Guest Dayna Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi everyone, My name is Dayna my partner and two children moved to Perth in Oct 2007 and returned to the U.K in Oct 2008. Heres our dilema, I am starting to think maybe we should move back. I'm just not 100% sure either way. We left Oz because I hated it......It was too hot, I was too far away from family, my partner didn't earn a quarter of what he earned in th U.K, the school my son attended was shocking......The list could go on lol. What I didnt think about at the time was I had 4 month old baby when we moved, and as lots of mums will know sometimes after you have a baby your not really yourself and sometimes irrational thinking can occur lol. At least that it was I'm starting to think. My partner never wanted to come back to the U.k and the year we came back was one of the hardest in our relationship. Heres the dilema we are back on a even keel his business is doing really well, we have a nice house etc...but with the goverment decimating the U.K I really cannot see a future here for our kids, the weather really is awful, my partner works extremely long hours and all the friends that insisted that they missed me seemed to evaporate after the first weeks of returning to the U.k..... Also our Visa runs out march 2012. Am I just worrying because the Visa is going to run out and I dont want the option of returning taken away, or do I really want to give it another go? Please reply with all your comments about Perth, I would be interested to know what has been happening in the housing market, if any-one knows of a good primary school and tutor ( and how much they cost) what the job market is like when we were in Oz last time my partner was an Estimator for an " exclusive" lol building comapny. I work in sales and marketing. Any replies would be greatly recieved, thanks for your time. Dayna:biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craignkaren Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 dayna,when i make my hard decisions i turn them round on themselves. you mustnt apply any variables eg other peoples feelings, money etc etc. it has to be a yes or no answer that comes straight into your head----- "if someone said you definatly could NOT move to perth/oz, would you be glad or sad?" glad then dont go,sad go.i find it saves loads of heartache and driving myself mad! good luck with it.youre bound to be in a spin about it if the visas getting close to running out so dont beat youself up too much :0) hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sparticus Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Hi Dayna Sorry I haven't any ideas about life in Perth because we aren't there yet. If you were unsure about Perth could you try somewhere else? It may be worth getting your citizenship if you can then you will always have the chance to come and go as you want, also if in later life your kids want to move over they won't have to go through all the long process and heartache that we all went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craignkaren Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 what ever issues you had in perth will still be there-eg the heat so i agree with sparticus above in that you could consider somewhere cooler that still offers the good things of the aussie life style eg adelaide. we've got friends there (live in adelaide hills) and love it. its very quaint and friendly. a bit too quiet for us. the beaches eg glenelg are good too.BUT its not perth.i love all of australia but perth is what australia was "in my head" -the white beaches and the bluest sea, a small friendly city etc. brisbane is good too, friendly,not too big or too hot.melbourne again is amazing-prob my favorite on that coast. tambourine mountain is great for kids,cool air , friendly and has lovely views of surfurs paradise from some places... if you decide on perth let me know,some friends moved last year and have been very happy with school etc- i'll get you the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donkey Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Hi Dayna I can totally relate to you, We arrived in Perth in 2006, my parents came with us to stay for the first 6 weeks to help out with kids etc whilst we found somewhere to live and get settled - biggest mistake, I was guilt ridden the whole time that id taken their only grandchildren away and thretted with the thought of them leaving. The kids settled brilliantly into school they were 9, 6 and 2 at the time, hubby a plumber but worked for an excavating firm until he sorted out his Plumbers licence (we didnt realise that was going to be so hard either). We found a rental which i didnt particularly like but on the up side had some brilliant days out, we would plan our whole weekend when the hubby used to get home from work on the friday night and make the most of the whole weekend and the gorgeous weather - which i loved! We only stayed 5 months as i got it into my head that we had made the biggest mistake ever! and came home, got another huge mortgage, hubby went self employed again and was very busy but a couple of big non payers put a massive amount of strain on him - along with his desire to return to Perth every single day! Now 5 years on his longing is still there, like you say everyone was so pleased to see us back but all have their own lives to live, hubby works for someone now but has to top up wages with spare time work resulting in over 80 hours a week, im finding it impossible to find a decent part time job and still think of what i gave up daily! The problem i now have is that our eldest is 14, has a motorbike and is really independant, our middle child will start secondary school september and they are the main ones I am worried about, i really dont know how they would settle especially the teenager??? I feel there has got to be more to life than this, our kids will never afford a house on the island that we live on, and i just wish my husband had put his foot down and insisted that we gave it a year at least, but he says he couldnt cope with the tears all the time. Obviously my family are still here and i will miss them, but i have my own family whom i need to look after - their futures especially. Our visa expires next month too, does anyone know what the process and timeline is to reapply?? Anyway hope all goes well and you make the right decision the same as we do! Good Luck Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hi all, Thank you for your replies it always helps to hear other peoples thoughts and to hear that I'm not mad for changing my mind lol. craignkaren - Simply answer is yes, I would definately be sad if I thought that I couldn't go back to Oz, and if I thought that I had to stay in England I would be very sad. I would be really interested to hear where your freinds have settled and what schools their children are going to. Sparticus - We have thought about another city, Adelaide is a definate no no, I find Perth verging on the quiet lol. Also my partner has family in Perth who we really like, neither of us can imagine living in Oz but not near them. Also my 11 year old has already said he will be moving to Oz as soon as he can, so where would that leave us......In England lol. Donkey - It is soo hard to leave family behind isn't it, definately one of the hardest things to deal with. I would be really interested in finding out whether we could extend our visa's somehow. Thanks again for your replies, it really helps to have a sounding board. Dayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craignkaren Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 dayna, leave it with me and i'll ask my friends re schools etc .... karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest corals Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 i think you should give it another try cause if you dont one day you will look back and say i wish we went and given it a try we will be starting the prossess soon and this site is helping alot good look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daz0901 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hi Dayna I think you have answered yourself already. The pros are taking over the cons and who wouldn't want to wake up to the sunshine and outdoor lifestyle rather than freezing, snowy, rainy weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Well James and I had along chat about it last night.......I'm getting a bubble of excitement in my belly lol. I think we are pretty much agreed.........We both want to give it another go, BUT have some realistic expectations from what we want. I.e we are going to sit down and properly work out the finances and make sure we can pay for extra tuition for the kids and live in an area that has a community. Tapping was nice and new but had no infrastructure or community when we lived there. I need to have an account that has money put aside for a trip home ( if I want to come back) so I dont feel trapped. We have also decided that we MUST go on holiday before March just to confirm it before we go, we didnt do that last time we just upped and went, which I think was a mistake. Thanks for all the replies guys, it has helped a lot. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest craignkaren Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 great news dayna! cant wait to hear about your trip when you get back- 2 friends are getting you school info as we speak! :0) ps im really glad the fact not speculation glad/sad scenario helped! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Dayna I am missing something here? At no point above does anybody tell you much about the current cost of living, the state of the building trade and/or the house purchase and rental prices are. You rightly say that you need to look closely at the finances well you better have a real good look at them. In the two years you have been away house prices, and rents, have soared, food and utility costs have rocketed, the building trade has cooled dramatically and just to top it all off for you the cost of airfares are now getting to the stage where walking will be the only way to get anywhere. On and add into that mix the exchange rate. So your decision needs to take these things into account I would have thought. It is most certainly not as easy as it was here. It is getting harder and harder to live the simple life. Yes it is sunny, yes you may have a better life for the kids, yes you may get a nicer house and so on but be careful because you need to take into consideration the current econmics of the city. You will still be away from friends and family. Money issues plus being away from family appears to be the issue. Be careful you could go from the frying pan into the fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi Straighttothepoint, Thanks for the reply. Maybe you could elaborate on the above? I have been looking on REIWA and realestate.au, tbh the prices of houses are a fair bit cheaper than when we were there two years ago so I'm a bit confused? I haven't looked into rental costs yet, better make that a priority. The cost of living is also exorbitante here, and I remember from before cost of groceried were lilke for like so I was expecting that. What about fuel? at the moment I am paying £1.29 a litre for petrol and £1.35 a litre for diesal, how does that compare? There has also been a massive increase in utility prices here, so I'm ready for higher costs. Looking at the stats for house building in W.A there was an increase in the last quarter, far better than here in the U.K. That being said my partner is in refurbs not new builds and is very busy ( touch wood) so that would be a consideration. Stealth taxes on airfares here are slowly but surely making a cheap summer holiday to europe non exisitint. Its more liek an expensive summer holiday to europe! So thats also the same. As I have mentioned before schooling is a major issue. I dont want to get into politics but if anyone in Oz has been following our farsical goverment you will be aware that slowly but surely schools and NHS are going to be privatised. At least you still have free schooling! Whilst Medicare may not be completely free i have a feeling it will be a damn site cheaper than whatever system is put in place here ( yes I am being synical lol). Thanks for your input though, it's helpful to hear both sides not just the " milk and honey" one D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Dayna At the moment overall figures show that house prices are on the slide in Perth however my view is that that they were so overpriced in the first place that this was always going to happen to some extent. However as ever these figures reflect the whole of Perth and when you dig down into them it is becomes more factual. It appears that prices in the $600k+ bracket are stalling worse than others where indeed in some areas prices have actually risen due. Add that together then get a $5m house only selling for $4.5m and variances can easily be deceptive. Add into the mix the current mortgage rates and you have a lack of first time buyers which puts pressure on the market. You always need to look deeper into any set of statistics, which I am sure you appreciate, and you find out what is really happening with housing. If you can buy now, without having to sell, it is a good time. As for new builds you can get some really good deals at the moment in the sticks but then you need to consider the lifestyle given where you could end up which I suppose ties in with what you seem concerned about and that is schooling. (Sorry I am from a generation that went to the nearest school and I do not really understand why everyone gets into such a tizzy over it now. Kids are robust creatures.) Anyway Perth is the same as anywhere else I suppose in reality. There are good State schools and there are not so good State schools and in the case of the former they tend to be in the better quality suburbs. So I always have a simple approach to this. If you want your kids to go to a better State school you will probably end up living in a suburb that costs you more. You pay for what you get in this life and you always will. Go to the MY School website, Google and so on, do the analysis and pick the school and you will be presented with a suburb. If you cannot afford to live in it move onto the second choice and so on. Practical analysis will flesh out your answer. I am very lucky in that I live between Perth and Edinburgh/Fife and so I see first hand the costs involved in day to day living and honestly I can say hand on heart that Perth is way more expensive. I just looked at what I was paying 5 years ago at the Scottish end for food, utilities, insurance etc and it is far less now. Only thing that has gone up that much is petrol. (Bear in mind Edinburgh is one of the most expensive cities in the UK.) This is because over there I can swap around utility and insurance suppliers anytime I want to get the best deal. I can shop in a multitude of shops and so on. Here as you know there is limited and/or no competition and without a doubt price fixing goes on and that has been proven in some recent cases. Just to back this up on one front my wife works on the checkout here at Coles and deals with customers everyday who now cannot deal with the increases in food costs without drastically cutting back. If this is happening, and it is obvious, then something is not right? It is always a good guage of things when mothers start looking at the shopping list and start to budget hard because that tells us a lot. Us men just go blindly on until the train wreck happens. For what it is worth I honestly, on reading your posts, think you need to try and separate out what you are reading/seeing in the media over there because there are two immediate things that jump to mind. You will face the same types and style of media here. It is as depressing and it is getting worse albeit the sun is shining when we are being told the bad news. Also I have a lot of friends and work colleagues in Scotland who say they have never had it so good. You have to remember that a recession/economic downturn to one person is doom and gloom but to another an oppotunity. All this said and done you will decide on what you do but my only piece of advice would be make sure that everyone in the family really wants to do this, everyone. If anyone person feels that they cannot hack it or they will just miss home too much then don't do it. Your idea of a holiday is ok but you know that is not the same as living here again. It will be a holiday. All this is not designed to wind you up but to try and help you make your mind up. Straight to the Point :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4YearItch Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi I read your post with interest as we are in a similar position ... we live in Perth, have been here for over 4 years but have been talking seriously about moving back to the UK. Every year we tend to have this discussion, I don't know whether it's to reaffirm that we made the right choice coming out here in the first place (we have no family here), but this time around both hubby and I agree that it's so bloody hard here! We came out on 457 working visas, but have now got PR. The knock-on to this was the hike in living costs. We bought a house (in Bateman, not one of the 'desirable' suburbs), that is an 80s built one, that needs renovating but for which we have no money to renovate as we have a MASSIVE maxed-out mortgage! I agree with Strighttothepoint .. living here is VERY expensive! Don't take the median house prices that you see on some web-sites as an indication of the price you will have to pay for a family house, as this is just not the case (they factor in villas and units). Food, cars, CLOTHES are all expensive ... absolutely more than in the UK. We get all our clothes imported from M&S etc as it's so much cheaper than buying in the shops over here!! The school my daughter goes to is not great (academically) and every year we have a discussion as to whether we pull her out and put her somewhere else. Each year it's stressful to find out what class she's going to be in when she moves up a year (split/straight), the teacher she'll get and what kids who will be in the class with her. It's stressful for her and all of us By the way, try My School Home | ACARA for a school comparison tool. It's very good. I also find that the mums at the school are very clicky ... and it's near on impossible to get 'into' the click, even having been at the school for over 4 years!!! We go back to the UK once a year (it was my 'deal' on coming over) and without a word of a lie, it costs us A LOT to do this. Not just the air fairs, but car hire, travel once we are there etc etc. Where is this post going ... our decision is whether we should sell up, move to a different suburb, cheaper house (if we can find one) and a different school. However, the thought of having to start again somewhere else fills me with dread, but at least we'll still be in Perth OR Sell up and move back to the UK. However, this idea fills me with dread as it's still starting again - but at least we'll be closer to family) At the minute we're in stale mate, depressed and fed up !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi straighttothepoint and fouryearitch, Thanks for your posts, it gives me a lot to think about. However some points are definately relative to where you live. We live in Kent in the S.E of the U.K. All of our bills ahve risen steadily in the past five years, some as much as 50%, thats even with swapping utility providers etc. I agree that house prices in Perth are definately over inflated, and we would have a much larger mortagage in Australia than we have here in the U.k. So looking at that, if we were to have the same size mortagage here in teh U.k we would have a far bigger house. So it only seems right that we cannot take houses into consideration, you ahve to ask yourself I wouldn't want a mortgage of that size in the U.k so why would I Australia? Jobs, as I previously said my partner is very fortunate that his business is doing well and he is very busy. Not all down to luck obviously he works hard and has built up an excellent reputation in the 12 years he has run his business here in kent. That is also something that we have to take into consideration, it would take that time again in Australia to build up the same customer base and reputation........... Schools, I too attended the school that was closest to my home. However in general I think the schools in the U.k are better. We have resigned ourselves to having to buy or rent a house in one of the more expensive suburbs, however that leads us back round to the mortgage conundrum...... In short we are going round and round in circles too. I really feel for your fouryearitch, one question I do have is, how do you feel when you come back to the U.k for your holiday? Are you happy to be here? Do you want to go home at the end of the holiday? Thanks again it really helps to hear all sides. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liz B Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi I read your post with interest as we are in a similar position ... we live in Perth, have been here for over 4 years but have been talking seriously about moving back to the UK. Every year we tend to have this discussion, I don't know whether it's to reaffirm that we made the right choice coming out here in the first place (we have no family here), but this time around both hubby and I agree that it's so bloody hard here! We came out on 457 working visas, but have now got PR. The knock-on to this was the hike in living costs. We bought a house (in Bateman, not one of the 'desirable' suburbs), that is an 80s built one, that needs renovating but for which we have no money to renovate as we have a MASSIVE maxed-out mortgage! I agree with Strighttothepoint .. living here is VERY expensive! Don't take the median house prices that you see on some web-sites as an indication of the price you will have to pay for a family house, as this is just not the case (they factor in villas and units). Food, cars, CLOTHES are all expensive ... absolutely more than in the UK. We get all our clothes imported from M&S etc as it's so much cheaper than buying in the shops over here!! The school my daughter goes to is not great (academically) and every year we have a discussion as to whether we pull her out and put her somewhere else. Each year it's stressful to find out what class she's going to be in when she moves up a year (split/straight), the teacher she'll get and what kids who will be in the class with her. It's stressful for her and all of us By the way, try My School Home | ACARA for a school comparison tool. It's very good. I also find that the mums at the school are very clicky ... and it's near on impossible to get 'into' the click, even having been at the school for over 4 years!!! We go back to the UK once a year (it was my 'deal' on coming over) and without a word of a lie, it costs us A LOT to do this. Not just the air fairs, but car hire, travel once we are there etc etc. Where is this post going ... our decision is whether we should sell up, move to a different suburb, cheaper house (if we can find one) and a different school. However, the thought of having to start again somewhere else fills me with dread, but at least we'll still be in Perth OR Sell up and move back to the UK. However, this idea fills me with dread as it's still starting again - but at least we'll be closer to family) At the minute we're in stale mate, depressed and fed up !! Hi 4 yr itch! Just wanted to say that I know exactly how you feel, your words could have been mine easily. Still not sure what to do and thinking about it everyday. We were living in Kent before coming over in 2007, in Ashford. Spent some time living there, and my sister lives there. Anyway just wanted you to know that you are not alone. Take care Liz:unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanhewitt Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi everyone, Just reading the posts on costs of living and whether one place is cheaper than the other. I have to look at statistics in my job and am a member of the CBI. Whether one place is cheaper than the other depends on many deciding factors. Myself and my partner are in the process of being sponsored to emigrate to Perth on a 457 visa. We fly out to Perth in May and I will be carrying out comparisons on everyday items such as food (branded and non branded), interest rates, pensions, fuel and utility costs, healthcare, public transport etc etc. Just to give you a few examples from 2005 as this was mentioned that they left UK in 2005. 2005 2011 2005 - AVG Petrol 86.3p 2011 - AVG Petrol £1.30 2005 VAT - 15% then 17.5% 2011 VAT - 20% Interest Rates - 4.5% 2011 - 0.5% with the threat of 3 increases in 2011 Unemployment - 1.4 million 2011 - 2.5 million Avg weekly food shop - £60 2011 - £105 based on family of 3 Avg Salary - £28,232 2011 - £30,050 Avg home bills costs - £570 Pm 2011 - £730 pm excluding mortgage As you can see with some of the comparisons cost of living in the UK has certainly outgrown the rise in average salaries therefore the disposable income has decreased. In real terms as a lot of people in the UK are finding because savings are worth nothing (for those lucky enought to still have savings) and also for those not affected by government cut backs, are not having the money to go out and enjoy LIFE and that for many people is one of the key deciding factors of emigrating. With regards to pensions because like many people who are also 40% tax payers your tax relief in the UK is rubbish plus the tax coding is now archaic in the UK. As you will know pensions are taxable in the UK and there are pension changes happening now in the UK that are changing on a regular basis. In Australia pensions are non taxable plus the average company pension contribution in the UK is only 3% where as in Australia the contribution is a minimum 9% tax free. Only being able to speak for ourselves but we are looking at emigrating because my industry salary is double what it is in the UK so with this against the cost of todays living prices we will be far better off with just my salary that we would be in the UK with 2 salaries. Even though there is only 2 of us we will be looking for a 4 bed home as we have in the UK and in comparison to our mortgage in the UK for the same size house in Perth, although the house price will be a little more than we have now (based on $600,000) and the mortgage payments will be more, our disposable income will also increase so we can do the things we want to do and also buy the odd luxuries. Although things like clothes and other such items are more expensive, as a lot of you will know you accustom yourself to your disposable income, ie if you earn more you buy better quality branded items or designer clothes which are expensive wherever you live. We have completed comparisons on all of our calculations based on an exchange of 1.5 and will still be better off. In 2005 the average exchange rate was 2.3 - 2.5 so people that have UK pensions transferred to Australia will feel the pinch a lot. I hope this helps some of you compare some costings and as we will be moving when the exchange is at its worst, things can only get better for the £1. one hopes Regards, Dean & Margaret Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thanks Dean and Margaret Ann, that was a very informative post Just a by the by. My new electricity and gas supplier sent me a letter yesterday, my direct debit has just risen to £180.00 per month to cover the cost of my monthly usage. I had a look at my old bills from 2007 just before we emmigrated to Oz we were paying a combined amount of £ 60.00 a month for a bigger house than we are in now.........speaks volumes I think. Fouryearitch and LizB, I am also in Ashford, Kent! What a samll world it is. I have lived here all my life apart from our year in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liz B Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thanks Dean and Margaret Ann, that was a very informative post Just a by the by. My new electricity and gas supplier sent me a letter yesterday, my direct debit has just risen to £180.00 per month to cover the cost of my monthly usage. I had a look at my old bills from 2007 just before we emmigrated to Oz we were paying a combined amount of £ 60.00 a month for a bigger house than we are in now.........speaks volumes I think. Fouryearitch and LizB, I am also in Ashford, Kent! What a samll world it is. I have lived here all my life apart from our year in Oz. Hi Dayna, Just wanted to say that I hope everything works out for you whatever you choose. You are not the only one to ping pong, we moved to Perth originally 2004 and stopped for nearly 5 months. This being such a short period made us move back again in 2007, finding it difficult here but not sure what to do unfortunately. My son loves it but my daughter keeps talking about the UK and what she misses. I used to work at M & S at the Ashford Outlet, do you shop there? Anyway all the best, and if people can come over and still visit the UK now and again I think it helps. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dayna Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thanks Liz, It really is a hard decision. Our youngest son (4) is very excited to think we might go to Oz, but lets be honest he doesn't really understand. Our 11 year old is a little different, he really didn't want to leave Oz when we came home and still says now that as soon as he is old enough he will go back, BUT he doesn't want to move back now? I'm sure he would be fien once we got there...... Well I hope so anyway. Yes I do shop in the outlet, and in M&S you just cant beat their undies lol. What is the driving force for you wanting to return to the U.K? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdoctor Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 get back asap Dayna.............you wont regret it this time ........and if your short of somewhere to stay then i have a 12 berth tent you can borrow .........then main thing is to return before your visa runs out and to be happy .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanhewitt Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hi Dayna, Like sawdoctor rightly says if yoru visa is running out and you are thinking about moving back to Perth then the downside is if you dont do it then it will be a lot more difficult to get a visa after July this year. Apparently there are quite a few changes coming in to force which will make it more difficult to get in to Australia. Myself and my partner are still not 100% but as we have no children to take in to consideration and with her mother passing away recently we are looking on this as a new start and advernture. I suppose changing the midset is the hardest thing as it is only your thoughts that are potentially stopping you from being 100%. Write down your thoughts whether positive or negative and talk about them and even score them if need be. I dont think anybody will ever be 100%, like I said we still arent. On the other hand I live over 300 miles from my parents who themselves lived in Cyprus for over 10 years and even though I missed them I spoke to them on Skype about 5 times per week so to me there was no real difference as being in the same country. We have decided to rent our house out in the UK when we move, not as an escape to come back but literally as a retirement plan. As mentioned in my earlier post I will be making a cost comparison when I go in May and will be happy to share this with you. Good luck in your decisions. Dean & Margaret Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Dean I am sure you have done all the analysis and are sure that, for you guys, things will be better here financially. Good luck when you get here and I hope your expectations are met. If it is things, luxury and a better life you are after you will certainly get the opportunity to have that here in spades. In fact why don't you go for a pint when you get here to celebrate. Oh by the way that is touching $11 here now in many places in the city. Ok $9 if you only buy a schooner. You can spend some of your newly found disposalable income on a couple of those:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jojo Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 hello i'm new to the forum and would like to introduce myself to you all. my husband is a bricklayer and i'm a hairdresser. were in the process of migrating to perth australia as i have family there. We've just had our medicals and awaiting to here from our visa's. I'm also abit nervous and don't no what to do as my daughters are 15 and 14 years of age, there adament that there not ready to move abroad to australia and there happy with there friends school and home life in the uk but my husband and i really want to try a new life in the sun. does any one no what the public schools are like or if i should put the children in private like alot of the other poms have done:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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