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Thanks very much Judy. Appreciated.

Dear friends, We are reaching the point near time to move and think we have covered most bases. When it comes to pensions, I have a private pension from my work as a police officer and enquiries seem to show this will just be a case of supplying our Aussie bank details and it will go straight in there. We are getting very confused as to how to address the State pension payments. Having read this thread, is it just a case of keeping the account open which the pension gets paid into and transferring it down via moneycorp, or can you set it up to go straight into your Oz account. Confused of Kendal.

Thanks very much..x

Thanks for your reply Marisawright, yes, as I said, we’ve moved cash to our daughter for birthdays, permission fees, a reservation fee for a plot with no charges, or problems at all. My query is, is it ok to move such a sizeable amount far in excess of these fees safely..??

Hi everyone. Can anyone answer us a question please? We are going to Perth on a Bridging visa and wait for the Aged Parent to be granted. We have sold our bungalow, and could be on the move all being well around early May..?? Can anyone advise how best to take our proceeds from our sale down to Oz. We don’t as yet have an account in Perth, we’re looking to open an account as soon as we get there with ID etc....we have been sending money down via Moneycorp who are excellent. Can we have our sale proceeds placed into their account and moved down to our Australian account safely? Or move it from our current bank is stages which might be free from charges depending on the amounts sent. Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks very much.

Verystormy: You make two references in your comment about two things increasing in the near future? The cost of the 143, and the waiting / queueing (is that a word??) times. We are just getting started on our journey to Oz via the 143, is this just speculation? Or is there something happening we are not aware of. Many thanks for your time.

Thank you very much, doing the forms right now. Got a headache already...!!! Cheers.

Hi all, well, after a lot of deliberation, a chat with the agent, we are going to go for the 143 contributory parent visa. Form filling as I write, so the journey begins. Family in Oz are thrilled. Thank you all for your advice , it is much appreciated.

Being a retired Bobby, our travel insurance is ok till we get to 70. Then we have to start looking for another provider. I think its the same with property insurance too, is the premises going to be empty for over thirty days seems to ring a bell..?? Thanks for your response.

Hi Marisa, yes, I think we've looked at most of the points above, the cost is around the figure given, maybe set to rise in the 2018 budget next week. The assurance cost is rising next April, so thats another $5-6000....plus I read in the paper today that the housing market in WA is not in a good state, so all these things make us wonder even more.

Ah, ok, that makes more sense. Cheers.

Thanks for this Susieroo, I think if we did go ahead our bridges wouldn't quite be burnt, but to return would be coming back to a set up nowhere near as nice as we have now..?? I looked at the 864 visa, I may be wrong, but I think it said none were available due to lack of applications. But I've read so many things in the last few days that my head is spinning...!! Thanks again.

Thanks Ramot, I think thats a very relevant point. At our time of life we have to do what WE want to do. We have a very easy comfortable life here, with good financial back up. Do we want to do the move and use all our finances until we sell the house...??? Hmmmm.....your comments are appreciated.

Both your remarks are very relevant, thanks for taking the time to reply. Our grand daughter now is nearly 20 and courting, her brother is 17, nearly finished school and we feel has the wander lust to travel the world, leaving little brother, (and he's coming up 15..) at home. Would daughter and hubby downsize? Leave the area? Who knows, can't forecast the future can we....we do chat on Face Time quite often, and as you say, the cost would buy a lot of flights and we can stay in our very comfortable zone...