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Get them both. It won’t make the process that much longer and it will ensure that your child isn’t on some list as a “tourist” for any length of time.

You say you have a family - that is probably going to be your biggest issue - some places are fine if you're single but not crash hot if you have a family for lots of reasons like school cohort, opportunities for young people, options for a range of activities, medical coverage, social issues etc. Will you be on a temporary visa? That's also a bit fraught because it ties you to that employer and your ability to move on within Australia if the place doesn't suit you is unlikely. It very much depends on whether you will be rural or remote - employers have more trouble filling remote positions because Aussies don't want to live remote, even the ones that have grown up there. There is nothing in UK which could prepare you for remote Australia. It's about as far away from Home & Away that you can get.

Hey, I'm with you - I just asked my husband to put a plug on a kettle - it's certainly a risk that one takes and hopefully the insurance won't catch up with you should the worst happen - I'm just pointing out that the powers that be, once they take it into their noggins, dont care if you learned how to put on a plug in the scouts or you lecture in electrical engineering - if you ain't a registered electrician you shouldn't be doing it. Just one of those weird Australian things that newbies need to be wary of - like not using.UK wireless handphone sets, not using UK child seats and not parking on the wrong side of the road. It's a land of peculiar regulations.

All depending on which state you're in, unless you are a licenced electrician, it could be illegal and any insurances void in case of an electrical fire. No matter how many degrees you've got. I think Qld is the one that is most draconian.

If you are on a permanent visa and they can't find someone else to go the position then quite possibly. The OP is a dependent on a temporary visa and that is less appealing to an employer especially if they envisage longevity in a position.

Not much point applying if you can't start next week, nobody is going to want to hang around waiting for you - you're already a bit precarious being a dependent on a temporary visa so better to get your AHPRA registration in your hand and your boots on the groundready to start immediately.

I agree, get yourself sorted with AHPRA first. As a nurse you should be OK to find work as a temporary dependent especially post Covid. You won't have much luck until you're registered though, but after that, you should be OK to pick up something. So the crucial question will be do you meet the AHPRA criteria for registration.

Before the job will be the visa! That'll be your first hurdle. If you get in then I don't think you need to be worried about a job, autism is very big here and there will be all sorts of niche roles you could probably slot into. Around here we have "experts" in autism in private practice working with families on behavioural issues etc.

Not unless your masters includes the pre-requisite number of supervised teaching days under the auspices of a University. You could always submit your qualifications for assessment and see what they say though.

Dunno, service personnel do it for much less than that and with less rec leave contact.

Another alternative would be for you and the kids to stay in UK and your DH to commute to work in Sydney - you could go out for holidays and he could come home in between if only for a week - there is always FaceTime and the odd get together could work especially if it was built into his contract. I answered the last time and I wouldnt be moving a kid at this stage of their education, I would be boarding them if I had to move (we almost did this with our kids once). I certainly wouldnt be coming over and waiting until the end of year 12 here before returning to Uni in UK - Aus year 12 results dont move as well in that direction as A levels do coming here (its 13 years of school vs 14 years in UK so they arent equivalent) and often a preparatory year is required especially for the more highly sought after courses in popular universities and, added to that, you would be up for international student fees in UK universities.

I've followed your journey since the beginning - I'm glad you've had the opportunity to return and make considered decisions even if you do now see that the grass wasnt perhaps as green as you remembered it. Enjoy it while you can!

There are mutterings that they will make entry for UK citizens on a UK passport mandatory in the near future.

No.

I think you must have posted this question twice because I just answered it elsewhere - the answer is still going to be the same. Be responsible and follow the rules. Get your Aus passport. You dont have to have an Australian to sign your photograph - anyone in the listed professions can do it for you. My son got his renewed earlier this year but needed a photo signed as he had let his lapse as he has been in UK for a long time. He got a work colleague to sign it because he was in one of the listed professions - it's easy to do and will involve an appointment at Bush House but that's it.

You have plenty of time to get your passport, get on to it now and you will have it in good time. The rules say that Australian citizens must travel on Australian passports so you were very lucky to get in last time but why risk it again when you are going to have to get an Australian passport anyway. It'll mean an interview in London and you were a bit silly not to have renewed it when you were here for 3 months - it would have been cheaper but hindsight is perfect vision. Get it now

They do that. Going to all 3 in the near vicinity in one day is not unheard of either.

Especially true when one state does something that none of the others do!!! Very confusing.

My husband would concur with the Bunnings - if he doesnt go at least once a week he gets withdrawal symptoms. For me - the wider car parking spaces is about it.

Wow, never picked Tassie to be the odd man out. NSW which is usually the most avaricious, isn't charging them. Interesting, too that they aren't charging 482 visa holders whereas the other states which generally charge, like NSW are.

Could she board with family or friends and spend holidays with you? Another option, if she were to come, might be to home school and do GCSE by correspondence. There is (but I can't find it at the mo) an online school which offers GCSE/A levels in Australia but I think they charge through the nose for the privilege!!!!. I'd actually be talking to her UK school for advice on what she can and cannot do without. It's a really unfortunate time to be taking a short term break from education.

Yup, there's only one heartbeat between a dream and a nightmare!

I agree with Marisa, if your OH is good to move, do it now because if you don't, it will never be the right time - guaranteed! The kids will be settled in school, the job will be going well, you just get a promotion, your in laws are floundering a bit, your pension is accruing nicely, the kids have got good friends and before you know it the kids are going to Uni, they have romantic attachments etc etc. It is very easy to pass the point of no return just through apathy and "things are going well". Your problem may well be that either your partner doesn't want to move or they aren't able to get a visa easily and you're there for the rest of your days in which case you have to decide which is your least worst option and get on with it. I suggest that you need to be talking about this right now, don't leave it any longer so you know what you're working with. Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans you know!!!

Yup, but the pathway to PR is clearer for such visa holders over 482 which are temporary. The government even call the 491 Provisional in its title.

They're not coming on a student visa which is what that second link refers to. The first link explains that visa categories and fees are available to staff only, unfortunately. NSW which is known for its bull like charging propensity doesn't charge fees for 491 kids so I don't that WA would - even given this year's waiving of fees.