BelleScot

Good thought! Cheers!

Yeah I'm going to call Council tonight and ask them - I get the feeling they may have more on the ground experience. I've also just received my second fob off from Immigration - they truly are hopeless! Expecting me to apply and pay for a visa not knowing if it's even needed or what it'll give him *sigh*

Well, just looking again on Immigration: Really just don't trust them! Get to the border, find out they treat him like a tourist and then he's 6 months without school! While I think he'd love it, he'd regret having to repeat in the long run!

I've contacted Immigration twice now and they've simply sent me straight back to the website - so yes, about as useful as a chocolate teapot! Many of the Visa's exclude public education, or are for only longer than 6 months or are really for older students attending a specific course. https://www.gov.uk/child-study-visa - excludes young kids and public schools. paying schools fine (but it's for a specific 'course') https://www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa - excludes normal education - short courses only https://www.gov.uk/child-visit-visa - this one I'm not sure about - says no public education unless part of exchange or educational visit https://www.gov.uk/family-visit-visa - this one says he can't study for more than 30 days. https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk - this one is as if we're there and he's coming to stay permanently, which he's not. I just find it hard to believe that people don't get contracts etc in the UK for x months and have their family with them? What do these kids do in the meantime?

Wow! I wonder if it's that easy? That he'll be able to enter on his Australian passport and we can just simply enrol him? We'll have our British passports, our rental agreement etc - all of that's no issue at all.

Hi all! I appreciate any and all help. I've read pages of the forums but no one seems to be in the exact same boat as myself, so time to put up a post. Both Hubby and myself are British by Descent. I'm looking at studying in Glasgow for 6 months next year on an exchange and thought it would be a great opportunity to take the family along as we're looking at moving back to the UK after my degree is finished in Australia. While Hubby and I are fine, our Son (who's 8 and Australian born) is not. I'm looking for a way that would allow our Son to attend normal State school while he's there. 6 months without school is just not an option. I've tried contacting Immigration but they keep referring me back to their website and it's totally not helpful! If it can't be done, it can't be done but I think it would be a great opportunity for him and a real (rather than tourist) taster before moving permanently back 2 years later.