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On 18/12/2023 at 20:08, Tappers2oz said:

To answer the ‘custody’ questions, yes he did agree for me to take them (otherwise I wouldn’t have been allowed to leave the country). I have no ‘official’ court order, but do have 2 signed permission forms (one being the form I would have used to apply to the courts).
I now suspect that the only reason he said yes, was because he didn’t think I could cope/live without him and that I would go crawling back with my tail between my legs. Because after 6 months or so, his solicitor basically said they would look at forcing the kids back ‘even if it’s not in their best interest’ (yes he really wrote that). 

The ex is also on the visa, and tells the girls he wants to move out here too so . 
 

I’m managing to support myself and the kids literally on my own. No ‘help’ from the ex and no assistance from the Aus government. There is no way I would be able to do that on a UK nurses wage. Better wages was a main factor for moving. 
 

 

Good on you for doing it . The Australian government will not help you as i had to be a PR for 12 months before any help so on a temp visa  im sure it is made aware you will not be eligible for any help . I moved over with my 13 year old and her blood father had to go to a lawyer and have a letter witnessed to say he gave permission for her to live here . Also here they can go after child support from the father in the UK . Went all through it with the courts in Oxford . And it was here that said i had to do it . I have never claimed anything here from Centrelink for my daughter as not allowed and i wasnt also allowed to work either . Things might be different now but im sure the 12 months being a PR still stands . Best of luck for your future . 

On 22/03/2023 at 13:54, Bobj said:

Here we go again! Same garbage spouted when a young couple want to start a new life in a country they love.

@Blue Flujust put a sock in it, mate, all you seem to do is whinge about everyrhing Austalian and then rabbit on about global politics.

Get out of the rut and enjoy life, there’s a good lad.

Cheers, Bobj.

I agree , so much negativity all the time . When we get as bad as the UK then its time to worry,  but we are nowhere near like that . 

6 minutes ago, steveshe said:

Not being funny but if your dad has severe dementia how would he ever cope being on a plane that long .A lot of people i know with it find a short car journey is miles to much for them . . Dementia patients do not like change and being out of the norm . What if he flips out on the plane . My mum got terrible and i wouldnt of dreamt of putting her in that situation . Would he get a visa as that is a serious medical condition if something happens over here . If it came to it , you would be far better going over there to him .Just my thoughts .

Also remember will any insurance company insure him to fly all this way especially the risk  being so high flying for all those hours with no escape . 

Not being funny but if your dad has severe dementia how would he ever cope being on a plane that long .A lot of people i know with it find a short car journey is miles to much for them . . Dementia patients do not like change and being out of the norm . What if he flips out on the plane . My mum got terrible and i wouldnt of dreamt of putting her in that situation . Would he get a visa as that is a serious medical condition if something happens over here . If it came to it , you would be far better going over there to him .Just my thoughts .

On 08/11/2022 at 19:36, SSY said:

If you are already an Australian citizen when your child is born in India, should you not look at Become an Australian citizen be descent?

He has said they were not Citizens only  PR . 

I would of thought if they have asked for a birth certificate they will want one not anything else .Same as other things you need a birth certificate so maybe best get one sorted out . A passport will not  be sufficient as its not what they asked for . 

What you have to remember is a child here with  Autism takes a lot of time and money processing everything . For you to bring a child over with Autism is nothing to do with welcoming people with it here . It all about medical care and Australia does not have a never ending flow of money in the medical field .You are allowed so much in medical care and if it looks likely that figure will go over then they might refuse .  My grandson has it , born here and has still cost a lot  with  specialist appointments  , help at the school . Some parents can wait 2 years for these appointments and for help . Sadly people cannot expect to migrate here and instantly expect all the help . If Canada can do it good on them but all countries are not the same . 

On 08/05/2022 at 21:33, Puddle Duck said:

Hi everyone hoping you lovely people can give me some direction on what to do. My husband and I lived in Australia for 8 years and we decided to return to UK due to family circumstances in 2019.

 

 My husband got his citizenship before we left and I am a permanent resident. My VIVO states must not arrive after 19th January 2022 this year and looks like RRV window may have closed for me 7th May 2022 

 

 

We wanted to return  sooner but couldn’t due to COVID!

 

Just looking for what I need to do to reactivate the travel element of my PR. My visa is class / subclass BS / 801 and the immi site doesn’t seem to have advice on this visa type expiring and RRV seems to be for subclass 155 & 157. 

 

Also although my husband got citizenship he didn’t apply for passport prior to leaving so will he need a RRV too or just get his passport from London consulate. 

 

Much appreciated 

TIA 

On 08/05/2022 at 21:40, Puddle Duck said:

Thank you so much… appreciated 

Your husband will not be able to get an RRV as he no longer has a visa for PR . 

22 hours ago, Ausvisitor said:

It's 100% legal. So long as they are still UK citizens and haven't surrendered their licence.

The address on your licence is your UK contact address it does not have to be your residential address. Many licences are registered to service addresses.

Equally it is perfectly legal to have a UK and an AUS licence at the same time.

In fact similarly to rules in AUS if you have a UK licence (a driver number not the physical card which can expire) you are supposed to drive on that permission in the UK rather than your AUS licence (vice versa in AUS - I just got my new NSW licence and I had to sign an undertaking that I would only use my NSW licence in AUS and not my UK one)

We was told by DVLA you need to be a resident and living in the UK to hold a UK licence , not live in Australia as a resident and hold one as its illegal . 

On 11/01/2022 at 00:47, moliere19 said:

Hi Jill,

We’re in the same situation with our travel exemption being granted at the end of November. All very frustrating having to cancel flights and not knowing when we can rebook. In desperation we applied for a second travel exemption and that was granted last week but still no visa. If we haven’t got the visa by later this week we’re going for the nuclear option of withdrawing the application and then submit a new one and then probably also apply for a third travel exemption just to see if that works. Other than that we will change our names by deed poll to Djokovic!

Andrew 

Well that got him nowhere as he got deported .

Just wondering why it needs to be extended again as there are no travel restrictions going back . Im sure they will not keep on extending for no good reason .

I realised the day i landed this was home . Been here 22 years now and absolutely love it . Would never ever go back to UK . Been back couple of times  for a holiday and to see son and grandkids and  cannot wait to get on plane to come home . Think sometimes people look at UK through rose coloured specs , not all but some . 

On 18/09/2021 at 16:22, TheBs said:

Thank you, 

No not yet we're doing our information/evidence gathering at the moment. He is currently in a mainstream school and achieving expected standards, he doesn't get any support at the moment other than handwriting intervention which is given by the classroom support.

He struggles sometimes with focus and then sometimes his behaviours are a bit impulsive and excitable but have improved as he gets older, again as no diagnosis he's not on meds and I don't think he'll need them. Whatever it is it is very mild, So I don't think he should cause too much of a worry to the Australian government, I was more interested about the potential dyslexia side of things, if it means I need to pay for private or if that help is there in school already.

In the UK once diagnosed he gets extra time in an exam, if he's stuck on a word someone can read it to him, and they get different coloured paper as apparently that helps them too.

 

My little Grandson who was born here and is 6 is ADHD and a few other things . It is a long road and battle to get them diagnosed here and it all costs . You see a few different specialists who then have to all agree what the diagnosis is . They do not just have helpers in the classrooms you have to be allocated one and this means going through another lot of things to get Disability which pays for extra's . Its taken my daughter nearly 2 years with i dont know how many meetings and appointments just to get to this stage . Please dont come here thinking you will get lots of help immediately it doesnt work like that here . Not sure how it would work for a child who has just emigrated here . Please do lots and lots of research .  

I used same pic for both passports . No problem at all . So did my husband . 

Absolutely love it here . Been here 21 years and never ever regretted it for one moment . I have no intentions of going back to UK . Here is home not the UK . The only thing i find tiresome is all the Poms moaning about being here in Australia due to covid . But they are quite happy to get petitions up to start letting everyone in putting a lot of stress on our health system . I agree 100% with all whats happening here . Im in Perth and its the best place in the world , where i am happiest . 

Makes you wonder all these years how Aussies have coped   with living through winters here . . Poms come over and instantly start moaning houses are not like the UK . Its not the UK . 

Australian .Being in  this country has been the happiest years ever . 43 years in UK . 21 here . Best move ever and i support Aussies in all sports . My hubby has been here 55 years and doesnt even think of ever being a Pom . As he says , hes Aussie through and through . 

4 hours ago, Toots said:

How have you managed to survive for over a year in Australia on a tourist visa?

I should think that the UK is a fairly safe place to be now.  Due to lockdown and Covid jabs, life there has improved no end.

I was wondering the same thing . You cannot work and im amazed that what is supposed to be a short holiday visa can keep being renewed into an almost living here situation . I would of thought they would of said no reason not to go back to UK  and refused any more extensions due to the UK  being a lot more stable . 

38 minutes ago, Newmigrant said:

Why would he need an exemption? He's PR? Thanks for replies. I didnt realise he had to fill in flight details etc online for g2g pass. Knew there was something else other than booking the flight. 

42 minutes ago, Newmigrant said:

Why would he need an exemption? He's PR? Thanks for replies. I didnt realise he had to fill in flight details etc online for g2g pass. Knew there was something else other than booking the flight. 

Sorry didnt see the PR  bit .

On 14/04/2021 at 09:50, newjez said:

I think people are getting very confused here.

You are an Australian citizen, or you are not. There is no second class 'australian citizen by descent'.

You can claim Australian citizenship by descent. And when you do this will affect when you're children can claim. But once you claim Australian citizenship, then you are an Australian citizen.

As long as you were an Australian citizen at the time of your children's birth, and you have spent two years in Australia, your children will be able to claim Australian citizenship by descent, and they will then be Australian citizens.

So he would have to live here as a citizen first for 2 years before the kids can apply as he has never ever lived here before , so the kids will have to come over on the mothers visa whichever one she chooses . 

You have nothing to do with where someone goes for Quarantine . He will be taken straight from the airport to whichever hotel the government/ Immi  decides on . You will also not be allowed to see him  . As long as he is allowed into Australia and has an exemption to enter you will see him after 2 weeks  and 3k lighter . 

4 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

It's such a difficult question to answer.   For people who migrated many years ago, when life was tough in the UK and people migrated to get cheaper housing, a better job and better pay, I doubt they'd have regrets, because they were able to provide their children with a better home, better food etc.  For those people, losing contact with extended family would be a price worth paying to see their children well-set-up in life. 

In the last twenty years or so,  a lot of migrants from the UK seem to have had a pretty good life already, and are moving because they want a change or fancy the weather or a new adventure, or prefer the lifestyle. For them it must be harder to answer the question. 

Of course, for you it must be a deep regret because you are so attached to your family.

I only moved here 21 years ago and have never ever regretted it once . Have a son and grandkids back in the UK and a large family of brothers and sisters and a dad but would never even consider going back . I had a good life back there but so much happier here . My husband who has been here 56  years from a kid even said he would never move back to UK . For us it just holds no appeal at all . For others its all they think of . 

On 07/03/2021 at 21:02, newjez said:

Yes, but that's not even true.

If you are not up to date on your stamp, you won't get a full UK pension.

It may have been different in times past. But no longer.

You can get your stamp paid on jobseekers, and with child benefit. But it still stands that if you haven't paid your stamp, you won't get a full pension.

I have paid my full stamp in the UK. But I only have three years full time in Australia, and about ten years part time. I can claim full pension in both countries. But if my work experience was the other way around, I couldn't.

Just remember pension here is not a right . Lots of things taken into consideration to claim it here . Just working doesnt give you it . It goes on your assets and that is cars everything , Super , whats in your bank . A lot do not get it . My husband had to prove he had worked 10 years full time before claiming . They go into every little detail . 

No i dont . Best thing i ever done was coming here .

So also pay for 2 weeks Quarantine when coming back in as well . I just find it odd that some guy from "parent visas" can issue you with Pr visas  just like that , i was never informed i was getting it until i received  it in writing .