Jon the Hat

That rule applies for applications where you are not married to or the civil partner of a British Citizen. If you are you can apply the day you get ILR as long as you were in the UK three years before and have been resident for 3 years.

Thanks, I might well do that.

Hey Collie, any view on how the job market is for senior finance in Perth? There never seems to be many jobs on Seek over $150k.. I am CIMA myself, working as an FD for ASX top 10 company but their offices are in Sydney and we are aiming for Perth.

I guess a copy of the completion statement showing your equity you get from your conveyancer would be sufficient to show where the fund came from. No tax due. Goodluck!

Group evidence together and upload as one document. You shouldn't need more than say 30-40 if you do that.

If you are in Australia and staying then it appears you don't have a problem. If you leave you would need a RRV like anyone else. Worth applying for Citizenship I think.

I think you need to ask your Husband whether he really wants to do it. If he doesn't now, right after you got back - then he really doesn't. If he does, you should sit down and work out the time it will take, the costs of moving, the costs of not working for 3-6 months, the implications for careers if you take a step back. Then work out how to do it without selling your house - can you live for 6 months after the costs of flights and so on? how would you come back if you spend all your savings? It is a hard decision for those of us with Australian Spouses, and they want to go home!

How is that even legal? Surely there must be some trading standards equivalent in Australia at state level?

Good news Ben! I hope it all goes through for you. We are close to coming off the market and waiting for the Spring now. The market is completely dead where we are. Plan B is to rent the house next year, but will need to save some more funds to do that. Disappointing after feeling so ready to go, but far from a disaster. Just need to pick ourselves up and get on with it! Congratulations Katie, how exciting to finally be there! Glad to hear PSS have been good so far, I was leaning towards them for some reason.

A forecast is just a forecast, no chance there. The Department are not obliged to ask for additional information if they consider they have enough to make a decision - it is the applicants job to ensure they make their case. Again, little chance of compensation i think.

Immigration isn’t the problem, failure to invest enough of Australia’s wealth in top quality infrastructure is the problem; poor politicians taking the easy way.

Now is definitely not the time to sell a house. Market is very quiet. Hold.

Unhealthy yes, inedible sometimes. I wouldn't buy twice from a chippy that sold soggy batter.

If you declared the conviction you should be fine. They would have requested more information if needed.

Despite some very positive viewings we are still trying to sell the house. We are now enjoying the summer and resigned to not moving for a while yet.

We aren't there yet but: 1) Wife is Aussie and wants to go home (for about 15 years) 2) Kids love it when we visit 3) I want to be closer to the water and take up sailing / scuba diving / kyaking / windsurfing again. And maybe rowing. 4) Weather = outdoors = adventure! 6) I like nice breakfasts

You would probably have to pay the full rental upfront.

Are able / planning to continue your current self employment in Perth i.e. with your existing client base but remotely? If not then you would be asking a mortgage company to lend to you without any work... Sounds to me like this wouldn't work even if it was a good idea. I love South Perth, but we are looking at Applecross High School catchment as it seems a much better school than the high school in Como (which SP is catchment for).

Slightly late here, but also be clear that if you study nursing, you will have to work after you qualify in the UK before you can get a visa as a nurse, it isn't just a case of come as a newly qualified graduate nurse.

I can't comment on whether you would get an invitation or not, however: The cost is presumably a mix of Visa application Fees and Agent fees. You can check the visa fees yourself. If you are moving on a temporary visa you should do so knowing that you may have to come back after the 4 years. This is simple fact becuase you may qualify today to apply for PR in 3 years, but the AU government can and do change the goalposts regularly, and 3 years is plenty of time for your job to drop off the skills list.

The speed of moving with work is probably more of a shock, but you are much better supported and don't have to worry about finding a job and spending a stack of your savings in the meantime. I found the idea of rushing in a couple of mnoths quite alarming, but now that fell through and we are going under our own steam, I am releaxed about moving but worried about finding work when i get there.

You deciding factor on location is probably going to be getting work. What do you do? It is worth noting that trades and so froth don't necessarily pay as well in the UK, so also worth getting online to look at salaries. Reed.co.uk is the equivalent of seek.com.au

I have only visited, but it seemed like a Large country town to me.

Lib Dem? That explains the lack of coherent sentences and plan then

@Alan Collett may be your man for this one.