Yeah- I think the money is going to be ok...
I just found the address where the lab is located:
SSHED
25/1 Pitt Street
Loftus, NSW 2232
I think this is outside of sydney just a bit...
I would rather drive a little ways if I can find a house with a back
yard..
I have a 3 bedroom house on a lake here and it's $1300 a month.
We are bringing 2 pets with us-
Jack Russel Terrier
American Bulldog
I know they dont allow pit bulls but I have papers showing its an
american bulldog.
My girlfriend also wants to import her 2002 mustang GT left-hand drive
car into Australia..
I think this is going to be very expensive--
I'm going to sell my cars and my furniture I suppose. I guess it would
be very expensive to move this across the pond...
I gont guess thats normal of a company to move everything with the
relocation...?????
Thanks so much for your responses.. you have been very helpful...
brian0 wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply...
> >
> > Looks like the lab where I will work is outside at the SSHED business
> > center????
> >
> > We are working on the paperwork now. I suppose that coming from the
> > US
> > I will not be allowed to work on AUS gov. projects... Will that
> > change?
> >
> > What does it take to become a citizen of AUS?
> >
> >
> > I have been making about 90-95k here in the US so I guess 120k will be
> > close to that...
> >
> > But the money calculations are weird to me... If you made 120k in
> > AUS would that be similar to making 120k here? Because things are
> > cheaper in AUS...
> >
> > JP
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > orange& wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I will be moving in 3-4 months for a new job in Sydney. It is
> > > > in by
> > > >
> > > > Chifley Tower. The pay should be good I suppose-- 120,000 AUS. I
> > > > would
> > > > like to find a nice place to live in the country- not downtown. I
> > > > would
> > > > like to enjoy the natural beauty of australia...
> > > >
> > > > I would also like a nice backyard for our 2 dogs we will be
> > > > bringing
> > > > over..
> > > >
> > > > What is the preffered method of transportation? I guess it would
> > > > be
> > > > taking a train or bus into work....
> > > >
> > > > Is 120k good money in AUS? Do I need to buy a car and furniture
> > > > once I
> > > > get there?
> > > >
> > > > The new company will handle all the sponsorship.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks so mush for your reply!
> > > >
> > > > JP
> > > Dear Ethical Hacker (is that what you've got a job in?)
> > > Here are some thoughts on your questions. Whether or not $120,000 is
> > > a
> > > good wage will depend largely on what you've been used to earning.
> > > However, it must be very significantly above the average Sydney
> > > wage.
> > > I lived in Sydney for a year last year and found it extremely easy
> > > to
> > > move around on buses, trains and ferries. Transport in Sydney is
> > > highly
> > > integrated, unlike the UK. It's very possible to live without a car.
> > > We
> > > just hired cars whenever we wanted to travel outside Sydney (e.g. to
> > > Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley etc). Chifley Tower is right in the
> > > centre of the CBD, close to bus stops and ferries at Circular Quay
> > > (so
> > > a short ferry hop from Manly). Beautiful places to live, where you
> > > can
> > > really enjoy the natural beauty of the harbour, include Mosman,
> > > Balmoral, Manly or Seaforth on the north shore. Balmoral is the
> > > equivalent of Kensington in London or posh parts of Manhattan I
> > > guess,
> > > so can be expensive. However, it would most likely be affordable to
> > > live there on a salary of 120K.
> > > In terms of rental properties check out www.domain.com.au. The
> > > postcode
> > > for Mosman is 2088 and Seaforth 2092. It appears to be a lot cheaper
> > > to
> > > rent these days than to buy (see recent articles in the Sydney
> > > Morning
> > > Herald at www.smh.com.au property section)
> > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > --
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>
> I can't answer some of your questions, but the Citizenship question will
> depend on what type of visa you will be on in Australia. Will it be a
> permanent visa, or a temporary visa? If you are being sponsored by a
> company it may be a temporary visa (457) which would also tie you to
> working only for that company. If it's a temp visa you would need to
> convert over to a permanent resident visa first I think, then there is a
> 3 year wait (currently 2, but changing to 3 soon) to become eligible for
> Australian citizenship (although some of your residency on the temp visa
> might be counted).
>
> Money wise I think $120K sounds pretty good, although Sydney is an
> expensive city to live in, at least for housing. I suppose it depends on
> where you are coming from in the US as to how you view this though. If
> you lived in Silicon Valley or Boston then Sydney probably doesn't look
> too bad, but if you lived in a more affordable location then the prices
> might be a bit scary.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
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