Hello

[lilly mist]

Hey all,

I have been reading this forum for months and have even posted some images of my hoilday in oz last year...

So who are we.....

My hub is 38 and a carpenter, im 31 and full time mum,
Children boy aged 9 and girl aged 4...Dalmatian aged 5 ......

and MAYbe 2 cats (not sure about them yet, breaks my heart to leave them but cost is huge to take them)

We are just in the process of raising funds to start our visa process
(fingers crossed in next 2 weeks)

We have had one interview with an agent and have been told we will beable to go for a 175 visa....

As we are new to this it all seems very daunting !!

We are also in the process of getting our house ready for sale..
Hoping to sell it as like everyone as soon as then we plan to move in with mother in law

As we plan to try and sell the house before visa goes though we plan to get rid of everything thats broken or not been used for 12mths, apart from photos ect...

I am going though so many feeling already as we have been thinking about this for about 4 years now and my main concern is taking children away from family....

Ok and i could talk forever so i'll stop there....

Good luck to all and gz to those who have passed !!

[jonny.co@tiscali.co.uk]

hi lilly mist.
welcome to PIO.every one on here is really nice,there is always someone to answer any questions,my hubby is an engineer 38,i am 34.we have two kids,one boy 10.and a little girl 4.good luck with your process,it is a long process of knowing where you want to go,one piece of advice,do your research.we are all nuts on here,nice to meet other people going through the same thing though.
nic x

[Stuju]

Hi Lilly mist
great to have you onboard, good luck with your house sale and application to oz\
gizmo

[calNgary]

Hiya welcome to poms in oz,,my kids are 9 and 4 and have settled in so well,,the visa process is daunting but well worth it once you get here,lol!!! We ditched most of our things and just shipped 18 boxes of kitchen items and personal stuff,in hindsight i wish id brought my tumble dryer and fridge freezer,,good luck with everything and i hope the house sells easily
Cal x

[lilly mist]

Originally Posted by calNgary

Hiya welcome to poms in oz,,my kids are 9 and 4 and have settled in so well,,the visa process is daunting but well worth it once you get here,lol!!! We ditched most of our things and just shipped 18 boxes of kitchen items and personal stuff,in hindsight i wish id brought my tumble dryer and fridge freezer,,good luck with everything and i hope the house sells easily
Cal x

Thanks for the welcome....

I thought you couldnt ship fridge's ect?
What else do you wish you had brought with you..

We plan to bring kids beds and dinning room table as its very new and if it doesn't fit in doors im sure it would make great bbq area, we dont really have much other big stuff to bring as our house has built in wardrobes and cuboards and im making this an ideal time to ditch things we never should have kept this long !!!! lol..

What about garden tools? did anyone take them or am i getting carried away now?

Hard to know how much is to much and how much would be missed..

[nikci]

Hi

Wishing you all the best with the visa process - you will find loads of helpful people on this site so don't be too daunted by it all - we are all in the same boat. Good Luck and welcome to PIO.

Nikci