Obviously you need to be aware that the cost of living in the CBD (housing etc) is shockingly expensive. Make sure that you're either given an allowance for that or that your salary is enough to still give you a good standard of living. We live an hour outside Sydney and we barely scrape through here (husbands salary isnt great!!).
So would it be a temporary sponsored visa? If so then thats the same one we came out on - a 457 Visa. It was fine for us but something you'd need to look at changing as quickly as possible if you decided you wanted to stay here permanently - basically you still pay the same tax etc as everyone else, but you dont get the perks, like full Medicare etc etc.
Its great that you'll already know a lot of people - that makes a HUGE difference. We were in the same situation too which helped us so much.
Umm..........yes I can see why you're nervous!!!! Been there done that - not a nice feeling at all but if you dont do it you'll be hounded by 'what ifs' for the rest of your life - now thats not a nice feeling either!!
