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Hi all, I am wanting to return to the UK with my Aussie husband. Does anyone have any experience of obtaining a mortgage while their spouse is a on a limited leave to remain visa? Is it possible? Any implications? All info welcome! Thanks

Thanks all, seems like not having permanent residency doesn't affect things too much very surprising but its great

Hi all, My husband is Australian and I am English- we are looking into returning to the UK and we would really like to buy a house within a year of returning. My question is though as my husband won't have permanent residency - is it possible to get a joint mortgage?

i was referencing my own life rather than making a sweeping statement overall so I think you misunderstood that.

Very different situation but very similar theme. On paper Australia offers a better life in so many ways but the heart wants what the heart wants. I guess it all comes down to how much your head rules over heart. No real advice except they do say you should only ever regret the things you haven't done. Think of it as an adventure and you always have the option of returning to Aus.

currentlu yes but who knows what they will do next with the policy's, it's infuriating!

thanks for your reply, do you like it now you are here? The hardest thing having family on both sides of the world! It poses so many questions of where to be. I do think you are right only I can make this decision, not sure if I'm ready yet though but it will happen at some point as it has to. Hope you are settled in Aus x

Thanks Tink, hope it all becomes clearer moving forward. Right now I'm not changing anything in the hope of a miracle xxx

thanks so much for your response. Gosh I just don't know, I would like my son to have extended family networks as that's something I never had. I do really like Aus now and feel settled in terms of what it has to offer and the only thing going against living here are the house prices. I feel like if I wasn't near family here I would probably want to live in the UK but I fear that I have become so accustomed to Aussie life that I may not re-settle in the UK. I keep hoping for a miracle because as it is I'm quite happy but just can't afford to buy! :-( thanks again for your response

Hi all, well we we are in a conundrum. This is our back story: I'm English, DH Aussie and our son has dual citizenship. We have family on both sides of the world. We live in Sydney, and both have above average paid jobs, however we still cannot afford to buy a house in a reasonable area (reasonable defined as safe, tidy and within commutable distance to our jobs) in in order to buy in Sydney we will need to move much further out and in less reasonable areas resulting in very long commutes 1.5-2hrs each way as standard. Or we could move somewhere completely different in Australia and find new jobs etc but we would be away from our family who live here, but would own a property. Or we could move back to the UK and go back to our old lives and be able to buy a house and be close to the UK family. What would you do?

Hi all, has as or is anyone applying for further leave to remain even though living and working overseas? My husbands UK visa expires in October this year and had we been in the UK we would have been applying to extend this for another 30 months in order to proceed with the 5 year route to indefinite leave to remain. We are now however, living and working in Australia. They have told me that his visa is still current and valid and we can still apply for further leave to remain but the application has to be lodged WITHIN the UK. so whilst they have stated this is an option for us they could not specify whether the fact that we were in the UK on a temporary basis (on holiday) would affect the outcome of the visa application. Our plan is to return to the UK at some point but we cannot at the moment due to work commitments. What I'm trying to avoid is starting the process all over again with visas but equally I do not want to invest the money to returning for a holiday and further application if they consider that our circumstances make our application null and void. Anyone ne else been in similar situation?

thank you xxx

thankfully I have made friends, have a good job and essentially everything on paper is 'successful' I just can't get past the feeling of wanting to be home. I will be here for the next few years though, I made that commitment and I don't take that likely, will just have to see how it all pans out, I guess I'm lucky in some respects that my husband is seemingly open to the idea of returning to the UK

Hi All, My husband has a Spousal Visa with limited leave to remain (on the 5 year process) we are now currently living and working in Australia and his current UK visa expires in Octoner 2016. The department of immigration has advised that the application for Further leave to remain must be lodged from within the UK. We will not be returning to the UK to live before this time but have enquired with them as to whether we can lodge the application while back in the UK on a temporary basis. They have advised that this is not against the rules, it is possible, however they have to state it is up to the case officers discretion on whether its granted. Has anyone else been in this situation and made an application For Further Leave to Remain while back in the UK on a temporary basis and if so what the outcome was?

Unfirtunuely not an option for us, family and work commitments mean it's not possible

thank you so much, I really appreciate the hugs, it's a real comfort to know I'm not the only one. Xxx

it expires in October this year- have to be in the UK in order to extend it further (and I think be actually residing there rather than just visiting) maybe there's a loophole in that, not sure. Its too soon to go back for so many reasons but work being the main one. He essentially took 10 steps backwards in his career the first time we went back to the UK, I can't do that to him again. I think we will have to start again for his visa, and with that abide by all of the new legislation, his wage won't be an issue but mine will be for the fact I will likely not earn enough to be 'the 'sponsor' which is why we would be reliant on his work sponsoring him. These new rules really suck, I'm paying the harshest price for taking a leap of faith and I'm so cross at myself

thank you :-)

You are living the dream my friend! Well my dream at least. So glad it's worked out for you, I hope to write this exact same post one day!

I won't believe that he is prepared to go until it happens though, can't help but think he said enough just to appease me for now.

thanks Quoll. Yep well and truly stuffed up. I feel like I woke from a coma and found myself here. DH should be eligible at this point so long as I am working at the time of visa application lodgement, the other option is sponsorship with his current firm- thankfully they are international and have a couple of offices in London. It it certainly won't be easy but I'm hopeful and will remain hopeful. That's all I can do. If all else fails I will go over as and when I can :-(

thanks so much for your post, it's so hard isn't it, I feel like there should be a whole separate group for people in similar situations as its the hardest. Had the conversation with my husband, he's genuinely gutted and frustrated but agreed to reassess in a couple of years and if we return; before our son starts school. I hope whatever happens it's the right thing

thank you, conversation has been had. He isn't happy (understatement) but has agreed to reassess in 2 years and if we make the move before our son starts school. I feel bad as its out a strain on our marriage but I felt like I was lying by omission. Thanks for listening

thabk you for your reply. These are things I have suggested to my husband (moving areas etc, closer to a beach any beach!) but he doesn't want to. His parents are nearby and have to mind our son 2 days per week while -I work FT so he's in daycare the other 3 days) he grew up in this area and lived here until he was 27 so I think he just sees it as home. He also has to work in the city so moving further out isn't an option either. As for spiders, so true I should relax more, but I guess hopefully that may come in time. Heat is not my friend that's true, but no pool, no beach means on those hot days it's just spent inside shopping centres and it's so depressing! I'm hopeful that other activities will present themselves as my son gets older and is capable but at this point I just kind of feel like I'm not any better off here than I was in the UK. I'm trying everyday to see the best in things and I do agree some days are better, when we do actually see the family and have a BBQ it's wonderful. But it doesn't happen enough and it makes me think we would probably get that quality time just by coming on holiday here. We won't be going for a couple of years yet as I promised to fight rather than flight and I will do my very hardest to make it work but some days it just gets on top of me :-(