Jon the Hat

Honestly I don't know how many red flags you need before you think maybe expert advise would be helpful. Russia / not living together / never lived together / applicant who thinks he has all the answers. Some people just won't listen.

Some pretty good flights deals at the moment - look at Jack's flight club.

I would like to change my advice! Do it all yourself, you evidently know all about it anyway. You must be an agent! Good luck.

If neither of them are happy then it sounds like they must move.

I would suggest you use a MARA registered agent, as it is not so simple if you are not living together to prove you are defacto.

I would make sure he has all the documentation, grant notifcations etc, then delete his stuff off the account, then no notifications.

While Australia requires citizens to enter and leave on an Australian passport, the UK has no such requirement. Just eb sure to enter and leave on the SAME passport - if you enter on your Australian passport and leave on your British one you could show up as an overstayer, which while it wouldn't stop you entering in future (as you are British) it might slow things down.

Is there anything to stop you logging in and changeing the password? If you were the primary applicant I would say the Immi account is yours no? Your ex can access his documentation through VEVO I guess.

Isn't then point that the BVA wouldn't kick in until the active 457 visa expires? The question then is whether it expires when you quit your job...

The children will qualify for citizenship by descent via their Australian mum, so only your son in law needs a visa. His options are essentially apply offshore ASAP for the 309/100 visa (one application - he would likley qualify for the 100 permanent visa straight away assuming married >2years with children) and EITHER wait the 14 ish months for grant and then come onshore - OR apply then when ready to move apply for a 600 visitor visa for as long as possible and stay in Australia without working rights until notified of grant when you leave Australia for about a week for the visa to be granted, then head back and hey presto all sorted. Lots of people do this when they are in a hurry. The alternative is to Visit australia on a tourist visa and then decide to stay and apply onshore for the Partner visa. He would then recieve a bridging visa with full work rights. The issue with this is you must not under tourist visa conditions intend to do this, so perhaps an exploratory trip to decide.

As someone who spends the best part of 3 hours a day commuting into / out of London, I can highly recommend only working in London if you can afford to live there or very close. Also I am not sure it is that easy to find part time senior roles in London either, the ones I see tend to be people who are already established in a company.

You have to know you are in a minority. The visa is a lot of money, the point being made is if you think that is the wrost of it you are most likely wrong.

820 has to be the route out in the long run, but from what I have read you are still bound by your 457 terms until that expires, and if then you don't have the 820 yet your bridging visa kicks in. Get some advice, but if the outcome is that you have to wait a while you are still much better off than you might have been if you didn't qualify for the 820 - you could be going home!

A sort of social club or working mens club.

Don't you come on here with your common sense approach! This is the internet!!! Seriously though, we will be doing much the same, take it as it comes and don't expect it to be easy. Nothing is forever, and there may be a time in future when a move back is the best thing for us.

Yes I'm aware of that. We are moving to mid coast (Forster) there are two high school's split into two catchments, north and south for year 7-10, then a separate school for seniors from both schools for year 11-12. It's 'pants' because if my daughter was in the uk she would do year 11 followed by 2 years A levels. In oz she will do 9 weeks in yr10 then two years in senior 11 & 12. Essentially she looses a years high school education if they don't put her back a grade. If the Senior School is for both schools then at least she will know half the kids from her 9 weeks there, and maybe have some new friends to spend time with over the Summer holidays? I bit more tricky for your son, but again at least he would know a few kids when he starts SHS.

The problem with this market is that you are not going to get the corporate relocation work as that is done through larger relocation companies, and as noted above, those of us going it alone are generally going to value money over time in the first few weeks as they don't have a job. Given time it is not that hard to go around yourself and check places out, sort out all the paperwork and so on.

You will have to provide a police certificate as part of any visa application which will show your conviction, and then it will be immediately obvious to the case officer that you failed to declare this when you applied for your WH visa. It is hard to see how you would then meet the criteria. One thing they really really don't like is people who lie to get a visa. I would suggest you go home and try in a few years if you have the skills.

Isn't that the truth! Too many exceptions, too many changing rules, formats, codes etc. This is why the likes of Thomas Reuters are making so much money...

Ah that is mostly a myth; I should know being head of delivering digital finance for a $5Bn multinational company .

They are just jealous Alan; secretly everyone wishes they were an accountant Jon, ACMA, CGMA, shortly CPA ha.

Thanks Ferrets. We are hoping to live in Perth, so getting a job is going to be critical. I am working for an ASX listed company, but no presence in Perth and few jobs at my level anyhow, so we are going it alone. I may have to step down to a senior manager role to get work I guess, but for the right company that isn't a drama.

You get into the public schools by living in the catchment area - it is guaranteed (very unlike Surrey). essentially you apply once you have proof of a signed lease. I would say good quality houses in NS looked quite challenging for less than about $1200 a week when I was looking a few months ago. (The job offer fell through so we are off to Perth now)

Good progress all round! Good news, I hope you manage to enjoy some last UK summer along the way. We are thinking if the timing works we will rent a motorhome and do a bit of a tour for a few weeks before we fly out.

Ha. Only Skips are worthy of the prawn cocktail flavour.