can1983

Of course it would be hard to leave a world city for the north of England. It would be just as hard to leave London and move to Ballarat.... The only thing better in Liverpool than Melbs is the standard of football Oh and the medical treatment for headbutts and other GBH injuries is far superior in Scouse land due to the experience the local health professionals have in dealing with this sort of injury. Chester isn't a bad option if you are looking to get a part in Hollyoaks???

Don't live in QLD but visit Brisbane a bit. Really depends on where jobs will be but I really like west of the airport (north Brisbane) where my sister lives So Wavell Heights, Nundah, Banyo etc. Easy (if very busy) trains to city. Guess you are just the two of you? flats / small houses might be in the $400 - $550 a week range. Most important thing about emigrating in my opinion is managing expectations. You loved your trip in the campervan but real life is far less interesting.....

whilst it is true that car seats from Europe are not legal in Australia the whole thing stinks of a money making exercise. For Australia to suggest that its seats are world class and European standards are dangerous and risk the lives of children is pathetic. The Australian car seats we have used (borrowed family / friends / hire cars) have all been rubbish with fiddly harnesses which cant be clicked in without leaving a twist in the strap. The tether strap for rear facing seat aims to decapitate the cherub.

Not sure if this is genuine, sorry but its hard to follow what you are asking. One thing I'm pretty sure about is that distinguished talent is international sportsmen/ women and the like and if its acting think you are talking more brad pitt than john smith. I think its a visa to allow top talent to work here short term for making a film or playing for a team

agree also surely any agreement for 'one trip home a year' isn't legally binding, you can just say you can no longer afford it.

Yes I must admit we only use youtube Netflix etc. Thing is in my experience you can only sell a tv for a fraction of the new price so why not bring it and use it for the 90% of the full functions instead of getting 50 quid for it

Been to all those places visiting WA in 2014. Lovely places but there's a limit to how many times you can go and Denmark is 5 hours from Perth so hardly a weekend job

Yes online self assessment tools provide all of the elements of a balanced diet. They are often used by Vegans to supplement their protein deficient diets

Well I should add they had jobs related to mining and construction (as did/do many)

Would think twice about leaving any family to move to Perth where the economy is in bad shape. We have friends who have been forced to leave there due to lack of work after the mining boom ended and have a house in negative equity they can't afford to sell. Its the most isolate place on earth. Even the penguins in Antarctica have more places to visit

Way too soon to feel settled. I've been in Oz for 15 months and think I'm beginning to feel settled (we settle on our first home here in 2 weeks). In terms of making friends that has usually taken 2-3 years to establish in my opinion

Important point this. In 2008 I worked as a Naval Architect on a WHV for 6 months for one employer earning $75k prorata. No where in the WHV rules does it say the job must be low skill or fruit picking. I ended up working for the same employer for 2 1/2 years (but on a 457 by that point). But I was 28 at the time AND have enough experience to qualify for a 457 AND the rules have changed so much since then. As has been said before 21 year old can't yet get a skilled visa

Can we have some rain down south please. Getting pretty sick of the smoke

don't know about WA specifically but our UK Samsung smart tv is fully functioning in Tassie. We did a factory reset on arrival to delete uk channels and apps. Its worth the risk, its naïve to think Japanese or Korean tv manufacturers make a special model for little old blighty

That's the minimum to apply, but very little chance of an invitation to apply with 65 points for most occupations

We are about to move house (finally!) into our own home having lived in a traditional sauna/icebox home for the past 14 months. We are on a rolling lease as the real estate were so incompetent they forgot to force us to renew! (Hobart) So I wanted to gauge opinions from those that have done this before: 1/ How much overlap would/did you leave from our settlement date to handing back the keys for the rental (to allow for moving, cleaning etc) 2/ How much notice would you give to the rental real estate. The minimum is 2 weeks which I want to give but my wife wants to give them more time. I'm concerned if something crops up with our settlement date well in advance we might be 'homeless' requiring to move twice!

fancy registering and venting that first off the bat! definitely time to leave!

Sorry not sure what you mean? This is how I consider it but maybe you should speak to a registered migration agent or pm one of the ones on this forum. As the relationship is now not ongoing your son isn't eligible for the partner visa anymore and should tell their case officer (if they have one) this fact. However I'm pretty sure you wont get a refund of the fee. When I applied for mine it stated there are no refunds of the fee. Perhaps a compassionate reason might work if your partner died for example but this doesn't seem a strong case for a refund.....

100% can't get a refund, it says it when you apply. Even withdrawing before a case officer is assigned doesn't get a refund. you certainly wont get one when its been activated/validated.

Can you not apply for a RRV first and if it fails go the partner route? You don't get a ban for failing to get a RRV!

Anything not owned for 12 months or intended for sale as new would yes. Thing is when we moved we had an 11 month old so everything for him was less than a year old but we didn't get charged for anything but then we only had some boxes opened for quarantine not customs so we will never know

If I've read your post correctly you are hoping to go from two incomes to one? $120k is $3300 a fortnight takehome. Rent for a family home is likely to be $1200 per fortnight so that leaves $2100 for everything else. Its a bit tight but possible short term.

Here in Tasmania it is very common to be related by both blood and Marriage

No renting is very expensive, especially in Hobart. buying will save us $350 pcm which will easily cover the council, water and insurance costs which as an owner you take on but as a tenant the landlord pays. Last year we paid $2000 for electricity. The current owner of our new place showed me her bills which were $1000 a year and the place is twice the size

Why would you not buy a home to live in with your family irrespective of what the market is going to do? Our current rental is a pile of crap. 45º in the summer 5ºC in the winter. No loft insulation which is super cheap to install but we cant do it. Constant minor maintenance issues which never get fixed. We're in the process of buying. Its twice the size in a better area and because we have just sold in the uk and have a large deposit it will cost less pcm than the rental. Quite frankly I wouldn't hold off buying hoping the market will drop further when its somewhere to live. People forget how horrible it is living in the rental, you can't put a picture up, solve niggling problems, have to deal with real estate blah blah