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Over the past five years our magazine has helped literally thousands of Britons find a new life Down Under. For those of you at the start of your migration journey we hope that this supplement proves a valuable tool in answering your questions and guiding you onto the right visa pathway. If you are unsure about what your immigration options are, then our informative in-depth guide to the different visa pathways available in

Australia (p13) should help you to make the best choice.

Elsewhere we explain all that confusing jargon in the A to Z of Migration (p5), help you understand what each Australian state is doing to encourage migrants (p19), look at your options for sponsorship (p25) and feature a selection of inspiring stories from Brits who successfully managed to convert their working holiday visa to fulltime residency (p31). Whatever choice you decide to make, we hope that you find this a helpful guide and look forward to hearing from many of you on your new life in Australia. Enjoy!

John Weir, Publisher

Contents

5 MIGRATION A-Z

An informative at-a-glance guide to migrating to Australia

10 WHAT VISA DO I NEED? Find out the best visa option for you with this useful flowchart

13 VISA PATHWAYS A guide to the visa pathways that can lead to permanent residency

25 GETTING SPONSORED The fastest route to residency and the expats who succeeded

19 STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE Find out which Australian state is most in need of your skills

31 MAKING IT PERMANENT Turning that working holiday into something more permanent www.getmedownunder.com

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