Following in the footsteps of Greece - bankrupcy that is....

Hi leslielp,
I had the privilege of visiting Jeffrey's Bay back in 1993, your country was a great place to visit back then. I am an Englishman, but have worked in Australia and New Zealand for about 15 years on work visas. The Aussies are very strict now on issueing visas and will send the goon squad around at 3am to evict you if you overstay. In NZ you could probably overstay for years without any such thing happening.
NZ Immigration are a nightmare to deal with, you will want to bang your head against the wall after dealing with them. However this is your best bet. If you get a heavy goods truck license, you can get a 4 year visa. I worked at a frozen vegetable and french fry factory, easily 75% of the staff were from overseas. But your best bet is the Dairy industry. Your average lazy unemployed kiwi would rather sit at home and smoke dak than get up at 3am and go milking. I would guess that 80% of dairy farm employees in NZ are foreigners. There are a huge number of Bokke there, they even have church services in Afrikaans. Dairy is the largest industry in NZ, and they are one of the worlds big producers. Google Ashburton in Canterbury, it is where the Crusaders come from. They are constantly converting farms to irrigated dairy.
I think that after four years you will become a permanent resident, and can give up playing in cow **** at 3am on a frosty morning. If you like I can put you in touch with the Bokke and Zim mafia in Ashburton. They practicaly run the place, we used to joke that the health and safety signs at work should be printed in Afrikaans and Portuguese for the Brazilians.
Good luck mate,
Adam

 

Thanks Adam. Much appreciated. You can mail me : leslielp@webmail.co.za

 

Have you considered Ireland? There are a lot of South Africans here. Much easier to get into than other European/EU countries. There is a boatbuilding industry but don't know about the job situation. Jobs in general are not easy to come by....
Once here long enough, you have access to the rest of the EU.
My wife is South African,my child was born there and I hold dual nationality but I couldn't get them into the UK! ( not without a lot more money etc etc.)

 

Thanks Alex, will look into it. I think I must start my own thread here, we are busy hijacking Wynand's one!

 

Not a chance in Uk now. I am a British citizen and can no longer get health care simply because I dont live there , I had to pay 25 quid to see a doctor and the bloody waiting room was full of Indians.

However if I go to Aus I can jump to the front of the queue and get free health care as a reciprocal agreement and the Aus dont know I don't live there.

I had a bill of 1700 Dollar ripped up in the hospital administration office at Concorde hospital Sydney.


Thanks aussies

 

A full frontal lobotamy for $1700 is very good value.
I would rather have a full bottle in front of me.

 

Hmmm not quite right but I know where you are going.

 

Bottoms up!