emigrating to australia after uni

it's too hard to go there

probably quite unlikely because that sort of degree is not in demand. they are after things like doctors, engineers and so on - best bet is to marry somebody with the critical skills or marry an Aussie. If you manage to secure a job with an Australian company then I believe that they do allow people entry. Australia isn't like the United Kingdom - they are very selective with whom is allowed to move to the country.

I don't know why you think Australia would allow you to just settle, the only way you would be doing that is as an illegal immigrant.

even if I do something unrelated to it? I was not thinking of getting into politics or doing something related to IR (I wanted to do an MA in history, but I thought IR would make it appear more relevant and useful). So the only people who are allowed in are those in 'traditional' jobs? That's a pity!


I did not mean to just settle, but to work there.

Hello everyone,
I am considering settling in Australia after I finish uni (I mean after postgrad). I would like to know how difficult it would be for me to get a job if I got an IR/political science Master from the UK? I have not yet finished my undergrad studies (a few more months to go), but I really want to discover Australia (my impression is that it is friendly and more informal than here). However, the critical skills right now are more science/healthcare etc, not really my area of specialty. So, would it be too risky? Should I consider settling in another country once my financial position becomes more 'stable'????
Thanks a lot

Yeah, but you will have to secure a job post prior to arriving to be granted a working visa.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/visa-temporary.htm

As I said, entry to Australia is very strict.

Or you could simply apply for permanent residence which would probably take 2 years to get, if indeed you qualify.

I will try to contact the immigration office and see...
Suddenly I feel like my degree is worthless.

I've been looking into this for a couple of years now and I'm not sure if it's the same with Australia (check) but I want to emigrate to Canada and in order to do that I need to either meet their points score/have the kind of profession they require (which I don't) or have lived and worked there for at least 2 years. So I researched the 2nd option - how can I work there for 2 years if I can't get in?! I found a scheme through Googling called 'Bunac' - I'm sure there must be others too. But anyway, with that scheme I can live and work in Canada for 2 years, after that I can apply for citizenship. That may be the simplest way to do it with Oz too - just do some Googling. It's quite expensive though so I plan to work in the UK for a few years after uni first.

If you're a UK citizen, I'll marry you and we can swap places .

probably quite unlikely because that sort of degree is not in demand. they are after things like doctors, engineers and so on - best bet is to marry somebody with the critical skills or marry an Aussie. If you manage to secure a job with an Australian company then I believe that they do allow people entry. Australia isn't like the United Kingdom - they are very selective with whom is allowed to move to the country.

I don't know why you think Australia would allow you to just settle, the only way you would be doing that is as an illegal immigrant.

I'll take you up on that offer if itzme doesn't

In all fairness though, how about going out there on a working holiday visa to check that you actually like the country first? There are no significant barriers to anyone getting a WHV, and you can stay out there for 1 year (2 if you do 3 months of farm work in your first year).