Working in Melbourne
Most expatriates will need to secure a skilled visa, business visa or an employment sponsor to live in Melbourne. However there are much needed skills sought to fill vacancies in a range of sectors and initiatives such as the Victorian Government’s Skilled and Business Migration Program have been established to address this problem.
The major sectors of employment for expatriates are in the car manufacturing, biotechnology, building and construction, financial services, education, ICT and food industries. There is a huge demand for engineers, particularly specialists in dams and hydropower, tunnel design and maritime.
Salaries vary across different sectors with the financial and mining services offering the highest salary bracket. There is progressive taxation on all personal income over AUS$6,000. Anyone working in Australia has to have a Tax File Number (TFN) which is a unique number issued by the Australian Tax Office to individual taxpayers.
The workplace style generally mirrors that of Australian culture, which is an egalitarian approach. It is a person’s capability and personal qualities that take precedent over their assumed status based on qualification or position in a hierarchy. Management and staff are therefore informal and casual in their business relationships.
The major sectors of employment for expatriates are in the car manufacturing, biotechnology, building and construction, financial services, education, ICT and food industries. There is a huge demand for engineers, particularly specialists in dams and hydropower, tunnel design and maritime.
Salaries vary across different sectors with the financial and mining services offering the highest salary bracket. There is progressive taxation on all personal income over AUS$6,000. Anyone working in Australia has to have a Tax File Number (TFN) which is a unique number issued by the Australian Tax Office to individual taxpayers.
The workplace style generally mirrors that of Australian culture, which is an egalitarian approach. It is a person’s capability and personal qualities that take precedent over their assumed status based on qualification or position in a hierarchy. Management and staff are therefore informal and casual in their business relationships.
Visas
General Skilled Migration visas are available to professionals and those with trades or qualified graduates who want to live and work in Australia either temporarily or permanently.
Specific eligibility requirements apply to each General Skilled Migration visa category. The right visa will depend on a range of considerations, with the most important being that you meet the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s eligibility criteria and points test.
To qualify you must be under 45 years of age, have an occupation listed on the Skilled Occupations List, have a competent standard of English, have a professional or trade qualification recognised in the country and have recent work experience.
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