Richie2022

Melbourne. I've also lived in Sydney for a year.

Ahh no I think it was because of when I was born we had to use my fathers information as well. But yes I had lived in the Uk for around 14 years total. My wife isn't british born or a citizen there she is is going on her indefinite leave vida which she just needs to renew.

My wife also has citizenship in Australia and my daughter has Australian being born here. Had to get her british citizenship through my father even though I was born there which seemed kinda crazy to me but that's all done now.

Yes I've been a citizen since I was a baby. My parents Migrated here late 80s.

You are correct. What you said in response to my post about coles and woolies is something I would have said before I moved to Australia and within the first 3 or 4 years of living here. Those points are incredibly minor, I agree. There are much bigger issues with Australia imo and for me and my family the honeymoon period is well and truly over. The reality is though nowhere is perfect, both have pros and cons. For me and my family the pros of UK currently outweigh any of the pros Australia has to offer.

You really don't realise it until you live in Australia how convenient it was living in the Uk. Coles and Woolworths are a joke compared to any supermarket in the UK. When we first arrived we were looking for like the big woolorths or big coles not realising they didn't exist!

Me and my wife have been here almost 7 years and that's where we are at now. Planning to move back to the Uk as soon as financially viable, likely end of 2023.

What I feel a lot of people in the UK don't realise when they move to Australia is that you can't compare wages to wages. The reason for this is the high cost of living in Australia. Food, electronics, furniture etc are all more expensive than the Uk. To register my car here nothing fancy costs $850 per year and we have 2 cars which are a necessity because public transport here is useless. Housing is incredibly expensive especially here to buy. Almost everything is sold by auction which pushes the price up, unless you plan to build which has its own costs and risks. Also being so far from USA, Europe etc makes holidaying there incredibly costly. You also get slightly less holidays here with work getting 4 weeks whereas i believe you get a little more in the UK. There is also a massive drug problem in Australia and it has plenty of crime. Anyone looking at Australia with rose coloured glasses id say just really think about what it is you want. If you also haven't guessed currently living in Melbourne and planning on moving back to the UK with my wife and Daughter.