Kentclan

Hi, yes I did get other quotes - they were all around the same price - give or take $300. I did a lot of research online. Also, all the companies whom we got quotes for to transport our furniture back all recommended Jetpets. Our flight home was 6 hours behind Qf1 - as soon as we landed we went straight to the animal collection depot and picked Louis up - we had to wait about 20 mins. I did read some horror stories online about Jetpets but I know whichever company I choose I would be concerned ....it is stressful but all I can say is Louis has shown no signs of being affected by the ordeal.

Hi, we have just used Jetpets - 10 days ago. Sydney to London. Everything ran smoothly and we collected our dog as soon as our flight landed, he flew Qantas QF1 via Dubia. It cost 3800k. Would thoroughly recommend Jetpets. Louis our dog took it all in his stride and hasn't been upset or affected by the big changes .... I'm sure he is missing the beach tho!!!

We are moving back in a few weeks. We are using Jetpets - we have a medium size dog costing $3500. He has had to have a rabies jab and make sure all yearly jabs up to date. Some paperwork to be filled out but all easy and self explanatory. Jetpets are always helpful when I phone ... I'll update when we get home

That could be an option, but we wouldn't be able to afford to buy an apartment - as a Mum who has always been close to the girls it is so very hard to settle here, but they would hate me if I left their Dad to go home to be closer to them. So I'm forever stuck in the middle !

I think if I knew the answer to that question I would have cracked it !

Hi, yes his company will Sponser him, but if he then leaves within 3 years he'd have to pay back all the fees. That's fair enough, but I don't want to stay 3 more years!!! As for the last remaining relative - omg 56 yrs !!!! My husband told me it would be easy to get her here, although she says she'd never move here anyway!

My husband has no family apart from the kids to go back for, he loves the lifestyle and his job here. We are both 47 ( had the kids very young) so can def get PR . One daughter is a midwife so would not have a problem getting work back here. The other would be last remaining family member.

Work in my husbands field outside of London and the SE is very difficult to find ! I love all of England but have lived 45 years in the SE!

You sound like my husband lol !! They may decide to move here eventually, but what until that time ... I'm not settled here, living in a rental, no job and just a feeling of not belonging. It's a horrible situation and choice.

Maybe that wasn't the correct choice of words to have used - we just saw a better future for the kids here, better weather and lifestyle, a better environment - living in the south east, the whole place is just so congested - with traffic at a standstill everyday, better work opportunities here etc etc .... I wanted to believe once the kids had visited it would change their minds but I'm sure if my Mum and Dad had asked me to move at that age I would have refused... Although I married at 20! We have always been so close as a family but needed a change as we're stuck in a rut - we nearly moved here in 2007 but I got cold feet (such a bad decision on my part as at that time the kids would have had to have come). I've tried therapy etc but still can't deal with the guilt of leaving our kids

My husband has known I've never been happy here, but I promised I'd do 2 years- which I now have done. We can apply for PR but is it money worth spending - in my eyes it's not. We have talked and talked and been totally honest with each other - he wants to stay and I want to go home.

Hi, I'm just putting it out there, as I really do believe I am the only Mum in this position. Briefly, my husband and I moved here in 2013, I was very apprehensive as we left behind our 2 adult children aged 19 and 22 at the time, both had boyfriends and jobs and wanted to stay in the uk. My husband and I hoped and believed the kids would eventually see sense and move to be with us. Our youngest was on our visa and eldest due to her occupation could easily get work. In the first 6 months our eldest did move here but could not settle and moved back to London in January. I have enjoyed my time here in Oz but have found it extreamly hard to settle and make friends, all the friends I have made have their children here with them, I feel so guilty and miss my kids beyond words. The kids miss us but don't want to be responsible for being honest and seeing their Mum and Dad split up. My husband has a brilliant job here and earns better money, he loves it here and I know he dosnt want to go back. We are still on a 457 and rent our house in the uk. I'm so torn between 2 worlds ....it is such a difficult dilemma - I bet I don't get a reply from any other Mums in this position!!!

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies. Just to update you I am now in Australia!!! (Arrived Saturday night) I originally phoned Singapore Airlines to see if I could get baggage allowance of 40 kg and they said NO, not on a 457 visa. So I wrote a nice email, explaining that 20kg was just not enough because as far as i was concerned, we were emigrating. I received an email back saying that they would allow me 30 kgs which in the end was enough, as my suitcase would not have closed!!! I took photocopies of the reply email when I checked in, but they didn't even question it! Emma

Hi, I'm flying with Singapore Airlines Economy in a couple of weeks time, to eventually be reunited with my husband who left 4 weeks ago ( we've had a nightmare renting out the house). My e ticket states 20kg baggage allowance, I am on my husbands 457 visa. Does anyone know if I will get double allowance (40kg) ? Thanks Emma

Working for Philips Medical as a service engineer. So will be in any Hospital with Philips kit. I only do Xray and mammography at present, but due to the area I will be covering got lots of training ahead of me in Ultrasound, MRI and CT. Have requested to join the facebook group