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LesleyM Jan 11th 2006 5:06 am

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Hubby 43 and me 40. Definately sounds like life begins at 40. :D

DebraH Jan 11th 2006 5:15 am

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Originally Posted by Swing-Your-Pants
Me 40, Her indoors 42. Yes the move is a 40 thing :-)

Kids 6 & 12.

phew another over 40 - me 42, OH nearly 40 :p

Bookie Jan 11th 2006 5:17 am

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Originally Posted by DebraH
phew another over 40 - me 42, OH nearly 40 :p

Feeling bloody old!
Me 44 him indoors 47.

FRAYNE Jan 11th 2006 6:04 am

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Originally Posted by Bookie
Feeling bloody old!
Me 44 him indoors 47.

Not as old as me 51 hubby 55
JANET

LouiseG Jan 11th 2006 6:22 am

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I am clinging onto my twenties at 29!!! Dave is 30....

HiddenPaw Jan 11th 2006 6:43 am

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Originally Posted by jayne311
many thanks for the reply dunroamintheuk, something we are going to have to deal with then i think because for us, the idea of going over there with no financial security is not a option.
we will have to just wait and hope that we will have enough points in the future.

i am going to have to resist from looking at all the info on aus. and checking this site each day for hints and tips or else the next 3/5 years will be a nightmare for all concerned. and then we possibly might not get in......

jayne.

Hi Jayne, is applying now not an option then? It might take 12-18 months to get a visa anyway (tho less for MODL) but then you would have a 5 year visa, so could basically go and settle in your own time. (Altho you would need to make a trip to Oz to at least validate - usually 12 months from date of issue (sometimes less). (Sorry if I'm repeating stuff that you already know!!) :) Good luck

HiddenPaw Jan 11th 2006 6:46 am

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Both 30 when we applied, 31 when we got PR and moved to Oz, 33 when we came back and will be 35-36 if/when we go back again!

Grayling Jan 11th 2006 6:51 am

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Originally Posted by FRAYNE
Not as old as me 51 hubby 55
JANET

Whippersnappers! :rolleyes:

54 and 56 :cool:

G

oliverandlisa Jan 11th 2006 6:54 am

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31 and 32

jayne311 Jan 11th 2006 8:48 am

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Originally Posted by HiddenPaw
Hi Jayne, is applying now not an option then? It might take 12-18 months to get a visa anyway (tho less for MODL) but then you would have a 5 year visa, so could basically go and settle in your own time. (Altho you would need to make a trip to Oz to at least validate - usually 12 months from date of issue (sometimes less). (Sorry if I'm repeating stuff that you already know!!) :) Good luck

hi we know the time scale about applying for the visas but our orriginal plan was........ apply at the back end of this year, all being well visa's issued at the latter part of the year after ('97) then hopefully have enough savings to move over there within 3 years of them being issued.

now we know that you have to validate the visa's within 10/12 months of issue/checks so we are going to wait to apply for them when we are almost there financially (sp?) so when they are issued we can just start the process of going over asap.

the reason also being that we cant/dont want to spend almost £3,000 on flights and then the cost of a holiday on top out of our savings. for a family of 4 i can imagine that the holiday would be a huge expense.

sounds crazy i know that we have never been over there and are willing to move over without visiting the place but at the end of the day we only live once and if it doesnt work out we can always come back....

so sorry to ramble on and on and on.......

well there you go....that is my reasons behind the plan....for now any way.

Shellfish Jan 11th 2006 8:59 am

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When we moved over, I was 26 and hubby was 29 but that was 2 and a half years ago

happy chappy Jan 11th 2006 9:29 am

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Originally Posted by Stephen
Dont know if this has been asked before, but does anyone know or hazard a guess at the average age of Mr & Mrs moving to Australia?

Just wondering if I was over the hill or Joe Average! (Mr 38 & Mrs 33) :)

Myself and the wife are 38 and the kids are 9 and 7 and hopefully I will still be 38 when I get there :)

lened Jan 11th 2006 8:24 pm

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I'm 55 years young so by the looks of it one of the oldest to take the plunge but not as risky as it sounds as Ive been over on lots of holidays and my daughter and grand children are in Perth already. :D

Desire Jan 11th 2006 8:30 pm

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Arrived in Oz two weeks after my 40th birthday!
Hubby 38
girls aged 8 & 11 yrs

lawlaw Jan 11th 2006 8:32 pm

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Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Me 37, Mrs Buzzy 31, baby Buzzettes both 8 months old.

Cheers

Buzzy


They are way cute, bless


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