Im an American wanting to know . .. .

I'm about to go through the process, and it's difficult, even if you have someone living there to sponsor you. I'm looking at about $7000 just for the Visa alone. The process can take up to a year they say..

 

Well nice to hear from someone interested in trucking industry you can get citizenship in almost any country these days however usually it requires alot of capital e.g. $1,000,000 or have some kind of extraordinary talent e.g. A Doctorate or Masters Degree In Business Admin, medical profession is also an avenue if your a Doctor or Registered Nurse you will get Permanent residency and eventually citizenship in no time. As far as the reserves go i assume you mean Army Reserves you must be a legal permanent resident to qualify. Our laws are actually very similar to the USA the difference here is our processing time are much faster back in 2005 a few of us truck drivers were offered sponsorship via employment for a USA green card it took almost 8 years to get approved. Some friends of mine came over from the UK to Australia, they were Registered Nurses within 12 months they had been approved for Permanent Residency the only other thing is the dept of immigration do charge quite alot for processing fees. As far as driving trucks go i think you have to be at least 19 to get a HR truck license. Once you get your HR which is straight truck for you guys then you can go and apply for your HC (Tractor - Trailer license)