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There you go, you have made a good discovery. It does not sound as though your daughter will need expensive lifetime treatment so you should be fine.

I'm with Quoll. Thirty years ago when I came to Australia, I'd have agreed with #1 as well - however Australia has changed dramatically since then (let's face it, everywhere has changed in that time). Nowadays Australia is not a better place than the UK in any way, shape or form. It's not worse, either. It's different. Just like France and Spain and Germany are different. The difference may suit you and your family, or it may not. You won't know till you try. But as long as you're coming for the adventure and you can afford the cost, it's worth a try.

I don't think it's even keeping up with the Jones's - it's just doing what's considered "normal". I recently saw a post from a young friend of mine on Facebook, asking if anyone had a spare mobile phone. She had come across a homeless person who'd had her phone stolen, and wanted to help them. I assumed she wanted a basic phone so the homeless person could keep in touch with family - but no. My offer of an old but serviceable "dumb" phone was rejected as not adequate. It had to be a decent smartphone as naturally, the homeless person had to have access to the internet and all the apps, because you can't live without those these days (apparently). As Toots said, I have never "needed" a smart TV, or a mobile phone, or to eat out regularly, or to go out for a drink. I notice is that younger people see these as "needs". They are so essential that they're horrified at the idea of life without them.

Sponsoring an employee has become an expensive and complex business, and the company has to effectively open its books to the government. So although you say his profession is in high demand, employers have to be really struggling before they'll take it on. Even though a profession is in high demand now, it doesn't mean it will still be the case in 2 years. After all, who'd have thought accountants would ever be at risk of being removed from the lists altogether? I would never, ever say the 482 visa is better for anyone. It's a short-term visa. Your husband will be entirely at the mercy of the employer. If he doesn't like the job, you'll have to go home. If the company gets into difficulties and he gets retrenched, you'll have to go home. If they go bust, ditto. And you'll have 90 days to do it. Sadly, some companies are aware of how beholden a 482 holder is, and don't treat them as fairly as they should. Meanwhile you are not legally resident in Australia but you are no longer legally resident in the UK, so there are hiccups like ineligibility for benefits, you may have to pay school fees even for state schools, you can't buy a property etc. There is a possibility that at the end of the contract period, the employee may be able to apply for a permanent visa, but that assumes the occupation is still on the list, the qualifications and experience required haven't been upgraded, and thresholds like points for age haven't been changed. Then you're in limbo while you wait for the decision to come through - take a peek at the threads for the 186 visa and see the amount of stress and anxiety are involved.

What's your ultimate goal, @CLA81? If you're thinking you'd like to migrate to Australia but you'd like to try it out first, I'd be cautious. Australia is not desperate for workers any more. The unemployment rate is much the same as the UK. So every year, it's getting harder and harder to migrate here. I'm sure you already know that there's a list of occupations that Australia will accept: you may not know that it's getting shorter and shorter. What that means is that yes, you could get a 482 visa - but in 2 years' time, when you've decided you like it and want to stay, you might find your occupation isn't on the list any more, so you'll have missed the boat. Therefore, if you are interested in migrating, then I'd recommend going for the full visa now. It is a slow process though - allow a year to get the whole thing done (assuming, of course, that you're eligible in the first place). The 482 is your quickest way to get to Australia but it's not easy to find an employer to sponsor you. Like I said, unemployment is much the same here as in the UK, so it's not like employers are falling over themselves to hire overseas workers.

It is by choice, but I think we're all so used to our lifestyle that for younger people, it doesn't feel like a choice. Our grandparents didn't "need" a TV or a car. Both were luxuries that you might treat yourself to, if you were doing well. Nowadays, most young people have a long list of "essentials" which even my generation regarded as luxuries. Just think of the outrage when it was suggested that smashed avocado was preventing young people getting a mortgage. They were all indignant, but the point was valid - when my first husband and I were twenty-somethings saving for a mortgage, we would never have gone to a restaurant to buy breakfast. If we managed chicken-in-a-basket in the pub once a week, we thought we were being hopelessly extravagant.

Actually, humidity is NEVER a trigger for asthma., so you need to look deeper. Humidity is a problem for me because it encourages the growth of dust mites, and I'm allergic to dust mites. It also encourages the growth of moulds, and I'm allergic to moulds. So either of those might be what is triggering your children. But alternatively, it could be that the wet, humid weather encouraged an explosion of grasses or plants that they're allergic to. Asthma is far, far more common in Australia than it is in the UK,. The upside of that is, you'll find treatments are more advanced so your children will get the best of care. The idea that dry air helps asthmatics comes from the old days when TB (tuberculosis) was very common. It also affects the chest, and dry air helps it, so the British have a long history of people moving to Switzerland to help their "chest complaints".

I second the suggestion to get professional help. I wonder if @Ken is still around? You need to be sure you're claiming all the expenses you can, but also that you don't claim expenses you shouldn't. It can all get complicated, especially when you eventually sell and have to do a whole heap of calculations. If you use the same tax agent through the whole time you rent out, then the agent will be able to do that for you, and that will save a lot of headaches.

You need to ask your doctors what kind of treatments your daughter will need in the long-term. If she is expected to recover then there should be no concerns.

. How well she is now does not really matter. What they look at is, how much will her treatment cost over her lifetime? There is a threshold and if she is likely to cost more than that, your visa will be rejected

Unfortunately a holiday isn't really enough of an emergency for the department to give you special treatment (not that they often do anyway). I'm afraid you have two options - (1) see if you can change the dates for your holiday or (2) go on holiday but pack enough clothes for at least six months because if you leave the country without a RRV, you may be stuck overseas for a long time.

This is good advice. You'll need to rent an AirBnB or holiday let for your first four weeks anyway, while you find a long-term rental. If you haven't got a job lined up by then, you can look at a six-month rental somewhere fairly central so you've got a good base to look around.

It’s no problem if you’re both outside Australia, in fact that’s normal.

Every asthmatic is different so it’s hard to say. But yes, I’m asthmatic and humidity is a big problem for me. if your kids are like me, then they couldn’t live anywhere in Eastern Australia, which is far more humid than anything you’d ever get in England. Perth or Adelaide would be good choices

But you said that he included you in his application. If he did, then you already have a visa

Once you're in Australia, you can come and go as often as you like during that first year of the RRV. Once the RRV expires, you'll need to apply for another RRV before you can go overseas again - but if you weren't planning to go overseas, you could go on living in Australia as long as you liked! The RRV just allows you to leave and re-enter

Given the evidence, this sounds like the most likely explanation

Are you in Australia already?

That looks fairly clear to me. Notice that you click on the blue button marked "steps" and it lists every different kind of document in detail.

If the ABN changes then your application will be rejected as invalid, that is not the same as refusal, so you cannot appeal. However at this stage, you don't even know if the ABN will change, so you may be panicking for nothing.

The ABN may change, or it may not change. It depends how they change the business structure. If the ABN stays the same then you should be fine. If it changes, then I think you could be in trouble.

If you're on his application then you'll get your visa when he gets his. What's your problem?

Try HSBC

It's very rare that it's worth taking the car, even one that's sold here. The costs of shipping and getting it approved for Australian roads are just too expensive. Buying a car is not difficult. The only thing I'd advise is not to take a lease, even if the rates are attractive. I'm sure you're planning to stay for the long term, but then all new arrivals are (otherwise they wouldn't get this far!), and yet every year, we see people having to head home before their car lease is up, and it's a nightmare to sort out.