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Honestly marisawright......it seems staying in the UK is the best answer.

Thank you red rose, I applied and was accepted but as we had booked our own holiday to Oz the BBC told us that would void us from the show

Hi louDyorkie, that really is a big worry for me to .....I fell that would happen every time something goes wrong

You’re right there Marissa....would it be such an obstacle !

It’s a difficult one honestly. The answer I keep getting from him is “if I knew I could get a job I’d go”, which makes me think does he really want to go.....

Thank you marissawright that there is very wise words. You’re spot in it is my dream and mine only. I’m sitting here now thinking and actually we do have a lovely lifestyle here in the UK.

Thank you so so much all, reading all your advice does really bring it home to me. To answer some of your questions, I would have 75 points for 189. 80 for 190. My oldest children would have enough points in 2 years should they come. We wasn’t going to rent our home as the equity in our home would have been extremely useful for a deposit out in Oz. But all your replies really does make me think that we have a really comfortable life here and maybe I’m chasing something that will ultimately give us a more difficult life :-(. Thank you once again all x

Here goes...... I’ve wanted to emigrate for about 10 years and have spoken about it continuously. We have just come back from our second holiday to north of Perth and am still totally thrown whether to go. Home here I have a very good job in being a nurse manager and my husband is in the fire service. I have two younger and two older children. My older children are unsure of whether they want to move just yet and given their age (22) they would need to apply for their own skilled visa. His concern is he would struggle to get in the fire service in Oz, but would like for any job if we made the move. My biggest worry right now is in the UK we live very comfortably from a financial position. I know it’s not all about the money and that’s why we think Oz could offer a better life for our children but could we really have that life if at nearly 40 we have to start again. I would love to hear how other families may have decided to love or return and the reason around that. All I know is right now the decision is driving me and, I think of nothing else each day.

Great thank you

Hi all, Would you know when applying for PR visa and there’s the question for number of years for overseas skilled employment. Are you able to include the years worked as an apprentice on the application or is just from when you qualified Many thanks

Definitely I’m really grateful for any advice

I do think that’s looking like the better option :-(

Definitely well with them doing that thank you

Hi Lavers, thank you very much that’s really useful and yeah you maybe right

Thank you for the info very grateful

For all the same reasons as you’re mentioning really does worry me., not great news if I’m honest

That’s my worry thank you though for the information

Hi ausvisitor, my anzsco code would be 254412. I’m the UK I’m an aged care nurse manager. My points would current be 75 or 80 if I opted for 190 Thank you

Thank you Ali I didn’t realise that

Thank you ausvisitor you’ve been really helpful. Yeah it was always me who had the bug but after being there twice they both want to go regardless of my decision. This is what worrying me more though is they have very good stable jobs here and they would be giving that all up. That’s excellent news about the applying on shore to, thank you

Ok thank you that’s really helpful If they went on a two year working visa am I right in thinking they then have to return to the UK or could they apply for PR whilst out there ?

Oh thank you very much for your reply that kind of worries me. Would you know if there’s a visa out there that once I’m there I could say I would find them (like the old 176 visa)

Hi tulip1 No I realise they can’t go on my visa. I’m wondering what other visa they can they go on instead of a working holiday visa

Oh sorry, I’m 38 I had my children very young.

Hi my sons are 22. They both have nvq level 3 and are also doing their HND but that’s another year.