Cumbria to Perth
 

Hi there :D

Just wondered if there were any other Cumbrians making the move down under? Would be nice to speak to some local people, maybe even arrange a meet?????????????????

I am 24 and my hubby Barrie is 25, we have a 1 year old daughter and a dog!!!! My mam (47 - she will kill me for putting that on) and stepdad (43) are also applying. We sent our visa app in November and we are just waiting for a Case Officer. They seem to be getting through them a bit faster now so with a bit of luck we will be there Sept/Oct. We are hoping to go to the Mandurah area.

Would love to hear from anyone from either end!!!

Hayley :thumbup:

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Very possible we may be moving to Cumbria in September (for work reasons). Hopefully off to Aus in around 2 to 3 years.

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Hi there, we'r from cumbria im 30 and girlfriend katy 24. We live in kendal and are off to cairns, shame it wasnt perth! Where are you guys at???

Stu

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Wanna swap lives?

We are in Perth and Cumbria looks very nice! Is there much employment for electricians and accounts clerks up that way?

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Haha how mad, im an electrician! Job will be coming up, maybe we should forget cairns and come to perth! Fancy house swop aswell!!!:eek:

stu

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that would be cool! hehe, what's your house like?

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We lived in Cumbria, before moving to Brisbane :thumbup:

Theres quite a few Cumbrians on the forum :thumbup:

Good luck guys :thumbup:

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Hi, we live in lake district and are in the process of thinking about a move to Aus. We run a builders firm at the mo, and quite fancy doing something similar if we get out there, if its viable. Where abouts in cumbria are you?

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We are in Workington at the mo, not for much longer with a bit of luck!! Where abouts in the lake district are you?

There seems to be loads of Cumbrians trying to escape or already have, wonder if its anything to do with the lovely weather we get in Cumbria! NOT!!!

How far on is everyone with thier applications??

Hayley

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Our flights are booked for the 25th of june!

stu

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My god I am so jelous!!!

Which Visa you gone on? How long did it take once you got a CO?

Hayley

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Girfriend katy has sposership so we'r on a 457, intend to go for pr mamybe 6 months down the line!

stu

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Fantastic!

We havent been to australia before, my mam and stepdad went for 4 week this time last year. Some people say we must be mad not going before hand but I just keep thinking, can it really be so much worse than here???!!!

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would that be to BNFL :rofl:

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we are from whitehaven. how you going

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I guess it depends on what you dislike about where you are. I am going to live in the UK and all the scary stories about there aren't much better. As someone seems to say around here....same shit, shinier bucket!

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Great thanks!! Will be better when we get a CO!!

Where abouts in Oz are you now?

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we live on the mornington peninsula victoria, countryside by the sea.

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It looks lovely!!!!!

We are hoping to go to Perth.

Hayley
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No it would be to a Primary School! :blink:

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Hiya, we are in a small village called broughton. We havent really got anywhere with our applications yet, just been in touch with a company thats going to do our assessment and stuff and then take it from there, how far along are you? is it a really long difficult process? :unsure:
Its a bit scary just hope that we are doing the right thing and the company we use is ok, there are sooo many out there and we havent really got a clue where to begin with the whole process. :confused:

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If you are looking at somewhere like Kendal the place is made up of either accountant firms or builders so you should be sorted for work. The economy is always buoyant due to tourism. Why you leaving Oz? We are in Kendal but want to go to Adelaide...

Richard

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Hi Richard

I will try and tactfully say why I want to leave Oz because last time I did It didn't go too well :p

I grew up in Brisvegas and life was pretty sweet except for the humidity so when my hubby suggested we move to Perth to be near his family I though great, a nice change of climate, a chance to start fresh, etc. closer to family.

Family life didn't work out and basically it's just Me, Hubby and the 2 kidlets alone in Perth, have made some good friends, the best of them being the Pom's :eek:

Anyway my Neighbour went back to the UK for 3 months over Xmas and has decided she will go back next year permanently, well this put idea's into our tiny little brains, so we thought 'us too!!' Hubby was born in UK so he and kids can get British passports and I will get Wifey Visa.

Also we want to see the world and I really do not cope at all with the heat or the bugs so am practically a hermit during summer, then in Winter it just rains all the time anyway, so am hoping I will have a bit more life in me in a cooler climate.

Can I ask why Adelaide? My husband grew up in Adelaide, it's not the best choice 'duck's and cover's from the flaming about to receive"

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2 mins up the road!!!

There does seem to be a lot of visa companies about. We had quotes from a couple of firms but then decided to do it all ourselves. It was hard at times to get motivated to fill all the forms in but its a hell of a lot cheaper! We had a quote for £4000 but doing it ourselves, it has cost £1400 ish thats with paying for medicals as well.

I keep wondering whether we are doing the right thing, i keep thinking will my 1 year old grow up and hate us for taking her away from the rest of her family but I would rather try it and fail that not try and think "what if" all our life!!

How old are you? What is your trade?

Hayley
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We're from Workington too, well Seaton really:thumbup:

Good luck with your application:thumbup:

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Hey Richard, im in kendal, its a small world isnt it. Im in touch with a guy in cairns where we'r heading. He went to a house warming the other week turns out the girl who was having the party was from Kendal. Year older than me and thinks she knows me. Still waiting to find out her name! Where are ya in kendal?

Stu

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Hi Hayley

Quickly responding from your other thread, sorry my friends don't know Angela or her family, I hope you manage to find her though.

We've already met then...did I do your engagement at the British Legion? Oh and my hubby's called Andy.

Hi Hils..hows things? you made it then...we never did manage that coffee,lol.


We lived in West Cumbria in Seascale, St Bees, Gosforth, Whitehaven, Moor Row, Lowca, Moresby & Bowthorn. Not all at the same time..though:ohmy:

Teabag, you will love Cumbria if...

You like it cold...
You like it wet...
You love tractors...Oh how I miss the smell of manure in the morning!!
You can understand any of us...Oo's it garn marra?

Joking aside ..it is a very beautiful place of the world, I think 'Miss Potter' was filmed a few miles from where we used to live.

I always felt confident the kids were being brought up in a safe environment but I found employment pretty scarce...can anyone remember when Morrisons opened in Whitehaven? Weren't there about 1000 applicants just for the checkout cashiers or something ridiculous.

We love Cumbria but on the other side of the world..lol

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Thanks very much, hopefully wont be too long til we get a CO.

My mam is panicing now though. Wonder if anyone can help? She is 47 and doesnt this she will be acccepted. She is on a Skilled Independant Visa with her hubby (my stepdad) as the main applicant as he is a painter/decorator and he is only 43. She thinks that neither of them will get in as she is over the 45 year cut off age.

Any info from anyone who knows about this situation?

Hayley
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You certainly can...

Out of all of the places I have looked at Adelaide offers more of what we are after. The larger cities are too expensive, the Gold Coast looks good but is too glitzy if you know what I mean... Adelaide offers a fairly relaxed environment if a little 'ordinary' - but Kendal is hardly the centre of the universe is it!! Note these are observations done from afar and we would certainly look at doing a recce before committing ourselves - it would be a big stuff up if we didn't like it once we got there!!

Richard

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Heron Hill

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I am glad you are doing a recce first!! One thing to note, Adelaide is in a valley that forms a sauna effect in Summer, quite stifling.

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Hayley,

we're in Cockermouth. House on the market and ready to go as soon as possible. In fact, problems we may have in shipping our dog means that we're pretty keen to get things moving quickly..........but someones gotta buy the house!!

We're off to Sydney......me, wife, 2 kids and dog........

Cheers

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Hi Hayley

We run a building company, my husband specializes in Roofing & Plastering but with our employees we do just about everything, also looking into asbestos removals at the mo and very nearly got our licence, hoping we might be able to use this if we get out to aus. I am 30 and OH (chris) is 41 (old cradle snatching git!:D )
I understand what you are saying about the kids, I spoke to my family about our plans at the weekend and everyone burst out crying, it kind of makes you realise that it doesnt just affect you but the whole family!
We really dont know whether it will happen at this moment in time but are very serious about looking into it, there are so many things to consider especially where abouts do you pick to settle out there, I suppose its where the work is, but how do you know??:blink: Any help from you or any other cumbrians(or anyone) is much appreciated:thumbup:
Melissa

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Hi, have you got your visa? How long did it take?

We are taking our dog too, she is a staffy. Which company are you using, it seems to cost the earth to take pets! Not that I could even think about leaving her here!!!!

Hayley

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Its all really scarey eh.

My hubby Barrie is a painter/decorator and we have been looking at Perth. I know that in that area, they are crying out for all tradesmen and the daily papers are full of jobs. He is thinking of working for someone for a year or 2 to get to know how they do things over there and then going self employed.

If your hubby has all the skills of tradesmen and will be the main applicant, he will have to apply before he turns 45. He will need to get his skills assessed and have a positive reply before he lodges the main application (just something to be thinking about).

Hayley
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Just reading the local paper today and we have Aussies from over east having to go back because they can't find rental accommodation in Perth! Try and sort somewhere to live before you arrive if at all possible if you're coming to Perth

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Yehh, we thought as much, we have just signed up for an assessment and then will take it from there, I would imagine the whole process will take about year, does that sound about right? We know that his time is running out so are trying to get it sorted as soon as house, the house is already on the market so if that sells sooner we will rent some where for a while.

I noticed you are gonna take your dog, how much does that cost? we have a border collie and I would hate to leave her behind.

:)

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We sent our Skills Assessment off in July and are just waiting of a CO now, so a years seems to be about right.

I think it costs about £1500 to get a dog over, more or less depending on the size. Its all the injections before hand, some of them need a few injections so if you are taking it, I would speak to the vet asap and start the ball rolling. Just something else to batter your head in!!

Teabag - Thanks for the advice I will definately try to find something before we come. It must crazy overthere!!!!

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I'm from Melbourne but my wife is Scottish and we live in Scotland (SW) at the moment. Carlisle is a regular stopping point for shopping at the weekend and we are just back from another week's hols in south Lakeland - at Grange over Sands which is a terrific base for the Lake District, South Lakeland and Yorkshire Dales. Kirkby Lonsdale is a favourite place of our's with a run over the hills to Dent and up to Sedburgh to finish off. A stunningly beautiful part of the world Cumbria!

OzTennis :)

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I've got a Spouse Visa so the 'timescales' discussion is a bit of a non-starter 'cause they're in a league of their own compared to the other types of visa. My application took 4-6 weeks (can't quite remember) from start to finish and that was without front-loading the medicals. Our girls didn't need to apply for visas 'cause they automatically were entitled to Citizenship By Descent because of my wife. They've got their aussie passports already.

Mind you, this is my 2nd time through all this....I got a skilled independant visa (can't remember the sub-class number, but can get the old passport and tell ou if you need to know) granted back in 1999 and that only took about 8-12 weeks from start to finish too. But I had to let that lapse because of a bereavement and me and my, then girlfriend, came back to the UK.

As for the dog.......we're in a bit of a mess at the minute because we have an English Bulldog who can only be carried by Japanese Airlines. However, because of a recent fatality, JAL are thinking of banning English Bulldogs. The same applies to Pugs and some Staffies I think. We only found out about this over the weekend by discovering another thread on here.

I was going to try and copy a link to the thread but I'm not much of an IT Whizz. The thread is called something like "This little terror ma just stop us going" or something like that. I think you should be OK with the Staffie but it'd be best to read the thread and then get advice off shippers.

We've been quoted £2.3k by Airpets and £1.8k by Ryslip. Spoke to Airpets this-morning about the JAL ban and they've said it's not a question of 'if' but 'when' the ban comes in.

They've said they they could get our bully out to Oz in 3-4 weeks at a push.....but we haven't sold the house and so can't just send her. What if it took another 6 months to sell the house and she'd be in quarantine in Sydney (and it'd be costing us $800-1000/month).

Sorry for the long response...hope some of it helps.