Work In Australia

fish7 · #1 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 05:43 PM

Thinking of going to Australia for 2 months to work as a brickie is it hard to get a good paying job for that time at iam there Then iam checking out the place then going to take the family over soon after

kaz101 · #2 (**permalink**) 19th August 2008, 08:23 PM

Hi Fish7,

I moved your post to it's own thread so you'll get more replies (and your question was more about work than the cost of living

).

Firstly I have to ask have you got a visa sorted? You didn't mention that and without a correct visa you can't work - I know that may sound obvious but I thought I'd mention it. Two months sounds like a tourist visa rather than a work visa...

Regards,
Karen

IrishAngel · #3 (**permalink**) 20th August 2008, 02:05 PM

Hi Fish 7

My husband is a brickie also and we are going to melbourne, i hear there is plenty of work there as my father in law is over there already waiting for my husband cos they partnered eachother in Ireland, and its all bricks (no blocks). have you a place set up to stay at?? Do you know anyone in OZ??

fish7 · #4 (**permalink**) 20th August 2008, 07:56 PM

My mothers cousin stays in whayalla south australia. Is the money good as a brickie .Was going to go for couple of months to c if i like it .Then ship the wife and kids out .How do u get a visa for 2 months just looked at the emigration ones so far

kaz101 · #5 (**permalink**) 20th August 2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fish7

My mothers cousin stays in whayalla south australia. Is the money good as a brickie .Was going to go for couple of months to c if i like it .Then ship the wife and kids out .How do u get a visa for 2 months just looked at the emigration ones so far

Hi Fish7,

That's why I asked the question about your visa since I've never heard of a working visa for 2 months. There are tourist visas that I think can last up to 3 months but you can't work on those. There are working holiday visas and for those you need to be under 30 years of age.

There is a link to visa types in the "PLEASE READ...." post but when in doubt consult an agent. There are a couple of them that post on this forum - Alan Collett and Veronika (SOMV) or you have links to the MIA and MARA agent associations in the post I mentioned.

Regards,
Karen