Category Archives: Migration

Moving to Australia – Part 3: Preparing for the move

In part 1, I wrote about the decision making process. In part 2, I wrote about the actual visa process. In this part, I will talk about the steps after you have your visa. Now that you have a visa on your passport, it is time to start planning your move. The first big decision… Read More »

Moving to Australia – Part 2: The process

This is the second post in Moving to Australia series. Read Part 1 here. As I said in part 1, understanding the visa process is very important. There are many visa consultants who can help you out for a fee. At this point, it is essential to understand that the visa consultant’s primary interest is… Read More »

Moving to Australia – Part 1: Decision making & preparation

In the summer of 2012, my wife said, “lets get the hell out of here!”. She did not mean the house, or the city, or the state. Now, this certainly wasn’t the first time I had tried to get out of India. Due to varied reasons, my earlier attempts weren’t too successful. I had also (mis)placed… Read More »