Ali74

Thank you all for your input, I think we will stay for Citizenship, more so to give the boys more opportunities. As for the education we may just have to bear the brunt of increased costs of uni for the eldest on our return.

Hi, My family consist of My Husband, two sons 15 & 9 and myself. We have been in Perth for just under 3.5 years and although we feel life for the kids is far better here than in the UK neither of us seem to have settled. I have taken a job lower than I was working at in the UK as has my husband, which means our financial situation here sees us living from month to month. Since moving to OZ we have both lost a parent and had a sibling diagnosed with cancer. We had a fantastic family support network in the UK although this has all but gone with the death of two parents. We also had a large social circle, we are quite lucky in that we still have a property in the UK and I still have work there until 2017. We have toyed with the idea of sticking out until we have our Citizenship but would love to hear any opinions, thoughts or similar experiences.