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Department of Immigration: http://www.immi.gov.au

 

South Australian Dept of Skilled Migration : http://www.immigration.sa.gov.au

 

Sadly,  Zimbabweans coming in on business visas are all too often panicked into buying the first thing they see - or influenced by the latest hot tip making the rounds on the bush telegraph in Zimbabwe as a 'sure winner'.   

We have seen too many disasters in this area alone.

 

 

HELPING YOURSELF

 

 

 

Rural Australia needs more people with skills and it is rare to find a pool of such varied skills available, particularly from a country with as sophisticated an agricultural economy as Zimbabwe.   So there are opportunities to continue your farming or rural lifestyle.   

It will be different of course, and you may not be able to replicate what you have had in the first couple of years.   But you will get there, and it is our experience that in most cases, families settling into rural Australia do so more gently and easily than those battling to start up a brand new business in a city.   In addition, the way in which rural communities have welcomed Zimbabweans into their areas has been absolutely heart-warming.

Sadly,  Zimbabweans coming in on business visas are frequently panicked into buying the first thing they see, or are influenced by the latest venture gaining currency on the bush telegraph in Zimbabwe as a sure money spinner.   We have seen too many disasters in this area alone.

Stick within your field of knowledge or experience. Zimbabweans know too little about doing business in Australia - let alone running a business for which they have little or no background.  Where possible and if your visa allows, work with someone for a while, before investing your money, so that you can get a better idea of how things work in Australia.

If you are a farmer, under 45 and have a degree, a Gwebi Diploma or a 2 year Blackfordby Diploma, you may have sufficient points to come in purely on your age, skills and experience - and stay in farming.

If not, dont despair -

Ask other friends or relatives to try to help you by

  • sending them a copy of your cv giving as much information as possible about your qualifications and experience without waffling. CV's over two to three pages often dont get read

  • seeing if they can find you a job offer which will then act as sponsorship under an employment visa  

From this point speak to a good migration agent (see recommendations on the home page) and they will help you from this point.