Wanderer Returns
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You're not alone. Maybe we underestimate the importance of family when we're younger. In our 20's and 30's it tends to be "all about me", but at some point (often when children arrive) we start to appreciate family far more, and the structure and support they provide. I'm sure if I'd had siblings I would've never considered migrating to Australia, and it's only been since my last surviving family member passed on do I no longer feel the pull to return to the UK. That said, I wish I was over there right now to watch the football in the pub! You've summed up how you feel very thoughtfully, and based on that returning to the UK would seem the right choice for you. Always good to hang on to that Aussie citizenship though, as you never quite know what the future may bring.
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You need to apply, and it depends on your reasons for requesting an extension whether or not they will grant one. This article seems helpful... https://www.am22tech.com/au/extend-pr-initial-entry-date/
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That's good to hear. Good luck getting here too.
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Incoming flights numbers have just been halved to around 3,000 passengers/week, so you're problem will be getting a flight. It's highly likely that you'll get bumped off unless book a business of first class flight. I believe if you're on a 189 (as I was many years ago), your first entry into Australia must be by a certain date. That may have changed in light of covid, but if was you' I'd plan to arrive here long before that date to avoid complications. Apply for the 101 for your baby ASAP - and good luck.
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From 14 July, Australia will accept just over 3,000 people a week and the measure is likely to last until next year (BBC News). If you need to arrive in Australia before your PR or entry visa expires, then move your plans forwards as quickly as possible. It's looking like there could be a complete travel ban in/out of the country at this rate, until the vaccine fiasco has been sorted out. I don't know about anyone else but I've been trying to book mine for a month now!
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What not to ship - to keep with you
Wanderer Returns replied to LandM's topic in Shipping and Removals
Should've also mentioned UK driving licence (if that wasn't obvious already) as you'll need it to obtain your state licence over here, which is very important for identification purposes. -
What not to ship - to keep with you
Wanderer Returns replied to LandM's topic in Shipping and Removals
Keep all your bank cards and account details to hand, and make sure you keep your UK mobile service active so you can access accounts which require 2FA. I'd also make sure you've have printed or electronic copies of the number of years of your UK no-claims discount, if you want to take out comprehensive car insurance. -
Congratulations and hats off to you @Lavers, and your pioneering spirit - sounds like you're already true blue!
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I'd have agreed with you 5-10 years ago, but now that's what everyone's doing - no one wants to live in those lego-brick houses if they can avoid it!
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That's all many can afford. We live on the Sunshine Coast and $400k-500k here buys you a shoebox in a new development. Often they are a nice new shoebox, close to all the (pre-built) amenities, but you can still find yourself in areas where trouble occurs. Fortunately we owned our UK home outright, so (with a mortgage) we can afford somewhere in a nice area - for which I'm very thankful.
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I agree. There's definitely less hooning than there used to be as it becomes less socially acceptable. Here in Queensland there's even a dob-a-hoon hotline - 13HOON
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You're never too old then? I might just nip down to K-Mart for a baseball cap with a generic logo (warn backwards of course), and matching singlet and thongs. Our neighbourhood could do with being dragged down a peg or two.
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Visit, and find out (when all this has blown over, of course).
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She sounds very understanding. Maybe you should consider a fresh start elsewhere in Australia (as others have suggested), if she's open to that. One of you will always be a migrant wherever you end up living, so that compromise might work for both of you. Heading straight back to the UK when you're clearly ambivalent would not be a wise move. When I 'got off the boat' 18 years ago my intended destination was Melbourne as I'd both UK and Aussie friends there at the time, but that was insufficient to keep me - left after 3 weeks. Quite glad, as I'm much happier in QLD than I'd have ever been down there, not to mention the friends down south have long since departed.
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If it's just for online authentication then switch over to your Australian mobile number. As mentioned earlier, most UK banks will accept an overseas number for 2FA. The problem you may encounter is that you might need to receive an SMS to the defunct UK number to allow you to switch over.
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What does your partner want to do? Apologies if you explained that in an earlier post, as I haven't read the whole thread
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What happens if you had PR, are refused and an RRv, and then enter Australia on a tourist visa. Technically, if you've been granted PR don't you have the right to remain once your feet are on Australian soil??
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I'm certainly not going to argue with a RMA, but if you can return to Australia on an RRV many years after the initial 5-year travel period has expired, then doesn't that imply that you're still retain the rights of a permanent resident?
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That definitely sounds like the best option given the OP's keenness to return to the UK. You never lose your PR, and an RRV is likely to be granted in future - just as long as you still have your Aussie partner, and are returning with them.
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I'm guessing you've been resident a couple of years already, so it's my understanding that you'd only have to stay another couple of years before applying for citizenship. In 2006 I returned to the UK for a three-week holiday, which ended up being three months (it was a fabulous summer that year!) - and I nearly didn't return to Australia. In the end I did, and felt very ambivalent about it at first, but I stuck it out for another 18 months to get my Aussie citizenship. We went back to the UK for a few years, but have finally returned to Australia. So glad I hung on for that Aussie passport when I did as it's made life so much easier moving forward, including obtaining PR for my wife.
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The quarantine voucher system is a great idea - I honestly don't know why they haven't implemented it here. Your other two points are subjective, and most Australians believe the government has got it right.
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That's a good point. One reads so many comments where the poster is clearly unhappy, and seems to think they are missing things from the UK or sometimes Australia (if they moved back), when the reality is that they're just not that happy with their life. It doesn't matter where you live, you can't move away from yourself.
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@Parley me neither, but then I watched Breaking Bad so I'm now an expert
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The BBC's entire commentary on the way covid has been handled has been along the lines of 'NZ good, Australia bad', ignoring the fact that both countries have virtually had the same policy.
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We had a static caravan in Derbyshire, which we went to every Easter and during the half-term breaks. One year we went to it over the summer holidays and it rained for an entire fortnight, so it was camping trips in Europe after that - a big improvement!
