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📣 gdaramouskas

EU (Amsterdam) to Australia


Hi,

Are there any folks here who moved from Europe to Australia? I am very much interested in this and I am looking for companies willing to sponsor full stack developers with devops alignment.

Any ideas/experiences that you can share are most welcome.

Thanks

  👤 hazza_n_dazza Accepted Answer ✓
Why do you want to go to AU? It's not that great unless you want to drive around through farms to some nature. It is good for beaches. Software "ecosystem"? Not really. Yes there are devs etc, but the "ecosystem" really isn't there. (Would like to be proved worng!) Many people consult in AU, pay no tax and leave eventually. I like tax, so please pay it, but there you go. I'd like to move to Amsterdam for a few years for the cycle paths. There aren't (m)any here. Paperwork here is of paramount importance. Downside you have to do it, upside you can look up how to do it. Sydney and Melbourne are full. Not many houses, expensive. Happy to answer questions you post here.
👤 acrooks
Depending on your age, you may qualify for the Working Holiday visa: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-li...

They tend to have fairly quick approval timelines and don't cost very much. This visa would allow you to try out Australia, build some connections there, and see whether it's a good long-term fit for you.

👤 BjoernKW
You might want to look into Atlassian. I know someone who went from Europe to Australia to work for Atlassian. They're huge and growing and they sponsor visas.