sunshine2012

Hey how are u going back in the uk hope it's all working out for you

Really I read you have to renew both British and oz passports when children turn 5 yrs old no matter when their passports previous were issued ?

Thanks I was hoping rob wait til she was 5 to get English passport only as u have to get new ones then but will look into now we leave in 8 wks so hope I can get it in time

Hi there we have lived in Australia for 10 yrs and so excited this is the yr we will finally go home we love Australia and have had the best time we are now citizens of Australia and have a 2 yr old daughter my question is when we return my daughter has her Australian passport (she is entitled to English passport as both me and husband are English) do I need a visa for her to live in uk (she will have just turned 2) i plan to get her English passport when we get back any thoughts?

Hi I have recently moved to Wellington Point QLD and I am 6 months pregnant originally from the UK keen to find out if there are any mothers groups or Mum to be groups I can join in the area? Thanks

I have a real dilema and it looks like many people have the same issue my self and husband are from the UK and moved over here in our early 20's We have lived in Australia for 7 years we moved to brisbane from Sydney 18 months ago as we wanted to settle and set up a home and have a family - sydney s great for the party scene but not if you want buy a home for a reasonable price We got jobs in brisbane and made the move but have never felt settled especially as we are renting we have looked for a year for an area to live and buy our first home with no luck just cant find a place we want to live to bring up a family We have kind of decided on Cleveland, Wellington point way as house prices are slightly cheaper and we can get a big family home there and seems a lot of English live there so will feel homely the problem is will we finally feel settled and feel at home if we buy a house as its a huge commitment I think i feel so unsettled as we rent but now i am 3 months pregnant the process of decision making is so much more urgent As we are getting older the pull back to the UK is so strong but given we have been here for 7 years we have nothing back home (execpt family and friends which we are extremely close to) and would have to start again no idea even where we would live jobs etc What i want to know is are we living in a dream world where the Uk is perfect what is it really like and given we miss family and friends so much should we just go home but with no jobs is it even possible I know on paper this is the perfect place for us to raise a family and if we buy a house we will feel settled but i have this constant voice saying i should just move home where family and friends are especially now we are having a baby Very difficult dicision any advice would be great!