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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.

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Kirby Lonsdale one of my faves too. Not a Cumbrian I am from just over the border in North Lancashire but spent many a sunday at Devils Bridge and I still get my kids shoes mailed to me from the MIL who regularly shops in Kendal. My huaband served his time in Barrow at VSEL.

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Hi there!

You living her premanently now then or you going back to Oz?

Hayley

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Thats great thanks, I'll have a look that other thread, I hope she can go, it would break my heart if she couldn't!!!!!!!!!!:(

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So many Cumbrians, thought is was a small place!!!!!

Where abouts are you in Perth, how long you been there?

HAyley

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not technically a cumbrian but spent a lot of time there. I am from Carnforth so not far across the border. I have been in Perth 2 years this June and live in the northern suburbs.