There is usually a single core reason for wanting to become a permanent resident of any nation. That reason is to secure the right to live and work in a new country. The secondary reason is to eventually become a citizen of that country. Both reasons held true for me. In 2005, while contemplating life …
My journey of becoming an Australian started in 2005. I was lying on my couch in my apartment in Kansas nursing a badly sprained ankle, when I began to consider where I wanted to spend the rest of my life. A few weeks later, I’d begun the process of applying for a skilled permanent migrant …
It was 8 a.m. on the 1st of July 2007. I had landed in Melbourne after catching a flight from Los Angeles. I had booked myself on a week long trip with the sole intention of finding a job in Australia. I didn’t know anyone here. All I had were my credentials, a few contacts …
