Deejee

Thanks for your lovely post, it has boosted my moral and given me some hope. I still believe that where there's a will there's a way. I know this may sound like a silly question but is the $5.90 for each item on a script or all the meds? Regards Deejee

Hi Kim Thank you, I found your reply very encouraging, I have no more questions at the moment but it's nice to know that I can ask if need be. cheers DeeJee

Thank you Linday, yes I was aware that our pensions would be frozen, my OH keeps reminding me of this all the time!! It was helpful to know about the Seniors report, it has certainly given me something to think about, but I am not giving up hope yet.

Thank you Fisher1, I will suggest your idea to my OH, do you know if there is a reciprocal agreement with Medicare if we applied for the new 5 year visa after we have applied for a 103, we would of course still take out some sort of medical insurance. I am not giving up hope yet.

Thanks for the quick reply, it looks like Hubby was right:mad: I was wondering if we should apply for a 103 and then change it if circumstances altered, if we did that would we still be able to visit on a tourist visa?

Hi All I have been a member for quite sometime and after reading through all the posts several times on this thread and realising what nice friendly and helpful people you all are I have finally plucked up courage to participate and post some questions to you. My hubby and I are both 66, retired and drawing full state pensions and a small work pension each. Our only son went out to Australia in 2009 on a student visa, returned home after a year then within a couple of months went back, again on a student visa. Whilst there he met the girl of his dreams and moved in with her. Both of them then came over to England and lived with us for 10 months during which time he applied for a De Facto visa, they went back to Australia, he on a tourist visa, until his tempory DF visa was granted, he just popped over to New Zealand to collect it. That was in March 2012, and hopefully his permanent residency will be granted in October this year. We have visited Oz several times over the years, and now that our Son is looking to live there permanently, I would dearly like to be there as well, we have no siblings and both sets of parents are dead, so apart from very good friends, we have no ties in the Uk. But I have one big problem, my OH doesn't think we could afford to live there on our pensions, we would have very little left By the time we have paid for a PCV etc, even after selling our house, also we are both on meds for high blood pressure and Hubby is also on Warfarin he seems to think that private health care and meds would bo cost prohibitive and also we would probably have to find somewhere to rent as our son and partner are sharing a house with his partners sister. Just wondered if any one on the forum were in a similar situation financially and health wise and if they were managing to make ends meet. Cheers Deejee