In this episode of the Journey to Oz podcast, we chat to Jacqx, who migrated to Australia from France in 1969. We discuss the migration-purpose voyage, the Australian skill shortages of the 1960s and 1970s, and what it was like as a child growi...

In this episode of the Journey to Oz podcast we chat with Robyn Vogels, the owner of Personnel Relocations and co-author of Your DIY Move to Australia - an Amazon Best seller. Robyn has a lot of firsthand relocation experience after moving inte...

In this episode of the Journey to Oz podcast, we chat with Chinese-Australian Lily, who migrated to Australia 10 years ago after a heart warming chat with her son, leaving the corporate world in China to start fresh in Australia. Lily now owns ...

In this episode we discuss we discuss not only the increases to various Visa Application Charges, but also the process that occurs annually so that you can prepare for this year and future years, such as the temporary removal of the BPay functi...

In this episode we speak to Aaron about his journey to Australia. Aaron had quite a challenge in getting permanent residency after having a conviction and a prison sentence in the United Kingdom for perverting the course of justice in his role ...

Reeva runs 'Proudly South African In Perth', a website that comprehensively covers relocation budgets, has a cost-of-living calculator, and has a wealth of knowledge about resettlement and travel tips. Originally from South Africa, Ree...

In this episode we discuss the migration planning levels that were announced recently as part of the federal budget. We explain how the places have been distributed and how we think this may affect processing times in the skilled, employer spon...

Kamy and Duni are both originally from Sri Lanka and met almost 4 years ago. We discuss how they met, how they explained their relationship to their families, the prospective marriage visa application process and what it's like for Kamy to be a...

After serving as a soldier in the special forces for the Israeli Defence Force, Avi moved to Australia in 2006, when he sold art door-to-door while studying as a student. Fast forward to today and he now owns a successful art retail business, F...

We speak to Monika and Matt about how they met and how they decided to settle in Melbourne. We discuss stage 1 and stage 2 of Monika's partner visa application, her citizenship application and becoming parents of two young children. This is qui...

We speak to Catherine Devrye, keynote speaker and Australia Day Ambassador. Catherine is a best-selling author and past winner of the Australian Executive Woman of the Year Award. Although when she came from Canada to Australia, she climbed...

In this special episode of Journey to Oz we speak to Kristina and Alex about the unfolding situation in Ukraine. They are both originally from the southern regions of Ukraine and now live in Victoria. They have family on the ground in Ukraine t...

 We speak to Ruchika about what motivated her to relocate from India to Australia with her young family. She is a big advocate for empowerment of women and is focused on sustainability solutions. She started a sustainable nappy and clothin...

We are proud to share the truly inspirational journey of Prosper, who came from Zimbabwe to Australia 10 years ago after learning about a world outside of his community from his high school Math teacher, fueling his inspiration to escape the on...

In this episode we speak to Yndra and Dan about how they met and the challenges they faced bringing Yndra to Australia. They applied for a prospective marriage visa in 2019 and waited more than 2 years for the visa to be granted. Even then Yndr...

In this episode of Journey to Oz we chat to Navdeep who came from India to Australia 10 years ago. We discuss the balance required when being hard working international student, his journey to permanent residency, and his motivation to also stu...

We speak to Ali about being evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, when the allied forces finalised the withdrawal of troops in August 2021. We also discuss his upbringing in Afghanistan, his relationship with his wife Noorzia, his career as a lawy...

In this episode of the Journey to Oz Podcast we speak to Ryan about his path from a young backpacker to now Australian-citizen. Ryan is also the Director of Creative Natives, a creative, digital, and marketing recruitment agency. He gives an in...

In this episode of the Journey to Oz Podcast we speak to Tuan and Anthony about their relationship and legalities of why Tuan had to return to Vietnam and wait offshore for his partner visa application to be processed. We also provide updates r...

In the second episode of the Journey to Oz Podcast we speak to Andreas about his love for Australia after successfully finding an employer sponsor from Germany. He was able to get an exemption to enter Australia for work purposes and now works ...

In the first episode of the Journey to Oz Podcast we speak to Grace about the challenges of migrating from the United Kingdom to Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We also discuss the current travel exemption requirements and potential cha...