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Hi all hubby is currently swapping licence over in qld, he’s got exams next week and is a bit stressed as training body have sent him all the relevant info etc and it looks like needs to know all the design side from fitting mains all the way through to house, he said seems needs to know all the calculations which in uk don’t do as electrical board run the mains not electricians. Has anyone had experience of this as he’s starting to stress, he’s done the online course, done log book etc it’s this final bit, he’s worried about all the calculations he’s doing his course through MRAEL Australian trade training college.

Sorry didnt make myself clear enough. His depression started in uk but didnt come out until in oz finally told me how he had felt in the uk etc work, life, family etc. It wasnt because in oz. Oz made him very happy and loved it but came back due to serious family illness and money. 16yr old is very happy to move back really misses it hates being indoors. 

Ok great thanks that's exactly what I thought

Hi all Ive been told that if you have debts in one state then move to another one they can't chase you for the debt this can't be right surely as I thought even thou they may have their own laws etc in different states surely over all things like debt would cover Australia as a whole my relative lives their and said it's true and they gonna move I'm trying to find out if this is true as trying to stop them moving and doing something stupid.

Hubby has restricted licence in qld but want to move to wa, did the exam but failed one part is it best to resist in qld or wait until in wa can you transfer restricted licence?

Oh right that's great news do you think best to apply asap or wait till closer to the time. Thanks for the reply.

Hi we are in a similar situation but did move to oz in 2013 but left in 2016 due to finances, hubby suffered depression and felt lost without family. Good job did return when did as hubbys mom then had major heart surgery and now dad has cancer but our visa is due to expire next yr and really want to return just want to know if they would extend it for at least a yr, oldest son is due to finish exams next may gcse yes I know doesn't count in oz but don't feel fair on him to move him again for the sake of a few months. We have a pr visa at present. Any advice is appreciated.

Hi hope someone can help we moved to oz in may 2013 came back to uk in July 2016 want to return to oz but pr runs out in may 2018 is there a way of extending the visa to give us perhaps another yr before return to oz. Yes I know ping pong poms.

Hi all this is a bit complicated but basically moved to oz hubby did logbook etc took exam but failed on one section. Assessor was a nightmare never returned calls emails etc took months to just do exam let alone coursework. We was in qld aswell, eventually assessor told hubby that they don't really want brits coming over and getting the licence. Anyway was told could resist just that bit of exam not the whole lot. Tried for months to make this happen was really fed up of trying to sort out new exam date. Eventually for other reasons had to move back to uk but desperate to come back to oz. Does anyone know of a way can just do part of the exam he failed or will he have to do the whole thing again plus coursework/logbook etc. Without licence its hard to get work, also don't really want to return to qld would prefer to move to another state would the logbook etc transfer to another state or should he just go qld to do exam etc any help is appreciated I know it's complicated.

For us I would say don't rush things. Moved over to oz loved it, has its faults but was loving life. Bought house as hated renting, good job etc great. Then hubby had to give up job due to depression. Downward spiral began, eventually got another job but for less money and stress, I had started own business so I was trapped there and not earning. Finances became horrendous couldn't afford to carry on with the house had to sell quickly before taken from us, as first time buyers purchased the insurance meaning spent more than got back. Came to a head when sold house left with nothing so sold furniture etc moved back to uk, very upsetting time loved oz so much but so difficult when hit hard times and cost of living so high. So for me I say don't rush it biggest mistake we made was buying a house to soon should of waited a few more years. 

Hi Everyone,

 

We've decided after 13 years of living in Qld to call it a day and move back to the UK in August. We're doing this for a number of reasons but the most important is to be closer to family whilst they are still around. Our biggest issue is our eldest daughter who is 16 next month and how she'll fit into the uk school system. We've been told by friends she will have to re-sit her year 11 which she has just started in January (here in Oz) which although isn't ideal she is quite happy with that and so are we, BUT we've just been told she will have to re-do her year 10 in the UK aswell as the GCSE's are a 2 year study course. This will mean she will be basically kept behind for 2 years which is too much I feel.

 

Is this correct? I know I should just wait until tomorrow night and ring the school we are intending to put her into in September but to be honest I'm devastated and I'm hoping someone can give me something to cling to now!

we have just gone through this my son is 16. We could decide ourselves which yr group to put him into but for us made more sense to go back to yr 10 as otherwise wont get such high grades as less course work but this was in sept last yr so made it easier. If i was you i would either jump on end of yr 10 and do yr 11 sept or dont stress about it to much as you can take any a levels gcse etc at college anyway so if does yr 11 doesnt get great grades wont matter much cause can resit them at college anyway.

This is how most of us feel when we are young and full of zest, we felt like that too. But being a foreign migrant in another country very far away from your family is nothing you can imagine until you give it a go, so you cant blame anyone for giving it a try. Many migrants return home, it just ain't for them.

 

In our case we had it good before we left, a loving family around us, true friends, great jobs, plenty of money to spend, good social life, great holidays on our doorstep and a good standard of living but we just wanted more despite having it all. Aus made our lives worse, we lost everything we once took for granted.

 

Many will go and many will return, its always been that way, but the younger you go the better chance you have. Don't go if you are middle aged/over 35.

We was exactly the same had business here sold everything, had good lives in uk just like you say great holidays every yr lovely cars etc but felt there was something missing moved to Aus lost everything now back in uk pennyless. Like you said i totally agree you need to be younger as older you are harder it is and more you lose if doesnt work out. But i do miss Aus despite our experiences.

I know exactly how you feel. We moved to oz in 2013 3 boys. Fell in love with oz but we really struggled with finances i thought it was really expensive and trying for hubby to get licences to work was a nightmare. Came back to uk in march 2016 for a holiday missed family had great time and was really upset to leave cried eyes out on plane. Returned to oz carried on struggling sometimes couldnt put food on table an thought yes its amazing but whats the point if you cant live the way you want to. So sold up moved back to uk been back 6 months and i just cant settle i miss oz so much. Hubby has good job here kids settled into new schools but i just cant shake the feeling we hve made a big mistake and should of stayed. So i know how you feel its really hard choice.

Yes we have looked at this but trouble is our son is nearly 16 and he would then be in yr 12 by the time we get citizenship due to time it takes waiting for ceremony etc, he would then be a few months off 18 an i know for a fact he will not return with us and i couldnt leave him behind, plus we need to leave around now to get him into a uk school to do his last yr he is fine with this at moment but already has a long term girlfriend so i know once turns 18 no way would he leave. At present hes happy to go to a uk uni then possibly return to oz in future if he can hence wanting to know if we could possibly return if could afford to.

Im after similar advice. We are looking at returning to uk, we are on a pr visa been here 3yrs, love australia but the usual reason looking at returning to uk, does this mean we will no longer be residents of oz, cause im sure ive read somewhere when our five yrs are up we can apply for an extension to carry on out visa eventhou living in uk, but this would gives us the chance then to return to oz if possible in the future or does it mean once we leave we leave for good it ends our visa.

Still got all the trades on! They have to slow down, how many unemployed Electricians etc do they want!

Couldnt agree more we looking at moving back for exactly that reason after 3yrs of trying to change qualification over to oz recognised and struggling for work.

Hi we are looking at leaving oz at present for a few reasons, cost of living and family.

we are on a permanent residents visa been here 3 yrs. It will expire in two yrs i believe if we was still in oz its fine will carry on just need a return visa if go on holiday.

What i want to know is ive heard you can apply for an extension visa even if we are in the uk as long as lived in oz for 2 yrs of the original visa, so when the five yrs are up we can still be permanent residents in oz but live in uk just incase we decide to return in the future is this correct because would like to think if circumstances change still have chance to return if want to in the future.

Where about in herefordshire do you live as we are looking at that area at present. I saw a few posts on the net thou saying lots of polish and bulgarians in that area. We are originally from bham so family there didnt want to be to far but dont want big city living also looking at evesham area.

We are exactly the same my hubbys electrician been trying for three years to get licence, hubby so frustrated and totally correct do not want english electricians even the lecturer told hubby that. So after 3 yrs we are moving back to uk because can no longer afford to live here. Lost every penny trying to make it work. Miss family so much and like original poster i can not live with myself if parents passed away and i wasnt around. The way ive seen it lately is my parents gave me 43 yrs of their life its only right i give them the care they need now for the rest of their lives how ever long that might be. Leaving uk was tough an we though like everyone it would be the great. We do love it here but so expensive, cannot afford to even put food on table at moment for the kids and didnt come to oz for that, wanted a comfortable life not the dream just a good life. But not being able to swap qualifications over and when finally does can still not be able to do what could in uk and needs to do many more courses all costing more and more money its crazy, hubby gets so frustrated with the quality of work here cannot believe its allowed.

Hi looking at moving back to uk, just wondered if i can ship items back myself, tvs, beds, settees etc an average 20ft container load really wanted to try and cut costs as much as possible. Also do i need to go to town on the cleaning as much as did bringing stuff to oz, vacuum, lawnmower, whippersnipper etc.

We bought literally everything back with us, we did all our own packing and customs clearance this end and saved a fortune. There is no way we could have replaced the stuff for the money. I wouldn't bother with the car as you will get much more here for the £6k it is worth.

How did you manage to do it yourself? Did you just use movecube etc? Do you also need to do the same going back to uk as coming to oz as in clean everything top to bottom, shoes etc and really go to town on everything.

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Yes you can get work As a TA hubby was really annoyed when found out test are virtually same as the ones you do with vetasses to get visa in first place, then have to come and be a trainee when more qualified experienced than a lot of aussies. He has also said quality of work is shocking here. He is still doing college course done log book needs to fill in a new part of the course that only came out a few months ago, then has the joy of doing the exams and paying a large sum for it. Its not simple process but as others have said you need a tafe college that does electrical course

We live in buderim love it here, hubby used to drive to brissy mon to fri he didnt mind would take around 40 mins to get to north lakes then the traffic would hit, so would take around hour and a half an he worked northside, he said was worth it to live on the coast, especially as took him that long to go around 10 miles when we lived in uk. If there was an accident no way around it so could sometimes be home late.

depending when you are coming to oz they are building new hosp at present not sure when due to open im sure there would be hosp work this way as i know a few hosp workers that found work wouldnt say easily but did after a few months and now because foot in door can move around none of them had to go to brisbane to find work all live an work on the coast.

Hi all has anyone had any luck finding an employer to sponsor them. Im a key account manager and really want to move to Queensland but I'm over 45 so cant go normal route so need sponsorship.

Any help advice would be appreciated.