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24 minutes ago, Ken said:

We didn't move to Australia until our son was almost two years old, so not in the same situation, but it does mean I can tell you something about when you return to Australia. You'll need to take the evidence of your child's vaccinations to a GP. They can then upload that vaccination information on to the national vaccination database. It's not an issue for a vaccination to be given overseas when it's the same as the Australian vaccination.

Thank you. Yes I believe it is the same 6 in 1 vaccine. Thank you for the heads up on what we need to do when we return.

20 minutes ago, Tulip1 said:

As I mentioned in my previous response, there are private vaccine centres across the UK.  A quick Google search will show you the nearest to where you are staying.  Contact them, get the low down on how to get the jabs, all sorted.

Yes I have been looking for private vaccination hubs near me but nothing seems to be coming up for Lancashire. Will keep searching. I have only briefly searched here and there.

Edit... Found one in Liverpool thank you

21 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

Does this help at all? 

https://www.babyjabs.co.uk/prices.html

Thank you, we are north west of England. I've searched for private vaccination hubs for childhood vaccines in Lancashire but so far the only ones I've found are down south which isn't the end of the world to travel down! 

4 hours ago, Ausvisitor said:

They might do it as Loopylu suggests but I suspect not.

COVID vaccines where basically a turn up and get (yes you should have had a NHS number but they ran a don't ask don't tell policy so we could vaccinate people in the country at the time)

To get the vaccination in the UK for a 6 month old you are invited you don't make the appt yourself so as they don't have you listed as residents you won't get called.

And the vaccinations aren't an emergency need, if you are a few months late it won't be an issue, so it won't be covered under reciprocal care 

Well I certainly don't agree with your response about it not being an issue. It clearly states online (and I have yesterday confirmed with my GP when my little one had his 6 week vaccines) that anywhere up to a month late for the vaccines is fine but anything past this means you are not fully covered. And by the time we return to Australia our youngest will be about to turn 12 months which is when his next lot of vaccinations are due. 

The 6 month vaccine is the final in a 3 part series and the schedule is tried and tested. You ask any specialist immunologist about spacing out the vaccine schedule and they say absolutely not, the way the vaccine schedule is laid out is tried and tested and should not be delayed. So your advice is actually dangerous.

I am not expecting a vaccine for free. I am needing information on how to access it fully expecting to pay. 

Hi all,

Hoping someone is able to give advice who may have been through this previously themselves.

Our son is 4 weeks old and we are due to head over to the UK for 6 months to spend time with family after he has his 4 month vaccinations here in Australia.

Obviously this means he will be due his 6 month vaccinations whilst we are in the UK. 

Has anyone been through something similar where their child(ren) have been due vaccinations whilst they have been in the UK and what is the process? We are aware we will likely have to pay privately as our son won't have an NHS number and even though we will apply for a British passport for him, I doubt we can then get an NHS number to get free treatment as we won't technically be UK residents.

I appreciate anyone's help on the matter.

PS I have checked and the 6 in 1 vaccine that is given in the UK is the same as the Australian scheduled 6 month vaccine.

Good evening all,

A bit of a long shot. But if there are any Dentist's that are almost at completion with their visa status to move to Australia then this post is for you.

I work at a fantastic practice in Coffs Harbour, on the Mid North Coast of NSW.

We are looking for a Dentist to join our team. I've worked here for 4 years and it's the best practice I've ever worked in (qualified 2012). 

Please get in touch if you're interested in finding out more.

Thanks,

Caroline 

All good. Ignore my post.... The same vaccine is given. The 6 in 1 Diphtheria, Polio, pertussis, influenza, tetanus, hep B I'll just call the local GP surgeries once there and ask the process. Last time I was in the UK though we couldn't access a GP. We had to go to the walk in centre. More than likely it'll be the same again! 

Hey everyone.

Thought I would update on what we did in the end. We travelled back to the UK for Christmas. It was all rather last minute. We travelled with his Australian passport and entered the UK with this. Whilst in the UK we booked a face to face appointment at the passport office in Liverpool. It didn't take long for his passport to arrive back in Australia although more than likely a different story nowadays 

Hey all!

A bit of a specific question. My husband and I are dual citizens of England and Australia.

We are expecting our second baby boy in December. Our plan is to head over to the UK for 6 months as part of my maternity leave. We will head over after our Son has had his 4 month vaccines. As a result, we will need to somehow find a way to get him vaccinated for his 6 month vaccination but I note the schedule is different between UK and Australian childhood vaccines. 

Has anyone had experience with this? I imagine we may need to call a GP practice / walk in centre and ask if it is possible to get the exact vaccines that Australia follow and no doubt have to pay privately for it?

Thank for your help!

Thank you so much for your responses. This makes me feel much more at ease. I don't understand why I have found it so difficult to find this information. I seemed to enter a rabbit Warren of information on each government website and managed to confuse myself. 

I must admit it does not take an awful lot to confuse me these days!

Hi all,

I am getting myself in an absolute tiz because I have absolutely no clue what I am doing.

My husband and I are both UK citizens and have been living in Australia for 5 years. We just had our first son back in November. He is automatically an Australian citizen. However, we would like him to have dual citizenship and so would like to get him a UK passport.

He should be entitled to British citizenship by descent as he was born outside of the UK to parents who are UK citizens. The issue I have is knowing how to claim citizenship.

We are planning to travel back to the UK in 2023 sometime (all being well re-covid) and the issue I have is that if we leave things as they are and only get him an Australian passport, we will have to apply for a visa for him to enter the UK as he currently is not recognised by the UK as being born. Is this correct?

Whereas I assume it would be easier to travel with both an Australian and a UK passport so that we can leave and enter Australia with the Australian passport and enter/leave the UK with a UK passport. Is this correct? 

No matter what Google searches I do I cannot for the life of my fathom out how to go about this. 

I'm sure there are plenty of other parents who have gone through this and could help. 

Thanks in advance. 

I just want to clarify. Ignore what I said earlier. We do not qualify. My husband and I were granted residency on 3/3/2020 and so we miss out on jobkeepers by 2 days. I was given false information by somebody who stated those residents for tax purposes qualify. Unfortunately not.

Good luck with your 887 application

PS I know it's hard but just ignore those comments from SOME Aussies. Try not to let it get to you. They are uneducated and think that what the government mean by temp visa holders is that they are here just for Centrelink payments and a drain to society which is not true. Educated Aussies know that I used to let it get to me but now I just brush it off because there's no telling stupid

FYI I applied for jobkeeper payments yesterday. The form states you have to have been a resident for tax purposes to have access to this scheme. So you will 100% qualify on your 489 as you have been resident for tax purposes this whole time. So go to your myGov and ATO and fill out the forms and you'll be grand

On 17/03/2020 at 12:56, RoEire said:

Hello! I know earlier in the year, the rules were changed to introduce wait times for newly granted PR recipients before they could claim certain benefits from Centrelink. We've been in Australia for over 4 years now, with PR for 1, so unfortunately are still unable to claim Centrelink for another year.

With all that is happening with Corona Virus at the minute, there's a very real possibility that we're facing redundancy, or at a minimum being asked to take 3 weeks unpaid leave. Our business is really struggling for cash, as I'm sure others are too. 

Do you think there will be any waiver from the Government on these wait times, assuming that the situation for everyone gets even more serious in the coming months? It's a serious source of worry for us at the moment! If we are let go, naturally we'll be trying to find new jobs asap, but with things as they are, jobs being advertised are few and far between at the moment.

Hello!

My understanding is they waivered wait times. My husband and I only received residency on 3/3/2020 and have been advised we qualify for jobseekers. We do not qualify for jobkeepers because we missed out by 2 days (the ATO website reads that you have to have held a permanent residency visa as of 1/3/2020). So I would 100% say you qualify for help. If you haven't done so already log onto your myGov account and register your intent to claim jobkeepers ASAP as it will be backdated.

Good luck

Sorry to hear this has happened to you. It is a very tough situation. 

My husband and I received PR on 3/3/2020 and as such miss out on jobkeepers (read today we have to have held a permanent residency visa on 1/3/2020- missed out on help by 2 days!). Pretty frustrating. Have spoken to Centrelink and we are eligible for jobseekers as we are now residents.

We have also been advised we can each apply for 10k of our super this financial year and next. Not ideal as this was towards our retirement fund but it will have to be. Luckily we have awesome landlords who have discussed waivering our rent during financial hardship. I am a dentist and as of 27th March was stood down. As we are at most risk of spreading the disease through aerosols we will be the last profession to be up and running again. This terrifies me especially as we just found out I am pregnant with our first child. Not exactly how I saw things working out for us but we must go on. 

Good luck, I really hope you don't have to move back to the UK as you have been here legally paying taxes for so long. Life is cruel! 

2 hours ago, Iruam said:

Hi Guys. I don´nt know if i should hire an agent to do my 887 . I did my 489 myself. I will be overseas while waiting for my 887, dont know if it would be good to have someone inland to help.... what do you think ?

I came to australia 7 august 2017 and i am going overses 23 august 2019. But before that i came 2 times to Australia already with my visa 489. I stayed in different Regional areas in hotels for 40 days total. Do you think I can include those 40 days to my time spent in regional Aus.

tks Good luck !!!

 

I'm confused by your meaning.

To satisfy for 887 you need to have worked for a minimum of 12months and have lived in a region for 2 years. You are not allowed to have more than 8 weeks overseas in those 2 years.

Also you have to be in Australia when you apply for the 887 and you have to be living in Australia when it is granted.

When does your visa expire? You have to apply for the 887 before your 489 expires. When it expires, you will automatically be put on a bridging visa. If you then want to go overseas you need to apply to be able to do so. 

6 hours ago, pommekate said:

You will be covered under Medicare. I had a baby when I was on a temporary visa. The reciprocal agreement is for urgent or necessary treatment. Obstetrics is considered necessary treatment.  I also work as a midwife and have cared for many English couples in Australia who are on temporary visas.  Like Australian families sometimes there are some costs you have to pay for in some areas such as USS etc. 

Hi,

Thank you for your response. We are on a blue interim medicare card now as we have submitted for our permanent residency.

Unfortunately I had surgery last night for an ectopic. It just isn't our time yet but feeling positive that we managed to conceive naturally

1 hour ago, MaggieMay24 said:

What visa do you hold at the moment?  As long as your current visa has travel rights, you simply follow the conditions on your current visa.  If you're on a BVA, then you need to apply for a BVB in order to re-enter Australia.

I am on a 489 visa which allows me to leave the country and return. However my 887 application has been submitted. My 489 visa expires in Jan 2020 so will be on a BVA I assume from Jan 2020 until residency is / isn't granted

Hey all,

Of course I will be checking the information myself too and seeking advice from immigration but just wondering if anyone else has been through what I'm going through and if the process is easy or what hoops I will need to jump through.

I applied for an 887 visa in November and found out an hour ago that my Grandad is very sick in hospital (he has a tumour on his brain, likely to be secondary cancer). At the moment we don't have answers and don't know if he is going to be treatable or whether he will be given a certain length of time to live etc. 

Now I know that I need to fill out paper work to request permission to leave Australia whilst my 887 is pending. How easy is this to complete? What are the steps? How quickly do they grant permission? Do I ask permission first before I book the flights and give them an estimate of the time I will depart and arrive back? What is the likelihood of my visit to the UK having a negative impact on my application if I go back to the UK for a week to visit him?

Head all over the place at the moment especially the fact I found out I am pregnant a few weeks ago but that is looking like it is going to be non viable. Can this chick catch a break!

1 hour ago, Quoll said:

Sadly, if you come on a temporary or provisional visa you should always assume that the default position is that you return home at the end of it, much as you may like it in Australia. If your profession was taken off the list for PR it was always going to be a risk because it can't be in that much demand. 

It is in demand in regional areas. Has been ever since it was taken off the 189 list. Dentistry will always be in demand regionally.

13 minutes ago, NickyNook said:

Of course there are permanent visas - lots of them. Some skills based visas, some family stream visas and some business/investment visas all come with immediate permanent residency. They are the most-desirable visa types and loads of people have them. 

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/permanent-resident/visa-options

 

Oh of course, I remember my profession was taken off the 189 visa 2 months after I applied so had to go for a 489! That's the way the cookie crumbles!

15 minutes ago, Quoll said:

I think you miss the point. You don't have a "right" to stay in Australia. Obviously you arrived on a visa which allowed you into the country temporarily. If you wanted to stay permanently then you should have applied for a permanent visa before you arrived in the country. Doesn't matter if you've paid your taxes - that's your responsibility as a guest worker in the country and just because you've complied, doesn't mean it gives you the right to stay nor the right to whinge about the process you have embarked upon. If you'd stayed at home and applied for a permanent visa straight up then you wouldn't be in the situation you are in. Nobody is making you stay, what is happening to you is the result of the approach you have taken to getting into the country and you should, perhaps, have done it differently.

What visa's are permanent if you don't mind me asking? I wasn't aware there are permanent visa's? All require certain requirements before you can apply for residency. 

I am on a 489 visa. Skilled regional occupational visa based on the fact I have a skill that is on the skills shortage list. I have to live and work in a regional area for 2 years and work for 12 months. I have worked for the full two years and lived in the regional area for 2 years. Hence why the frustration at the wait for residency because we have made a new life here and we are embracing every minute of it. Facing the chance of not being granted residency because of the changes going on, actually makes me feel sick. This is all I have ever wanted since age 8 (now age 30). The thought of going back to England makes me very sad, put it that way!

4 hours ago, Russki said:

Hi @Riz, I applied for 887 in September 2017, it has now been almost 17 months since my application date, so I can understand your frustration.  I got a few requests from immigration for additional documents, and I submitted them all. Now I hired a lawyer to help me with communication with the Department. But even the lawyer suggests that I just wait. He asked me not to complain or call them any more but wait. 

However, I know a few people from another forum who received their grants shortly after submitting complaints.

So, not sure what to suggest here, apart from: "just wait"?  

WOW

This is ridiculous. As far as I am concerned we are meeting our end of the bargain. We will have satisfied the visa requirements twice over by the time they grant residency. So we are meant to just put our lives on hold??????????

We want to make a life for ourselves in this beautiful country. We are all hard working, tax paying residents, abiding by the rules, respecting the country, bending over backwards, paying heaps of money. It's a kick to the guts that they treat us like this.

15 hours ago, Samson said:

Take your recipical Medicare card to a Medicare office with your PR application and current visa details and they should swap it for a full Medicare card.. 

They sure don't tell you that do they!

Thank you for the heads up. I did just that and now we are on a blue interim card which is basically a provisional full medicare card which will automatically become a green one once residency comes through This really has relieved a LOT of stress.

PS Interestingly for anyone else who this may be relevant to...I was missold private health insurance through iselect. I told them when they looked for a policy for me that we were on a temporary skilled visa...I took out pregnancy cover and top hospital cover and paid for it for months on end...to then be told the other day that because I had reciprocal medicare, they wouldn't cover us for hospital!!!! So as you can imagine we had a LOT of stress and we are demanding a refund! So all this time we have probably paid $15,000 over the 2.5 years in private health insurance for it never to have been valid (core extras only were valid).