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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 27th 2011, 4:40 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 4,024
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Moving back from Nz..shipping costs!!!!

We are in the process of moving back from Melbourne, and with a 40' container it is coming in around the $9,300 mark. We got four quotes, all of which were within a hundred or so dollars of each...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 16th 2011, 10:29 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,365
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: just realised we have been back home a year

We fly home on July the 9th.
Thanks for your post it helps to settle some of the butterflies in my stomach.
Funny to have these "are we doing the right thing?" questions, that I know are crazy when...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 12th 2011, 10:30 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,679
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confusing Spouse visa questions

Thanks, I think we will just get home to England and deal with it then, I suppose it will entail another pricey visa, but that just seems to be the way of things nowadays

Thanks again for the help
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 12th 2011, 9:46 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,679
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confusing Spouse visa questions

My wife's visa came back today.
Though as type it says: Settlement to join /ACC Partner (KOL required)
its on valid until 10/2013.
Does this mean we have to apply for ILR later?.
I suppose we...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Mar 21st 2011, 9:00 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,679
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confusing Spouse visa questions

This all leads to another question: is the fact we are selling our house here enough to satisfy the "sufficient funds"? Do they need the funds sitting in the bank or can they see that they will be...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 20th 2011, 9:11 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 737
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Passort question

I recently asked this question of the Consulate in NZ about my daughters, they currently have Au passports. They said they needed to enter the UK on UK passports, if they entered on Aus ones they...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Mar 20th 2011, 2:24 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,679
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confusing Spouse visa questions

Thanks, I think we will be fine. I did some googling and you see some classic questions about the filling in of the form, from outright "This is just a sham marriage, so what should we put here?" to...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Mar 19th 2011, 10:19 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,679
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Confusing Spouse visa questions

Hi all,
In our totally exhausted state from painting and fixing up the house to sell, so we can come home, we are having a few worries with the Spouse settlement visa form. (VAF4A)
I am English,my...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Mar 5th 2011, 8:56 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 712
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: how much should you submit for the married visa?

Hk2uk is right, they're not really interested in how hot your love life is, what they look at is hard proof of you being in a relationship. If you live together , then make sure you get bills and...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 28th 2011, 7:27 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,124
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confused about kids school year placing

Hi
Our 4 year old was born in June, so she will be 5 at the start of term when we will be there. Our 8 year old will be 9 in July.
We spoke to the admissions people in the UK last night, very...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 27th 2011, 11:39 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,124
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confused about kids school year placing

Thanks NorthernBird, we found a website that had some good info on it and it looks like we wouldnt have much choice anyway as its all a legal requirement to put them in where the schools say.
But...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 27th 2011, 7:57 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,124
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Confused about kids school year placing

Hi
Thanks for answering. Poppy will be five by the time September comes,'s birthday in June, Madeleine's is in July, so will be nine by the time we get to it.

I suppose it mainly comes down to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 26th 2011, 7:20 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,124
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Confused about kids school year placing

Hi all,
We are in the process of moving back to the UK...Yaaaay.
One thing we are very worried about is that we have been told children start school a year earlier in the uk than here in Oz.
We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 29th 2011, 12:32 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,130
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: What an odd thing to say.

It goes along with the "what do you think about Australia?" question, this is meant as totally rhetorical, the answer you must give is "its fantastic!" otherwise you are wrong and mad or they dont...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2011, 4:52 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 13,606
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Missing UK Food/Products?

If you are in the Westgarth area of Melbourne I can recommend the Curry Cafe restaurant. Its probably the best I have come across.

Twiglets, my family send them over and I eat them after the kids...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2011, 12:21 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 13,606
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Missing UK Food/Products?

Cockles and Whelks. mmm, though maybe these only taste good while standing at the whelk bar in Hastings old town.
They sell Hellmans mayo in Woolies in Melbourne at least.
I was missing decent...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2011, 12:15 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,333
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Has anyone Got a uk mortgage lately

This is all good news to me. I was getting a bit worried as I had more of a doom and gloom outlook from a mortgage broker I contacted, saying it would take at least three and more like six months. I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2011, 10:59 am
Replies: 5
Views: 838
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: And so it begins...Electrical goods?

Yes, I remember now, I brought out adsl line filters from the uk to Oz and they didnt work, took a while to work out what the problem was.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 21st 2011, 5:15 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 838
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: And so it begins...Electrical goods?

Everything should work just fine.
When we came out to Melbs, we brought practically everything, power tools, toaster, computer etc. Spent a small fortune on plugs, Hopefully I will be spending a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 21st 2011, 9:25 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,333
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Has anyone Got a uk mortgage lately

Ah yes, that was thoughtless of me, your completely correct. Thanks for cleaning up my posts.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 20th 2011, 9:55 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,333
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Re: Has anyone Got a uk mortgage lately

Hi King Kong,
That sounds great, I would reallly like to talk to your broker.
It seems that the PM system is not active until I do 3 posts, this is my second.
Could you email me it please at ...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 20th 2011, 8:44 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,333
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Has anyone Got a uk mortgage lately

I want to move home, a lot, we have our house here and would sell. We should do pretty well and have a hefty deposit, 65%. But I have read about how the Banks (boo, hisss) just aren't lending.
Has...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Jan 18th 2011, 2:06 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 517
Posted By SmallGoodWolf

Hi all, in Melbs desperate to go home

Hi all,
We've been here six years, and I'm done. We moved here because my wife's Australian and wanted to, I knew I had to let her try it out.
Now work seems to be harder than ever, I am an...
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