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 61–72 of 104 articles

• Heading to New Zealand from the UK? Why a $90 million visa shortfall could push fees up again · 2026-09-04
  A failed IT project left Immigration New Zealand $90 million short, and a fee review is due before the end of 2026. What it could mean for UK movers.
• Onshore, offshore or both? What Australia's blended teams mean for UK job seekers · 2026-09-04
  Australian firms short of staff are mixing local and offshore teams. Which roles stay onshore, and what that tells UK workers planning the move.
• Studying in Australia from the UK? What the closure of one popular management diploma tells you · 2026-09-04
  Australia has shut new international enrolments in the Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning). What it signals for UK students choosing a course.
• Running a business in the UK and eyeing New Zealand? Why the visa may be the easy bit · 2026-09-03
  New Zealand swapped its entrepreneur visa for a NZ$1 million Business Investor Visa. Why UK business owners should plan for life after approval too.
• Think moving to Australia is easy? What the visa figures show UK applicants · 2026-09-03
  Points tests, character checks, 37,033 visa cancellations and late access to benefits: what Australia's migration figures mean if you are moving from the UK.
• Applying for Australia from the UK on points? What new research says the test gets wrong · 2026-09-03
  Research across three decades of records finds Australia's points test rewards the wrong traits. The two reform options and what they mean for UK applicants.
• 130 jobs crossing the Tasman: what the Woolworths NZ call centre plan says about where work is going · 2026-09-02
  Woolworths New Zealand plans to close its Customer Care Centre and move about 130 roles to Australia. What it shows UK workers about jobs on the move.
• Office job in the UK, eyes on Australia? Why AI makes your choice of visa route matter more · 2026-09-02
  AI is thinning out routine office roles in the US and Australia is starting to follow. How UK workers can pick a more durable route to a visa.
• 67,000 building firms closed in a year: what Australia's builder shortage means for UK tradespeople · 2026-09-02
  More than 67,000 Australian construction businesses closed last year while building work hit a record. What it means for UK trades thinking of the move.
• Picking fruit in New Zealand? Why the shake-up of horticulture training matters for visa holders · 2026-09-01
  Work-based horticulture training in New Zealand is being reorganised up to 2028. What UK workers on orchards and packhouses should know.
• Settling in New Zealand from the UK? How ACT's residence proposal could change what 'permanent' means · 2026-09-01
  ACT wants New Zealand residents to spend 730 days in every five years in the country. Here is what UK movers planning long-term should weigh up.
• UK plumbers and gasfitters: why New Zealand must fill about 1,450 trade roles in the coming year · 2026-08-31
  New Zealand needs roughly 1,450 plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying workers over the coming year. What is behind it and what UK tradespeople should check.