Neil

thanks for the reply. It is less money also which helps.
So if I were succesful do you need to get a job in the area in which I'm qualified, (my area of graphics falls into the SSL which gains a few points). there's no saying I won't, but I want to keep my options open.
Also if you get full PR without a job do you have to actually get employment at all, as I've a few quid I may invest to gain a living and my wife's interested in employment within the education sector.

River