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Hi there, I have been a regular reader of this forum for the past few years and am looking for some advice. My question has anyone pingponged for a third time and settled successfully? We have moved to Australia twice - first time only stayed 4 months!!!! Madness - then returned for 6 months then moved back over for a year and now are back 6 months. We have 3 children under 8. It has been a lot of moving the last two years we have a 189 visa. When we are there we love it, love the schools, the kinder , the outdoor life. Both got work no problem and house no problem. But we felt isolated and homesick. We got in a rut I think and we really didn't put ourselves out there to meet people. Home 6 months now and we just can't seem to settle feel we have made a mistake. Feel awful for the kids who we feel are missing out on all that they loved over there - kinder,beach, festivals, school excursions, camp , circus school!!! We gave it all up for grandparents which are also fantastic to have but afraid to say won't live forever... is it possible to be third time lucky or shud we just realise we made our agonising decision and that's that. The last two years has been agonising one decision after another.

Ha a boat would be good! We can afford to immigrate next year as just awaiting house sale to go through and will move with the proceeds. Unfortunately with visa increase prices in last couple of months our visa price has doubled which we were not expecting so have had to scrape every single last penny together to get application in by deadline. Not much more funds coming this side of Xmas. I have however taken your advice and emailed a migration agent recommended on here today - even If I can just pay for a consult may be beneficial. Thanks

Thanks Chubbs75 I was while doing the application delighted they only asked questions relating to past ten years so i thought great - but then on the last page it says Have you ever lived in another country - if so give details and then Have you ever been asked to leave a country - if so give details So looks like he will have to explain where he has lived for his life. I hope they do see he has now settled and take this into account. Thanks for sharing your info hope it works out for you

Hi there. Myself and my husband have been invited to apply for a 189 visa with me as the main applicant. This visa is going to cost us 7000 euro as we are a family of five. (and i believe increasing on 1/9 again) My concern and where i am looking for advice is in relation to our application. I met my husband in 1997 in Australia. During that time he was on a holiday visa but remained and worked illegally for a year. He got a 3 year ban on leaving that was in 1998, so ban has well lifted by now. Unfortunately thats not all. My husband had a very troubled childhood and left home when he was 17 and moved to America where he also lived and worked illegally until he was 30. He was caught by immigration after ten years and asked to leave america on his own recognaissance - which he did . Any ideas on best way to put this across in our applciation!!! Should we attach a separte sheet explaining background. Cannot afford migration agent at all. Husband is off great character, has had his own business here last 15 years, no criminal record etc just never wanted to live here and wanted to tarvel rather carelessly and fancy free in his 20`s... Honesty i hope is the best policy for him...what else can we do. He broke the rules as a teenager and in his early 20s i just hope now in our 40s it doesnt come back to haunt us. Would immigration understand it was 20 years ago or will there be a good chance visa will be rejected and 7000 gone down the toilet Any advice welcome.