Bringing The Old Buggers Over
 

Hi Everyone

Well its been a long long time since I have been on BXP, about 2years give or take.
This place is a God send to every one thinking or going through the emigration process, it was invaluable to me and Sue when we first got the ball rolling and each and everyone of you that gave us advice or pointers THANK YOU.

Right, cut the C#*p Glen the reason I’m on today is we’ve decided (me and the wife and wife’s sister) that were gong to bring the mums over for good, to live in AUS. Holy S#*t I hear some of you say Mother and Mother-in-law at once. Not that bad if they come to blows well just shut the door and see who’s living in the morning. LOL

We’ve got a migration agent lined up (a very good family friend and registered, good or what) so the legal stuff is covered, what I want to ask you good folk is what your experiences are bringing an aged parent over. Mostly the waiting times, if they had to go back for family funerals? etc. if they wanted to go back? Even how your parent coped? And how you went on with the bridging visa etc. even how you went about things if it started to get a little crap at times, after all mums can be a pain in the what ever some times just like the kids.

We don’t need info on the visa or the legal side or how to apply (we know it looks like a back door visa the 804? Aged parent visa but that’s all we have) just the personal side of things and what you did to make things that little easier for your parent and your selves

Well got to go now before the boss (not the wife) gives me the boot.

Fingers crossed & look forward to your replies

Many Thanks In Advance

Signman Glen

Re: Bringing The Old Buggers Over
 

Well, slightly different in my case, because my aged parents got here four years before us, but we now live 10km down the road from them. It's okay I guess, but they definitely take a chunk out of your week. My dad's due a double knee replacement op soon and finds it tough going cutting the lawn etc so I'm over there doing that fairly often. The other thing is, my parents are a couple of right old anti-social sods (they've always been like that) so their universe basically revolves around me, the missus and our son, my sister (who lives about 35Km away) and the various tradies that do work for them. So I guess it depends if your mum and mum-in-law are sociable creatures - let's face it, there's plenty of things for the olds to do if they're so inclined. :)

Re: Bringing The Old Buggers Over
 

Thanks HUTCH

Some of your reply is and will keep going through my head.Thanks mate.

I did expect a few more people would respond, plenty of readers (may be it is comimg over a bit negative and off hand) I dont mind the Oldies coming over and get on not to bad with both of them. I just feel that there is a lot to be gained from other people and how they got allong.

Hope to hear from a few others.

All the best

Signman