Australia Long Shot !! LOL

BurntOut

OK since I am recently single @ the ripe old age of 33 lol I am planning on getting away for a bit and see some things I have been talkin about for years.

Option 1 was a road trip from west to east usa at my own pace roughly taking 3 months away then coming home again.

Then a friend of mine is talking about heading to australia to meet up with some others currently living & working there, now he is lucky enough to have got a workers holiday visa (12months) just before his 31st birhtday a few months back so he is sorted but unfortunately due to my age 33 i cannot get one of these visa's. I would really love to do this one and maybe never return home again if things went well in aussie land, now I have only worked as a Freight Clerk for P&O Ferries for the last 11 years dont really see it coming under the automatic in trades aussieland requires, so really I am wondering if anyone else knows the best way I can go about getting in so to speak. I havent a clue. Would using one of those agents who say they can get you a visa but who charge quite a bit be the best bet????
Can anyone reccommend one even if this is my only option.

As I mentioned I havent a clue on this so if anyone can give me any help that would be awesome & I tahnk you very much indeed.

Generali

Could you get sponsorship to come over?

BurntOut

Generali wrote: »

Could you get sponsorship to come over?

Ideally that would be good but dont know how i would go about it, going for a possible job interview in aussie wouldnt really be practical.

Anyone any ideas????

lfc321

P&O have a big maritime freight operation in Melbourne. (I'm assuming here that you still work for them): do they have some system where you can request a transfer overseas?

BurntOut

lfc321 wrote: »

P&O have a big maritime freight operation in Melbourne. (I'm assuming here that you still work for them): do they have some system where you can request a transfer overseas?

LOL if i manage to keep my job LOL suppose I could ask LOL, but knowing them they'd prob not wnat to see someone do better for themselves lol.
LFC321 do you know of any other shipping companies in melbourne or know where i could get that info, might be an idea for me to contact them directly mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............

lfc321

Lots of them. See here:
http://www.portofmelbourne.com/shipping/shippinglinesandcarriers.asp

and here for Sydney:
http://www.sydneyports.com.au/trade_services/trade_report_and_logistics_review/links_to_shipping_agencies


I don't work in the shipping industry, though, so can't really offer much more advice...

BurntOut

lfc321 wrote: »

Lots of them. See here:
http://www.portofmelbourne.com/shipping/shippinglinesandcarriers.asp

and here for Sydney:
http://www.sydneyports.com.au/trade_services/trade_report_and_logistics_review/links_to_shipping_agencies


I don't work in the shipping industry, though, so can't really offer much more advice...

My friend you advice has been brilliant many thanx:T :T

Generali

BurntOut wrote: »

Ideally that would be good but dont know how i would go about it, going for a possible job interview in aussie wouldnt really be practical.

Anyone any ideas????

Get your current employer to ship you over. They'd be the sponsors.