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We might have a breaklease in Quinns Rocks in about 2 months from now

In regards to timing. Do I get it right that if the AUD gets stronger, you get more pounds for 1AUD? So if China and AU are doing great, you probably get more bang for your buck. When there is negative news on China/AU or very positive news on the UK, you will get less pounds for a dollar, right? I have been looking at this (mainly from an AUD/EUR point of view). We transfered our money at 1.25. If we transfer now at 1.55 we would have lost 20k Euro just by that F... currency trading

Don't forget you actually have to go there and experience it to see if it really is what the head/heart tells...

Interesting to see how a "I'm home" topic is immediately followed by a "I move back to the UK 1 year ago... Oh my, I really wish I hadn't bothered!". Good on ya that you are enjoying life in the UK (again)

I don't speak from experiences with kids, but my own experience as an adult. Especially in the beginning (and now after our holiday back home) I have a terrible case of homesickness. This makes you feel so depressed, you can't think straight, you think about your home country all the time and just don't enjoy anything in Oz. It's not that the things you are doing aren't nice, but the "depressed feeling" just overrules any feeling of joy. My most important message: It is not a choice how he feels. It's something that happened to him, it is very hard to deal with and hard to overcome (some can't overcome at all). You might be able to overcome it, but I can only imagine it's even harder for a kid, especially if he was dragged along by his parents. It's not meant as an offence, maybe looking at it from a different perspective (his perspective) might help

First of all, all the best to you. Living sugarless...I wonder if it is healthy. There are many types of sugar. Here's an interesting read: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/06/17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sugar/ I do believe we eat way too much sugar (and unsaturated fat). I personally cut down sugar to: * A bit of it in my cereal * Daily fruits * Sometimes a fresh fruit drink (not too often) * Maybe a liquorish a day * Once a week desert/icecream Other than that I try to stay away from it.

Isn't citizenship possible after 3 years? edit: Guess not

Gumtree was fine for us

A better lifestyle says something about YOU as a person, not a characteristic of a country. If your lifestyle fits the characteristics of Australia better, then you will have a better lifestyle. Our life definitely fits better with the Australian climate and nature.

Haha the hot women description was hilarious!

Om my... Exactly how I feel! My girlfriend is very dissapointed (in me) as we may have been able to forsee this while we didn't make the move yet. I absolutely insisted on going as I wanted to know how it would be here, while my girlfriend was having more cold feet beforehand. I was confident we would succeed and I wouldn't miss friends and family too much. I guess I ignored my real emotions there... In the airplane I cried for an hour about missing people already. And since we landed 2 months ago every day seems depressive. I got work after 2 weeks and we met one nice family that we are friends with. But I just miss home. My mom, sister, nephew. Hell, even my family in law (who would have thought haha). We actually had a great life back home. Surely we hated the frikking bad weather 10 months a year (and without a doubt we will keep hating that). Even summer sucks. It's nice one day a week and you never know what day. So there is no possibility of planning, or you have to work. But we had great friends. We could both find work. We had family around us.... I have been discussing this with my girlfriend. She says I don't give OZ a real chance. That I already made up my mind. And I think she is right... Although I really want to give it a chance. But in my mind I already made up a planning; I will discuss our leaving in March and move back home in June. Somehow I have the feeling I want to stay here for at least 6 months. To avoid loss of face back home and I think tax wise it is smarter. I am fantasizing about how I will see friends again. My girlfriend wants to stay or -if I decide I want to leave- she rather wants to leave now. So we can move forward with our lives again. We have been planning for three years to go to OZ and we stood still. We figured we could continue living again when we arrived over here, but because I am so depressed about it we stand still again. The constant fear of making the indefinite choice to leave and had back home. This constant fear is unbareble. She is looking for work, but finds it really difficult as I want to leave soon. Why would she put so much effort in getting a job if she has to quit after 2 months? And what if she likes her job? My girlfriend really wants to give it a go as we worked towards this for 3 years and spend 30k euro's on it the past years. Half our savings is in this move and getting the visa. I have the feeling I can't talk to her about it any more, because of a few reasons: * We end up both in a depressive state. Why would I do that to her? * I don't want to give her a feeling I am not trying... (which might be the case anyway) * What's the point? Everything has been said already. So it seems my planning will be to discuss it in March again that I want to leave in June. Start planning and spending money again on getting back. That thought gives me some peace of mind. But the downside is I don't give it a chance at all any more. I understand how you feel. And I feel the exact same, but I am glad we have the option of leaving. Take care!

Hi september gang! We moved to Perth around two weeks ago. So far so good! We have been taying with friends the first two and a half weeks. We got the keys to our rental today in Quinns Rocks in NOR. I actually found work within two days (first job interview). Pretty remarkable ad it was my girlfriends profession (social worker) that got us here and she is still looking for work. Our container arrives on wednesday. So the timing in the first two weeks is absolutely perfect. Homewickness a bit tough, but we are trying to get into a normal life after next week. How is everyone doing? Anyone moved over as well already? Regards, Rick

Thanks all! Congrats mate! You deserved it. Funny as we were in (almost) the same situation all the time. Moving up from EOI to WA SS and from there to a grant Sometimes feela like a small brotherhood such topics

Visa grant this morning! First contact with the CO. He didn't ask any additional questions. No form 80. Applied on September 11th. Reused our PCC and medicals from our 489 visa. That was the summary, of to work now

Thanks for the answer. Good luck with the rest of the migration!

Congrats Chris!! Did you have to upload form 80? When the CO contacted you, did he ask for documents?

Where does it say form 80 is obligatory? I recall it is upon the CO to determine if he wants form 80 or not. Some teams are more notorious about asking form 80. For our 489 visa we disn't need to fill it in. If they request it, does the partner need to fill it in as well or only the main applicant?

Congrats Katiem! Secon time I hear from a grant on a saturday. What a great way to start your weekend

KevR, don't get too excited until tou get the news there are a lot of august people ledt and september people well before the 20th. We are almost in our didth week of waiting.

Congrats Safa! So the CO's start rolling in. I wonder when the grants start as well.

Not a lot of movement in this thread. You should ll have CO's and grants by now! (in my opinion ).

Nice walkwater, should be soon then I hope we hear something soon as well.. The waiting keeps being nervewrecking.

Some people (including us) had their grant at first CO contact or eithin an hour. So yeay they can start with it before you even know you have a CO.

We are flying in 7 weeks, would be great if we get our 190 visa well before that, so we can plan without the regional limitations. I hope we get a CO this week (and a quick grant would be nice as well )