Loulou

The penny has dropped hahah it's only 10% of the interest gained and not on the money in the account panicked then, like I said Iam a bit dim on the financial, tax etc front! Thanks ken.

Thank you all, that's right it definitely would not be a start of a fresh life in oz as I would always worrying about my mum! Is is a very sad time but we have to make the best of a awful situation and make the best of it! We are still selling the house as planned and activating in May on our flights and accommodation that is already booked but just a flying visit will obviously have to sort flights home but not changing any plans until I have to depending of my mothers health we may have to change to activation date. This is not a matter of if we emigrate it's just when.xxxx

Thanks ken that's our plan we activate visas in may transfer the money, show at bank for identity checks.This will allow us to access the money from UK we need to. I assume we need identity documents to prove our UK address? In regards to the 10% is this annual as we are transferring 30000 from the sale of our house and does this get done automatically, Iam so sorry for all the questions but need to sort out before my mums health deteriorates to reduce the stress! As you can see Iam clueless with finial issues! We will move within the year permently.

Thank you jonsmile can I ask what bank you used and what identity checks you had. My main concern is the address cause obviously we will be staying in and hotel then heading back to UK for approx 7months. Just thinking as long as we have our cards we will up everything set up and no money loss from withdrawing from the contract as we had a very good exchange rate, we do not need the money for the UK so it was be building some interest in oz in the meantime.

Hi all after a little bit of help from you all, as some of you know I have had to delay my plans to emigrate in May due to my mothers recent prognosis. Iam currently in a contract with halo to transfer a large sum of money from the sale of my house to oz in May, July being the latest date of contract. Just wondering if I still went ahead and sorted a bank account out in oz could I pick up my cards and complete identity on my visit in May to activate visas. I have no issues of my money being in oz as this is only a delay and we would be going the year after any advice would be grateful.

Thank you lady raincorn this is so true thank you so much for your honesty and experience, I have made my decision we will activate our visas in May and postpone our plans, our lives in the UK are not that bad that there is an urgency to go and all the comments regarding schooling have made me less anxious! We will get there but it will just be later than planned what is a year for us will be my mothers life time and that cannot be replaced, time to start making more special memories and look for temporary accommodation for my family xx Thank you all so much sometimes all you need is advice from people out of the situation to guide you through your decision process when sometimes you know what you have to do but u need to make sense of it all xx

Thank you, Iam glad you got to spend some time with your mum prior to her passing and theses memories will stay with you forever! What makes this worse is I have not been able to see my mum since diagnosis as I have been ill with laryngitis and a severe cold stuck on the sofa as cannot risk her catching this prior to her chemo and therefore all these feelings just going round and round in my head. Thanks for listening all xx Loulou x

Thank you so much lady raincorn. I know it can be awful to bring up these memories for people and appreciate you sharing your experiences! Iam glad u were there to share the last few years of your mums life. I know exactly how you feel as my uncle died of pancreatic cancer last year 3 weeks after diagnosis and my husbands grandfather died in April of bowel cancer 4 days after diagnosis and I cared for him at home as his wife's wishes which was so tough! There is no doubt in my mind that we will get to austrailia and like I said we only had the grant in October so was thinking of going in may(obviously mum dependent) to activate and come home as would rather try to do this sooner than later as the longer it is the more of a possibility I can't activate as she will deteriorate. Thank you for you advice I know what I have to do deep down but can't talk to anyone face to face about everything as I fall apart! My children and husband are great and I have no doubt they will do whatever I need! I have a stepfather who is a total waste of space and I can honestly say I would not trust him to ensure my mum is cared for in a loving way xx thank you all I will never forget theses words of kindness fro complete strangers it is so very much appreciated xxx

Thanks you all for you kind wishes, I do understand it is not a better life just a different way, but the way of life certainly appeals to my family. Hi Milliem I hope everything went as well as it possibly could for yourself. In regards to education Milliem it's so very confusing at what age would my sort of cut of date be for her to move to commence her full 2 senior years in oz, I have researched it but very confusing she will be 14 in July. There is no doubt in my mind that I want to spend as much time with her as possible but my concerns are she did so well on chemo 6years ago and the outlook was very grim them so if she does well on chemo this prognosis could change and then it may be too late to go obviously the children are approaching their adolescence and all with children know what this can be like and obviously the education thing. We are due to move with the in laws beginning of January having sold my property in preparation for the move! I feel very selfish and don't know where to turn, my mother is a very strong women and i cannot discuss this with her because she would be devastated our plans are being reconsidered for her but obviously they would be for my sake 2! Just don't know where to turn! In regards to visa we have 5 years I would have to go in May to activate and then we would have 4 years to make the move so this isn't a concern, Iam just anxious regarding the children's ages! Thank you all for your input Iam an intensive care nurse so know what is ahead of us and know deep down I cannot step on the plane knowing my children would not see their grandmother again, I know could be the situation for any family member we leave but when u know a prognosis like this it changes everything! Thanks all for your advice, pomsinoz is a fantastic form of support for everyone.

Arhhhhh due to emigrate in May 2016 with my husband and children 13 and 11 as you may all be aware. I have recently received some devastating news that my mothers chemotherapy has to be re-started next week after 6 years (liver and bone mets) and she has 6-12 months to live. I knew this day would come and was prepared for this when I was in oz (or so I thought) but now it has happened and Iam here it seems to have changed things! My mother is the only person in the UK that I really care about leaving and was prepared to do so for the opportunity of a better life for my children! I have thought about delaying but feel this is a crucial year for my 13 year old as she would start her GCSEs in the UK in sept and feel we need to go next year or it will highly effect her education! Have thought about going in May to activate then I come home alone to spend time with my mother but this could be months (hopefully for her). I feel really selfish but feel we have to go and think of our children who have been patiently waiting for 2 years! The only other option is to go and come home when need be but I don't know how I can step onto that plane with in this situation! It may have been naive of me as I knew this day would come but thought it would be a while down the line and she would get the chance to visit us as this was the plan, but going now they have put a timescale on things changes everything!

Thought that's what you meant, looks like we are emigrating the wrong time and getting a job for my husband will prove difficult however we will make this move work, Thanks verystormy.

Awww finally thank you verystormy will not waste his time here then! Slightly confused do you mean there is loads of jobs or loads of operators there? I will be the main bread winner and my husband fancies a career change lots of options but we looking at what types of jobs are available in Perth, he's not fussy and very hard working and will take anything to start but he has been thinking of taking his Cpcs for a while so thought this may be his chance of a career change. Thanks.

Hi all. Just after a bit of advice my husband has the opportunity to sit his Cpcs extravator licence in the UK any one know if this is transferable in Perth and if their are many job opportunities in this area of work?

Ok thanks mgreaves, don't think I'll bother takes so long to get a response don't want to hold up my application any longer!

Hi charlottehill76, do not need to get the fit2work certified, good luck! Just a question for Mcgreaves, my application as finally passed the initial stages and has now been passed on however since sending I have received my visa grant if I was to send this would I be able to get registration completed from the UK? Any idea of how long it will take your wife to get her pin once she shows at AHPRA? Thanks for all ur help Mcgreaves the information provided by ur self was spot on!

Thanks these sites much like the prices of Asda, this will suit me fine as only going to buy the necessities until we know if Austrailia is for us! Great help settled my mind slightly thanks all! Love my expensive stuff back home but have had it years as lasts too long and I never want to buy new hahah so will enjoy the shopping for new things, once we are settled an sure oz is for us then we can start to build our home as we want it. Thanks for the input all.

Thank you fifi69, definitely agree this is very trivial but sure does cause some anxiety. Jobs are a big worry for us at the moment and as soon as I get my AHPRA nurse registration Iam am hoping to start applying for jobs as a nurse. Fingers crossed I will get one before I leave or at least set some interviews up. My husband and I have worked very hard to even eventually be financially ale to cease this opportunity to emigrate, like most others, and to be honest we are will to take any job we can get, if we have to commute to Perth then this is what we will do. Thanks for all your input really appreciate it.

Thanks tina0101, I know we are doing the right thing, needed to air my thoughts on here as don't want the family to think Iam having doubts as Iam not hahah, thank goodness for pomsinoz! Glad to hear your enjoying your new life.

Aww I know financially good for us not so good for you.....that's the thing once you make that decision to emigrate I wonder if you ever feel settled anywhere as there are always pros and cons to both countries .... hope you settle soon. Thanks we will give it our all xx

So glad to read this Milliem, Iam coming over with my husband and two children in May heading for Perth, we having starting selling our belongings as moving in with the inlaws in jan till we leave, we are coming only with our clothes as decided not to ship and buy cheap to begin with there! Thinking we were mad haha.

Thanks for the information on stores Marisawright, we have compared the price of shipping and replacing everything and we think it's about even, to be honest we moved in to a brand new build 2 years ago and most of our appliances are built in apart from the dryer therefore we cannot take these anyway. All our furniture is at least 10 year old however well looked after but we are quite minimalistic so therefore not a great deal to take. We have decided to box all our photos and personal things like my wedding dress and children's keepsake boxes and store them at my in laws and if it turns out we have made the right move we will eventually ship them or even get the family to bring a little each time they visit. We are all aware that we will need to settle for less than we have in the UK and it doesn't seem to be a problem! Think Iam just going through all the normal emotions of a mother at the moment and obviously trying not to show the children as they are so excited and being 11 and 13 they surprisingly have no issues and as like other children their age as long as they got their phones and iPads are happy! I have booked into a hotel/apartment which is fully furnished for 8wks so we can familiarise ourselves and start buying for our home throughout this time. Just seems strange that apart from household items our life as fitted into three storage boxes :-/ I do however like expensive furniture but will settle for the cheaper until we are settled financially. Hope u are settled back in the UK. X

Hi all just need a little emotional offload! Set to emigrate on May 1st 2016 to mandurah with my husband and two children, we are all very excited but we are preparing for the move and I can't help feeling scared and trying not to offload me emotions on to the rest of the family! We have decided that all we are bringing is our clothes and therefore we are selling all our furniture and everything we own so we can move in with the in laws until May to save some extra money! Getting slightly emotional now I know these are materialistic things that can be replaced but we have worked so hard for twenty years for us to be able to live a very comfortable lifestyle in the UK. This has always been our dream and I am not saying for one minute I don't want to go but can't help thinking what on earth are we doing, are we mad hahah. Sorry all just needed to be able to let it out and c if anyone else has done this! The children or the husband have no problem at all with selling all their belongs so why Iam finding it so hard!

Thanks both that's positive news had a very good price for a 8week stay so will be booking!

Hi all, just wondering if any one has stayed at the Quest in halls head? Looking at booking an 8 week stay so interested in people's experiences.

Was your legal practioner a notary as anmac will accept solicitor but ahpra requires notary or justice of peace, have you heard from ahpra?