NelliePea

Thank you parleycross, the form is going through at the moment anyway, so I might as well wait for it now i have paid for it but I will look into getting the kids visas sorted at the same time as my husbands.

I have absolutely no idea...all i know is they moved there to start a new life but it didn't work out. My dad got a job, so he must have had a visa that allowed him to work, but he hated it and couldn't find any work as an electrician. They had planned to stay there, but it didn't work out so they moved back. It was at the time that Australia were crying out for people to come and live and work from England, flights were cheap and it must have seemed like a good idea. I know that if you were born after a certain date you had to live there for a certain period of time, or have one parent who is a citizen, but I was born before this date. Everything points to me still being a citizen from what i have read but you just never know, which is why i applied to check.

Hi Ozmanic I am currently doing this via the 119 form which is going through at the moment, and if i don't i will then apply to resume it. I just really wanted to find out if there was someone who had had similar experiences, as i have 2 children. It states that as long as i haven't lost my citizenship my children would go through as descendants, but I just wanted to know whether I would have to confirm this by doing a 119 form for them too or could I just apply for passports...I am just trying to cut down on time, but if we have to wait we have to wait. With the partner visa taking an average of 8 months at the moment, I am just trying to figure out a time frame in my head to plan when to put the house on the market...everything is such a balancing act. My parents were never Australian Citizens, they were not there long enough...my father struggled to find work and with no money and no family support they moved back within 18 months...I was just lucky enough to be born over there, and it is about time I ventured back

Ahh yes that would help, I was born in 1972 So you think i might have lost it? Oh no this could put paid to the plans I was kind of banking on the fact I already had British Citizenship by descent, and that my parents moved back and that i didn't actively give up my Australian status, it was done for me.

I have a question for anyone who has been through this process I have just applied to find out if my citizenship still stands, I was born in Sydney to British parents, who then took me back to England before my first birthday. I am just checking to see if I still have my citizenship before i start the lengthy process of sponsoring my husband so that we can move to Australia. I am pretty sure i have never lost my citizenship and have duel citizenship. If this comes back positively does anyone know if my children will have citizenship by descent...everything points to this being the case but if i don't have to re do this form for both of them it would speed up the process and i could then just apply for passports for us all, and start my husbands visa process. What do people think? Is it worth filling in forms to check them out too?

I just couldn't leave my boy behind, Something else to put on the list of possible problems that need to be got around.

Hi Sammy1 I was born in Australia and am currently waiting to find out if my citizenship still stands, so fingers crossed a visa wont be needed. My husband will need one but i am willing to move over first and get established. We also have two teenage children who hopefully will be citizens via descent, who will stay here and move later with their Dad when his visa is through. Hoping to move before the end of the year, so have just started to look around at what is available. Do you know what the average salary is? I think i was more worried that my NNEB wouldn't be recognised. There are lots of other things i can do too, but I know that there is a shortage of nursery nurses, so thought it might be a good route into getting a job.

I have a Diploma in Nursery nursing, 20 years + experience Worked in Primary schools, nurseries and with special needs (children and adults) Built and ran my own Nursery for 7 years, as manager and owner. Looking to move to the Wollongong area early next year. Anyone have any advice?

Hi I am Nell, I was born in Sydney to British parents, moved to England before my first birthday, then moved to the Isle of Man. I am currently applying to see if my citizenship still stands so that i can move me, my husband and 2 children back to NSW. I am just about to send off form 119, then if this comes back that I am still an Australian citizen (fingers crossed), I will be looking to apply for a spouse visa. Would really like to meet some other people who have been through the process, so please get in touch. We would really like to be there this time next year or sooner if we can sell our house quickly.