As you might tell, there's a bit of interest from people overseas wanting to work here in Australia. If any of you have the answers below, Paul from America would appreciate it. 1.) Is there a high demand for a 3d modeler (in either the games industry, or in film and video) there? 2.) How difficult is it to find a job doing 3d modeling there? 3.) Would it be difficult to get a job without being a citizen? 4.) How difficult would it be for me to become an Australian citizen?
It's very beneficial if you're an American company outsourcing local talent/resources here (like the movie industry does for example) as costs are low comparitively, but if you're working here yourself, you're not going to go back to America with an impressive bank account. Once you convert your Aussie dollars to American, you'll realise that you've been working for crumbs! [;)]
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3.) Would it be difficult to get a job without being a citizen?
4.) How difficult would it be for me to become an Australian citizen?
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3.) Would depend on if he's looking to get a working visa or come over through other means. If its by working visa it would require a company to sponser him. You can get jobs here as a permanent resident very easily. Its treated the same as a citizen.
4.)I went through the hoops in Australia so I do not know what it would be like applying from outside the country. Here it was something like $2500 for the application as well as health check and background check. Once the permanent resident application was submitted you are given a bridging visa. It allows you to do -nothing-. That can take up to 6 months to be processed. If granted permanent resident visa you then are on that for two years before you can apply for citizenship. Permanent residents are treated the same as citizens in most repects.
-Jacana
"I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear"
As far as I know there is always at least a few open positions for 3D artists and other artists in the Australian game dev scene. I personally don't know how difficult it can be to get in, but I'd imagine about the same as in the States. As long as you can get a long working visa, or some other sort of visa it shouldn't be a problem, and I think you can get citizenship after you have lived here for several years. (I was very young when I got citizenship - well when parents got citizenship).