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Hi I had to renew my child's passport recently and it took us 4 weeks from the date the Passport Office received my documents (old passport). I did the mistake of sending my child's old passport via standard service, and it took 6 weeks to reach the UK. You can apply online and should be able to track your application.

Thanks @paulhand had a look on VEVO and her status is RRV now. Saves her an international trip.

Hi As ever this forum has been very helpful for people like us so I'm after a bit of advice from experts please. Wife and I arrived in Melbourne, Australia on a 189 visa just before our travel facility expired. She had to travel to the UK so applied for an RRV just before she left for a couple of months. It didn't make sense waiting for her RRV in the UK so she fly back into Australia on a ETA (subclass 601). After waiting nearly 4 months her RRV was approved this week (she's presently in Melbourne). My question is - Does the RRV overwrite her current ETA status or she has to leave and re-enter Australia to activate her RRV? If the answer is latter, can she fly to New Zealand and return on the same day or does it have to be another country? Thanks in advance,

I used PSS removals for moving a few boxes from London to Melbourne. Boxes were picked on 24th Dec 2022 and received on 02 May 2022. Communication wasn't great understandably due to the holiday season and closed borders. Otherwise happy with the overall service.

Thanks Ben I guess I'll have to do the same. How long did it take for you to get a subclass 600? I'd rather apply now than wait for Sep. Sorry to ask so many questions. I'm looking at different visa options and so far a subclass 600 looks like the way forward.

Hi Ben How did you get along with the process. I'm in a similar position as you were. Did you take your child to Aus on a visit visa and apply on shore? My 189 expires in Jan 2022 and we are thinking of flying in Sep this year? I didnt realise Subclass 101 would take so long to process.

Hi Marisa How do we demonstrate ties to Australia? Can you give us some examples please? Ignore if you are not the right person to ask.

Wonderful pics Kevin. Keep 'em coming

Hi Tashyp I think you need references from your employer and not colleagues. Stat decs is required only if your employer isn't willing to provide you a reference on a company letterhead or has become dormant. More info here - https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/acs-skills/Skills Assessment Guidelines for Applicants - Feb 2018.pdf

Lovely pics. Please keep them coming. Two reasons I visit PIO - positive stories about moving to Oz and the pics members post and obviously help members where I can ;-)

12 years of experience in what stream? You'll have to meet the English language requirement so there is no alternative to an exam. When you do your EOI, you have to select your MSc as it has been assessed by ACS.

Husband having a British citizenship will not automatically make you eligible to live in the UK. He will have to prove that he will be earning a minimum of £18,600 (more if you have children/dependents). This link should give you more information re entry requirements - https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa As for healthcare, @nemesis is correct, you pay an additional £600 with the visa application fees and be entitled to NHS care for as long as your visa is valid.

Hi Egilgamesh Unfortunately it won't be counted towards your work experience.

One bank I particularly don't like is HSBC and I'd be reluctant to share personal details over the phone. If I were you, I'd tell them I'll update my details online.

Hi Maggie2308 Assuming you are in the UK here's a list of panel physicians- https://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Help/Location/united-kingdom The case worker will notify you via email when and what medicals are needed. The physician will do a blood, urine, eye test and xray scan.

Hi ScottishMatilda I went for PTE. I am not a native English speaker (although studied English all my life) and still manged 80+ in each component. Reason for taking PTE was proximity to the test center and availability of test dates and results (published next day). I started my preparations a week before the exam by doing a few mock tests so as to understand how scoring works and watching a videos on YT. I cannot comment on IELTS as never attempted. I think majority on this forum prefer IELTS over PTE so depends on theindividual.

I second Bunga and Lorna. 189 is the best way forward. If you are going for a holiday in January why don’t you start your skills assessment process (i.e. gathering references and attesting your certificates) in the meantime? Or do your English test? AFAIK these are the two major time consuming exercises, the rest should only take you 1-2 months max depending on how many points you score. The more points you have the more quicker your initial application gets processed.

Here's a link to the ACS guidance - https://more.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/7319/Skills-Assessment-Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf Format is on page 12.

Hi River Re Q1 Yes, you’d need a family of a settled person visa and you don’t have to be or live in the UK to apply. You’d need to meet the 4 essential requirements – a. Financial - If you are applying from Australia, you must meet two requirements. First, you must be in employment for 6 months in Australia prior to the date of application and also meet the minimum salary requirements of £28,400 (husband and two children). Second, you must have a confirmed job offer starting within 3 months of arrival in the UK. b. English language - Your dependents also need to prove that they meet the English language requirements (which they are being a citizen of a English speaking country) c. Proof of accommodation - ideally a tenancy agreement with a min 6 month term d. Evidence of relationship (shouldn’t be a problem if you have been living with your husband and children) The other option is cash savings and they must it be held in your personal/joint bank account for more than 6 months (think its £62K for main applicant, not sure about additional dependents). Re Q2 AFAIK, most letting agents now ask for a job offer so yes to the first part of your question. But then I could be wrong. Re Q3 and Q4 Don’t know the answer so can’t advice.