Northern Territory

[deborah]

Hi Everyone,

I have always wanted to emigrate, talked about it alot, but have done nothing about it, so I thought it was about time I either went for it, or give up talking about it! So i've decide to say bye bye England!

I have spoken to a couple of agents and have been advised that I can get General Skills Visa if my uncle agrees to sponsor me, but I will have to stay withn the Northern Territory for the 1st 2 years.

I am planning on going on my own, so am a little nervous (even though I do have family there, as I do not want to rely on them solely).

Are there many expats in NT? I would love to get in touch with anyone who can give me advise, tips on going it alone? Clubs to join, where to meet new peple etc.

Should I use an agent to process my application? If so can anyone reommend one and advise how much I should be looking at paying? I have heard there are a few that say no visa no fee?

Any help and advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Debs

[kaz101]

Hi Debs,

Welcome to the forum.

If you look in the "Please read..." post there are links to the visas on the Aussie government website so you can check whether you think that is the correct visa for you. We came in through skilled independent and if you have the points then that one gives you more flexibility.

I haven't heard of that many expats in the Northern Territories. The most populated parts of Australia are along the Eastern and SE coasts, and of course you have Perth in the west.

When we were moving to South Australia I did as much research online as possible to find clubs that we could join since we didn't know anyone else out in South Australia. Library websites often have a list of local clubs.

We would definitely advise using an agent (make sure they are registered) since we wouldn't be here without one. Two agents said we couldn't get in and the third one got us in. If you search through the posts you'll find personal recommendations for agents from people and their costs.

Hope that helps,
Karen