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Economic Recession in Ireland means more Irish Emigration to Australia
Its doom and gloom time in Ireland as many Irish come to accept that economic recession has reared its ugly head. It was a matter of time before it affected Ireland given the state of the world economy.
The Irish have been emigrating to Australia since the 1800s, first on an involuntary basis, and then seeking refuge in the 1980s before the Celtic Tiger when times were bleak. Post Celtic Tiger, with healthier bank balances, many Irish have chosen Australia as holiday destinations.
Thousands of Irish Working Holiday makers (under 30s), flock to Australia each year to realise dreams of sightseeing, partying, and a little bit of work to fundraise for the good times. In 2007, 17,000 Irish working holiday makers visited Australia. It’s many of these individuals who eventually return to Ireland to begin or resume their careers, marry and settle down then decide that they want to emigrate to Australia permanently.
Given the financial crisis, and growing concern over the current Government’s ability to steer Ireland through, more Irish may consider moving to Australia. Perhaps, its good time to leave for many.
Although Australia is not excluded from the effects of the World economic downturn, as a place to live it has quite a few advantages over Ireland, the sunshine and warmer climate for one, lower cost of living, better employment opportunities, particularly if you are one of the lucky ones who has a skilled occupation on the demand list, Australian will welcome you with open arms. Irish trademen, Computing Professionals, Medical professionals Australian wants and needs YOU!
Irish business migrants are also being welcomed by many Australian states who want to attract investment and successful business people to their Australian cities and towns. In fact, many state governments plan marketing campaigns over in Ireland, UK and rest of Europe to promote their particular State to potential business migrants.
Representatives from the Western Australian government will be visiting London to update the migration agent community about its state sponsorship support and assistance for skilled business and investor retirement visa applicants. Its State Migration Centre at the Small Business Development Corporation in Perth will be available to answer questions from migration agents on the migration programme as well as providing information kits on living, working and setting up a business in Western Australia.
The point of the exercise being that migration agents will be a conduit of current information to the clients they act for and who are thinking of making Western Australia home in the future.
Despite recession. there will be Irish business owners/entrepreneurs who continue making profit and maintaining their businesses. These are the type of business migrant, Australia would love to have. Risk takers with successful business background and money willing to give it a go Down Under.
Currently, there are 4 Australian registered migration agents based in Ireland. For those wanting to realise their dreams of moving to Australia, an Australian visa is a compulsory requirement. Seeking visa advice from a registered migration agent is recommended as a means of confirming eligibility for the particular visa as well as understanding the process of applying for the visa. Registered migration agents are regulated by the professional body the Migration Agents Registration Authority www.themara.com.au and must conduct themselves with the agent client relationship to the standards set out by the Code of Conduct. Individuals can make complaints again an agent who they feel has acted unprofessionally or mishandled their visa application.
Whatever the state of the economy, the fact is that there will be a continuous Irish emigration to Australia. The level of emigration will be directly linked to how bad its gets here at home. Once the eveyday Irish person has managed to digest the recent budget and other economic measures, applied them to their own personal situation, we may see a mass exodus…only time will tell.
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Great article. Things really are looking dim in Ireland right now. Alot of my freinds are considering emigrating down under.
Hello Kieran,
Thank you for posting your comment, it’s great to get feedback.
Things are definitely looking dim for Ireland, particularly the forecast for 2009. Uncertainty is a permanent characteristic of economics and the outlook is that things are going to worsen in first half of 2009 with some recovery in the second half but unemployment may still continue rising. Hopefully, the Irish government puts its best foot forward in getting business confidence back on track and there are signs of improvement with banking sector and housing market.
All the best,
Mege Dalton
Is it really necessary to use one of these migration experts. Are there success rate figures available? If you feel that you understand the visa process, what advantage is to be gained from using the migration expert?
That’s a good point Niall. It’s not compulsory to use a migration agent, and if someone feels that they understand the requirements and can handle the application themselves then they can certainly prepare and lodge their own visa application.
The advantage of using an agent maybe for those people who feel their case may have some complexities and/or visa requirements are proving difficult to understand and apply to their particular case in terms of evidence they need to support their application.
Many people choose to use migration agents, and many people don’t….at the end of the day it’s up to the individual person.
All the best,
Mege Dalton
Hi Mege,
Your article is very interesting. Just windering could you tell me if one can do the skill assessment for an electrician in ireland before going to oz.
Thanks
Hello Marguerite,
Thank you for your comment and enquiry.
The short answer to your question is “Yes”, as a migration agent I do prepare skill assessments for my clients’ who are Electricians based in Ireland. We acquire a positive skill assessment in this specific trade and then we prepare and lodge their skilled visa application the Department of Immigration.
As part of my service I provide a free and detailed assessment of visa eligibility for anyone interested. That person is that able to communicate with me regarding any questions they have up until the point that they can decide whether to start the process or not.
I would be happy to offer you a free assessment of eligibility if you would like. I would need to review a copy of your CV.
All the best,
Mege Dalton
Hi Mege,
Can you tell me what type of visa would you recommend for my 23 year old brother to come to australia.he has been serving as a plumbing apperntice for the past 4 years and has his final block in college to finish b4 he gets his paper qualification(he has served his required ‘practical’time).
i’m not sure which would be better to have or quicker to get… a working holiday visa or for me to sponsor him(i am a permanent resident married to an australian citizen)
thank you.
ann
Hi Ann,
Thank you for your enquiry. The best and faster visa option for your brother is to get a Working Holiday visa. A skilled visa is not really an option at the moment for him as he would need to show at least 12 months of work experience since becoming properly qualified as a plumber.
It takes a couple of days to obtain a Working Holiday visa after applying online. Your brother will then be allowed to work and live in Australia for up to 12 months.
Kind regards,
Mege Dalton
Hello, Mege.
Can you let me know if it is benifincial to move to Australia as a Nurse compared to Ireland’s pay/family benifits/paid leave/children’s education etc.
Can you give me some info on Australia’s welfare benefits & policies for families and employee’s.
Many Thanks,
Hello Victor,
Many of the different Australian states are looking to recruit qualified overseas nurses into their health system. I would suggest you visit their state websites as read what they have to say about the benefits of living and working in their state. There is also information on schools system for children.
http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/immigration/state-and-territory-migration-sites
You should also know that a person who applies for and receives an Australian skilled visa can not claim a wide range social benets from the Australian government for the first 2 years of their permanent visa. There are certain benefit like the family allowance which is exempted.
Kind regards,
Mege Dalton
HI just letting ye all know ,my husband ,my 3 kids and i moved to Australia in January and to be honest its not all rosy in the garden here.
My husband is a qualified carpenter and thats how we got our visas.
Its only since May he could find a job as construction work is so scarce in Sydney and we are renting a 3 bedroom house which costs us $650 a week so ye can imagine what we have left after shopping,bills and very odd socialising..
Plus the weather gets very cold in the winter June,July and August so come prepared .
I found people only told you what you wanted to hear about Australia but somethings are a rip off…….
I understand what you are saying but the construction industry all over the world has declined significantly due to the global recession. Particularly in major cities like Sydney, the trades job market would be competitive. As a migration agent its important to give clients a bigger picture of what’s going on in Australia not just the visa side of things. I also ask my clients to consider reading the Australian newspapers online,it’s not hard and will give them day to day information about the country,it’s politics, sports,climate,economy etc in an interesting format which is easy to take in.
Kind regards,
Mege Dalton
Our country had been so much affected by this Economic Recession. there are lots of job cuts and company shutdowns. We are seeing some signs of economic recovery right now and we hope that it would continue.
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we are in the process of talking to an agent about going to aus me wife 3 children just wondering has any 1 got a bit of advice
Our home business was really affected by the Economic recession, we have to cut jobs just to cover up our losses. fortunately, we have already recovered. ~
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