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Thank you both ... I have just printed off the forms to read and gone through the website its well not easy to navigate but i think i got the jist in the end ahhhh ....  We wont I hope have alot to ship out more like a couple of teachest boxes type thing just stuff I cant part with.... so I will look into Move cube - with the pets its just 2 cats... mid to small sized... one came out from Scotland 8 years ago and they both have all the shots they needed etc.. 

So Im an Aussie and my hubby is a UK Citizen with a house in Scotland.  Sadly Im one generation out of using grandparents they were born here in Oz.   My child is grown up and out of home and doesn't want to go back so it will just be my husband and I who have been married for 8 years this year.  After the passing of my father we think its time to go back to Scotland where my husband has house and family as his mum and dad are getting on and need help too.  We are looking at around  April next year to return.  I dont know where to even start many years ago I posted some questions but I figure its all changed now.  Can someone point me in the right direction on what visa I will need and medical tests etc and pets ... I will need to know about that too and cost of boxes to be shipped (slow boat) over as well, l where do I look and who to trust etc.  Has anyone done visa without the $6000+ tag or is it better to use an agency and pay the $6000+  as I said just confused and dont know where to start.  Appreciate any and all feedback as this is very daunting to figure out where to even start - and sort out time frames for pets and us and visas etc and time goes so quickly.

Thank you so much everyone I have been away and just got to computer today.  I will definitely go research into the links and feel a little more hopeful  

AwdAmr I should have said we will meet the income requirements with the job offer he has so thats covered we have a house to go back to as well so thats covered.   I have been in discussions with an agency who after much info told me that we well I will be eligible for a visa and I will have to pay an additional 600 pound with the visa but couldn't confirm if that meant i would be entitled to NHS care as long as the visa is valid thats where we were getting confused and unsure.   

BacktoDemocracy dont think i will be eligible for welfare for 3 years or more till i am a citizen... thats how it was explained to me.. so I would have to work part time, the job my husband has been offered is a well paid one so me working part time will just top things up.

tea4too.. wow thanks for the tip on this site ... I have downloaded and printed out information and am actually thinking it might be ok ... so thank you again 

Nemesis... I thought I was covered but was unsure with meds how it worked etc.  The agency told me about the 600 pound extra and told me about the reciprocal agreement with Australia but couldnt / wouldnt confirm if it applied to me with my conditions..

Ali thanks for your advice too we well I do apparently qualify as he has been offered a job over 20,000 pound plus we both have savings in banks in the UK as well to help us with our start up we are lucky to be going back to a private house fully furnished as well.  My health concerns were really the only thing that was holding us back on things we were scared to get there and find we would be up for thousands of pounds in drs fees etc.

ScottieGirl again thank you too for the advice its all appreciated.  Great idea on the thyroxine too hadnt thought of that either so great advice 

You guys are great its hard enough to be thinking of the move, let alone to think of all this as well and not knowing where to ask questions its not easy so thank you again for the info xx

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Been a couple of years since last here.  My hubby is from Scotland has a house and also has a friend who is prepared to offer a job when we are ready to return.  We were going to return a couple of years ago but decided to stick it out in Australia.  Here in Oz I get a partial disability pension basically only covers medications on health card due to our incomes as I work part time.  I hope to get part time work when we go to Scotland if not I can work from home in photo restoration work.  But what concerns us is I have a genetic condition that limits me with working full time - will this go against us in our visa application that Im not of full health - how will this play with getting our visa for me.  I have had conflicting info told NHS will cover me as in the visa there is a built in amount to cover the NHS ... to there is a reciprocal arrangement with Australia and as I have medicare here I would be covered there.  I need to see a dr at least once a month for medications (bp, pain meds and thyroid), out here I see physio to help with dislocations approx once a month, I know i will have to pay for physio as i do here.  My question does anyone know where  i can get some accurate info from ?  I have a friend whos a dr in UK but psychology is his field and he said it should, he works at a hospital and says as far as he knows I would be covered but we need to know more... someone said I would need to take out private health insurance as well as the visa extra amount .... but Im unsure on levels over there.  I just need somewhere to start as there are so many different web pages and all say different conflicting things ahhhhhhhh  My hubbys gran died late last year and hes even more homesick than before so we would really like to go back to where his home and family are.  My family are no where near by here so it will be nice to have close family to lean on when needed etc and to support his mum too so she has her son back on the same side of the world.   Thanks for advice n help its all greatly appreciated