Time for Tea

We were in the same situation, the change from the normal 7-8 weeks processing time stopped our son getting loan for Uni, as 2.5 yr processing time then. Been  back in UK 14 months now. Left June 18. Applied for citizenship before we left, invited to sit test for March 19, both husband and myself returned to Aus, sat test, passed. Not approved within our 2 week timescale. Returned to UK. Received e mail in July 19 asking us our return date and links to Aus. Explained we wanted to return in a few years as strong urge to get back, committed to Aus, middle daughter wants to attend Uni.  I can get job. Need Citizenship for Gov’t jobs. 

Unclear as to what is next, We cannot  afford continuous returns there to Aus as there   are no transparent and accountable processing times and no confidence in dept will approve us.

we do love Aus, the people, values.

Frustrated that we have possibly been failed by Australia and   the social contract to become Aus Citizenship. It was the migration pathway as set out to us at the start of our journey.  The changes Have not provided parity for our teenage children in their Education pathway/ HECS loans and would have disadvantaged them to stay with 2.4 years to drift whilst classmates went forward.

I hope  Dep’t: Citizenship could honour its agreement as we for-filled the criteria set out to us at time of application.

perhaps we should share our journey here, understand if we can do anything to promote, achieve our objective.

Hi there

we did this, he should  be entitled to 3 years higer education, may need to take GCSE’s  in first year, contact the colleges to know more from Aus, 

Both my husband and myself met citizenship  requirements in June last year (2018), applied and then had to leave the country. We came back and sat our citizenship test and had our interview and passed in March-this year  we could not remain onshore for the timeline of 6 months for approval and left Australia,  Our children, both under 16 were under my husbands application and we now think that it is better to  add the them to my application, or is it too late?  I will return to Australia within the six month approval time line and look for work. We left for family reasons, grandfather being very  old and ill, delays  with house sale/renting it out  due to Brexit. The other need to return to the UK was the delays in citizenship processing times made our son ineligible for a loan to begin university unless he was a citizen, thus, he was in  in limbo. My children wish to study and live out their lives there.  Uk is a temporary move.Is it doable to add our children to my application given we have not yet been approved?

We used Robin at Airpaws 

to bring our dog over from the UK three years ago. Being a small independent company, he answered all my questions, managed my anxiety, which was high and I only spoke to him, so, no room for errors or the need in-repeating information.  He had intigrity and was honest and his cost was very competitive, around £ 3.500 then, our dog was a wheaten cross, a bit smaller than yours. He is worth a chat.

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Good Luck

Laura