Blog: Moving to Australia and NZ from the UK

Visa and sponsorship changes in Australia and New Zealand, with practical guides for people in the UK planning the move.

Showing 37–48 of 104 articles

• UK nurses and carers: why Australia's 40-year forecast is built on migration · 2026-09-22
  Australia's Intergenerational Report assumes 235,000 migrants a year for four decades. Here is why that matters for UK care, health and skilled workers.
• Weighing up a move from the UK to Australia? Why the numbers say it needs more workers · 2026-09-22
  Australia argues about cutting migration, yet its own long-term projections point the other way. What that means if you plan to work there from the UK.
• New Zealand stopped hiring graduate engineers just before an infrastructure upturn: what it could mean for UK engineers · 2026-09-21
  New Zealand firms cut graduate engineers while infrastructure work is set to return from 2027. What the gap could mean for experienced engineers in the UK.
• Australia's parties are racing to cap migration, yet all want to keep skilled workers: what that means for UK applicants · 2026-09-21
  Three Australian parties are competing on migration caps, but all want to keep skilled migration. What the debate and the productivity gap mean for UK workers.
• Applying for an Australian skilled visa from the UK? Where you now sit in the processing queue · 2026-09-21
  Australia's new processing directions MD 121 and MD 122 decide which skilled visas move first. What the order means if you are applying from the UK.
• Over 1,500 applications in two weeks: New Zealand's new residence routes explained for UK tradespeople and teachers · 2026-09-19
  New Zealand's two new skilled residence routes drew over 1,500 applications in two weeks. Who qualifies and what UK trades and teachers should check.
• Australia, Canada and the UK are all tightening migration: what the shared trend means for your move · 2026-09-19
  Australia, Canada, the UK, the US and the EU are all tightening migration at once. What the shared trend means if you plan to move from the UK to Australia.
• Working holiday ballots and a points boost for trades: what Australia's migration reset means for people in the UK · 2026-09-19
  Australia is adding ballots for working holiday extensions, tightening student rules and boosting trades in the points test. What it means for UK applicants.
• Only 7% of AI budgets in New Zealand go on people: how UK workers can turn that into an opening · 2026-09-16
  New Zealand firms spend 93% of AI budgets on technology and 7% on people. Practical tips for UK workers who want to work in New Zealand alongside new tech.
• Moving to Australia as a family? How the push to cut migration to 225,000 could change your route · 2026-09-16
  Australia wants net migration down to 225,000 and most students to study alone. What the planned reforms could mean for UK families planning a move.
• Hoping to study in Australia with your partner or children? What the planned family limits mean for UK applicants · 2026-09-16
  Australia plans to stop most students bringing partners and children. What the change could mean for UK applicants, and why UK working holidays were spared.
• Students behind New Zealand's July migration rise: what the figures tell people in the UK planning a move · 2026-09-15
  New Zealand's net migration gain of 5,200 in July 2026 was led by student arrivals. What it means if you plan to study or work in New Zealand from the UK.