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  1. markandcat
    We too were overpaid Tax credits from when we left, we now have an agreement with them to pay back 40 pounds a month, they were quite understanding that we had recently emigrated which shocked me after dealing with them at my previous employment. However, I did phone them a few months before we left to advise them we were leaving the country and was told to let them now closer to the time!! I'm sure they just enjoy wasting peoples time (and money for how long you are kept on hold!)
  2. markandcat
    We're already in Oz, not Perth, Adeliade but originally from Nottingham way. Like you it took us over 3 years to get our visa and we finally moved out here last September. Our lifes changed so much in those 3 years from deciding that we wanted to move here to getting the visa and I sometimes wonder if the visa had come through earlier things would have been different for us. We are returning home in October as things haven't worked out for us for a number of reasons. But, saying that we don't regret coming as we would have always wondered 'what if'. I had a few wobbles before we left but my hubby was so excited and couldn't wait to get here and now we have both realised our life was better in the UK and can't wait to get back! Good luck to you all making the decision/moving over here!
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    We started off happy, lasted about 3 months and from then things got worse! We have been here nearly 10 months now and are tickets home are booked and paid for! 13 weeks and we will be off and we can't wait!! Good Luck!!
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    I had been out 3 times when I was younger to visit my sister who has lived here over 20 years. Hubby had never been but couldn't wait to move here, now he can't wait to get back to the UK and neither can I!! Some people have said that he should have come to visit first, but he says if he came here on holiday, he would still have wanted to move. You never know until you try it for real!! Even though we are not enjoying life here I have said we will come back on holiday one day!
  5. markandcat
    We are moving back in October after just over a year here. We still have our house in the UK (rented out) so will be going back to it, son will go back to his old school, hubby is hoping to get his old job back too! We didn't realise until we came out here that our old life was perfect to us!! But hey ho, we will never wonder what if!!
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    We had our first Christmas in Oz last year, we had only been here 3 months but my parents were here with us and my sister already lives here (has done for 25 years) with her family of 6 so we wasn't alone but we hated it!! Felt so unlike Christmas, we are moving back to the UK later this year and can't wait for Christmas. Even my sister says she still hasn't got used to Christmas in Oz after all her years here!
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    I would also agree with staying put, when we started our visa, we wasn't really happy with work, life etc, had a young baby so thought it would be a good time to move. It took us 3 years to get our visa, a lot changed in 3 years, work got better, our friends became closer, we had another baby, money was easier etc. We are now in Australia and planning our return home as we now realise our life was exactly how we wanted it! We don't regret coming but if we had gone with my gut instinct when the medicals were requested, we would have saved ourselves a lot of money and heartache! Good luck with your decision, what ever you decide, x
  8. markandcat
    We are hoping to return in October, back home in Nottinghamshire and we will have been here 13 months by the time we leave. Can't wait, after waiting over 3 years to get our visa and now we're here we realise Australia isn't for us! Oh well, at least we won't be wondering 'what if':biggrin:! Good Luck to everyone else returning home!
  9. markandcat
    Sounds perfect! Good luck with everything, x
  10. markandcat
    Count us in!! :biggrin:
  11. markandcat
    We've had a couple of quotes and they both said about 8 weeks and its usually delivered to you within a week of it arriving, as customs aren't like they are over here!
  12. markandcat
    We used Crown last September to move our stuff from the UK to Adelaide, couldn't fault them apart from the length of time it took! 12 weeks door to door, we kept track online and it seemed to stay put in certain locations for up to 2 weeks then it took them another 10 days to deliver after customs. Other than that they were great!!
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    <p><p>Hi Helen</p></p>

    <p><p>We're in Adelaide, shame we're not closer! How long have you been in oz? We are finding it really hard and missing nearly everything from the UK! Don't think it helps not having any friends here, and not through lack of trying, I'm forcing myself to try all the playgroups but still nothing! I went to one playgroup and a gang of mums were there, one actually sat and talked to me but told me to ring this centre who would put me in touch with a mums group, at first I thought she was being friendly until someone pointed out why couldn't I join their mums group! </p></p>

    <p><p>Would be nice to chat to osmeone who feels the same, my email address is <a href="mailto:markandcate.scott@yahoo.com" rel="">markandcate.scott@yahoo.com</a> or you can send me a message on here as I'm usually on reading all the moving back posts!</p></p>

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    <p><p>Cate x</p></p>

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  14. AoifesMum

    <p><p>Hi! Just wondered where in Australia you are? I'm in Canberra and your post rang such a bell as I too am thinking of going back to the UK and also have children the same sort of age (6 and 18 months). Also, I have found it hard making friends here, though I have lots of acquaintances most people already have established friendships and it's really hard work! Just wondered if you fancied emailing me or even meeting up if we're close to eachother? Helen</p></p>

  15. markandcat
    We have also been here nearly 4 months and are already planning our return to the UK in October! We feel the same, although our kids are a lot younger (6 and 2), they do not have any friends and neither do we!! I am going to endless playgroups with my youngest and although people are friendly, no one wants to be 'friends' and my hubby works in a workshop that employs over 20 people but has nothing in common with them as they dont have families. The cost of living is a big factor too and we also have our own house in the UK but are renting here, as nice as this house is, it isn't home! We are missing our family and friends and even the weather hasn't cheered us up as it has been too hot for the kids to play out in!! We are busy saving to get back but have no regrets in coming (maybe a slight one due to the cost!!) and who knows we might change our minds in the next 10 months and stay but I really doubt it. Don't think we were made to live in Australia!! Hope everything works out for you, wherever you decide to live! x
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