lucylou1

Just now, Nemesis said:

You probably  need to look at getting a Marriage Visitor Visa

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-visa

Thanks Nemesis, I have looked at the website already, but trying to wrap my head around the rules and regulations. Seems a bit OTT if we just want to get married and leave again. We don't want to live in the UK

Thanks for your reply Marisa. I'm Australian and he's British with Australia citizenship but we want to get married in the UK.

If I stay less than 6 months do I need a visa, can we just go an get married? The website is all over the place and I'm really not sure what I need to do. We just want to go, spend say 3 months there, get married and come back to Australia, almost like a destination wedding

We want to get married in the UK and have a blessing back here in OZ, we have more friends and his family in the UK.

It's so overwhelming and really taking the excitement away from a happy time.

Hi all,

My British partner and I (Australia) are looking to get married in the UK, is there a similar Forum for Australians in the UK or is there a thread I could refer to please?

Thanks so much,

Lucylou

Still looking.

Hi all, I am in Australia and I am looking for an old Bar Billiards table, which is very different to a billiards table, if anyone has one that they are willing to sell please let me know.

Cheers Lucylou :-)

Sorry to bring up an old thread but doe anyone know if you have to sit the test/interview in your local council or can you do it anywhere and further on can you do the citizenship ceremony anywhere or does it have t be in your local council area/shire? Thanks in advance

Just wanted to post for the information of others. We submitted British Passport application with Australia Post - Thursday 10 October and received back today - 23 October. So took 10 working days!! We submitted the application for C1 fully completed with the old/about to expire British passport with two passort photos one signed on the back as per instructions. They didn't want copies of utility bills or birth certificate. Paid the fee and then yesterday 22 october received the old passport back and then the new one today. We were advised the application goes to Wellington in New zealand and the passport would be sent to us from the UK - which is what happend, the delivery today is post makred from the UK. So less than 2 weeks in total.

I can help you out with travel insurance. I am a travel consultant and the travel insurance company I use will insure a non-resident. Send me an email with your travel dates, ages and travel destination and Ill send you back a quote with the policy PDS.

My contact details are: aliciac@travelmanagers.com.au or phone 0479 010 150

Warm Regards Alicia Clark - Personal Travel Manager

http://my.travelmanager.com.au/AliciaClark

Travel Agents License: 2TA5758

For anyone travelling back to the UK in 2014 the Early Bird airfare deals have now been released!! Now is the time to start booking to save $$$

After 23 years of experience as a travel consultant I know the airfares for travel in 2014 WILL NOT get any cheaper than the earlybird deals.

http://my.travelmanager.com.au/AliciaClark

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Hi all,

My partners daughter is (fingers crossed) coming over for a holiday in a few months time. She will be travelling with her Dad (my partner) who has permanent residency here in OZ. Question is which visa does she need for a stay of 4 weeks? Can we get her an ETA - she's 7.

Thanks guys any advice welcomed

That sounds like a great plan misssmileyselina. Other than Sophia who else do you know that we can invite? Ill send you a pm with my email address and we can try to get this organised. We are off back to the UK for 2 weeks early April, so looking forward to it!!

Hi Helen.

Boambee School is also good, its a smaller school. I have alos been recommended William Bayldon, its not in a great location BUT I was told to look for a school with the best teachers and this school was recommended to me by a teacher and not one who worked at the school. Sawtell has a scout group but I dont know how active they are.

Ive lived in Sawtell area/Coffs for my whole life and I love it. The whole area is beautiful, lovely beaches and some reasonable shopping and good access to major cities through flights.

Let me know if you have any other questions

Cheers Lucy

Hi EmsWeb....Ive just seen your post, havent been on here for a while.

I assume you've been to visit Coffs by now but Ive lived in and around Coffs Harbour my whole life so if there is anything you want to know let me know.

Cheers Lucylou

My partner and I live in Urunga, although I have lived in Toormina/Sawtell before. The work situation is average...depending on your profession or what type of job your looking for. Have a look at seek.com.au for the jobs. I usually get an email from them daily with between 5-15 jobs a day. Great place to live although not sure about the weather lately.....more rain than anything else. That is a drawback, when it is rainig I dont think there is that mcuh to do, other than going shopping but how often do you want to do that. Housig prices are reasonable, depending on your check-list and requirements. et me know if youve got any questions about the area

Cheers Lucylou1

Hi HelenS,

My Partner and I live in Urunga just south of Coffs - about 20 minutes. Would love to meet up for a drink when you get down here. Drop me a line. In the meantime let me know if you have any questions etc about the ares of if you need any help with anything

Cheers Alicia

Hiya missmileyselina and Sophia,

My partner and I live in Urunga, not far from either of you. Im Aussie and he's the Pom. We would definitely like to meet some friends and have a drink if either of you are up for it or maybe we could do a group meeting? Let me know....Cheers Alicia

Reputable or not why use a travel agent at all? Cut out the middleman and book with an airline. Even if I did want to use a travel agent (e.g. if I wanted to package hotels and car hire etc with the flights) I'd be wary of using a travel agent who doesn't have business premises.

"Cut out the middleman and book with an airline"....I would be interested to know what you do or did for a job/profession? If we all thought/did this then there wouldnt be many people still employed!!! Cut out the middleman and purchase your groceries directly from the manufacturer or anything for that matter...need a new TV then do girectly to Samsung and "Cut out the middleman"!!!!

Why not use a reputable travel agent?? Why book through faceless companies that don't even have a phone contact??

I know the age old arguments...but travel agents a dearer, well yes, maybe some but not all. Give us a go and you might be pleasantly surprised. I use the example of cutting your own hair...yeah sure you can do it and for some it maybe ok (if you have a number 3 all over) but if you want a professional job then get a professional to do it for you. In the majority of cases the agent will source the cheapest fare for you based on your requirements and come back to you with a few different options. Mich easier and more time efficent than doing it yourself and if your agent knows their stuff they can save you $$$. I am a mobile travel agent who works from home (in OZ) so if you need any help with fights then PM me. I can book flights for any and everyone and it doesnt matter where you're flying to/from. I can book flights from the UK to OZ and back again or v.v.

Lucy Lou

 

Get the rabies work down now so that it will be ready for flight mid 2012. A price for flight ticket and crate will be around £1500 depending on how big your whippett actually is, but i would suggest filling in an online form and we can get you a perfect quote and discuss the options we can give to you and your little furry!

 

Ref the rabies work, if you do a rabies jab now and then in one month do a rabies blood sample, your whippett can fly around 5-12 months after that.

 

Ref the same flight, it is not always the best thing and you are best to fly your dog around 5-7 before you go so that you know he is safe and sound before you leave and you can do final packing in UK without worrying your dog too much. If you definitely want to be on the same flights, let us know where you are going and we can help.

Thanks for your reply Bob,

Just wanted to clarify that your reply was in relation to travelling from Australia to the UK/ We currently live in Australia and are looking to move to the UK mid 2012.

I had heard the UK Quarantine were changing quarantine laws from 1 Jan 2012.

Thanks Bob

Lucy Lou

 

Get the rabies work down now so that it will be ready for flight mid 2012. A price for flight ticket and crate will be around £1500 depending on how big your whippett actually is, but i would suggest filling in an online form and we can get you a perfect quote and discuss the options we can give to you and your little furry!

 

Ref the rabies work, if you do a rabies jab now and then in one month do a rabies blood sample, your whippett can fly around 5-12 months after that.

 

Ref the same flight, it is not always the best thing and you are best to fly your dog around 5-7 before you go so that you know he is safe and sound before you leave and you can do final packing in UK without worrying your dog too much. If you definitely want to be on the same flights, let us know where you are going and we can help.

Thanks for your reply Bob,

Just wanted to clarify that your reply was in relation to travelling from Australia to the UK/ We currently live in Australia and are looking to move to the UK mid 2012.

I had heard the UK Quarantine were changing quarantine laws from 1 Jan 2012.

Thanks Bob

Hi Bob

We are looking to move to the UK mid 2012 with our Whippet

I understand the Rabies requirement has now changed for the UK.

Is there a way for her to fly on the same plane as us - i.e. Emirates into Manchester or Birmingham? Also can you advise if you can help us from OZ to the UK or do you only do UK to OZ?

Whats a rough cost we would be looking at?

Look forward to hearing back from you, thanks Bob.

Hi Bob

We are looking to move to the UK mid 2012 with our Whippet

I understand the Rabies requirement has now changed for the UK.

Is there a way for her to fly on the same plane as us - i.e. Emirates into Manchester or Birmingham? Also can you advise if you can help us from OZ to the UK or do you only do UK to OZ?

Whats a rough cost we would be looking at?

Look forward to hearing back from you, thanks Bob.