🇦🇺 For Australians thinking of leaving
Know what it really takes to leave Australia.
An honest planner for emigrating to the UK or the US — estimate your true cost to leave, check how ready you are, and understand tax & your super before you go. Built by people who've made the move themselves.
Free tools below. No account needed.
Cost-to-leave estimator
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom. Indicative ranges, not a quote.
Estimated total cost to leave
£16,279 – £37,425
Fees reviewed 2026-06. Indicative FX. Not financial, tax or migration advice. Official fees ↗
Plus funds you must show (not spend): £3,810
Skilled Worker applicants usually show maintenance funds (≈£1,270) held for 28 days, unless the sponsor certifies maintenance. Ancestry/Youth Mobility have their own savings requirements. Official rule ↗
Should you make the move?
A 60-second readiness check across timeline, visa, money, tax and family. Get a personalised score and your next three moves.
Compare your destinations
Honest signals on difficulty, timeline and what happens to your super.
| Destination | Difficulty | Timeline | Super | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United KingdomPopular | Moderate | 3–9 mo | No direct transfer | View guide → |
| 🇺🇸 United StatesPopular | Moderate | 2–12 mo | No direct transfer | View guide → |
Popular guides
All guides →What happens to your super?
You have (Australia)
Superannuation
In United Kingdom
UK pension (SIPP / workplace)
Your Australian superannuation generally can't be accessed before preservation age and can't be transferred into a UK pension — it stays in Australia and keeps growing until you can access it. Once you're UK tax resident the UK taxes your worldwide income, and how it treats your super needs cross-border advice. Plan the timing of ceasing AU tax residency too — it can trigger a CGT event on some assets.
Financial-emigration playbooks
Step-by-step, document-by-document — with the tax & super steps in the right order, the pitfalls to avoid, and what you can do yourself vs. pay a specialist for. Phase 1 of each is free.
Ready to actually do it?
Step-by-step financial-emigration playbooks (Australian tax residency, your super, moving money, banking) — plus intros to vetted specialists. Join the list to get launch pricing.