How many people return to the UK?
Jun 27th 2007, 2:11 am
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How many people return to the UK?
Just a thought,
Does anyone have an idea of the statistics involved in the number of people who come out to Oz and go back home again, and if so how long do they stay?
Am just curious..are we all in the minority here by missing home and everyone else is embracing their new life in Oz and 'living the dream'?
Any thoughts..would be great to know if I am just a freak of nature...
Does anyone have an idea of the statistics involved in the number of people who come out to Oz and go back home again, and if so how long do they stay?
Am just curious..are we all in the minority here by missing home and everyone else is embracing their new life in Oz and 'living the dream'?
Any thoughts..would be great to know if I am just a freak of nature...
Jun 27th 2007, 12:32 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
No idea but im one of them!! lol
Jun 27th 2007, 4:21 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
I don't know about Oz, but I reckon from the US back to the UK it must be fairly high. I think that the fact that getting the Green Card is such a hassle adds to it.
Out of the six UK folks I know that have come to the US, three have gone back. Generally the feeling is that if you make it past four years, you'll be here for a long time. The folks that went back normally did so around the 2 year mark.
It's difficult and some days are better than others. For me it's the extended family I miss more than anything.
Out of the six UK folks I know that have come to the US, three have gone back. Generally the feeling is that if you make it past four years, you'll be here for a long time. The folks that went back normally did so around the 2 year mark.
It's difficult and some days are better than others. For me it's the extended family I miss more than anything.
Jun 27th 2007, 5:32 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
For the twelve months from July 2005 to June 2006 there were 23,290 UK-born permanent arrivals in Oz. In the same period there were 5,353 UK-born permanent departures.
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Jun 27th 2007, 10:32 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
For the twelve months from July 2005 to June 2006 there were 23,290 UK-born permanent arrivals in Oz. In the same period there were 5,353 UK-born permanent departures.
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Where did u find the stats by the way?
Jun 28th 2007, 7:01 am
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
For the twelve months from July 2005 to June 2006 there were 23,290 UK-born permanent arrivals in Oz. In the same period there were 5,353 UK-born permanent departures.
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Jun 28th 2007, 8:48 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
Jun 30th 2007, 3:41 am
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
Yes, it's a quite small percentage that don't stay at least 2 years... There's 1.3M British passport holders in Oz, of whom 245,000 draw pensions from the British Government...
Jul 1st 2007, 6:26 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
But one of the many who are going back again....
Jul 1st 2007, 9:26 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
For the twelve months from July 2005 to June 2006 there were 23,290 UK-born permanent arrivals in Oz. In the same period there were 5,353 UK-born permanent departures.
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Of the departures, the periods spent in Oz were:
less than 2 years - 1,026
2-3 years - 386
3-4 years - 250
4-5 years - 238
more than 5 years - 3,399
not stated - 54
Jul 1st 2007, 10:44 pm
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
i would bet at loads! i would never tick permanent! you never know!............ likewise if i had to do something like that for leaving the uk in the first place i wouldnt have ticked permenant
Jul 2nd 2007, 7:30 am
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Re: How many people return to the UK?
We ticked leaving for good and when we gave the cards in at customs the officer assumed we had made a mistake and had his pen poised to change the card. My wife said no mistake, we are going home for good.
Officer replies, "ow didn't like Australia then", wifey says, "no we didn't, England's much better thanks".
I think if he had had a gun he would have shot us, he was not amused.
So I think, as the figures are based on filling out that exit card and judging by this blokes reaction, ticking leaving for good is quite an unusual answer they need to be taken with a large pinch of salt.
Kevin
