Tootsie30

:wub: Ok where do I Start I have One Big Dilemma on my hands. ill bring you guys up to date ! I have permeant residency my fiancé of 10 yrs doesn't. His to old for holiday visa 34 so I would need to sponsor him. Over the yrs we have done months apart due to work and personal commitments. 3.5 yrs ago I came back from being in oz after being back there for 6 months, me wanting to stay loving life and work, giving us great options for the future. but my partner wanted me to come back to the uk, With us making a promise to each other that we would give my partners business ago here for 3 yrs if it didn't work out and if things couldn't give us a better quality of life, we was to return and give our future a good go out there with the intention of getting our citizenship. Over 18 months ago I brought the subject up about filling in his visa, in order for it to be proceeds in time for when we wanted to return! If that's what what we decided. To say the least I have brought the subject up many re times but he never took it any further. (Well not further enough to get it on the dotted line as to speak) At times I could shake him as I know myself these things don't happen over night. :arghh: But I came to the conclusion you can't lead a horse to water. Then came my fear that I have to face facts that he officiously doesn't want to go back as much as I do. Even though I'd feared this I suppose I'd hoped he want want to go back as much as me, and see what potential we have over there compared to what lifestyle can give us here. I do understand this but I just wanted him to be honest, as I feel we was just treading water. But No still telling me he wants to go back but will sort it. Well give an take 12 months has scarily passed and this is when I said I was going to return as I don't want to let my visa expire as I know how lucky I am to have it, plus why should I wait when I wanted to get the ball rolling last yr.(without being mean )So am looking at returning shortly . Even though I have been open and honest and said all along if you don't pull your finger out, we will be put in the position where I'll be going alone, as it will take up to nine months to process if your lucky. Now he has changed his mind and can see the benefits Australia can give us and feels it's the right time to go back and it's to good a opportunity to pass. What to do ??????? Panic his wanting to fill in his partner visa here and wait for the nine-12 months off shore. I'm thinking chance it and apply onshore . I would be going July, he would then come out either way aug to visit for 3 wks and see if his lucky enough to be excepted. Has as anyone else done this!

Sorry that was ment to say of will I have to pay to get it unlocked in oz lol!

Hi there just getting things ready to return back to oz and just want to check if I currently have a Apple iPad 32g 3G unlocked will I just be able to get a SIM card plan the same as I always have done with my old phone. Or will I have to pay to egg if unlocked in oz. Any advice on iPads would be a great help!:smile:

Hi there I wondered if someone could set me straight on what the average tax you get stopped on your wages. If you are working for someone in Australia . For example i get stopped 20% here in the uk at the end of my monthly wages. I'm just trying to work out what I'd be left with.

I think I need to get digging the info out lol! can I ask did you apply for a visa 820/801 or a 309/100 temp then a permeant . Or one that you arrive on a temp then apply for permeant after you have married. Are you enjoying your time out there :smile:

Hi readstogo many thanks for getting back to me. any info is helpful . It's tough because you don't want to feel like your pushing them into going but I know he will thank me for it. so have you guys made the move yet ?

Yes sadly his 33 and he used a 1 yr working visa the time when he came and stayed with me for five months.

Where about are you ? Are you living in Australia at the moment . so you applied for your partner to go out last May and still haven't had an answer or am I miss reading your message lol.

Many thanks for your reply ! o god Ill have to see if I can see if I can somehow get that from Skype, wouldn't have even thought about that. yes will have a good read of that booklet. do you think it could take that long? Are they still doing it where you can go to London house to fill in a application, or is it all on line these days. would most of you recommend applying here rather than oz? yes I'm looking at returning to perth,get back in to work in the next four months. At at times I doubt my situation am I being selfish not wanting to lose my visa but I just know how lucky I am to have it. i tell my fiancé what's five years out of our lives. We are only in our early thirties. When I think How quick three years has gone since being back. at times his very much anything for any easy life but in my eyes you don't get rewards without stepping out your comfort zone.

Hi everyone ! Havant been on here for a while and thought I must get back on here. would like to wish everyone a new yr! well fingers crossed for me new yr new start and all that. abit about my situation I'm 30 and have been what you call a bit of a bouncing pom over there years. Mostly due to my parents work and family commitments. So perth has always been a second home for me. love everything about there lifestyle apart from the obvious being torn with family in both parts of the world. where is my life taking me at the moment! I have been with my fiancé for 10 yrs and over the years he has spent time with me in oz maximum 5months in one go. which he enjoyed but due to personal reason we had to return. three years ok myself got made redundant and decided to take a good job opportunity in perth so we spent six months apart, which was fine thanks to the world of Skype. The difficult part came when I wanted to stay and get my citizen ship, as I'm currently on a permeant resident visa and settle. My partner didn't want to come out at the time as he was happy with his work so we decided I would return and we would give it three years. Then look at it again. Well the three years has come round and we have decided to get the ball rolling with applying for the partner/ spouse visa. i got to say I still am the driving force behind it ekkk ! But I just don't feel the uk is offering us enough for me to let my Australian permanent visa expire, as I know how lucky I am that I have had it extend over the years. What's the best way to go about sorting the visa out! Should I fill it out ASAP here uk and get police check, medicals sent all at the same time. Evidence letter of us being together so they have it all there. or as I'm going ahead in the next couple of months, get him to come out on a holiday visa and apply onshore. I know he won't be able to work until visa comes through. What would you guys recommend.