Comments on: Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security/IT Professional – part 1

By: Lars Eggert Pick up Artist

Lars Eggert Pick up Artist — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:08:11 +0000

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By: Robbie Spilman

Robbie Spilman — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:56:09 +0000

Hey could I use some of the material here in this entry if I link back to you?

By: Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional (4) – Finding a Job — My Information Security Job

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:37:45 +0000

[...] or anywhere else you might plan to migrate. But before we move forward, make sure you’re prepared for the moving, planned everything in advance and saved enough cash to pay for your expenditures during your [...]

By: Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional – part 3 — My Information Security Job

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:19:20 +0000

[...] we already talked about the Background and Planning for this adventure, now it’s time to go through the preparation phase, which can [...]

By: Renzo

Renzo — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:04:17 +0000

Hi, according to the new SOL (Skilled Occupation List), published recently by the Australian Immigration Department, it seems Information Security professionals “are not welcome any more”. According to the ANZSCO classification, Information Sec Professionals are classified in a group which is not in the list.

I am interested in immigrate to Australia as you did, I am 27, got a CISM certification and I am preparing to take CISSP. But, according to the new list it seems these skills are not on demand

Any ideas or advice? I really do not know what to do, since I feel a little disappointed because it seems Information Sec professionals are not needed in Australia

Thanks

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:26:53 +0000

I thought I had heard if you could prove a sufficient retirement fund and would not be a drain on Australian resources, they could waive the age restriction, but I could be wrong. I’d like to hear if that is really true or not.

Steve

By: GreenSquirrel

GreenSquirrel — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:57:05 +0000

Very intersting.

Although not directly related, if anyone reading this has experience of migrating to other places it would make an interesting counterpoint. As an example, I would wonder how your experience of trying to move to Florida would have compared.

Based on my (admittedly trivial) understanding, it is a lot easier to move to Aus/NZ than it is to move to the US, but I would love to know what others think.

By: Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional – part 2 — My Information Security Job

Sat, 22 May 2010 02:14:39 +0000

[...] now we know why I’ve chosen Australia, so the next step was to further investigate the possibilities and also, as a Risk Manager [...]

By: Susan F

Susan F — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:44:58 +0000

Hello Adriano,

You should let your readers know that in order to be eligible for Australia’s Skilled Migration Program, they must be under the age of 45. I had some interest in emmigrating to Australia myself – I hold CISSP and CISA certificates, and have specialized in Unix Security for top US scientific and financial firms for 20 years, and also have dual citizenship in another commonwealth country (Canada) – but alas, I am 46, so all of the professional qualifications in the world will not get me in the door. I hear corporate sponsorship is a possibility, but I find being at the mercy of a sponsoring company implies too much in the way of personal risk – you break your ties with the US, emmigrate 15k miles… and then if it all turns to custard how does one cope? I suppose I could look for an eligible Aussie bachelor, but there’s risk in that too.

Best,

Susan

By: klgan

klgan — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:43:11 +0000

Hi, I read your post on immigration to Aus with great interest. After a few searches, guess what, I still belong to the organization that you left in Europe, although in the other part of the world. Keep the postings coming, great stuff. Thanks!