Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
Dec 30th 2010, 11:52 am
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
Some of the posters on this thread think they have a very high QOL now in the UK...and also think they could enjoy a similar high QOL in Australia. It's perfectly sensible to bring the finances into it. People work towards financial security later in life, or as early in life as possible. Changing your entire life's worth into AUD at the moment doesn't seem like a sensible plan...or will set you back years at least.
Dec 30th 2010, 11:52 am
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Dec 30th 2010, 12:01 pm
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Dec 30th 2010, 12:03 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
The situation the OP is talking about is very different, they want to retire, they have paid off the mortgage, they don't know if they want to start again. It is different situation to somebody that is maybe starting out on life's great adventure.
Very easy for people who have not got the bulk of their working years behind them to say it doesn't matter start again.
Very easy for people who have not got the bulk of their working years behind them to say it doesn't matter start again.
The problem is compounded not only by the high Australian dollar, but also by the general financial malaise in much of the western world. I haven't seen that many European backpackers and tourists this year - I suspect many are keen to keep the job they have, or can't afford to come because they don't have a job.
Retiring somewhere cheap and warm is a reasonable idea though. I am back working in Manilia Next week. The Philippines are very "retiree" friendly, and it's a shedload cheaper than Australia. Similarly Thailand seems full of refugees these days. Maybe that might be a better option.
Dec 30th 2010, 12:08 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
The problem is compounded not only by the high Australian dollar, but also by the general financial malaise in much of the western world. I haven't seen that many European backpackers and tourists this year - I suspect many are keen to keep the job they have, or can't afford to come because they don't have a job.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Dec 30th 2010, 12:09 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
Very valid point, I don't think Australia is the ideal place to retire to. But then again, I dont think it ever was. It always seemed (to me anyway) as a land of opportunity for young people who were starting out. Immigration is supposed to counter a greying population, not exacerbate it!
The problem is compounded not only by the high Australian dollar, but also by the general financial malaise in much of the western world. I haven't seen that many European backpackers and tourists this year - I suspect many are keen to keep the job they have, or can't afford to come because they don't have a job.
Retiring somewhere cheap and warm is a reasonable idea though. I am back working in Manilia Next week. The Philippines are very "retiree" friendly, and it's a shedload cheaper than Australia. Similarly Thailand seems full of refugees these days. Maybe that might be a better option.
The problem is compounded not only by the high Australian dollar, but also by the general financial malaise in much of the western world. I haven't seen that many European backpackers and tourists this year - I suspect many are keen to keep the job they have, or can't afford to come because they don't have a job.
Retiring somewhere cheap and warm is a reasonable idea though. I am back working in Manilia Next week. The Philippines are very "retiree" friendly, and it's a shedload cheaper than Australia. Similarly Thailand seems full of refugees these days. Maybe that might be a better option.
agree entirely 
Dec 30th 2010, 12:12 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
I see exactly the opposite.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Dec 30th 2010, 12:13 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
I see exactly the opposite.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Dec 30th 2010, 12:13 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
I see exactly the opposite.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Almost every morning on the train I hear Irish accents on the way into the city...mostly girls. On the way back there are almost always Irish guys dressed in their construction gear getting on at the station I change at. There seem to be loads of em.
Plenty of other Euro travellers as well but the Irish seem to be by far and way the biggest group.
My area is popular with longer stay backpackers, particularly the Irish it seems.
Edit - Yes I actually agree coming here to be skint is no fun. However if you can afford to live thats different
Last edited by Zambia; Dec 30th 2010 at 12:17 pm. Reason: wrong post ... no idea how much the op is bringing
Dec 30th 2010, 12:18 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
I admit there are still a few Irish around, but nothing like the numbers that were here in the days before the Celtic tiger roared. Fifteen years ago every city bar was full of young Europeans - huge numbers of French, English and Irish. I just don't see the same numbers. Maybe I'm getting old......
Dec 30th 2010, 12:22 pm
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OP never mind about the nice weather and how somebody else moved over without two cents to rub together and how you should commit financial suicide or you never deserved this visa in the first place. I would have bet my house that these type of responses would come up as soon as I read the first post 
If you suddenly lost your visa tomorrow, how disappointed would you be? Would you be disappointed at all or would you actually feel a tiny bit relieved?
If you would be relieved then maybe you should write off what you have spent to date on getting the visa and get on with your perfectly satisfactory UK life. The time and effort spent is gone and no use crying over it. It wasn't meant to be.
However if you would be very disappointed about losing the opportunity then why not look into other options. Rent the UK house out, bring over as little money as you can get away with and rent an apartment to try out the Australian life.
If it doesn't work out then at least you will have had a couple of years (maybe) use out of the visa and will have had a good life experience.
I know it is doom and gloom in the UK at the moment and the exchange rate is rubbish, but it will recover. It always does.
If you suddenly lost your visa tomorrow, how disappointed would you be? Would you be disappointed at all or would you actually feel a tiny bit relieved?
If you would be relieved then maybe you should write off what you have spent to date on getting the visa and get on with your perfectly satisfactory UK life. The time and effort spent is gone and no use crying over it. It wasn't meant to be.
However if you would be very disappointed about losing the opportunity then why not look into other options. Rent the UK house out, bring over as little money as you can get away with and rent an apartment to try out the Australian life.
If it doesn't work out then at least you will have had a couple of years (maybe) use out of the visa and will have had a good life experience.
I know it is doom and gloom in the UK at the moment and the exchange rate is rubbish, but it will recover. It always does.
Dec 30th 2010, 12:23 pm
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Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?
There are a lot of share houses with a continuous turnover of people. It's no different to how many Aussie WHV'ers live over in relatively pricey parts of London. I would imagine some of these guys working in construction are probably making decent money - they probably either just dont want or can't get a 6 month lease on their own place.
