";s:4:"text";s:1989:"To retire in Australia requires you to meet certain criteria in order to qualify for the Australia Retirement Visa, a popular form of Australia Immigration. Lowest-ranking However, most older applicants apply for investor retirement visas, which last four years. There are well over 550,000 ‘frozen’ pensioners around the world, almost half of whom live in Australia. “An employer sponsored visa is now one of the most preferred routes to living and working down under,” says Darrell Todd, founder of thinkingaustralia. A common mistake made by lots of people. Australia might seem like an attractive retirement destination for would-be South African pensioners, but there’s a lot to think about before you pack up your life here and move down under.
Richard and Sandra gained permission to emigrate to Australia age 50+ and are now living and working in Sydney having been granted an Employer Sponsored Visa. Despite limited visa options, moving to Australia is possible for people over age 55. Information and assistance can be found at SkillClear.co.uk Are you over 30 and think that you have no visa options? Some of the very oldest, who qualified for their state pensions in the 1970s, have had their pay outs frozen at as little as £6 a Emigrate to Australia in retirement The top countries in the world for retirement security are Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Canada. Get in touch.