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Hi Sarabuilding your quote is kinder than mine :chatterbox: I was yesterday quoted $4100 for 2 cats. Do you mind me asking where your departure and arrival is from? mine is Perth to Manchester. Though I noticed on the quote it says '5kg' for cat 1, '5kg' for cat 2. We noway have 10kg worth of cats :dull:

wow. thanks everyone. Spouse visa is a total no go for us then. Ridiculous, as I am British, married and can easily get my child in when I get her a British passport, but it would mean us living over there without my husband/her dad, and me working full time and trying to find a job that pays 18,600pound, have the job 6 months then he can come over. It just isn't realistic for us. My child hasn't even had family look after her (as we have none near us) never mind leaving her with strangers full time while I work, which shes never done, move her half way around the world and not see her dad for at least half a year. I couldn't do that to her. Luckily, my husband does have an English born grandparent. Really hoping he can get an ancestry visa. edited: make that 22,400 pound a year! (just read that's how much I would need to earn before my husband could join us as we have a child)

hmm seems pretty tough! think we are very lucky that my husband has an English-born grandparent then!! There's no way we could do it the other way, it would mean me going to the UK and leaving husband here in oz for 6 months, me getting a full time job (without UK qualifications :eek:) and putting my daughter into full time daycare. As we have previously always been in areas with no daycare facilities I have always been a stay at home mum (country WA) and my daughter wouldn't adjust well to the big move, then her having to go into full time day care (when shes used to being with me everyday) and also not seeing her dad for 6 months! its all a bit strict!

Hi Chicken66, is your partner able to work in the UK? as that seems the best way for you to get in. So he can then sponsor you. I think someone said (don't quote me on this though) that the sponsorer has to work for 6 months, though it may not be that long at all. Perhaps if your partner can work, you could go on a visitor visa first? (but be careful, check which country you have to be in to apply for your visa to stay longer in the UK). As you know from my post, I don't know much about this! :nah: I hope it works out well for you

when I wanted to stay here in Australia, all we had to do was apply for a defacto visa, and I could stay as I was in a defacto relationship with him. Yet we can't seem to do that in UK without me having a job over there, even though he is married to me, and I'm British

sorry Melza, I missed your post. Thanks for reply. I will look into how to apply for my daughters British passport from here Just read your post Quoll, thank you, didn't know it was as easy as that to apply for my daughters passport thank you. My husband sadly doesn't have a UK born parent. His granddad was English (moved to aus when 17), but has now died. Does this mean he can still get working rights? or not as he has passed away? thank you for the post, very helpful

Hi Chicken66 we know as much as each other :eek: sorry I can't help you answer your questions. I did think it would be as easy as us moving back to the UK, and us having to have a job secured from here, as I'm British. Thought we could just secure a job for my husband once there. Maybe I've been very naive thinking that! I was going to move over with my daughter, then he was going to join us 2 months later and look for work then, but it might not be as easy as that

oh dear, so if its the same as your friend, I would need a job offer?! The plan was for my husband to work, and me not to work at first, get my daughter settled into school, then work part time. There I was thinking I could just move back with my daughter, then my husband join us a month later, and we live with my parents until he finds a job. :wacko: would my husband not be able to work over there without me working then? (just having a read through some sites now) edited: Just looked on the UK border website. I can't really find much to do with our situation. :arghh:

Newjez, thanks for the reply. I didn't see it before. Thanks for the link

Thanks for the reply Jules thank you, that would be great if you could ask your friend. If your friends husband is British, why does he need a job offer to go back? or have misunderstood We have thought about leaving the cats here, but we don't want to re-home them. We are renting the house out. My daughter has no siblings, or family nearby us, so the cats are very important to her. (They are burmese cats and more like dogs). They are inside only cats and could be hard to re-home. My daughter has other pets that she will have to leave behind which she adores, like her 2 pet rats, and 2 ponies. We just aren't sure how long we will be over there for. It could be as little as two years, or could be forever so we want to bring them. (Though we are concerned about them flying of course, and the stress it might put on them)

also would like to know the costs. CrimsonPetal, does the $3500, include everything? or is there vet fees on top of that? and quarantine fees? We are also taking to cats Perth to UK

Hi I have lived in Australia for nearly 10 years. I moved here when I was 19. I met my Australian husband a year later, and we now have a 3 year old. I have some visa questions, can anyone help? -What visa would my husband need to go on to be able to stay and work in the UK? -What visa would my daughter need to go on? or can I get her a British passport? if so do I apply here or once we are in the UK? We aren't moving back permanently, possibly only a couple of years, maybe more. We are keeping our house here. Anyone done anything similar? I keep thinking we're a bit mad, as it will cost a fortune (and we are bringing the 2 cats!) and worried how it will affect my daughter, but now is a good time if we are going to do it (edited: just to add, a couple of people have mentioned could we leave the cats behind. We have thought about it but they are my daughters much loved pets. They are burmese cats and like dogs. She will have to re-home her 2 pet rats, and 2 ponies and she will be devastated about that. She is very attached to her pets. Not like some children, who could take or leave them. We had to re-home a pony when she was 2 and she is still sad about that now, a year later! we also don't agree with re-homing them just because it gets a bit costly or a bit hard. We might only be in England 2 years, or forever, we just aren't sure. Though I will consider how it could stress the cats out, I am concerned about that side)