Jon the Hat

Compelling being you are moving back to UK, so show them you have given notice on your rental or are selling your house, that you gave notice on your job, that you have flights booked and an AirBnb in the UK. That you applied for jobs in the UK.

You wouldn't have been allowed on the plane without the other one

It takes so much time and effort to get it, madness to throw it away when evidence suggests if you make plans to leave for more than 3 months you can get an exemption. If people are not getting that permission I have to wonder whether they are applying properly, or have taken any steps to actually move. As the question was written like a journalistic enquiry I rather wonder if it isn't just that.

Yes I have booked the PCR tests. We booked the 12th, but actually if you select an available date (12th was the the latest when I looked) and go through to booking you can change the date to later in September.. Interesting that the availability went up. Maybe they got a steer that the cap will go back up to 1000 per week.

It reads like they will ask us for a health declaration before they allow us to board or perhaps check in. (second link) Complete pre-departure health declaration You will be screened for signs of illnesses, and asked to declare your health status at your departure airport. If you are exhibiting any symptoms of respiratory illnesses, you will not be allowed on board. Covid-19: SIA transit flights through Singapore (singaporeair.com) Transit through Singapore (singaporeair.com)

You absolutely CAN fly from the UK via Singapore, effective about a month ago.

We sold in March and moved into rental. No way I was booking anything with a house to sell - you are braver than me! PCR tests I have booked at Gatwick drive through with Express tests. £60 each. We live down that way so just easier. We are flying from LHR. We are using PSS, we have a 40ft container, plus the car. Same for AirBnB all cancellable in case.

indeed, about half!

Ah yes the judging British people on escape to the county, a show for people so incapable of buying a house they need professional advice, who then point out they are looking for literally something which doesn't exist in their budget.

You are probably right in that most poms i think don;t move to Australia to sign up for a longer commute than they had in the UK. On the other point, only about half of Australians have a passport, so its possible your circle is not typical.

Tax offices don't work on a people reviewing number basis any more, they use data analytics to identify discrepancies, and automation to send you a claim / penalty. So anyone who tells the UK HMRC they are in Australia, HMRC will share their data with the ATO in a bulk file, who can run a single exercise to flag the missing income. They can pick up literally everyone. And they will. Once they have a discrepancy it IS worth their time following up.

Not just POMS mate, most people in Australia won't travel either. Or they will go to Bali...

Flights are really starting to stress me now. We have the below booked all tied to our travel date. So much stress! Removals End of tenancy inc cleaner AirBnB in the UK PCR Tests Airport hotel Flights AirBnB in Perth On top of that, Travel Declarations, G2G Passes all of which rely on the travel details.

Edited your list for things I have literally enjoyed in the past week! Eeek!

The UK has certainly lost focus on the importance of maintaining things.

Just from a cost point of view I would try moving in Australia first. Myabe one of the towns skirting Melbourne itself? I quite like Melbourne to visit but it holds no appeal to live in for me.

When to sun does shine, out in the countryside there is nowhere more lovely than England. It's just a shame it tends to happen while you are at work all but a few days a year!

Thanks Chocci. I’ll give them a ring. PSS came down to 2.3% with no IPT for £40k plus of cover, but as you say 1.6% is much better.

Their website has been down since last week weirdly,

Even the first goal of 80k a week is pretty feeble. The centre we got ours in in West Sussex was doing 12-14k a week. One sports hall.

As long as you authorise your solicitor they should be able to transfer it direct to the FX account - suggest you talk to them about what they need from you to do that.

Flights to Perth have certainly gone up a lot recently. You should be fine to hop down to Perth as long as they don't close the borders due to an outbreak. We arrive mid September as well, and we have booked an AirBnB for 4 weeks post quantine in an area we know, plus a hire car (recommend Bayswater car hire, we have used then many times and they are the best value). The rental market in Perth was crazy earlier in the year as lots of FIFO employers insisted on people being in WA - seems to have calmed down a bit now but still pretty competitive.

So I’ve discovered you can apply for your G2G pass several months in advance, we got approved immediately for September. It will then ask you to resubmit your health declarations a week before the travel date you entered.

Which is fine as long as you accept that the borders will open and you take your chances with the virus.

If you don't mind me asking did you have to pay more? I can see one way Qatar flights for September are now at £9000+ vs the £2500 I paid in March.