chris955

Spot on, exactly what we do. If they want to live in misery looking at everything through an empty glass that is up to them but dont try and drag me down as well

pompeyblonde

Well youll have the last laugh! literally!!

chris955

Yes I will, I know which one I prefer to be

adward

Hi Friends I want move UK to Canada how can i move legal and easy way please suggest me..

dunroving

You might want to start a new thread, as your question will get lost in this thread - also, maybe post it in the Canada forum.

Pit Bull.

I think now is the best time to move back to the UK from Australia, the false exchange rate can't stay at $1.5 to £1 for much longer in my opinion, if anyone is looking at coming back and has a few hundred thousand dollars to exchange then do so quickly. Also houses are at rock bottom prices in a lot of areas, so you can make a double killing, in fact if you are this fortunate, you could see your money going far further than you could imagine and lead you to having a fantastic lifestyle here in the UK which us one of the best countries in the world to live in, best if luck.

jacqui cameron

Where about in Surrey are you moving too ?
I'm so homesick..just did a trip back and now back to Sydney and just feeling a little lost

jacqui cameron

Need advice :-

When is the best school age to migrate kids back to UK ?
When is the worse time to do so ?

Many thanks J

Pit Bull.

I would say during their GCSE year, at 14 years old, it would be really difficult for a child at that age, anything 13 and below should be ok.

Mummy in the foothills

Our little one is 7 nearly 8 and will be in the Junior school so will be able to make friends before going off to High School, I think this would be a good thing.
We had the chance to move 3 years ago, but waited for middle son to finish high school here, moving him at 15 wouldn't have been a great idea in my estimation even though he wanted to move. Now he's at least got his paperwork showing graduation and SAT/ACT scores for college entrance.

aroundtheloop

exactly, that's why we have chosen now to do it, my husband has been wanting to move back for years but the AUD to sterling has always been a disadvantage. now for once we are strong against the pound, so selling up property and moving to the UK is a good move for us.

aroundtheloop

Farnham.... lots of good schools in the area for kids, close enough to London, very beautiful countryside.

aroundtheloop

We looked into it before moving and found that with the schools that were used to having foreign students were the most helpful. Because of our school year in Australia which starts January we had a bit of juggling. As it was my sons had both started their years 10 and 7 in january australia, and are now in the UK having restarted years 10 and 7, they are a little older than their peers ( just turned 16 and 13) but not missing any of their schooling, We just scraped in with my older son as it wouldn't be possible to move him year 11 as in the UK he would have missed the important preparation for GCSE. Unfortunately because it was imperative that my older son complete all of year 10 in the UK, we had to make the choice to send the boys to board while I wait in Sydney for my visa.....They are very happy though and loving it....I just miss them dreadfully

chris955

Our boys are 11 and have taken to it like ducks to water, too much older they become a bit set in their ways and friends become much more important to them.
The worse time would be around 14/15.

aroundtheloop

some may be set in their ways... my sons were ready for a new adventure....each family and each child is different it seems...I think at the ages of 13 and 16 my boys are ready for a new phase, but I have a few friends who are considering the move (with UK an OZ parents) and they say their kids are not prepared to do so. We also have a daughter who is 8, and she has a tight network of friends in Sydney, but she is excited about the move to the UK.