Stovies Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 ... and so happy. All the grief, worry and stress (please look back at my previous posts... seems like a million years ago) was worth it. I am HOME. We have bought a lovely home in the country. The children have settled in super well at school. I am loving being home and being able to feel whole again. It was such a difficult decision to come home (difficult only through fear of the unknown) but soooooo worth it. I love being in Scotland and I am never leaving it ever again!!!! I would say the important things to bring back are NI number, driving licence and UK passport. It has been a bit stressfull getting things like Child Benefit, UK driving licence (photo licence) and NHS card but it all worked out fine ... just bear in mind it is not a case of simply slotting in if you've been away for as long as we have .. but it does happen.. just research and prepare. The longing to be here was not just my imagination or me being fanciful... it is a real longing and that longing has been fulfilled :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Hiya Stovies Ive seen yer posts,glad your happy and its going ticketyboo,congrats and good luck:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdk43 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Evening, Great to hear you are settled back in Scotland. Not a bad place to be! We are planning our journey to Perth presently, which we are really looking forward to. Who knows were we will be in 12 years from now though! Out of interest where have you moved to? Is it the place you are originally from? Only asking as from Moray, but live down in west Lothian now. Donna x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovies Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Evening,Great to hear you are settled back in Scotland. Not a bad place to be! We are planning our journey to Perth presently, which we are really looking forward to. Who knows were we will be in 12 years from now though! Out of interest where have you moved to? Is it the place you are originally from? Only asking as from Moray, but live down in west Lothian now. Donna x Thanks Pablo :hug: Hi Donna...... we are originally from North Berwick but have settled now in West Lothian! .. it is so lovely here.. countryside yet 10-15 mins to the biggest shopping centre in Scotland. Most of our family have drifted out this way now. Whereabout in West Lothian are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie ellis Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Welcome back te gods own country , hope you hinna forgot aboot the good auld scots winters hiv you?:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdk43 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks Pablo :hug: Hi Donna...... we are originally from North Berwick but have settled now in West Lothian! .. it is so lovely here.. countryside yet 10-15 mins to the biggest shopping centre in Scotland. Most of our family have drifted out this way now. Whereabout in West Lothian are you? Hiya, we are staying in a newish housing estate in Armadale. We boought the house blind when we lived in Cyprus, had never been to west Lothian. Our circumstances all changed, as we had bought the house as a buy to let, but ended up moving in. Been in the house about 5 years now, its going up for sale shortly though! Were have you bought? We were at Beecraigs this morning though, and on the drive up, I have to say, Scotland did look pretty impressive!! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Great to hear that you have settled in well! Isnt it a fabulous feeling to feel "whole" again! You never realize what you've got til it's gone! Hope it all continues to go brilliantly for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine111 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Fantastic to hear you are all settled & thanks for the tips for once back there, re NI, driving license etc....! We hope to be back in next couple of months after 10 yrs in Oz, once house sold & in time for oldest to start school. :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nadiamurray Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hiya, we are staying in a newish housing estate in Armadale. We boought the house blind when we lived in Cyprus, had never been to west Lothian. Our circumstances all changed, as we had bought the house as a buy to let, but ended up moving in. Been in the house about 5 years now, its going up for sale shortly though!Were have you bought? We were at Beecraigs this morning though, and on the drive up, I have to say, Scotland did look pretty impressive!! x Hey there Donna, we (husband and 2 children) are also in Armadale but hoping to be in OZ by the end of the year!! small world !! Do you have a preference for where you want to go? Nadia x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdk43 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hey there Donna, we (husband and 2 children) are also in Armadale but hoping to be in OZ by the end of the year!! small world !! Do you have a preference for where you want to go? Nadia x Hiya Nadia, We have State Sponsorship for WA, so looking around Perth. How about you? Donna x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nadiamurray Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 hey, I have employer sponsorship for permenant residency with Ramsay Health Care, Joondalup hospital. Feelis like a decade ago I was offered a job!! AHPRA is taking forever !! hopefully worth it in the end x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilliantay Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 ... and so happy. All the grief, worry and stress (please look back at my previous posts... seems like a million years ago) was worth it. I am HOME. We have bought a lovely home in the country. The children have settled in super well at school. I am loving being home and being able to feel whole again. It was such a difficult decision to come home (difficult only through fear of the unknown) but soooooo worth it. I love being in Scotland and I am never leaving it ever again!!!! I would say the important things to bring back are NI number, driving licence and UK passport. It has been a bit stressfull getting things like Child Benefit, UK driving licence (photo licence) and NHS card but it all worked out fine ... just bear in mind it is not a case of simply slotting in if you've been away for as long as we have .. but it does happen.. just research and prepare. The longing to be here was not just my imagination or me being fanciful... it is a real longing and that longing has been fulfilled :biggrin: Isn't it just a great feeling..................... We have been back for around a month now and like you, I am at peace with myself. One thing I never gave thought to in the preparation to move back was to get an up to date police check from Australia.....................suffice to say, the past few weeks have been a hive of activity trying to organise this as we closed our bank accounts on leaving Australia. Hope everything continues to go well for you and yours.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovies Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Isn't it just a great feeling..................... We have been back for around a month now and like you, I am at peace with myself. One thing I never gave thought to in the preparation to move back was to get an up to date police check from Australia.....................suffice to say, the past few weeks have been a hive of activity trying to organise this as we closed our bank accounts on leaving Australia. Hope everything continues to go well for you and yours.................... Hya! Wonderful to be home, isn't it?:smile: Re police check, this is something that never even crossed our minds and we have never been asked for one! To open new bank accounts here I just needed my UK passport. Also needed the UK passport for signing up with a Doctor, claiming Child Benefit, joining library, getting an up to date UK driving licence... so glad that we renewed them from Aus, even though it was more expensive, it made the situation run much more smoothly. Downsides - I have no No Claims Bonus discount on car insurance so that is high (I have been driving for years without claiming but you have to have had no claims for the two previous years in the UK). House contents and building insurance, again a wee bit higher as we are starting from scratch again (again never claimed for a thing in my life) but these are things we have to take on the chin.. in a few years these will go down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovies Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Welcome back te gods own country , hope you hinna forgot aboot the good auld scots winters hiv you?:laugh: Ha ha! Thank you Stevie, no, hinna forgotten! I've got my ain central heating going on so am no a cauld tattie by virtue of being hormonal so I actually prefer the cold... yesterday was bilin' here and it fair took me back to my days of melting under the Aussie sun :no:. I am definately fully appreciative of cold weather and being cosy inside. In fact I love 'bad' weather. I love rain, snow, freezing blasting winds, okay icy roads can be dodgy but I just love real weathery weather. Then I also love Spring here :spinny: when the daffys appear everywhere and the days get brighter. To cut a long story short, I love the Scottish weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stovies Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hiya, we are staying in a newish housing estate in Armadale. We boought the house blind when we lived in Cyprus, had never been to west Lothian. Our circumstances all changed, as we had bought the house as a buy to let, but ended up moving in. Been in the house about 5 years now, its going up for sale shortly though!Were have you bought? We were at Beecraigs this morning though, and on the drive up, I have to say, Scotland did look pretty impressive!! x Hya! We are about 5 -10 minutes from Beecraigs. It is just lovely. When we first came back I just drove around here, amazed at the beauty (and green-ness) of it all and also amazed how much I appreciate it all.... now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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