sunlover

My daughter is considering applying to go and work in Australia. Her dad, step mum and sisters now live there. I am all for her doing this, however worry that I may never see her if she decides to stay there permanently! I have read about being sponsored by family members if you want to retire there - what does sponsoring someone entail? I am not ready to retire yet, but if I did want to go there it seems it's really hard and expensive to do so. I own my own home and would be self sufficient in terms of pension etc, and would be able to get health insurance, so why do people have to stump up thousands of pounds? Or have I got that wrong?! Thanks

Hi, New to this forum, I replied to a post about someone whose ex was emigrating with his kids, which is sad. My situation is slightly different - my ex (been divorced 10 years, he is remarried with 2 kids) has just emigrated and has a permanent resident visa - for himself and family and also our two children, who are 17 and 13. I just know that when the kids visit they will probably want to live there some day - if they do, I wondered what my chances of going to live there would be? (I'm 49!) Also I have a partner who is 57, he is less keen on the idea but I have only just thought about the possiblility. I know I am getting ahead of myself a bit here as they may not even go! But we're all feeling on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, the ex has opened a can of worms by doing this. The kids are really upset as they used to stay with him here every few days and it's very hard for them. Any advice would be gratefully received! Oh by the way neither myself or partner would come under the specialist skills list I think, I work in medical field but not as a doc or nurse. Thanks in advance.:confused: