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I also suspect the relative ease of relocating a large number Australian's to the UK would have a big impact (ease of getting visa's etc).

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I think it's easier to get Australians into the USA on the E3 visa.

E3s are temporary and must be renewed every 2 years. Can't be transferred to another employer. Can't be used to qualify for permanent residency. They are quite useful if your married (straight) partner wants to join you (and somewhat useful if you have a defacto non-US citizen gay partner due to a bizarre quirk in the law. Tough luck if you have a defacto straight partner though.)

Lots of Australians would qualify for permanent residency in the UK under an Ancestory Visa, or an equivalent in another EU country. Emigrating AU<->UK is a very well worn path that's easy to naviagte. The US isn't quite so welcoming.

(Source: i'm an Australian who live in the UK for 10 years, the US for 2 and now Canada for 5.)

How would you compare the 4 countries, and why did you choose Canada as your current place?

I don't see any of those drawbacks as drawbacks, though. For me the key to the E3 is that I don't have to play H1B lotto.

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