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Hi Everyone, We will be looking for a serviced apartment in Perth when we arrive in September but are struggling to find something. Can anyone recommend a company or website that you've used previously? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Bushwhacker
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Thank you so much for all of the replies so far. Its been great to hear your stories. Each post makes a good point and gives us something to consider. When we came back to the UK we moved to a location that was about 2.5 - 3 hours from where we were from originally. We found that our friends stayed in touch less or make less of an effort. We hear from our friends in Australia more than we do than some of our friends in the UK. We formed some good friendships whilst we were over there, being an expat immediately gives you common ground with others there and it felt like an extended family. We also met some awesome aussies, I find the people there very friendly. We have been back in the UK for nearly 2 years and for most of the two we've been longing to go back and planning. There were short periods of time when we lived there that I wasn't FIFOing and it was great. Towards the end, when we'd handed in our notice at work, we were walking home from work in the sunshine and said to each other "are we doing the right thing going back?" and we decided that we were because the UK was home, we were only in Aus to work and that working and living in Perth wasn't the regular working week as I would be FIFOing. If I go back I would only consider a role in the city, otherwise there'd be no point. I think we also didn't allow ourselves to settle or try to settle as we knew we were going back. I think you're right Booma, it took coming back here to realise what we wanted. For those who came back to the UK and stayed, other than family, are there other things about the UK that you think make it a better place to be?
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Thank you both for your replies. My wife's parents are in the UK, so is my dad. My mum is in Australia. I want to move back to AU for good but wonder how this will all work when parents get more elderly. I am concerned that the longing to go back is the result of us remembering the place through rose tinted spectacles. Not sure how we work that out though.
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Hi everyone, My wife and I spent a year and a half in Perth, we came for work on a 457. We missed the UK and wanted to return home. We've been back in the UK for just over 2 years and for most of the 2 we have yearned to return to Perth. I'm worried that we remember life to be better in Perth than it actually was. Our reasons for returning are the weather and work life balance. We didn't have the work life balance previously as I was fly in fly out. We also have a network of friends and some family there too. We would love to hear from those who have gone back to the UK only to return to Australia for good. It'd be great to hear your stories and the reasons why you made the choice. Thanks Bushwhacker
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Heya, We arrived in Perth last Saturday and are keen to meet new friends! I am not a Paul though, does that go against us? Are you guys planning a meet or get together? My name is Rich (28) and my wife is Katy (30). :smile:
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I'm not sure if this will help the OP but if you are in the UK and your Australia salary equates to more than £100k HSBC will open a Australian Premier Bank account for free from the UK. I know this wont apply to everyone but there will be people going to positions that have this level of salary. Its a great service as its all set up and ready to go when you arrive. Hope this helps someone
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Thank you all for the congrats asadns, my timeline is literally as my signature: 24/06/11 Application Submitted 24/06/11 Payment Received 25/07/11 Applicant Approved There were no other stages to speak of really. I've got everything crossed for fattony and everyone else still waiting. Notice goes in to employer tomorrow then I start crapping myself as it will all become very real ! The countdown will begin.
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My online 457 processing status says applicant approved !! My migration agent says I should hold off til tomorrow to hand in my notice as we'll have had the confirmation email by then? Online it says its already in effect. I'm going to hold off tomorrow anyway just in case. Its beginning to feel real now !!!
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Hi susie, I did find your post in the search but I may have misunderstood what it was getting at. I'll have another look I did do a search for this topic first as I didn't want to duplicate something that had already been covered. My apologies
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I have accepted a job in WA working FIFO. My wife and I both know that working FIFO will be difficult but we are certainly not the first couple to choose to do it. Our biggest concerns are its moving to a new country, she'll be alone a lot and wont initially have many friends. I think that if she were to get casual work, we could attend expat meets so she can get to make friends in similar situations. It would be great to hear from the wives that have already done it and learn how they coped/are coping. Maybe there's other issues we hadn't considered? We are a 20 something couple with no kids. I understand that there guys who are husbands to wives working FIFO but I would like to hear it from a woman's perspective. It would be great to hear from you
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Poet? :biglaugh: I wish i was going there to do something as artistic as that but no. I will be working in horrendous temperatures on a dusty mine :smile: So you're about 4 weeks too? Who is currently waiting the longest?
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Definition of Frustration frus·tra·tion [fruh-strey-shuhn] –noun 1. waiting for your 457 to be processed, seeing it's online status remaining unchanged for weeks on end, reading about others' applications being approved even though they submitted after yours. 2. act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts. 3. an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series of frustrations before completing a project. 4. something that frustrates, as an unresolved problem. 5. a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems. I jest ! :wink: Congratulations to those who've had their applications approved. Exciting times ahead. We've pretty much sorted out everything we can prior to the visa being approved. As you can see from the date below, we've been waiting 4 weeks to the day (I know this is still a lot less than some wait :smile:) Chin-up to those who are still waiting
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Hi Natnats, There is a substantial thread on this very subject that already exists. For that reason I would imagine you wont get too many replies to this question as its a duplication albeit an unknowing one. Do a quick search for '457 processing times' and you'll find it, it has over 2000 replies. Hope that helps :smile:
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USA Default on debt - How it will affect Oz
Bushwhacker replied to Bushwhacker's topic in Aussie Chat
Hey fleabo, Thanks for contributing. Can you expand on that at all? -
In the event that the US defaults on its debt on 2nd August, US may consume less chinese goods, chinese may import less from oz etc.... Anyone know anything about this? I'm concerned on how it will affect the resources industry in australia It would be great to hear your view
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It depends on how much stuff you're putting in the container, not just the volume of the container. We had quotes from £5,500 to £7000
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Will do mate. Are you considering handing in your notice before the visa comes through? I don't know if I've got the balls to do that :confused:
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Fattony, how weird, ours was lodged on the exact same day as yours. When I check the DIAC ours says the same thing. Does anyone know how many stages there are between payment received and visa approved? I was told that next i should be assigned a case officer?
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no idea about group? How would I find this out? and when I do find it out what will it tell me?
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2 years?! What the funk? Thats cheered me right up :frown:
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:sad: Only now can i empathise with all the people who posted about the frustration of being the visa approval process. Its only been two weeks, it feels like 6 !
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Is this the default message that everyone has when their visa application has been lodged or have they really begun processing my application? :wink:
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We are two weeks to the day into our 457 visa process. We took out private medical insurance on the 23rd of June which starts on the 8th of August. We decided on this date as it would be the absolute earliest we could have feasibly left 2 weeks for visa processing (we wish) and 4 weeks notice with current employer. My question is, if my medical insurance doesn't start til the 8th of august, will this delay the visa approval process until it does?
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Should we bring our fridge and washing machine?
Bushwhacker replied to Bushwhacker's topic in Household
Thanks for all the posts received, they're very helpful. Glad, you make a good point. One of the guys said about securing the drum during transit, i dont think i have the bolts both you and he are talking about but he said he can secure it another way if we haven't. I think we should bring them with! :smile: -
Should we bring our fridge and washing machine?
Bushwhacker replied to Bushwhacker's topic in Household
Thanks for reply fleabo, I'm think the same thing. So you had no problems taking yours?