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    @Hawar19Jan Thanks for this, I had no idea about this service
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    Hi All Fingers crossed for those of you still waiting for your golden tickets that they come through soon! Looking for some advice on the ‘change of details’ element of immiaccount. When I applied I had to use my maiden name as I hadn’t applied for a new passport. I now have a new one in my married name and therefore filled out a form. I had to select an option for why I had got a new passport and there wasn’t one for ‘change of name’ so the closest match was ‘expired’. Should I expect to receive an email confirming they acknowledge my change of passport and name? Or just take both passports and assume it’ll show up at passport control?
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    Dog and Cat Foster Carers

    LottyC replied to a topic in Pets

    I'm also going through this predicament. I feel a bit sick only just realising that you can use rabies test results from up to 2 years before the pet flies. Had I have known this, I would have got everything sorted well in advance. We now fly out on 27th July as I've got a job to start and my cat won't even get her rabies results for another 3 weeks, meaning she can't fly until approximately 4.5 months after we leave (and that's if she passes the test). I now have the predicament that I don't know whether it is kinder to look for a new home for her, instead of putting her through the trauma of a 4.5 stay in a new house, then the flight, then 10 days' quarantine and finally a 3 hour car journey to Warrnambool from Melbourne (she hates being in the car)... I feel sick about the whole thing :-(
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    Anyone heard anything good or bad about The Moving Partnership? They’ve given a decent quote for a shared container (we’re in no rush as have a furnished unit owned by friends to move into) but always good to hear feedback. Will share on the other group as well..
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    Thanks @Katiebobbles, yes just as you overcome one type of stress another kicks in! We feel the move is pretty serendipitous now as we were about to put the house on the market and my cousin’s brother-in-law came for a look and wants to buy it as a private sale - don’t want to count our chickens just yet though... Hadn’t even thought about setting out the cube space. From the dimensions it feels like it doesn’t give much room but I’ll deinitely give it a try! We’re heading to Warrnambool, end of great ocean road. It is a lot different to Leeds but with Melbourne only 3 hours away, we’ll be able to get a big city fix when we want it. How about you?
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    Taking cats

    LottyC replied to jobolt's topic in Pets

    Hi Everyone Not really looking for any particular advice but just thought I could pour my heart out to like-minded people! I have had an unexpected job offer that means I will be starting in 3 months. I know that the process for moving a pet requires 6 months for the rabies tests. I want to bring my 4 year old black cat called Mildred with us but I feel sick to my stomach thinking about her scared on a long flight before going into quarantine, thinking that we've given up on her. She is a pretty resilient cat, she was a rescue kicked out at 1 when she became pregnant and we took her and her kittens in. She is very needy and gets stressed, so it's bad enough thinking about 3 months of finding her somewhere to stay when we've gone, let alone the journey. Can anyone put my mind at ease about the cage size and also the accommodation she will need to stay in the other end? Will she have lots of space? Will she be nearby dogs? Do people interact with the animals during their 10 day stay? Any reassurance to put my stressed mind at ease would be gratefully received
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    Hi Everyone! So nice we are all on this survivor group now haha! Having a whirlwind few weeks at present. Just back from activating my visa in Aus, had an interview whilst over there and thought nothing of it but have been offered the job to start on 5th August - eek! We were planning on moving over in January 2020 but decided there isn't really anything stopping us heading back. I feel I can have a bit of a outpouring in this group as we are all going through the same thing, such a great help. I've got to get our house on the market, sort shipping and also sort the cat out (the thought of her scared in the hold of the plane before being in quarantine makes me feel sick to my stomach right now!). We also applied for my husband's british citizenship so need to look at rules surrounding how long he can be out of the country for whilst this is being processed as takes up to 6 months. Can't even think about saying bye to family right now... Anyway vent over... This thread is really helpful. We have a 2 bed house that has fitted wardrobes, so just need to ship over 2 beds, 2 sofas, a coffee table, 2 big lamps and all standard belongings. Can anyone advise if this sounds like something Move Cube could accommodate or would I need a 20ft container? GUTTED to hear about the alcohol rule, we have some wedding wine and champagne plus a really special bottle of tawny port that we were saving for a special occasion!! Maybe I stick this in my checked in luggage?! Lovely to hear everyone is progressing nicely, fingers crossed those of you waiting for a house sale have some luck very soon
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    Paddy Al

    LottyC replied to Paddy Al's topic in Money & Finance

    @Paddy Al I’m so pleased you’ve asked this, I’m wondering exactly the same! Wondering whether to opt out of my pension now as it’s pityful anyway...
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    Hi @Bensmithoz Have you got two references completed by people on the 888 form? We got these completed by Australians that fit the occupational criteria. Not saying it stops an RFI but every little helps...
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    Hi Amreena I didn’t pursue this route in the end due to Victoria not accepting expressions of interest, plus needing a perm job offer before applying. I successfully applied for a spouse visa which was granted last week after submitting in July 2018. Regards Lotty
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    No it says that you need ILR in order to apply for spousal citizenship, which can only be obtained after 5 years. You'll be absolutely fine :-) Hoping to get this before we leave...
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    CONGRATULATIONS!!
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    Whilst we are all here keeping absolutely everything crossed for @CEP and everyone else, can I use this forum to ask another question? So we’ve parted with another £3k this week for my husband’s indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK. We plan on moving to Aus next Jan but his visa runs out next month here (so sick of having no money!!). We thought that after 6 years of being here (which would be March 2020) that is when he will be eligible for citizenship, so we would fall short by 2 months - very frustrating for me. Having looked on direct Gov, it says that if he has ILR and has been in the UK 3 years prior to applying, he can go for citizenship being the spouse of a UK citizen. Has anyone else gone through this? This would solve a lot of problems (and mean we part with ANOTHER £1300) but after this process I feel it could be too good to be true...
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    I had my visa granted this week and didn't complete that and we had no interview. Certainly not encouraging you not to do it as it is always good to be thorough Again the interviews seem to be extremely rare but at least you know you're prepared - good luck with it.
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    If it helps both me and my husband completed the Form 80 but I don't recall anything to do with a 1221 so certainly didn't complete one. Why do you think you will be interviewed? I don't think anyone has been?
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    Is anyone else moving Port Fairy way in Victoria...?
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    I read somewhere on this forum before that if they only grant the 309 and you challenge this based on the 3 year rule, they should correct this and send through a 100. Just tedious to have to chase but congrats on the initial grant...
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    @Ingers I'm sure it will be fine. I can see you have already had a RFI so they've obviously already assessed your documents and seen what you have supplied. As @Ausgirl42 said, if you have space and the documents are there to be uploaded again, maybe do it and include the form with an explanation. Alternatively given the timeframes, they could be reviewing your case at this moment in time and therefore the documents aren't showing whilst they are processing...? Try not to worry (I know it's easier said than done)
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    Yes mine does now!
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    I can't believe it - just logged into my emails and have the golden ticket for my 100 visa! Hopefully this means that they are starting to process more and I hope everyone else's follows soon! Wanted to update you all immediately to give everyone a bit of hope.
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    @Ausgirl42 @SydneyBound Thanks for replying - the usual inconsistencies keeping us on our toes! At least things are moving again this week - fingers crossed no further RFI's for anyone haha
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    Oh gosh this is so stressful! On my RFI in November I was asked for husband's AFP check. When it arrived I added to the relevant section on my immi account in early December and clicked the grey box to confirm I had provided the requested additional information. Have heard nothing so far so now second guessing whether I should have replied to the email? It does have a case officer's name and reference number but didn't tell me to reply to the email. Does anyone think I should reply to the email now just to cover myself?! I feel like my brain may implode...:-)
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    If rumours are true and they process more at the start and end of each month, fingers crossed we see a surge of golden tickets next week I'm about to book tickets to go over for a visit at Easter for 2 weeks, hoping to activate my visa at the same time...
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    Congrats to everyone who has received their golden emails - such exciting news for you all! I'm hoping to hear at the same time as @sugarhiccup based on the spread sheet!! Got everything crossed for swift news for all of us...
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    Hi Samsamsam I believe it has to be within 12 months of your medical/your application. They should tell us when we get our visa confirmations the deadline to activate. After that, we can enter and exit the country and many times as we want.
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