Ishilove:
From chartered accountant to forklift driver...

For someone like me, that would be soul destroying because I value my inner peace and wellbeing. If I'm not enjoying my job I will be very, very miserable.

deltateam:


You're lucky to have a supportive wife. Put your head down and learn. You'll be shocked that your salary there may be higher than a bank branch manager in Nigeria.

Don't quarrell your wife when you get there otherwise na deportation.

Leave some lifeline in Nigeria just in case it backfires. Good luck!

deltateam:


You're lucky to have a supportive wife. Put your head down and learn. You'll be shocked that your salary there may be higher than a bank branch manager in Nigeria.

Don't quarrell your wife when you get there otherwise na deportation.

Leave some lifeline in Nigeria just in case it backfires. Good luck!

MrNipplesLover:
A 48-year-old youth and feeling old?

Baba, u just dey start life... u're a youth and should feel youthful of ur age...

The moment u feel u are old, na that time grey hair go take over ur head and u go start appearing old...

To me, old age starts from 65...

Abeg, go and make use of ur youthful age in a country that works....

All the best to u. ✌

Altern8tor:

U can take a pay cut from your company and work remotely from Abroad,, travel abroad to join dem and come back to Nigeria occasionally to handle wat needs to be done at work physically...Your subordinates can be sending you official documents via emails to work on while abroad,,hope you get what I mean?

ezegold4we:
@ OP,

pls let me remind u that ur greatest investment and achievement is your marriage and family, not the 1.1million net income you are making every month in Nigeria, u will definitely Make More than that in Australia with Peace of mind,

Secondly, age is Just a number, when u get here, u will see married Men of 55yrs stepping into Australia to settle down with their families, buhari took power in 2015 and before we knew it, his 8yrs of suffering and killings Just ended, now Jagaban is in charge, u will still be considering ur age and his 8yrs will elapse,pls once again forget ur age, unless there are other personal reaaons why u dont want to unite with ur wife in Australia,

Thirdly, forget about ur fears about work , there are lots of jobs in Australia, try and take a step first, u can't stay in nija and be assuming things,

Pls don't be confused at this stage of ur life, be decisive,

Finally, remember, family is everything.

Menclothing:
Go and hustle and come back years later to set up company here

bejick:


baba no listen to this guy, make the move the first 6months will not be easy but it can not be worst than Nigeria. You can make your one month salary in two weeks with minor jobs not to talk of when God bless you with proper office work. You go dey ball.

Usefulsense:
This is my story. Please advice.

I sent my wife to Australia in 2021 on student visa.

She has invited us, myself and our children aged 12 and 9 and our visa is out. I have also paid like 6 months fees for my children school which was a requirement for the visa.

Owing to her performance at her work place, the company she works for has promised to sponsor all that glittering are not gold better to send your children alone to her and continue your work back home and visit them once a while, this is for experience for PR. Infact, the process just began and we are sure of having the PR.

I am currently 48 and won't be able to support my family working in Nigeria. Wify has encouraged me that we will be fine that abroad is meant for 2 people.

My only constraint is my age, hence my question. If you are in my shoe, will you travel?

By the way, I work for a private firm here in Nigeria and you know what it is working for a family company.

Firefunmi2014:


I can relate with your situation because I have been there. I left Nigeria last year to join my wife who left in 2021 on Skilled worker visa to. UK. I was 46yrs when I joined her. I have a relatively good job in Nigeria with an official car and HOD in one of the PFAs in Nigeria. I don't have plans to join them before, I was thinking I will be sending money to them but for almost 6mth I couldn't convert my Naita to Pound.

Fast forward last year Nov, I took the decision to join them, it's been over 7mths now, has is it been easy ? No, but it is a journey. I started working in January, the role is related to finance which is my field, though a junior role for me experience and qualifications but is paying bills.

My wife has been an amasing woman, she earns more than me but her money is our money and vice versa. In a foreign land, be ready to share bills with your wife and also the house chore with her. I usually go to store to do the chopping and atimes cook for the children.

My advice for you is that you should prayerfully join your wife provided she is an amazing woman, trust me you will not regret it.

I wish you best of luck

Usefulsense:


Currently studying day and night for Australian CPA examination.

Thank you so much sir. I'm motivated by your kind words.

Usefulsense:


To be honest with you, the plan is for the entire family to migrate.

In fact, i did my ielts last year and made 7,7, 7.5, 7

As soon as our visa grant came out, I started developing cold feet on account of age.

She has advised that I go and learn forklift driving.
I will commence that this month.

bomsilaga:

I was a project director and did bricklayer labouring in the abroad. People will come for my head but with the dignity of labour abroad, it amounts to nothing. Nigeria is a dream killer for many but Nigeria is our country.

Usefulsense:
This is my story. Please advice.

I sent my wife to Australia in 2021 on student visa.

She has invited us, myself and our children aged 12 and 9 and our visa is out. I have also paid like 6 months fees for my children school which was a requirement for the visa.

Owing to her performance at her work place, the company she works for has promised to sponsor for PR. Infact, the process just began and we are sure of having the PR.

I am currently 48 and won't be able to support my family working in Nigeria. Wify has encouraged me that we will be fine that abroad is meant for 2 people.

My only constraint is my age, hence my question. If you are in my shoe, will you travel?

By the way, I work for a private firm here in Nigeria and you know what it is working for a family company.

Smartguyboy:

You people keep saying for the kid’s future how many African parents can send they kids to best schools or nice university abroad?

Usefulsense:


To be honest with you, the plan is for the entire family to migrate.

In fact, i did my ielts last year and made 7,7, 7.5, 7

As soon as our visa grant came out, I started developing cold feet on account of age.

She has advised that I go and learn forklift driving.
I will commence that this month.

felixzo1:
If I may ask what was your motive for sending your wife for studies? Why do you think at 48 you change profession or starting a different Field. You are still young, Nigeria makes one feel too old

MeineMutter:


It’s normal to develop cold feet when you are changing environment because of the fear of the unknown and fear of leaving your comfort zone, couple with those thing you would miss seeing or doing, your freedom etc. those shenks 😁😁. That’s if you do sha because you are going into a society where you are not as free as you are in an unregulated Nigeria.

Even relocating from Lagos to Kano can make you develop cold feet let alone relocating abroad.

With your wife over there, you would quickly settle in, no doubt that.

But you could have used your ICAN to take exemptions from some ACCA papers, long ago, and have started written ACCA, the moment your wife entered Australia since you know you would be relocating.
By now, you would have passed ACCA and be ready to use it for conversion to CPA Australia.

The kind of private company you work(ed) for in Nigeria matters. If it’s a known multinational company that you worked for and you worked in greater decision-making roles and interact with C-band level executives in your organization, you may be able to have transferable skills that can position you well to get good job quickly.

No country recognizes ICAN abroad o. That’s the bitter truth.

While learning forklift driving, ask your wife about two most popular ERP software that companies use in Australia and add it to lists of what you will learn. You have to continue learning even when you get there.

I may be able to point you in the right direction of some free and paid materials on quality ERP learnings.

Also, don’t forget to have knowledge of one two other data analysis skills or software.

If after some years, you still don’t like or enjoy the country, wait and get the PR while you save to set up something back home.
You can then go home and be visiting Australia as you like.

Let me be frank with you: going abroad as an accountant at that age is not good. I am a qualified accountant with ACCA and CPA and I know what it takes to get a great job abroad.

Accountant work is not the problem they have abroad. They have automated a lot of things that have to do with accounting, financing, reporting, controlling (including internal control), business analysis etc

Assuming you are an IT guy or medical personnel, you can já at any time or at any age and entertain less worries.

Be ready to start from lowly-rated job (whether white or blue collar) and start picking the easiest points.

Usefulsense:


To be honest with you, the plan is for the entire family to migrate.

In fact, i did my ielts last year and made 7,7, 7.5, 7

As soon as our visa grant came out, I started developing cold feet on account of age.

She has advised that I go and learn forklift driving.
I will commence that this month.

Acidosis:
As long as your wife can/will feed you without complaints (just in case things do not turn out well for you), then you will be fine.

Your concerns are very valid. Not many 48 year old men would leave a N1.1m accounting job in Nigeria to go kill snakes in Australia as someone suggests here. I won't do it at gun point.

Offpointng:


Adding to your skills also, Learn how to kill snakes in Nigeria, starting from, Boas to Pythons, Vipers and the likes It'd be an essential skill when you get to Australia

Like this like this, I don make like $250 today alone killing snakes for my neighbours. I not only have free money from this skill, I also have free meat for the whole of September. Thank allah for my blasting freezer

Usefulsense:
This is my story. Please advice.

I sent my wife to Australia in 2021 on student visa.

She has invited us, myself and our children aged 12 and 9 and our visa is out. I have also paid like 6 months fees for my children school which was a requirement for the visa.

Owing to her performance at her work place, the company she works for has promised to sponsor for PR. Infact, the process just began and we are sure of having the PR.

I am currently 48 and won't be able to support my family working in Nigeria. Wify has encouraged me that we will be fine that abroad is meant for 2 people.

My only constraint is my age, hence my question. If you are in my shoe, will you travel?

By the way, I work for a private firm here in Nigeria and you know what it is working for a family company.

Offpointng:


Adding to your skills also, Learn how to kill snakes in Nigeria, starting from, Boas to Pythons, Vipers and the likes It'd be an essential skill when you get to Australia

Like this like this, I don make like $250 today alone killing snakes for my neighbours. I not only have free money from this skill, I also have free meat for the whole of September. Thank allah for my blasting freezer

mokset123:
how much do you earn monthly, if is not in the range of 600 and above. Just kukuma join her. She is right oh, abroad is meant for 2 except you want to loose her

EleventhWeirdo:


I beg to disagree! I've been an audit associate with a big4 for 2 years now. I have former colleagues who got jobs in other big4s in Australia, UK, Canada, USA, and so on with just their ACA. Some even got jobs in industry. Why denigrate our noble institute, ICAN, this much with falsehood?

Usefulsense:


To be honest with you, the plan is for the entire family to migrate.

In fact, i did my ielts last year and made 7,7, 7.5, 7

As soon as our visa grant came out, I started developing cold feet on account of age.

She has advised that I go and learn forklift driving.
I will commence that this month.