Ausvisitor

I thought there was a recession on.... Well done, you're making good in-roads to Oz life, how is your partner and kids adjusting to the new life?

Congrats on getting the job. Is it one comparable with the one you left or just a job while you look for a job (if you know what I mean) Next stop - start school and start lookign for the long term house to buy

Unless the rules change a RRV is automatically granted (on application) so long as you are on shore at least 2 years out of the 5 years of your current RRV

I don't think there is an option to avoid UK quarantine onthe return from OZ unless the direct Perth - LHR flight is still running. The only other common routes include stops in Singapore Hong Kong Vietnam China Thailand UAE (Or going the "wrong-way") USA All these require UK quarantine at the moment. As the flights will involve changing planes/new passengers joining. Your best chance of avoiding quarantine is the UK failing to register you on arrival in the UK and so not being put on the "list"

How is your Spanish? Spain whilst welcoming to Brits to in the tourist hotspots, does require some Spanish language knowledge unless you always want to be paying the "Expat premium" for everything. We have a holiday home out there and used to think we didn't need to be able to speak the language, but now our daughter is fluent in Spanish we've noticed repair bills, suggestions of tradesmen etc. are all cheaper because she does the talking and her accent is indistinguisable from a Spaniard (it helps she learnt in a less desirable area of Spain so she has that accent and all Spaniards assume is you learn Spanish as a foreign language you wouldn't learn it with that accent - think of a French person learning to speak English but learning it with a deep Cornish accent)

You were poorly advised (or read too much of the Daily Mail) in relation to Spain. Spain was (and is) still offering residency to any Brit who actually lives there so long as they apply before the transition period ends. The definition of living there is very loose and realistically people are getting it having rented for 3 months and being able to show they have 9 months left on a rental contract (so long as they can also show they've actually been in Spain during that time)

I know that feeling, my pension pot dropped £35k in the first month of COVID. It's recovered now but it's still about £8k from where it was - in recent years it's been adding about £30k a year so realistically I've lost £23k in value so far this year (and it isn't over yet)

I know loads of people over 50 getting jobs and changing jobs, why do you think it is so difficult?

I realise that the exact answer is no one really knows yet as it's under constant review... However, have Australia (or selfishly NSW) given any initial thoughts on how long quarantine is going to be in place for, or a date when they intend to formally review the policy?

Anyone complaining about the UK passport office leaving people without passports in a foreign country whilst a renewal is being performed need to take a good hard look at themselves not the passport authority. The UK passport authority isn't making you stay abroad, you could come to the UK and apply whilst in country. In doing so you will not be abroad without a passport. Living in another country is your choice and you shouldn't expect concessions to be made to accommodate your choices

Blood in urine mainly, but also things like diabetes

The visa description on the immigration website is quite explicit in stating, that if you need registration in the state you intend to live in then you will need it to apply. I can see why, a 186 is a PR and so as soon as you get it you can leave your employer

Well I learned something new today, I did do a quick Google to see if Adelaide was regional or not - and obviously the information I got back was incorrect (or I read it incorrectly)