We are living in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in the southwest of China. It was once regarded as the “Country of Heaven”. However, due to various problems such as air pollution, overcrowding, rising cost of living in recent years, the city is becoming less livable. We long for a place with sunshine and fresh air, and after extensive research via the Internet and our friends in Australia, we decided that SA would be an ideal place to start our new life in Australia.
We are from an inland city with overcast weather all year around. Our hometown has one of the lowest sunshine totals in China and it tends to be freezing in winter, so we are really looking for a place with a warm climate and SA is the right place to go. More than that, we are fascinated by the beautiful beaches, crystal clear sky and breathtaking natural beauties in SA.
As far as we know, as the capital of SA, Adelaide is abounding in educational resources including the renowned University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University. My wife and I have seriously considered to further our education in one of the universities in SA.
We are also fascinated by the strong cultural atmosphere there. There will be plenty to see, to appreciate, to join all year around in SA because of these exciting cultural events: Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Film Festival, Cabaret Festival and Feast Festival. No doubt, it is enjoyable to live in the the Festival State.
To be honest, from the very start, we focused more on employment possibilities there. Much to our surprise, there are so many jobs that suit our current working background. Actually, we had attempted to apply for jobs in Australia beforehand, and many companies showed great interest in us. They intended to contact us as long as we have working permission (for example, granted visa) in Australia.
The cost of living is always a big concern when you relocate to an unfamiliar place. The housing would be the largest spending. We did some research in this regard and learned that the rent for house or apartment starts from about $330 per week. To better to adapt to the lifestyle in SA, we hope to live in areas where life is more convenient, and therefore, the rent might be higher. Apart from accommodation, other cost is mainly on food and transport. According to our friends who live in Australia, basic cost of living per month is about $1200. We plan to bring about $30,000 with us to cover the cost before we find jobs.
We both have been working for xxx which is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. One of the benefits of working in a multinational is that you have a chance to expose to different cultures. We believe our background can better help us adapt to the multicultural working environment in SA. Simply performing a search in jooble-au.com or seek.com with the key word software engineer which is our profession, the results are always encouraging. More than that, we have friends and relatives living in Australia. Although they don’t live SA, their companies have business in SA, and they promise to recommend us for jobs in SA. Considering all of this, we are confident that we can land decent jobs and contribute to the local development.
I am always dreaming of the crystal clear sky, the beautiful beach, the smell of wine, the smiles in the cultural festivals. I have no idea if my dream could come true. But when God closes a door, He opens a window.
I wish you had a happy vacation and I appreciate your efforts to take care of my case and communicate with me.
I do understand you must be very busy everyday but could you kindly help me check if there is any progress of the routine checking?
I hope you can understand that my family is anxiously waiting since I lodged the application five months ago. My wife is keeping asking about the status of the application, for she is so eager to begin our new life in Australia.
1. Are you processing our case or is it being checked by other departments right now?
2. Are our materials sufficient for you? We are quite concerned if some documents are missing in the eVisa system.
3. Is the background checking ok? Below is the recap of the background checking of me.
I experienced background checking from the Australian Embassy, China on 9 October, 2012. I was told by the receptionist of my current company that the embassy staff called to confirm if I was with the company and wanted to get my phone number. The receptionist just told that I was with the company but didn't reveal my phone number to the embassy staff because the staff’s call was external. Then, the referee of my current company told me that she missed a call while she was hosting a meeting. Later, we learnt that the call was from the embassy. After that, there was no checking from the embassy. It seemed that this was not a perfect checking and my case seemed to be stagnated.
I'd happy to cooperate if you need any information or help from me to facilitate the whole process of my application.
Again, thank you for handing my case and kind reply of query from me. I wish you have a nice day.