JSummer

Hi,

Just looking for some advice really, and wondering if anyone has used or has a recommendation for a financial planner, or immigration specialist who can provide advice on moving to to Australia from the UK in terms of finances and asset management.

I have a spousal visa which I activated last year just before the 1 year deadline, and now need to have fully emigrated with my partner by 2026.

In the UK I own my home outright with no mortgage and I rent this house out for a rental income, my partner and I also have a 2nd property which we own together however on this house we have a mortgage which is relatively new so in the early stages of paying it off. 

I'm so lost with the information which is out there in terms of selling up and transferring all funds to Australia to purchase a home, or whether to keep a rental in the UK. And would like some professional advice on how best to manage the move. Just want to ensure we make the right decisions for our financial situation to give us the best start on our new life in Australia.

Any help, or recommendation of help would be HUGELY appreciated!

Thank you

Hi,

Does anyone have any recommendations for a financial advisor/planner who they have personally used when working out their move to Oz?

We have property in the UK and looking for some advice on how to navigate a move and best ways to mitigate financial loss etc. Lots of confusing info out there!

Any help would be hugely appreciated

Thank you

4 minutes ago, paulhand said:

Just get on the plane and arrive … actually entering will be the biggest anticlimax after all the waiting!!

Ah fab, thanks for the response always panic thinking something will go wrong!

12 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

The only thing you need is your passport.

You've got a visa - why do you think you'd need another one?

Thank you! I know during covid there was some kind of exemption form or something, just wanted to make sure that wasn’t still the case!

Hiii  
 

I had my visa subclass 100 granted and will be flying in February to activate it (had a 1 year extension during covid) question is do I need to do anything else before I travel - additional visa, forms, anything I have to fill out? Can’t find anything online so want to make sure I’m all sorted before flying

thanks everyone! x

I applied for the partner visa and it took 5 months from start to finish if that helps

We went through this last year. I had loads of questions too at the time! Feel free to pop me a message on here and I'd be happy to help with any questions!

On 14/07/2021 at 12:49, letmeinsoon said:

Hi all,

Hoping someone here could help me with the following two questions.

I had my 309 (offshore) visa granted in March 2021 which came quickly after 5 months from application in September 2020, with a RFI in November 2020. My agent is pretty good and supports us each stage of the way. Our planning for our move was based around the 309 usually taking 18 months to clear with authorities, which would have suited us better given the current entry restrictions and commercial travel costs (meaning we would have relocated late 2022 / early 2023). Unfortunatley, this year has been difficult with challenges on my family in the UK and with the turmoil in Australia, we are reassessing our choices. My questions are:

• I understand the entry date is a condition of the visa, but with the cost of flights and quarantine at the moment, has anyone - particularly agents - had any experience with Immigration extending initial entry dates / requests for alternate entry dates?
• In the worst case, if we cancel the visa, is it going to be a problem for me to submit another 309 application at a later stage next year when travel is more free? Do Immigration have an issue with an applicant cancelling and reapplying later?

Thanks in advance...

This is EXACTLY what is happening with us, I could have written this myself down to the month I applied for the visa and when I need to arrive by haha.

Problem with only being able to apply 3 months before is that is takes more than 3 months to plan the move (have to start the process for our dog 6 months before!) If we wait till 3 months before and they reject our extension it will be panic stations! 

5 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

We brought our GSD over from Perth and he was fine.  Very happy to see us at Heathrow and a little bit stiff but otherwise no after affects.

Oh amazing! I'm really happy to hear this especially with yours being a big dog too. Thank you  x

13 hours ago, Parley said:

But most people consider their dog as an integral member of their family.

They couldn't rehome their dog any more than rehome one of their kids.

I might delay my move until animals have passed away.

He is 100% an important member of my family, So I want to make a very careful decision on what is actually best for him and don't want to selfishly take him with me if it could negatively affect his quality of life.. If it was a case of him sitting on the flight next to me the thought of rehoming him wouldn't even enter my mind, I hate the thought of him being in cargo . As we are moving for some personal reasons unfortunately waiting until he has passed just isn't an option as he's only 5 and will live for many years to come.

I think from reading some of the comments on this thread I'm feeling a lot more confident about taking him, and hopefully the stressful journey will just be a small blip in what will be a fab life for him in Australia  x

14 hours ago, HappyHeart said:

How old is the dog? This is a consideration. We rehomed our dog before we came over. She’d had one stint in kennels and couldn’t cope. When we collected her she cried the whole way home and was very affected. She didn’t eat. On reflection we would do so again (rehome) I feel that dogs are very adaptable and if confident a good permanent home can be found I would go that way. What is in the dogs best interest? That’s a good decider. 

Having heard of the stressful and arduous journey a dog in transit takes I know I would not put my (sensitive) existing dog through that. If the dog is sensitive and reactive it will be very stressful and confusing for them. They are in the same crate for many hours without being let out to toilet. Loaded up hours after drop off before the plane departs and again waiting for unloading and transfer to the terminal and their carrier to arrive. All the sounds and heat/cold must be very difficult for them. I hate to be negative but this is my experience (having an insight into cargo practices) 

 

He's 5 years old. We have had him since 5 months old. He has stayed in kennels a few times before and seems to have been okay, maybe a little subdued for the first few days but soon comes back to his normal self. The flight for sure concerns me and the thought of something happening to him fills me with dread although it's been good to hear on this thread of others who have shipped their dogs and had good experiences!

Thankyou for your reply! That's really helpful to know that it may be possible to rent properties that aren't only ticked with 'pets accepted' as we've mostly been looking through those and not finding much. Aw yeah, you're probably right, he's just a very sensitive soul so I worry about him a lot being in that situation. Thank you for the vote of confidence, definitely helps to know we are making the best decision by taking him with us

Thank you so much for your response!  We would be looking to move next year so planning quite far in advance. We did speak with a pet shipper who said we should start the process around 7 months before so we do still have some time to plan thankfully.

Unfortunately I have no-one I'd be able to leave him with in the UK  I was thinking I could leave him in long term kennels here but with the quote for shipping him already at £5,000 I just don't think we could afford that on top of everything else.

I will definitely speak to my vet, I think I'm probably worrying a bit too much about him on the flight!

Thank you x

Hi,

We are planning a move to Oz soon (partner is Australian, I have permanent residency) we live in the UK with our dog and are currently battling the decision on whether to take him with us. We will be moving to Queensland and are looking at Bayside areas East of Brisbane.

Our main concerns are:

1.) Due to some our plans falling apart due to covid we will now be moving into rented accommodation when we arrive and plan to stay there for hopefully no longer than 6 months, but all depending on how long it takes us to find and purchase our own home.  - How easy will it be to find a rental which accepts a large breed dog (over 30kg)?  He is very well behaved, but worried this will put us bottom of the pile when it comes to applications for properties.

2.) As he is a large breed he will have to fly cargo, he does suffer some anxieties and can be reactive to other dogs. Has anyone shipped a large breed dog - how did they cope with the flights, quarantine etc. Will it all be too much for him?

Outside of our concerns with finding somewhere to live with him we also want to be sure were making a decision that's best for him.

If we weren't to take him it would mean rehoming him in the UK (we have lifelong rescue back up, so would be a very carefully considered home).

This decision is tearing me apart and I just want to make the right one. Any help and advice would be hugely appreciated.

Thank you