Nemesis

Ditto. I have an account left with ANZ and they text very occasionally using my UK number, and they have my UK address. SImilarly with super, QSuper are quite accustomed to customers living abroad and use all my UK details quite happily, including mobile number.

You sound like an echo of myself two years ago. Now been home for 14 months (after 19 years in Oz) and have never felt better. Hope you find similar peace even if its an upheaval to get back here.

All the family members that I know who flew over to see Expats actually contributed quite a lot. I personally only had one visit from family, due to the expense, but they insisted on contributing to food costs, hiring a car themselves (there was 5 of them, too many for ours) and when we went travelling they happily paid their share of hiring places to stay. Much the same as I used to when I came home to visit - I know I always ended up paying well over the odds for food, but it also went towards general living expenses.

As you are planning to stay with family, it sounds like you know which State will be sponsoring you. Whereabouts are you hoping to end up? For instance if you are heading for one of the major cities you'll be looking at a lot more rent than if you are heading to somewhere regional.

My family were ok while their kids were small - Aunty would visit from Australia and bring presents, babysit, etc. Once they left school my sister was less keen, to the extent of "someone else is staying, you'd better book a hotel". Now I live in the same country as them, only my elderly mum seems to know (or care) that I'm still alive.

When I came home last year part of the process of renting a flat was proving that I had the right to live here - either a Brit passport or a visa showing I was here legally. The agents said they have to do a lot more work if its a tourist visa (eg here in an Aus passport with only 6 months entry) as they cannot legally rent for longer than the entry permission allows.) I forget the name of it, but there was an audible sigh of relief at seeing the Brit passport instead f an Aussie one when they new where I was coming from. It also made it easier going for jobs as they could see instantly that I had permission to work and they did not have to do any further checks. I guess it depends on what your prioirities are coming back. Getting a GP is of no interest to me, and I already had a bank account. Thats why in the last post I said we would have to agree to differ. Edited to add - being curious I looked it up https://homelet.co.uk/tenants/blog/why-is-my-landlord-asking-for-my-passport

We'll have to agree to differ on that one then. To my mind at least, having British citizenship is more important as it enables the OP to stay permanently in the UK, to work, to show they are eligible to rent properties etc. And possession of a British passport to show these agencies would make all this easier.

It does count for a lot if trying to get a British passport though! The OP doesn't need to apply for citizenship (as they think they do), they are already a British citizen.

Paying your Australian taxes has nothing to do with getting a UK passport, and the NHS doesn't exist in Australia. Your birth certificate is still your birth certificate even if you are 21. You can apply for a copy of it online https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate If you were born in the UK, and your parents were born in the UK, you are already a British citizen. You don't need to register to be ne. You can just apply for your passport.

oh excellent, thats me out of a job then.

Not sure what you mean by your last sentence? The UK still does A Levels. I actually think Quoll's suggestion is a valid one and worth considering. The girl could travel to Australia during school holidays if she wanted to. Speaking as one who went into digs at 16 while doing my A Levels and never lived at home again due to a family move, it was the best time of my life, and the best decision I ever made.

So does a Movecube get a container to itself? Or get loaded simply as it is with no outer protection? (serious question, would be interested to know!) Personally I had lousy service from Sevenseas and wouldn't touch them but that wasn't Movecube related.

of course its up to the individual! I would never expect anyone to make a decision purely based on my experience. However, its a well-known fact that people who are happy are much less likely to review their experience than those who have a bad experience. Thats why I think its important for people like myself, and CalnGary to post on the thread!

You fill in a form before the medical and it asks you about all medical issues, including medical, learning issues etc.

Same here. Shared container there and back, nothing missing, nothing damaged. And no hassle of having to try and juggle things to pack them in the movecube.