South Africans in Oz

[Ikes]

Hi all

I am new to the site, am English, married to a South African, and we've been back in the UK for three years after living in South Africa for six years. OH has visa application lodged (has taken six months so far) and it is now with a decision maker.

I know this is PomsinOz, but I was wondering if any of you know of any South Africans living in Oz, and how they compare it to South Africa, as I am wondering if we are doing the right thing now (pre-nerves!).

Thanks, Irene

[ESSEX TO AUS]

Originally Posted by Ikes

Hi all

I am new to the site, am English, married to a South African, and we've been back in the UK for three years after living in South Africa for six years. OH has visa application lodged (has taken six months so far) and it is now with a decision maker.

I know this is PomsinOz, but I was wondering if any of you know of any South Africans living in Oz, and how they compare it to South Africa, as I am wondering if we are doing the right thing now (pre-nerves!).

Thanks, Irene

All South Africans I have met have settled really well. There are a few hear.
I do believe there have been a few South Africans on site.
Every one has pre nerves.

Good Luck

John

[deebbzz]

Originally Posted by Ikes

Hi all

I am new to the site, am English, married to a South African, and we've been back in the UK for three years after living in South Africa for six years. OH has visa application lodged (has taken six months so far) and it is now with a decision maker.

I know this is PomsinOz, but I was wondering if any of you know of any South Africans living in Oz, and how they compare it to South Africa, as I am wondering if we are doing the right thing now (pre-nerves!).

Thanks, Irene

hi
I was born in SA and moved to uk 13 yrs ago. most of my family live in the uk however i do have a sister in oz and she to is from SA.
my gran still misses SA however when she visits oz she says it just like SA the lifestyle every thing the only diffenerence is the crime. she says it is so much safer then SA, and it just feels like home.
so if you are missing the lifestyle and the way of life from SA then you will love OZ and you will feel much safer.
hope this helps
debs

[the ellis family]

hi im new to this site too, im south african my hubby is english and ive lived in the uk for 17 years now, we have just started the visa process for australia, so a long way to go yet! i have friends from south africa who live in australia and they all say its just like south africa, but much safer. i miss SA so much so really looking forward to moving to australia, anything that reminds me of home!

[nikci]

Originally Posted by Ikes

Hi all

I am new to the site, am English, married to a South African, and we've been back in the UK for three years after living in South Africa for six years. OH has visa application lodged (has taken six months so far) and it is now with a decision maker.

I know this is PomsinOz, but I was wondering if any of you know of any South Africans living in Oz, and how they compare it to South Africa, as I am wondering if we are doing the right thing now (pre-nerves!).

Thanks, Irene

Howzit Irene,

Yip there are loads of South African's on this site. OH and I are both South African and have been here almost 18 years now off to NSW as soon as visa comes through. Have 3 children all Brits and also have been suffering with the pre-nerves and "am I doing the right thing by the children?" Long and short of it is that when I consider all the pros and cons think I am - sure there will be loads more pre-nerves.

Wishing you all the best in your move.

Nikci

[John Sydney]

The Suburb of St Ives in Sydney is full of South Africans - they started comming in about 20 years ago in droves

[Ikes]

Originally Posted by John Sydney

The Suburb of St Ives in Sydney is full of South Africans - they started comming in about 20 years ago in droves

Howzit? and thanks to all of you, dankie!

I was wondering why we left South Africa, and when OH submitted the application for Oz kept thinking that a miracle would occur and we would be back in SA, where the sun would shine for long enough to hang out our washing and in an hour be dry, where we could sit out each evening under the stars, and during the day the sky would be so blue but seem so far away. I loved our lifestyle, I love the Afrikaans and Zulu music.

It all came to an abrupt end when we went out for a meal with family in Durban and let our guard down, on the way home we stopped for a few drinks! We never did know exactly what happened, but I woke in our bedroom to my OH having been stabbed three times in the back, and he now had his foot wedged against the door trying to stop his attackers getting back in to finish him off! We were so lucky as we came out of it alive, unlike the unfortunate couple up the road who had their throats slit!

So, thanks to all of you who responded, and good luck to you all, Debs, the Ellis family, and Nikci, who are all struggling to get a better life for themselves and their children in oz. Thanks to John who is on his way back to live in Essex, Good Luck to you, and thanks to John Sydney who let us know that scores of South Africans went to live in St Ives in Oz.

To those of you who have to get South African police clearance (as we did) it is bloody frustrating, but persevere as you will get there in the end. It cost my husband 75quid for Fedex to pick up our docs and deliver them to the UK.

Good luck to all of you!

We'll keep you posted