Can a US citizen just move to Australia, no you cannot just move without visa, you need appropriate visa to live and work permanently, though you can visit visa-free with ETA for 3 months. US citizens can enter Australia with Electronic Travel Authority ETA subclass 601 for tourism or business up to 3 months, but cannot work or stay permanently. To move permanently, US citizen needs skilled visa, employer sponsored or family visa, requiring occupation on Core Skills Occupation List, skills assessment, English test, points 65+ for age, education and experience, with cost $4,770 plus medical $500 and processing 8 to 18 months, or employer sponsored Skills in Demand 482 with income threshold $73K to $76K and employer sponsorship, then pathway to permanent after 2 years. No special advantage for US citizens over other nationalities except English helps points. For retirement, no retirement visa, need investor visa $2.5M. For students, need student visa $1,600 plus funds $29K. So US citizen cannot just move, must qualify for visa, with about 30% of skilled applicants invited due to cap 185K places per year. For short stay, ETA easy online $20, but for permanent move, need planning, skills assessment and sponsorship, taking 12 to 24 months, so not easy but achievable with skills.
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