MIGRATING TO AUSTRALIA – THERE MAY NOT BE A BETTER TIME

If you have been thinking of migrating to Australia, recent events may be the push you’ve needed to make your dreams a reality. The attractive exchange rate for overseas nationals buying Australian dollars, an economy better placed than most in the developed world to withstand the current turmoil, and the likely tightening of the migration scheme which may make it more difficult to migrate in the future, means there may not be a better time than now for moving to Australia.

In recent months the Australian dollar has collapsed, from a high of almost dollar for dollar with the US to 1US : 0.69AUD, and 1 Euro now buying 2 Australian Dollars. The exchange rate is likely to become even more attractive as the Australian Reserve Bank cuts central interest rates to keep the Australian economy moving.

Just like the rest of the world, the Australian economy is weakening and as the rate of unemployment grows the government will be under pressure to cut skilled migrant intakes. The current Rudd government has announced overnight that next year’s intake of skilled migrants will be lower than this year’s. This policy could be introduced by lowering the maximum number of applications per annum, raising the threshold requirements prospective migrants will need to meet, or indeed both.

Nevertheless, the International Monetary Fund reported yesterday that while the rest of the world enters into a recession, Australia may experience 2% growth. Australia’s commodity boom is likely to slow, but there should remain plenty of opportunity in the mining sector and related occupations, and Australia seems to have a shortage of skilled employees in key areas throughout the economy.

If you are interested in migrating to Australia, it is certainly a time to take some action. There is no doubt that opportunities will begin to decrease in the current economic climate and there is no knowing just how bad the situation could get in Europe, the UK and the United States. Australia will also suffer, however with the exchange rate low and dropping, your savings may well go a lot further in Australia, and if you have the right skills your employment prospects may also be a lot rosier.

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