Younger OnesA forum especially for teenagers and the younger ones making the big move down under. Its here to discuss all things with migrating and living in Australia.
Hi everyone i'm a 17 year old lad and my mum and dad have been speaking to me about moving to ustralia they have got the ball moving now and i'm not sure i want to go and i know my mum and dad wouldn't force me but i don't know if at 17 bye the time they move nearly 18 i'm too young to live so far away from all my family i was just wndering if anyone could help me or just throw some general advice my way well thanks in advance
Hi everyone i'm a 17 year old lad and my mum and dad have been speaking to me about moving to ustralia they have got the ball moving now and i'm not sure i want to go and i know my mum and dad wouldn't force me but i don't know if at 17 bye the time they move nearly 18 i'm too young to live so far away from all my family i was just wndering if anyone could help me or just throw some general advice my way well thanks in advance
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Hi Brit Lad, We are hopefully on our way (visa permitting) this year around Aug-Oct time, I have 2 boys 16 (17 this year) and 14 (15 this year) they are really looking forward to going. We went to Australia to visit family Christmas 2006 and they loved it and can't wait to go back to live.
You can only give it a try and see if you like it, if I were in your shoes I would look at it like a long holiday, go and try it you never know you may love it there and not want to come back. The world is your oyster at your age try different places try not to get stuck in the UK forever, at least if you do return to the Uk, you can say 'I lived in Australia for .... months/years' and you've done something with your life!
If you turn 18 before they leave, you could go on a working holiday visa, which means you can stay there for up to a year (or two if you do fruit picking for 3 months :P). If you hate it, you can always go back home. If you like it, then stay on :P
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Hello Britlad
My son is will be 17 this year and he says he does not want to go. Obviously, he'll miss his friends and it seems like a big move. But Kdal is spot on, if you treat it like a long holiday then you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. If your parents are applying for permanent residency then you will be on their visa. This means you only have to live in Aus for 2 out of 5 years to get your Aussie passport(and keep your British one). Then you can come and go as much as you please for the rest of your life. See it as an adventure, i hope my son does.
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Hi everyone i'm a 17 year old lad and my mum and dad have been speaking to me about moving to ustralia they have got the ball moving now and i'm not sure i want to go and i know my mum and dad wouldn't force me but i don't know if at 17 bye the time they move nearly 18 i'm too young to live so far away from all my family i was just wndering if anyone could help me or just throw some general advice my way well thanks in advance
Wow such honesty and maturity! You certainly seem level headed! My advice is to give it a go!! Like all the others have said - if you love it great..if you hate it you can come back..at least then you wont have any what if's or what if's hanging over your head! No one can have a go at you for not trying!
And to quote my 8 year old son - whats not to like - girls in bikinis playing volleyball!!Wish everything was as simple as he sees it! LOL
Good Luck with your decision, whatever road you take i am sure it will be right for you.
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I have tried a different country before and LOVED it I moved to Canada when i was 12 and really did love the place but my mum wasn't to fond of the weather
So We uprooted again and moved back and i don't want her to dislike something again and move back.
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I have tried a different country before and LOVED it I moved to Canada when i was 12 and really did love the place but my mum wasn't to fond of the weather
So We uprooted again and moved back and i don't want her to dislike something again and move back.
Sounds like your heads more screwed on than your mam's! I think everyone else has got it right with the seeing how you feel :)
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I have tried a different country before and LOVED it I moved to Canada when i was 12 and really did love the place but my mum wasn't to fond of the weather
So We uprooted again and moved back and i don't want her to dislike something again and move back.
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Arrr ok once bitten twice shy, sort of thing maybe!!
Brit Lad as parents we do our best for our children, we do not always make the right decisions and we try try again to get it right. I am sure your Mum has your best interest at heart so go with her and give it a go. She may settle but she may not, you may settle but you may not but at least your Mum gave you an opportunity to explore Australia!!
I am going to take a slightly different tack here but first of all, kudos to you for being such a sensible and mature lad.
I would say that if you have not yet finished your education, that you stay in UK and get it done. If you want to go to university then you would be disadvantaging yourself if you came to Aus without A levels. If you have already mapped out a plan for your life in UK then consider very carefully whether you could achieve the same outcome here in Aus - and that depends on what sort of visa you would be using to come here.
I agree with you that 17 is young to be on your own but I would guess that your parents would be sure that you had a safety net both financially and emotionally - unless they are forcing you to go with them. But many kids do leave home at that age to go to uni and they grow up very fast!
Many Aussie kids head off to UK and Europe when they finish school/uni and quite a lot of them never come back because they find the lifestyle and career opportunities better there - go figure! I have one son that went - thought he would stay there but he came back and another son who went with a return ticket for 10 months and hasnt been back 6 years later! If you were to come here with your parents and perhaps get citizenship then you would be in the lucky position of being able to come back to UK for a visit/working holiday/career without any penalty or you could stay in Aus and work.
Hi, your not alone leann17 , charlotte 15, ryan 13, beth 8 all looking for friendsif you want to chat to any off us email charlie_2912@hotmail.com or my mums sue0304@hotmail.co.uk c u later
Wish everything was as simple as he sees it! LOL
