Vaidyanthan--Nathan in short from India

vaidyanathan · #1 (**permalink**) 25th March 2008, 07:55 AM

Hi,

I am a IT professional working on SQL Server for the past 3 yrs ...

Thinking of migrating to the UK or Australia

Can any one give pointers as to which one would be better??

kaz101 · #2 (**permalink**) 25th March 2008, 12:32 PM

Hi Nathan,

It really depends on what you are looking for. I moved from the UK to Oz in July 2007.

If you have a look on the country forums you'll find more info on both countries.

Regards,
Karen

vaidyanathan · #3 (**permalink**) 25th March 2008, 03:41 PM

Hi Karen,

As you are in Australia ( and i learnt that you are in the IT field) could you give me some pointers on job prospects in Australia...

Could you help me out by directing me to some one who would consider my profile whilst i am in India?

Thanks for your reply...

MichelleAlison · #4 (**permalink**) 25th March 2008, 04:35 PM

Hi Nathan and welcome to the forum.

The most important thing you need to do is check out the visa situation. Once you know where you can live and work, then you can start looking for jobs. There might be tons of jobs in Australia, but if you can't get a visa, then they are no good.

Good luck with your plans.

Michelle

synthia · #5 (**permalink**) 26th March 2008, 04:48 AM

Take a browse through the Australia section of the forum. It has a lot of information about how to figure out if you qualify for immigration. Admission is by a points system, and you can calculate your score on the web site. Check the UK section, too.

vaidyanathan · #6 (**permalink**) 26th March 2008, 04:49 PM

Thanks to Michelle and Synthia for their inputs...

Meanwhile i have also applied for Victoria's(Aus) State sponsorship program....

In what way does the state sponsor my candidature??

Does the victorian govt help me out in procuring a visa and in securing a job for me??

Awaiting your reply...

Thanks

Nathan

kaz101 · #7 (**permalink**) 26th March 2008, 09:58 PM

Hi Nathan,

As others have said you need to check out the visa situation first.
If you check out the sticky posts in the Australian forum there is loads of info there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaidyanathan

Meanwhile i have also applied for Victoria's(Aus) State sponsorship program....

In what way does the state sponsor my candidature??

Does the victorian govt help me out in procuring a visa and in securing a job for me??

Do you mean that you've applied and you don't know what you've applied for? Or do you mean that you are looking at applying for the state sponsorship?

Sponsorship usually happens if your skill is in demand.
Here is a link on regional visas in Victoria - is that what you've applied for?
https://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.a...9&languageId=1

For jobs see Search for jobs in Australia. Online job search and look for your skill set. The jobs usually assume that you are allowed to work in Australia (so you already have a visa), but it will give you an idea.

Regards,
Karen

vaidyanathan · #8 (**permalink**) 29th March 2008, 05:37 AM

Hi Karen,

On this site which you have specified it only mentions the fact that people who are offered state sponsorship need to remain in that state for 2 yrs and that they need to work in a regional area of australia....

SO, i wanted to know as to what extent does an Australian state sponsor migrants??

Even if i am offered state sponsorhip do regional areas in australia have IT companies who have set up base ???

I have noticed that most of the IT work is confined only to the major cities in Australia.....

Thank you once again for all your replies.....

kaz101 · #9 (**permalink**) 29th March 2008, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaidyanathan

Even if i am offered state sponsorhip do regional areas in australia have IT companies who have set up base ???

I have noticed that most of the IT work is confined only to the major cities in Australia.....

Hi Nathan,

It depends on the kind of IT you are after. On the whole I would say that you would do better in places like Sydney or Melbourne. If you check out the threads in the Australia forum this has been discussed by others too since there are a number of IT professionals moving to Australia.

Regards,
Karen

vaidyanathan · #10 (**permalink**) 31st March 2008, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaz101

Hi Nathan,

It depends on the kind of IT you are after. On the whole I would say that you would do better in places like Sydney or Melbourne. If you check out the threads in the Australia forum this has been discussed by others too since there are a number of IT professionals moving to Australia.

Regards,
Karen

Hi Karen,

Thanks for your reply....The regional sponsorship dept has told me that they would get back to me in a few weeks....

I am eagerly awaiting their reply..):

BTW i work as a Sql Server developer in a CMM Level 5 company in India......

Hows the market for Data warehousing tools like Microstartegy, Informatica etc....??