Immigrating without visitng Australia
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Immigrating without visitng Australia
Ok, maybe I am a little nieve but there seems to ba a number of people out there who have not visited Australia, or the area they are migrating to, and are applying for a VISA. This sounds a little strange to me wouldn't you want to see what a place is like before you decide to move there?
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by NIGENABBY
Ok, maybe I am a little nieve but there seems to ba a number of people out there who have not visited Australia, or the area they are migrating to, and are applying for a VISA. This sounds a little strange to me wouldn't you want to see what a place is like before you decide to move there?
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Bite the bullet thats what I say!! Never been there, but the option of staying in UK! I don't think so. Only have one life.
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by NIGENABBY
Ok, maybe I am a little nieve but there seems to ba a number of people out there who have not visited Australia, or the area they are migrating to, and are applying for a VISA. This sounds a little strange to me wouldn't you want to see what a place is like before you decide to move there?
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by aussie73
The same people probably would'nt buy a house or even a cheap second hand car just based on photos or descriptions of it, without seeing it for themselves first.
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by NIGENABBY
Ok, maybe I am a little nieve but there seems to ba a number of people out there who have not visited Australia, or the area they are migrating to, and are applying for a VISA. This sounds a little strange to me wouldn't you want to see what a place is like before you decide to move there?
You only live once and we are going to make the most of ours.
Go on live life dangerously and ever heard the saying, you never know till you try.....
Ang
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Nigenabby, you must be interested in going yourselves otherwise you wouldn't be on BRITISH EXPATS. What's your story?
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Ang, you are a girl (I hope) after my own heart, you took the words right out of my mouth.
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
We are going without having visited, not sure if its the right thing but there are plenty out there that have visited liked it but come back to the UK.
Personally I don't think we will get a real idea on the country till we live there.
If i based my decisions on holidays I would have moved countries every year!!!! lol
we all do things for our own ends, and for us we are taking our kids on a 2 year adventure, don't know what it will bring hopefully loads of fun and lots of happy memories!!! (and a not too empty pocket!!-lol)
Chris
Personally I don't think we will get a real idea on the country till we live there.
If i based my decisions on holidays I would have moved countries every year!!!! lol
we all do things for our own ends, and for us we are taking our kids on a 2 year adventure, don't know what it will bring hopefully loads of fun and lots of happy memories!!! (and a not too empty pocket!!-lol)
Chris
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by sunsetsmiler
Ang, you are a girl (I hope)
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It's all about my little man Adam, who will be 1 on Thursday. I just think there will be a lot more oportunities out there for him, not to mention sport, sunshine, beautiful scenery etc etc
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by sunsetsmiler
It's all about my little man Adam, who will be 1 on Thursday. I just think there will be a lot more oportunities out there for him, not to mention sport, sunshine, beautiful scenery etc etc
For me and hubby like you it is about the kids and us fulfilling a dream we had when we younger before we get too old to do it.
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
Originally Posted by Rich and Angie
Well I was the last time I looked LOL (more like a WOMAN really).....
Now are you sure???????? lol
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So the general consensus is that:-
a. Ang is a woman?
b. Grab it by the horns and go for it?
a. Ang is a woman?
b. Grab it by the horns and go for it?
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Re: Immigrating without visitng Australia
We hadnt visited,well i hadnt ,hubby had,before we came ,i just always knew this is where my heart belonged.soppy,eh.However we have been here 10 months and havent looked back,absolutely bloody LOVE IT!
donna
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