AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS

Record Number of Brits Moving to Australia

Friday, 29 May 2009

Records show that over the last ten years, the level of emigration from the UK to Australia has more than doubled. This trend has also been influenced heavily of recent times due to the uncertain economic situation in the UK.

The General skilled migration programme has been very successful in attracting skilled workers and filling skilled shortages in the marketplace. The bonus points for English testing also aids in the record numbers of Brits moving Down Under.

Steve Davis, the regional director of immigration at the Australian High Commission in London states:

"Recent research shows that the main reason British people are migrating to Australia is for the lifestyle, including the climate."

"They also listed future opportunities for their families and work opportunities as key reasons for moving."

Other factors included in the attraction to move to Australia is the lower cost of living, supplemented by the high standard of living.

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