Moving to

Q+A

Yes, you can, but only if you have a valid visa and a proof of vaccination, or exemption from it. Do not try to enter Australia without them, as you will be stopped, detained and deported. If you think about engaging people smugglers and coming here illegally on a boat, think twice. Neither you nor anybody coming with you will be able to settle in Australia and if you refuse to return to your country of origin you may face years in detention, without any real prospects for settlement. If you proceed with this reckless plan your life will most probably become hell.

Is it difficult to come to Australia legally?

No, in most cases it is quite easy. Australia has a strong border protection system and a strong migration and humanitarian refugee program. They are very well managed and they ensure that whatever your reasons you can find a legal way to enter Australia as a tourist, student, worker, refugee, to visit your family or to become a permanent resident or even a citizen. However, the visa system is rather extensive and requirements to get particular visa change quite often, so in some circumstances you may need some help to successfully navigate through it.

Is there anyone to help me move to Australia?

Yes, there are many people, businesses and organizations to help you come here and to help you settle here. You can get useful tips and resources from this website, from the official governmental websites, from community organizations, from official and social media. If you want to migrate to Australia you may first learn more from people who migrated here before, especially from your own country. However, because of frequent changes to the immigration program, you may also consider getting some extra help from a professional immigration agent.

AUSTRALIA

Secure borders and a well-managed migration system are the bedrock on which the success and prosperity of Australian multicultural society has been built. Therefore, a strong border protection and a strong migration and humanitarian refugee program are strongly supported by Aussies. Australians are a proud, prosperous and sovereign nation, and it is for Australians and for the Government of Australia to decide who enters this country and who migrates here. Australians are not going to sell this sovereign right to people smugglers, foreign governments or international organizations. Australia is a strong democracy and Australians elect politicians to create laws to benefit Australians, and not to benefit foreign nationals or to appease foreign governments or international organizations, nor their agents of influence here.

Aussies are fair dinkum people who do warmly welcome foreign tourists, workers, students and new migrants to Australia. However, only if they enter Australia legally, with a valid visa, and not when they try to game the system or try to find and use some loopholes to get in. When you want to be treated with respect by Aussies you must respect and obey Australian law and Australian customs. You simply won't be respected by general public if you start your visit in Australia by breaking Australian law. It is simple like that.

The Australian border protection and migration policies have been developed over many years to ensure Australian sovereignty to determine who will enter and reside in Australia. Starting from the Pacific Solution introduced in 2001 by the Liberal government of John Howard, and reinforced by the Operation Sovereign Borders implemented in 2013 by the Liberal government of Tony Abbott, they may seem controversial in some other parts of the world but they are natural for Australians and they are strongly supported, as proved by all federal elections in the last 20 years when border policy was an issue.

In the federal elections in 2022, Australian voters were not concerned about border & immigration policy, which was not even discussed during campaign in any meaningful way by any of the major parties. Despite that, the Australian Labor Party that won 77 seats in the House of Representatives securing majority government, just after election - and without any real mandate from the Australian voters - started a process of dismantling of the strong immigration policies maintained by the previous Liberal governments. It resulted in migrant arrivals skyrocketing to 739,000 in 2022/23 and to 667,000 in 2023/24, with an overall net overseas migration suddenly increasing from normal levels of below 200,000 to 536,000 in 2022/23 and 446,000 in 2023/24. The Australian federal elections in 2025 are giving Aussies some hope for a reversal of this very destructive trend.

People smugglers, refugee lawyers, refugee advocates and leftist politicians would like you to believe that according to the UN Refugee Convention people have a lawful right to enter any country of their choice for the purpose of seeking asylum, and regardless if they choose an authorised channel of arrival or not, and whether they hold a valid visa and identity documents or not.

However, this is not the opinion shared by the Australian general public. On the other hand, Australians realize that they live on an isolated island, and that Australia probably needs world more than world needs Australia. Therefore, there are many ways created for people to enter Australia and to move here lawfully, in the real sense of the word. In most cases it is actually quite easy, especially if you are just visiting Australia. The main obstacle would be rather the cost and time spent on travelling to Australia than the Australian Border Force.

The Australian visa system is rather extensive and you can explore all possibilities on the relevant site of the Department of Home Affairs or by following specific links below. These options include also a refugee visa if you are subject to persecution in your home country. This visa allows you and your immediate family to live, work, study, and to stay in Australia permanently and indefinitely. To get this visa you will usually need to be referred to by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the Australian Government will pay for your travel and other costs before you arrive in Australia, including medical examinations and cultural orientation overseas.

Because the visa system in Australia is quite extensive and requirements to get particular visa change quite often, in some circumstances you may need some additional help to successfully navigate through it.

There are many people, businesses and organizations to help you if you decide to move to Australia. You can get useful tips and resources from this website, from the official governmental websites, from community organizations, from official and social media. However, be careful when selecting your source of information. Please note that all people smugglers, refugee lawyers, refugee advocates and non-profit organizations "helping" refugees have built their operations and their business models mostly around illegal attempts to cross Australian borders. They rarely if ever promote lawful means of entering Australia and therefore their advice may be simply dangerous.

If you want to migrate to Australia you may first learn more from people who migrated here before, especially from your own country. Furthermore, because of frequent changes to the immigration program, you may also consider getting some extra advice from the Australian immigration agents. Their business model is built around helping people to move to Australia legally, and to do it in a most efficient way. Therefore, they tend to be the best source of up to date information. On the other hand, you may also decide to simply rely on the information provided directly by the Department of Home Affairs and to follow detailed guidelines provided on their website.