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Thanks Bob I will definitely be in touch with your company about this. Is it very rare for there to be any serious problems on the flights or for dogs to be injured or very sick on arrival? My dog is regarded as overweight so would be need to ensure we get her weight down before she travels? Obviously she would need to be as healthy as can be.

Thank you both for you responses. I am beside myself with worry over this and its made me almost decide against moving to Australia. I worry she wouldn't eat in Quarantine and would get very depressed- I wouldn't want a moment of harm to come to her. I heard there was a Qantas flight where the animals don't come off the plane therefore reducing stress - is this correct? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum so I hope I can get some help or advice. My boyfriend and I have been together for 6 years - we met when I was backpacking around Australia in 2011 (he's from Brisbane) and we started co-inhabiring just a few months later. We moved to the UK in 2012 and lived in the same property together for 4 years. My BF had an opportunity to return to Australia to set up a sub company within the family business which could be really life changing for us in terms of our future. The issue is my boyfriend needed to return to Australia quite quickly to get the ball rolling on this and I wasn't in a position to join him right away- reasons being.. we have a dog that would need to go through the quarantine process which takes 6 months, I had 2 sisters who were pregnant at the time and I wanted to be in the UK for their births and my grandmother has a terminal illness and I didn't feel quite ready to leave the UK. This being such a great opportunity for us my boyfriend left for Australia last September while I stayed behind in the UK until we could figure out how and when I could get over there. Im still in London and he is in Brisbane. He left London 9 months ago and I am planning on hopefully moving over in the next few months and applying for the Defecto visa when I get there. I spent 3 months (Jan, Feb and March) in Brisbane with him this year so we have only technically been apart for 6 months. I wonder if even though we have been in a relationship for 6 years and lived together for 5.5 years and travelled to many countries together and we have no issue proving our relationship - will there be a problem in the fact that we have not technically lived together since September 2016? Do you need to be living with one another for 12 months prior to application? I'm really worried about this and cant seem to find the right answers online. Are we at risk of being rejected for this visa? Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Hi all, I would love to hear some experiences of people who have shipped their pets over to Australia from Europe and gone through the Quarantine process. I have a 10 year old female Jack Russell cross who is my life, she is a cherished and loved part of our lives and we do everything together. There is no option of leaving her behind in the UK and the opportunity we have for starting a life and business in Australia is to great to turn down. I know she could have a fantastic life there as she thrives in nature and loves the beach. My issue is her age- she could potentially live another 6/7 years as small dogs do but she also suffers with separation anxiety and In her 10 years of life she has only spent one night away from myself or a family member, I am paralysed in fear of how she will cope in the process of flying and 2 weeks in Quarantine - she wont know what the hell is going on. I am terrified she could be injured or become highly distressed in the process. I would love to hear if anyone else has gone through the process with an older or anxious pet and how they found it. I know most owners who love their pets enough not to leave them behind would understand the absolute fear and upset of putting their pets through this. If anything happened to her I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. The though of this makes me want to cry but I know if all went well the best years of her life could be ahead of her in Australia. Looking forward to hearing from some of you on this. Its something that fills me with dread. Thank you