Originally Posted by ElshaUK

Hi Everyone,

Well, just registered so thought I'd post a thread to say 'Hi'

My name is Susan & I currently live in London, England but am hoping to move back to Perth, Australia next year.

I am English by birth (Bristol) and I lived here till I was 8 when my parents moved us over to Australia where we later became citizens. Anyway, my fiance is British (Indian by Birth) & I moved to England in 1999 to be with him.

Next year, we will have to start the process of getting him a visa so that we can move back to Australia together. I am thinking we will go through an agent rather than attempt the forms ourselves. I need to see if I can sponsor him as a defacto partner, as I am living here with him rather than sponsoring him from over there. Anyway, still early days yet.

I am very homesick for Perth, after 6 years back here, the grass is most definately greener on the other side.

Anyone else from Perth here???? My folks live in Joondalup.

SUSAN

Originally Posted by ElshaUK

Hi Everyone,

Well, just registered so thought I'd post a thread to say 'Hi'

My name is Susan & I currently live in London, England but am hoping to move back to Perth, Australia next year.

I am English by birth (Bristol) and I lived here till I was 8 when my parents moved us over to Australia where we later became citizens. Anyway, my fiance is British (Indian by Birth) & I moved to England in 1999 to be with him.

Next year, we will have to start the process of getting him a visa so that we can move back to Australia together. I am thinking we will go through an agent rather than attempt the forms ourselves. I need to see if I can sponsor him as a defacto partner, as I am living here with him rather than sponsoring him from over there. Anyway, still early days yet.

I am very homesick for Perth, after 6 years back here, the grass is most definately greener on the other side.

Anyone else from Perth here???? My folks live in Joondalup.

SUSAN

Originally Posted by cov kids

Hi mate great post . Welcome to the forum. We're off to perth too. Good Luck, Hope all goes well

Michaela

Originally Posted by ElshaUK

Hi Everyone,

Well, just registered so thought I'd post a thread to say 'Hi'

My name is Susan & I currently live in London, England but am hoping to move back to Perth, Australia next year.

I am English by birth (Bristol) and I lived here till I was 8 when my parents moved us over to Australia where we later became citizens. Anyway, my fiance is British (Indian by Birth) & I moved to England in 1999 to be with him.

Next year, we will have to start the process of getting him a visa so that we can move back to Australia together. I am thinking we will go through an agent rather than attempt the forms ourselves. I need to see if I can sponsor him as a defacto partner, as I am living here with him rather than sponsoring him from over there. Anyway, still early days yet.

I am very homesick for Perth, after 6 years back here, the grass is most definately greener on the other side.

Anyone else from Perth here???? My folks live in Joondalup.

SUSAN

Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede

Yep, I'm from Perth; born in Bassendean, moved to Craigie, eventually Tasmania and finally back to WA, where I settled in Midvale!

Have been in the UK for nearly two years now, and starting to feel pretty homesick!

My dad was a British citizen, so I'll be applying for my UK passport soon.

Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au

We are from Coventry, and this morning I did a quote for another guy from Cov , hes been here 13 years !!

Nice to see more COVENTRIANS comin to OZ !!!

Steve ,

My Cov Past

lived in whoberley
went to woodlands
drank at hen n chicks , dog n trumpet and did the door for 5 years at the 3 tuns.
Did apprenticeship with Gec.
Lived in Holbrooks lane
Then built house in Tile Hill Village
Debs ran pool teams for most cov pubs lol
My claim to fame, first uk importer of laminate flooring back in 1992 and still goin strong

Drank at the Bell in tile hill village, often got pissed as a fart.

In brizzy now and LOVIN IT !!!

interested in starting a MIDLANDERS EXPAT group let me know

Steve n Debs

Originally Posted by cov kids

Cheers steve. seems like loads of coventrians want to go to Oz. Midlanders expats group sounds good!
We currently live by the Forum and use the many pubs by us (too frequently I'm often told!!) But are so looking forward to moving to Oz its unbelieveable!!

As for the hen n chicks I did many of afternoon in there when I was supposed to be at Cov Tech. Happy Days!!

Gaz

Originally Posted by ElshaUK

Thanks for the Welcome everyone

Michelle - Gosh, we sound like we are in the same boat. I personally cannot afford to even start the immigration process just yet as moving to England 6 years ago, meant I ran up credit card & loan debt! (guess being lonely & homesick made me spend up big) Anyway my partner has made up a budget for us and I am trying to follow it :scared:

Bridie - How exciting!!!! Good Luck with your move to Perth

Dave - Feel free to e-mail me. susan (at) elsha (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot) uk Joondalup is a fantastic place and I intend to live there again when I go back. I first moved to Joondalup aged 18 (30 now) and it was still developing. There was no shops, pubs, cinema, library etc. Now it has everything! English pub included! e-mail me so I can brag about Joondalup. I miss it big time

Susan

Originally Posted by ElshaUK

Michelle

My Dad was living across the road from the police academy for awhile. Now he has moved a bit further up the road and past the library!

I love Joondalup! I miss my home so much, even though My Dad is in a new place and has re-married whilst I have been here, I still MISS my Joondalup home

Susan