Moving from Australia to USA when it all passes, help and info needed.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by OzNoob, Apr 25, 2020.

  1. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    If he attends a community college/school board administration school, they will probably want school transcripts from Australia. I got my CDL through a vocational school run by the county school system and I had to go through the regular school registration process as if I was attending a 2 year college etc. The CDL course actually shows as credits from the local community college.
     
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  3. OzNoob

    OzNoob Bobtail Member

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    I'd likely say MN to start but not overly worried if somewhere else would be more preferable. But I'll wait and see how everything settles first and then work it all out. We, like most are still under full travel bans at the moment.
     
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  4. OzNoob

    OzNoob Bobtail Member

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    Great, thanks.
     
  5. Brandt

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    Australia looks like a fun place to live. All that open road and no traffic. In US we can't even change parking spots at truck stop without logging it.
     
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  6. OzNoob

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    Australia also has a median house price of over $800k ... across the entire country. Not just a city here or a city there like the US but across the country that is the median house price. Close to impossible for a single person to live in anything other than a shoebox.

    Plus this virus thing has highlighted to me the need to be atleast in the same country as family. Not necessarily living in the same city or even the same state but just that ability to get to see them at various times of the year rather than being 3 flights, a couple grand and 30+ hours away :)
     
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  7. x1Heavy

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    You are a dual citizen. Nothing different. Go to CDL School or show trucking exp and CDL from that country, convert it to American Pernament CDL (You are not allowed to have more than one license) Take the endorsements, road test, pay the necessary fees, gain the fast card, passport, TWIC and Hazmat and so on. Be prepared to run Canada and or Mexico.

    I am working on dual citizen myself, its a long process. One that will take some years on my end. It may benefit if the United States government should fail then.
     
  8. Chinatown

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    Saipan is a nice place to live.
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  10. randomname

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    Community colleges are the best way to get trained and licensed in my opinion, however out of state ( and country) residents usually get charged a much higher tuition. I don't know what state you have citizenship in but you may want to keep that in mind.
    Once you have your CDL you can move to whatever state you want and get hired easily enough.
     
  11. jammer910Z

    jammer910Z Road Train Member

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    Being a US citizen already really helps.
    Just get your general DL established, make certain that you can FULLY document the past 10 years employment status and legitimately explain any gaps.

    I didn't see anyone else say it, so I will.

    WELCOME HOME !
     
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