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  • 24-10-2014 1:36pm
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    Man on Fire
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Hey people i have my years viza sorted, just about get in as im nearly 31..
    Trying to figure out would it be better going before xmas or after it .. really not sure what to do.
    Im a pipefitter by trade and plenty of construction experience,And will do any work for money :)... Still deciding which city to head to first.
    I have no work lined up as of yet will settle in a hostel till i get up and running.
    Any info of you guys would be great


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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Man on Fire wrote: »
    just about get in as im nearly 31..
    Whats the cut-off?


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    Man on Fire
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Man on Fire


    Thargor wrote: »
    Whats the cut-off?

    il be 31 in febuary


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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Yeah but how old can you be and still do a year in Oz? I'm nearly 30 myself and still havent done it, always putting it off...


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    ifeelill
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭ifeelill


    I'd say you'd be better off coming after Christmas. Everyone tends to feck off for the Christmas and summer holidays making it more difficult to land a job


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    ifeelill
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭ifeelill


    Thargor wrote: »
    Yeah but how old can you be and still do a year in Oz? I'm nearly 30 myself and still havent done it, always putting it off...

    http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/417.aspx

    Age requirements on the right of the page


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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Hmmm, better get my ass in gear, are there any options for after you're 31? Sorry for thread hijack...


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    ifeelill
    Registered Users Posts: 502 ✭✭✭ifeelill


    Thargor wrote: »
    Hmmm, better get my ass in gear, are there any options for after you're 31? Sorry for thread hijack...

    There are heaps and heaps of visas available, all with different eligibility criteria. Check out the visa wizard (link below). If your keen you could talk to a migration agent. There are few in Ireland.

    http://www.immi.gov.au/Live/Pages/Live.aspx


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    aido79
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 5,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭aido79


    Man on Fire wrote: »
    Hey people i have my years viza sorted, just about get in as im nearly 31..
    Trying to figure out would it be better going before xmas or after it .. really not sure what to do.
    Im a pipefitter by trade and plenty of construction experience,And will do any work for money :)... Still deciding which city to head to first.
    I have no work lined up as of yet will settle in a hostel till i get up and running.
    Any info of you guys would be great

    Probably better off waiting til after xmas because most companies take a week or 2 off for xmas which you won't get paid for. In saying that before and after xmas are the worst possible times to be looking for a job in construction so make sure you bring enough money to survive for at least a month or 2 and don't underestimate how expensive Australia is when you're not working. I don't mean to put you off..but you need to realise that Australia isn't the land of milk and honey that some people coming over think it is.


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