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Hi all, I’m back here again after a loooooong hiatus, I was a moderator on here for a while. I applied for and was granted a 189 Skilled Visa in 2015, I activated the visa before returning to the UK. For various complicated reasons I was unable to return to Australia and instead remained in the UK. Obviously my 189 has expired now, I’m aware that there’s a chance I could apply for an RRV, but before all that I may need to travel to Australia for an interview in the next couple of weeks. I have an old drink driving conviction when I was stupid teenager so I’m aware that I can’t apply for an eVisitor, but presume I can travel on a 600 visitor visa, but wonder if this will/can affect further visa applications? Or am I overthinking it?

I'm moving back to Melbourne in February 2025, would like to take my 2 year old dog what is the best company to use.

Are you sure it's a partner visa you want to apply for? It sounds like maybe a Prospective Marriage Visa would be a better choice? For a partner visa, you must already be in a 'de facto' relationship for at least a year. That means you've already been living as if you are married for a year. Dating or being engaged does not count. I'd recommend a consultation with a MARA registered migration agent to make sure you're applying for the right visa.

However do check whether there is an outlet in the city you're moving to...

Good to see the main migration part of the forum doing well. Looks like PIO will be around for a bit longer

Looks like I'm not the only one getting caught out with the new location of the edit and quote buttons

Harvey Norman Outlets can have some decent floor stock with no wait time - its all stuff that people have returned or might have a small mark on it etc. Another thing we did on arrival which works if youre prepared to rough it for a bit - buy camping chairs, tables, swags etc. and basically camp out in the house until your container arrives or you're furniture arrives. That sort stuff is going to be useful anyway, unless you're like my wife and just don't do camping - in which case just punt it on

If you are stuck on a basic issue such as this maybe it is time to pay for the support of a registered migration agent ...? Best regards.

My partner and I plan to marry at the end of the year in Australia. I have dual citizenship Australia and the UK My partner is a UK resident currently. We plan to apply for partner visa next year. We do not have shared bank account, shared mortgage or tenancy. How can we show evidence of shared finances? We have been trying to open a shared bank account as this is number one on the visa approval. However with us being in different countries this is proving most difficult because he does not have any Australian ID yet and when we look at UK bank accounts they all say must have been in UK (on the electoral register) for 12 months. Does anyone know any banks UK or Australia that would allow this? Can anyone give me examples of shared finances that are not shared bank account, mortgage or tenancy that could be used as evidence of shared finances?

Wait for furniture is more likely to be 3 month's, as quoted for our recent purchases from both Harvey Norman and Nik Scalli.

Harvey Norman is expensive for furniture though. Good but overpriced imho. Ok for electrical bits though. Depends what you have now. It can be worth collapsing flat pack stuff to save space. We did end up buying floorstock sofa as we couldn’t wait 8 weeks for delivery, you can get a bargain that way but takes a lot of traipsing round stores.

Does anyone know if we are required to have a medical for this visa 870 or just show we have medical cover? Coming fromUK THANKS

We'll be staying with friends for a while until we get a rental. We're renting in the UK now so its been difficult to save up with two young kids!

I would agree, I live in one of the so called Pom enclaves in the South and been near other Brits was even in the list of considerations. Looking at the map posted above except for one or two areas in the south of the city it's all pom country.

I know of a lot of UK migrants who live in the Northern Suburbs in the newer areas. I believe the opportunity to build a large, new house close to the beach is the attraction rather than living close to other Poms.

They are still at an age where it will be easy to make friends with similar interests even if they don't turn out to be "lifelong". It's certainly much easier than for older ages who typically have family/work commitments which allow them little time/energy to form new friendship groups.

What accommodation are you getting when you arrive in Aus?

Not in my world. My late husband was very sociable and had many friends from his school days until the end, even though most had moved elsewhere at some stage. I'm not very sociable but still meet a couple of times a year with a group of girls from my high school class - and we are all turning 77 this year. We also all lived interstate or overseas at times before returning to Tasmania.

I have 9 friends most I have known from childhood some from high school. We are all in our 60s and keep in touch. They are having another reunion next month a weekend in a holiday home in UK. I can’t go this year so will be joining them remotely! These are deep connections.

It is the airline he has to convince. They have no obligation to fly undocumented passengers. They also seem to be tightening up on this.

Just looked at flights to Tampa from Adelaide for September $6000 each economy!

Yes but she can’t add to it. I assume this is a temporary visa and she plans to return to the UK

Hi there, My daughter is studying overseas in Aus for the next few years. Please does anyone know if it's ok to keep her ISA here in the UK ? Many thanks Dominic

When I looked for South Australia, proof of address (Bank statement\Rental contract etc) is one of the mandatory required documents.

I’ve been looking and it’s annoying that to get a quality used car isn’t that much less than a new car. I don't want to pay $20,000 for a 5yo car when I can get a new one for $30,000 but my budget is closer to the $20,000. Also do you happen to know if I need a permanent address to transfer my UK license to? I’ll be in probably motel accommodation provided by the employer for the first 3 months but I’m assuming I can’t get my license registered to there?