Cots

We can, thanks, sweet of you to be concerned

Well, we’re doing it, our house goes to court at the end of April, flights booked for early May, Qatar as recommended, the movers are booked and furniture is up for sale! Will they put us 2 rooms st quarantine with there being 5 of us? Please say they will !

Thank you everyone, great advice

Hello I've picked up on different conversations around flights. Which airlines would be the best to book with? BA advised that all transiting airports needs to be checked individually but I've see the suggestion on here that perhaps Quatar would be a good one as they're allowing transiting passengers through their countries and also perhaps Singapore Airlines? Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks

Just to jump on because you mentioned flights via Singapore. British Airways just told me that we need to pick a flight and check what their rules are on the transiting airport. she says Bangkok aren’t allowing British through there. Which would be the best airline to book with?

I do rather agree with Cots. 1. The OP did state that they have their RRV valid till August, so the response implies that the post was not read correctly. 2 & 3 it’s possibly ok to give advice, but is it anyone else’s business to question the OPs personal circumstances, to basically tell them that they haven’t thought the potential return to Australia through As a very long-standing member of PIO it’s increasingly noticeable on PIO that there is a growing trend to be so negative in replies to a post, yes point out some potential negatives, but it’s out of order just how many posters think they have the right to almost tell posters it’s not worth it. That’s the OPs right to decide. Thank you for your support. I definitely agree about the negative comments: I did think twice about posting here having read some of the other posts but I went for it anyway

We used our first time buyer status when we bought our house the first time around. I’ve done a few calculations and if we get the right price for our house here then maybe we could buy again but maybe something a little smaller than we’d like and work up. Fingers crossed

Why was it rude? I said I find it strange that people think they know other people from a couple of paragraphs. The person said we were acting on a whim?? Is that not a little presumptuous? I feel it was a little rude to say such a thing, I sure was asking for advice but it’s really interesting what people are prepared to offer.

We already have our RRV so need to to apply, they just happen to run out later this year. I could apply for at least 50 jobs today with my skills and experience so I’m not worried about that at all. my husband is a plumber and a grafter and we’ve both never been out of work here nor in Australia so I am not concerned. He will dig roads and plant trees if he had to. We have friends In Oz who would put us up after quarantine and friends are all you need. it’s interesting that people like you can make statements like - you see no positives for us - based on my single statement - you have no idea and thank goodness I’ll take no notice of you LOL

We spent 2 years on the Gold Coast so would be returning there. We live in the Channel Island’s, a very small (minded) place with limited opportunities and extremely high house prices. husband rrv runs out mid-August and the rest of the family is end September. We’ve got an estate agent coming Wednesday to value the house and ultimately it all falls on the house sale. I’ve checked flight and could book for June, July and August but need to see where we go with the house first. Perhaps by then the policy may be different for quarantine if we are considered a Green zone.

We’ve got until August on our RRV and we’ve just this weekend decided it’s now or never. I never wanted to leave but long story, we did. It’s always been there on my mind to go back but didn’t want to break my parents hearts again however we have to live for ourselves. Kids (3) are very keen remembering the times when we lived there. This time round we’re older, I’ll be 46, OH will be 42 and chances of us affording a mortgage are slim since house prices have increased so much and this time around I don’t want to have to worry that we can’t. Renting is a pain but I know it can be expensive with all the maintenance, insurance etc so maybe we just accept that we can’t own again. Is that the worst? Are we mad! The timeframe is killing me due the deadline of August with Covid limiting flights and therefore cost! Quote

Are there any allowances being made for not being able to travel/move because of Covid?

Hello We have RRVs which are due to expire in August. We want to take the kids back for a trip before we consider moving back again. Will a return trip before August activate our visas for a further 5 years? Many thanks for any help.

Hello everyone, i just wondered if anyone had any recent child 101 visa applications submitted/granted via the London office?? We sent the forms to arrive 4th March, the charge has been made against our card and I'm now anticipating an email but not sure what might be a reasonable expectation? Any clues gratefully received ?

We did spend just over 2 years there. Thanks, let me sound this out back to you if you don't mind? So me or my husband would need to sponsor the baby who would need a medical just as we did and then we'd also be asked to provide police checks - even though we already did that for the PR visa? So if we got the process going for new baby we could possibly have his visa by end of year and apply for a rrv if we don't make it back before feb 2016? I don't mean to spell it out, just want to be sure I understand!

Thank you for your replies. I thought the visa was 4 years so that's a bonus. What if we don't get back before Feb 2016 and we need a RRV, Do you have a period of time from the visa coming through when you're expected to travel back to Oz?

Hi, we moved back to UK when my mother in law became ill as we were told it was dementia and she required long term care however she died of lung cancer and I had a new baby and we've been back just over a year. We want to go back and I believe we can apply for return resident visa but what about the new baby? Do we need to apply for 176 as we originally had for ourselves? Is that full cost ie $3400? I'd be grateful for any help x

I just wanted to share my experience with shipping companies as we are returning to the Channel Islands, UK. I requested three quotes from the 3 main accredited removal companies, one did not return my call, one came but did not send a quote and the third was Grace removals. They were extremely friendly, courteous and professional despite me being a huge pain as I am a stresser! I changed my mind umpteen times about what was going and what was staying but Matt was patient and helped me feel at ease. We decided to pack ourselves as we had not had a good experience moving out here, (charged us extra after the goods had been taken, saying we had more than they quoted - a lie, and half empty boxes on arrival), and this was not a problem for Grace. We did the main boxes and the removal guys wrapped the larger items. All the guys were friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble so I would highly recommend them!