Saturday, October 12, 2002

Are you British?

Upon hearing my accent here in New York, more people have asked me if I'm British than if I'm Australian. Could it be true? If you combine an fair-dinkum Aussie with a post-graduate education, do they get the right to claim mother England as their home?

It would seem the answer is ... almost. For the UK's Highly Skilled Migrant Program (a points-based visa similar to permanent residency in Australia), the MBA is a contributing factor, but I also need to earn a minimum of 40,000 UK pounds in another country for at least a year before I could qualify (easy in the US, challenging in Australia...)

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