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Unfortunately am reading differing stories on this with some saying I'll be asked to leave as soon as article 50 is announced due to arriving so recent. Also if it is 2 years then it still puts me in a predicament as I'll have to apply for a visa then or leave. If it was just my husband & I are not such a huge problem but we are shipping our stuff & pet with us.

Earlier this year my husband and I had planned on moving to the UK unfortunately due to personal reasons we had to push our move date back. Then brexit happened. Unfortunately as a dual aus & eu citizen I had been planning on getting in that way now that doesn't really seem possible. Anyone who has gone down the spouse visa route was it easy/ hard? Am reading lots of different requirements needed & unsure whether we can provide all that. I am also sadly one generation off getting the ancestry visa too. Also does anyone know of any qualified people who help with spouse visas in Brisbane as am having no luck with searches so far. Thank you in advance for any help :cute:

And how you some how are still finding sand weeks later in your car and/or house

With furniture I think if it's a good or favourite piece it is worth bringing, just think of the cost of having to buy all those things in the UK. But I would also have a good declutter & anything you don't love sell

Sort of know how your feeling right now & I agree with Gbye grey sky. The joy of dual citizenship is that you have a choice so why not go for it? You're still young & it's not like you can't ever come back

My husband & I went through nearly 4 years of him working fifo. The first half he was home a wk a month & the last half only 2 days a month. Whilst not strictly long distance we still rarely saw each other. Unfortunately long distance doesn't work for everyone. Some ppl come back together & find they can't get in sync again, others cheat, some get depressed. The hard part is no one knows how their relationship will come up till the end. I know it all sounds obvious but maybe you should try couples therapy, that way someone else is there to help mediate your discussion & give advice?

Something to consider for Acacia Ridge travel time is Beaudesert Rd gets quite crazy from about 3pm to about 6pm so be prepared to add extra travel time there. Hope that helps

There are a few convenience stores dotted around but the closest big shopping centre is Garden City. Sadly unless you live in the cbd or inner suburbs I think a lot of Brisbane is hard to get to without a car. You can get to garden city from eight mile plains by the buses I mentioned before & I'd say a few others would too. Depending on which part you live in there are some nice parks & walking tracks dotted about.

Hi Davlap, not sure if you're after a house or townhouse or wanting to rent but there are quite a few rentals at Eight Mile Plains. Some nearby suburbs are Runcorn, Mt Gravatt, Rochedale & Underwood. I'm not 100% on all buses for that area but 111 & 150 are 2 of the bigs. Hope that helps

Cleveland & Victoria Pt are more East side not south. Sunnybank can be quite expensive but Forest Lake is cheap (although it is unfortunately next to Inala). Algester & Parkinson have lots of lovely parks & are in your price range. There is a shopping centre with Aldi, Coles & Woolworths only 5 mins away to

I hope not as my husband & I are moving over in a few months & I have a European passport. I would think it a bit silly if the UK did that though as countries in the EU would do the same back to them..

It has been a few years since I went through the process but you use to have to study the learn to drive manual & there was a website where you could sit a practice test. Maybe try the WA's equivalent of RACQ? Hope this helps

Air con. If we didn't have air con in the house, car, shops & work I wouldn't survive

You won't find one that nice sadly. I'm not sure where in Aus you are moving but in Brisbane you can buy ones with carpet to scratch from the big pet shops but they are quite expensive & not always the most sturdy. Otherwise there is someone in Brisbane who makes them by hand to your design (if they can) again is quite expensive though.

I was just going to rely on cash & a travel card. I don't do net banking so it makes accessing my account from another country too much effort to bother.