Visa class 888 - Buy your way into Australia

[Discomark]

Chinese toy maker 'buys' $5 million visa to bring family to Victoria | adelaidenow (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/chinese-toy-maker-buys-5-million-visa-to-bring-family-to-victoria/story-fncz7kyc-1226634922284)

A cool $5 million will now get you a class 888 "significant investor" visa and then permanent residence 4 years later.

Gone up a bit since the 10 pound POM's.

I wonder how many Columbian drug lords have applied!

Isn't 8 a lucky number for the Chinese? seems rather obvious who the Gov are trying to attract.

[loanrangie]

That really ****s me,, you either payed 10k to get here by boat ,payed to be a student and get residency or payed $$$$ for a visa - its all bloody wrong.

[Canaussie]

I married my way in lol!!! ;-)

[agrojnr]

My wife and I are looking at moving to the UK and for me to get in she needs to be earing 19000 pound and I must have 5k in the bank, that plus the 1500 application fee

Whats the killer is that her and my son can go there first and I can not apply till she is earning that money it sucks

Adam

[Cobber]

'money talks' comes to mind ...

[bob10]

Chinese toy maker 'buys' $5 million visa to bring family to Victoria | adelaidenow (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/chinese-toy-maker-buys-5-million-visa-to-bring-family-to-victoria/story-fncz7kyc-1226634922284)

A cool $5 million will now get you a class 888 "significant investor" visa and then permanent residence 4 years later.

Gone up a bit since the 10 pound POM's.

I wonder how many Columbian drug lords have applied!

Isn't 8 a lucky number for the Chinese? seems rather obvious who the Gov are trying to attract.
Talk about inflation, I remember when it only cost 10 Pounds. :D Bob

[Homestar]

My wife and I are looking at moving to the UK

Why? Everyone I know there (my whole family) want to get out at the moment... Mum just came back from visiting her Sisters, and said on her return "God, I'm glad we got out of there when we did..."

No offence intended to anyone here, but the economy there is in the toilet ATM, and things don't look like improving any time soon...

[agrojnr]

We moved to Tassie 2 years ago for a better life and now the company I work for is on the verge of going bankrupt.

Also my parents live here too but I never see them and they don't seem too really give a dam about me or my family which ****ing gives me the ****s

So the plan was to either head back to Perth WA or to the UK so when we go there in September I will have a look round at costs and see whats best


What were the reasons they all left the UK???


Adam

[Roverlord off road spares]

My wife and I are looking at moving to the UK and for me to get in she needs to be earing 19000 pound and I must have 5k in the bank, that plus the 1500 application fee

Whats the killer is that her and my son can go there first and I can not apply till she is earning that money it sucks

Adam
Remember that they sent poms to Tassie, I don't think your allowed back;)
But why would you give up the peace and tranquility of Tassie, one of the best places one earth.:)

[Homestar]

Sorry to hear of your problems Adam, hope you find somewhere to go.

I came over years ago with Mum and Dad when I was young, and we all stayed. Where our family live, there is currently very high unemployment, and not a lot of prospects in the near future.

A lot of crime because of this, vandalism, etc.

Most of our extended family still live there. Mum was 1 of 7 children in her family, and they all have kids, and most grand kids now.

Some of my Cousins have moved OS, but none here to Aus.

[dullbird]

I personally think unless your earning good money, the UK is not a good place to live...

Earning good money there would not be easy with its current economy...

[agrojnr]

But why would you give up the peace and tranquility of Tassie, one of the best places one earth.:)[/QUOTE]

That doesn't pay the bills:p

Don't get me wrong if I could find a good job where I could spend more time with my boy then I would stay here, but Tassie is a bit like the UK some places have work and some don't

Where my wife's family live West Midlands it is a nice area and not far from Birmingham so there is work around there

BUT if we go back to WA we can both walk into jobs

Its a lot to think about over the next 6 months or so

Sorry for the Hijack:)

Adam