Hi Sasswa and welcome to our circle!! Sounds like the Womens Institute doesnt it!!??

Whereabouts in Yorkshire is your bloke from - I live in Harrogate in NOrth Yorkshire with my AUssie husband and three kids....but you will know all this if you have read the thread from the start!

I hope everyone likes a large glass of white from time to time.....so we can all meet up when we get there!

Hi Rachel.....Believe it or not i dont like wine!!! Hope this doent mean i cant meet for a drink.........I have tried all different sorts but i just dont like it!!
Im more of a spirits girl.............C x

I don't do wine either.......more of a Calpol kinda gal

....seriously tho...spirits...or snakebite...

I don't like wine either!! can I still be invited??

I lost my internet connection and have only just been able to get online this afternoon! Nightmare!

Claire - I was replying to you yesterday when my connection went down. My husband and I have only been married since August 2004, We've been together for 6 years but only married for just over 2 of those. I think I will definately cut down on my 'evidence' as it seems loads of people have been granted a visa without the big pile I was planning on sending! Although I'll make sure I include things which I think may be necessary. Please feel free to give me advice though as I'm happy to receive it!! Anything thats going to help me out is welcome!

Rachel - You are super organised!! lol We're keeping some of our things in storage until we can afford to have them sent over. Not furniture though, going to leave that behind or sell it. Just boxes of things that I would like to keep but can't afford to take over with me.

ipom- Hiya! You live in the Blue Mountains now then? I visited there only once when I was about 10 and went on some steep train thingy and then across the mountains in one of ermm things lol I don't know what they're called but it takes you across high and past the sisters. Did any of that make sense? lol probabaly not! - Craazyyy Aussies! lol

Moneypen - Hello there! Are you liking the Goldcoast? I love visiting Dreamworld and Movieworld, we visited the Gold Coast last in 2003! My husband loves it!

Sasswa - Hiya!! I'm not a chick with a babe Would love to have one but have given up trying until we move now and then we're going to try again! Good Luck with your visa! My mums English so thats how I'm living in the UK at the moment, I'm on Right of Abode. Made things alot easier.

Emma - Hi there I think the communte by train would be too far?? Not 100% sure though I'm trying to go by memory (which isn't very good!!) I know from teh Northern suburbs the train system is good but not sure how far north! Would be lovely to live on the Sunshine Coast tho! In saying that I just want to live close to where my family is!

Anyway as for me, I'm at a stand still with my visa at the moment. We're moving house next week so have to wait until we've received a letter to our new address before can apply for the PCC (as have to give proof of address) Once we've applied for that we will then ring and book the medical. Also waiting on stat decs from family and friends.

Now that there are a few of us here, for stat decs from people in the UK did any of you have them write it on a special stat dec form or did the UK people just write a statement? If so was it witnessed?? (I know a couple of you have already answered this but just checking what everyone else has done)

Also one more thing, it says the copy of your marriage certificate has to be a proper copy and not the decorative one. I thought my marrige cert was the proper copy?? I'm confused about that. Didn't know there was a decorative one! lol

OMG this post is long. Sorry

Mel - I forgot youuuuuu! Forgive me

How are you doing??

Stat Decs......I only sent three in total.....one from my moms cousin in Aus as shes the only Australian I know......one was from an auntie here in the UK....and the final one was from our financial advisor, whos also a friend, and that was more to do with the fact that we had always done financial things together as a couple.
The only one that was done on the official stats form ( Form 888 i think) was the Aussie one this was also the only one that was witnessed too.

Marriage Certificate.....I only have one marriage certificate so that was the one that i sent a copy in of. Dont even remember reading about a decorative certificate

Hope this helps........C x

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Thats good to hear iPom, lets hope we all feel the same in twelve months!!! C x

You not happy Mel???? C x

lol...woz just a reply to kristy forgetting me!! I'm good..just wanna sell house and get to the SC!! Can't wait to meet everyone

Melx

I'm sorry!!

I will make sure you're on the top of my list next time!!

Claire- Thanks! My husband is telling his parents this weekend about our plans to move to Aus so he will be asking them then to write there statements. Not too sure how it'll go down but I'm sure they'll just want us to be happy

Me too!!!!!! C x

......would it be really cheeky to ask in what broad age groups everyone is? I'm 34......husband 35.....

There is a reason for asking.......I wonder if its easier to make the decision to move all the way across the world when you are younger.....or when you are more settled? I mean, I consider myself fairly settled in a home with husband and kids etc......but have always felt a bit of a nomad, moving house every 3-4 years. Maybe I should just be moving house in teh UK!!

I'm going to 40 in 2 weeks!!!!! OH is 42 and kids are 13 and 10.

Think even if we'd have known about the citizenship entitlement years ago, we don't think we would have gone. Think it's a case of when the time is right. C x

I'm 29 and my Husband is 34