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Ok im still not sure I understand.We have been here in australia residing on a PR since May this year. When will we be eligible to apply for citizenship?....

One year!!! Omg. Weve been here since May 1st. I thought old bill was 2 years wonder where i got that from?... Thats amazing hope it stays that way until at least May next year...!!

What does this mean for PR holders? What are the citizenship requirements in terms of how long do you have to reside in Australia now to apply for citizenship please?

Hi guys....just popping on to say ...if anyone feels it was my intention to scaremonger-then my apologies but it was not. And also I don't find any if my advice given in the best of intention preposterous in any way. Both my consultants wrote my letters supporting my medical history which were in no way helpful and I certainly do believe they could have lost me a chance of a visa. As -imo - i believe- could not having the correct information and advice on specific issues involved, and yes there was something in my case which had I failed to mention could have led to a three year ban. There are quite a few times on forums when I have been given preposterous and straight forward wrong advice. That is why I chose to get an agent....that and the fact I do not know all the ins and outs of it all and I myself have been wrong before many times. These are my views only, not everyone's and I appreciate that and respect that, but I stand by what I say regarding my own process. Good luck to the op though it's stressful, exciting and worth it x

No not would- but could. There are a few silly mistakes I could have made up to now that could potentially lead to me being refused such as over claiming experience, incorrectly formatted medical letters which were not worded correctly, also me not knowing that if I had not disclosed other certain things could have lead to refusal and three year bans etc. I'm sure applications can and have been done many many times successfully without an agent...but just for us personally, it was not worth the risk of going alone.

I looked at it like this: how would I feel if I made a mistake that cost me thousands of pounds I'd taken years to find, hours and hours of overtime, university work, kids futures planned, a life put on hold etc....how would I feel if my last ten or so years of dreaming about a all the exciting things we have to look forward to were scuppered by one stupid , avoidable mistake? That's how valuable a good migration agent is. It's like an insurance policy on your effort to achieving long planned dreams.

Haha you are extremely valuable Westly! You literally have the skills to help people realise lifelong dreams! That's got to be worth a fair few bob I think.

And by that Ozzie I mean through lack of employment opportunities for my husband.....not through cost of living there x

No just the once to Adelaide......I pined to go back when we got back to the UK....it really felt like home. So laid back.....the good life.x

Oh we are still trudging on the UK.....but I suspect not for long now....however unfortunately adelaide does not offer the employment opportunities for my husband therefore it will not be there we are headed. Doesn't matter how much you love a place if you can't afford to live it's pointless xx

No problem Ozzie....Tamara does short term rentals as well as long term....so if you were looking for a stop off til your find your feet then that's an option. We only went for a reccie/holiday and just stayed 4 weeks at boomerang house. Christies is beautiful though. Would go back in a heartbeat x

Hi and welcome! I'm sure you'll find plenty more helpful hints and tips if you stick around....we also have 'chewing the fat' for general chin wag where all are welcome to have a bit of friendly banter. Good luck with everything! X

Stayed at a beautiful place in Christies beach adelaide back in 2012. Tamara and Shaun on here....homes down under?....have a few lovely properties available to rent there. It had supermarkets, hairdressers, doctors, beaches, beautiful promenade, parks, city within 40 mins drive.....lively and quiet.....just lovely. We got out and about to zoos,wildlife park etc....wish we'd done more investigating around the city centre though as from what we heard upon return we'd missed out on a few things.in my opinion that specific area is a beautiful place.

A good migration agent is worth their weight in gold in my opinion.

termites!!! Never even crossed my mind! I do know someone who paid about 3k and hers is fantastic! But with all those extra considerations I can see why it might be impractical. Oh well....a room within the house or rent a space it will be then until we can buy.