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To: Moominoid who wrote (65348)	6/22/2005 8:34:34 PM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Moominoid Re: "Australia" Its easier if you have the money! I looked into when I was there in 1999 and after I got back here in 2000. They work on a "points" system. If you are YOUNG and highly educated (hopefully masters degree) and have good English language skills and meet certain other standards related to health, ect. you are admitted with ease because of your "points" score. If you are an older guy like me, even if you meet the other requirements will not be granted permanent residency because your age reduces your points score. Even if you are young you won't get in without the education and English language skills. I think they have certain exceptions for badly needed skills, but still the general outline is followed. An older guy can only be admitted with an "investors" visa and back in 2000 the main requirement was the nearly $2 million USD (the amount is calculated on a sliding scale depending on your age and number of dependents) that you are forced to deposit in a designated Australian and held there in escrow as long as your visa remains valid. Thats right, a foreigner can't own property there either, just like in almost every country in the world besides the USA. And if you set up a dummy corporation there to hold the property and fail to pay some sort of taxes or commit some other technical mistake the government will seize it. Also, if you pass on your heirs will have a heck of a time laying claim to your assets there unless you do every thing exactly right. Also, Australia has a whole bunch of activities that a foreigner can't engage in at all, just like most every other country in the world except for old "uncle sucker", the USA. Media is one. And anything to do with politics is another. The penalty for transgression can be a long jail sentence. Slagle