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I cannot speak from experience having created a startup in Melbourne, but I am Australian and can perhaps give some perspective. - How was the internet speed?
by marsRoverDev 9y ago
I cannot speak from experience having created a startup in Melbourne, but I am Australian and can perhaps give some perspective.
- How was the internet speed?
If you choose the right suburb you might end up with fibre to the home, which is fast. If you don't, you'll end up with ADSL2, which sucks. Be careful - though the inner city will likely have at least adequate speeds for streaming.
- Where did you work?
There are lots of coffee shops and co-working spaces in Melbourne.
- Is it easy for someone moving from outside to blend in?
Yes, I have American friends who have moved to Melbourne and decided to stay forever. It is a very multicultural city which overall is accepting of everyone. You will find bad eggs on the outskirts, but that is the case almost anywhere.
- ulfw 9y agoAccepted by the locals? Yes! A wonderful place to live? Oh yes! But is it easy to move here? No. Visas are a pain and things are only getting worse it seems.
- toyg 9y agoCan confirm. My wife was refused state sponsorship for "lack of jobs demand". She has a PhD (and master) in computational chemistry and molecular modelling, and works in her sector. I work with financial software, we both make pretty decent money. If Victoria doesn't want us, I'm not sure whether they want anyone at all.
- ganeshkrishnan 9y agoThis has to be a facepalm moment. However you know you can still apply for permanent residency without state sponsorship? Also try other states. My recommendation would be to directly apply for skilled worker permit without any sponsorship
- Jedd 9y ago> If you don't, you'll end up with ADSL2, which sucks. Are you talking bandwidth, latency, download cap, or cost?
- imron 9y agoYes.