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Forum: Portugal
Dec 12th 2025, 12:02 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,138
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Enough! BritishExpats.Com for the British Expats!

I could get more goals past him than he could past me too :rofl:
Forum: Portugal
Dec 12th 2025, 7:48 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,138
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Enough! BritishExpats.Com for the British Expats!

My oldest football-related memory,.......We lived in southern Shropshire at the time. I used to play football against the boy from down the road, me 6, him 7. He supported West Brom, and I said to...
Forum: Australia
Dec 8th 2025, 12:31 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,708
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Rollercoaster of emotions

Hi and welcome to BE :)

While I sympathise with your torn emotions, being purely practical about this, the bald facts are that your elder two are independent.
They aren't at school or college,...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 7th 2025, 12:46 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,138
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Enough! BritishExpats.Com for the British Expats!

Owned by Internet Brands ( they run many other forums including pprune, the big aviation forum,

However the original forum was set up by two Brits who migrated to the US, Paul...
Forum: Canada
Dec 3rd 2025, 7:56 am
Replies: 67
Views: 8,840
Posted By Pollyana

Re: ETA in effect for Canadians 25 February 2026

is that a question to me? if so, no, as I get wheelchair assistance and so go to a manned booth. I just showed the guy my Aus passport and the photo of the UK passport.
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2025, 1:05 am
Replies: 67
Views: 8,840
Posted By Pollyana

Re: ETA in effect for Canadians 25 February 2026

Use your Canadian passport but carry your expired UK passport to show you are a UK citizen and therefore do not need an ETA.

I actually entered the UK last month on my Australian passport with...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2025, 5:37 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,023
Posted By Pollyana

Re: UK State Pension Class 2 Top-ups

I was amazed when I originally discovered I could make up the missing years, especially at such a cray low price. Never really made sense to me that it cost us expats less than it would have in the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 26th 2025, 8:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,023
Posted By Pollyana

UK State Pension Class 2 Top-ups

Don't hang around. If you are planning to top up your UK State Pension with the lower rate Class 2, get in there fast.....
...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 13th 2025, 3:17 am
Replies: 110
Views: 34,463
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Hello, 20 years in Aus!

Been in Qld 20 years? Did I know you in your previous life?!
Forum: Spain
Nov 6th 2025, 1:19 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,149
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Overstay fines, bans etc

Thanks, and I'm sure I could make myself understood enough to summon one if not!



Yeah, I shall bring them both. One of my biggest issues when the whole mess happened was that I don't speak...
Forum: Spain
Nov 5th 2025, 9:13 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,149
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Overstay fines, bans etc

Just pondering - and I'm fairly sure that no-one will know the answer till I get to the border!

Entered Spain (Santiago) in October this year on my UK passport, which is what I always use when...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 3rd 2025, 9:47 am
Replies: 4
Views: 741
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Should I keep my US credit cards when we move or open UK Ones?

When I came home from Australia to the UK I kept my Aus cards until I had a couple of UK ones, then paid them off. In the interim it was very useful to have them to get me set up.
Forum: Spain
Nov 3rd 2025, 9:40 am
Replies: 129
Views: 13,727
Posted By Pollyana

Re: EES & ETIAS update and explanation

Yeah I keep stuff like that on Onedrive. Usually only took one passport in case of bag theft, I didn't want to lose both, but I think I might change that policy now!
As long as you can prove you're...
Forum: Spain
Nov 3rd 2025, 3:18 am
Replies: 129
Views: 13,727
Posted By Pollyana

Re: EES & ETIAS update and explanation

I was so lucky to have been carrying the Aus one, put it in my bag for extra ID for a job interview the week before and just forgot to take it out! Sudden brainwave when I thought I was stuck in...
Forum: Spain
Nov 2nd 2025, 12:24 pm
Replies: 129
Views: 13,727
Posted By Pollyana

Re: EES & ETIAS update and explanation

Not directly related to EES/ETIAS but as the introduction of these is undoubtably putting pressure on the Immigration staff at the border, it may be time to relay this cautionary tale.....

Entered...
Forum: Australia
Oct 30th 2025, 11:24 am
Replies: 13
Views: 3,312
Posted By Pollyana

Re: How to move UK private pensions to Australia cost effectively??

Using a bit of prior knowledge as a former Mod in the Australia forum, and admittedly there is a bit of guesswork, but I remember the company that is now *** and I would echo the recommendation of...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 23rd 2025, 11:50 am
Replies: 2
Views: 798
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Best agent for contributory parent visa

Almost all communication between yourselves and an agent will be by email anyway, so it really doesn't matter where they are based. What matters is that they are actually a Registered Migration...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2025, 12:20 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,106
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Kids forum?

Its certainly a good few years ago, think Sue was still at the helm, and it simply wasn't used, so it got dumped!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 21st 2025, 3:18 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,915
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Moving back to UK - 20 years in Brisbane

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I came home from Brisbane 3 years ago and I used Chess. Reasonably priced. very good communication and the actual staff who moved the stuff were great, very attentive and knowledgable.
...
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2025, 12:40 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 3,525
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Keeping UK mobile number and UK bank accounts while living in Australia

Banking-wise, a lot of people mention HSBC. Barclays are definitely no good as many people on here reported their accounts being closed in the last few years. I was in Aus from 2003 until 2022 and I...
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 17th 2025, 1:18 am
Replies: 29
Views: 5,410
Posted By Pollyana

Re: going back for a visit

Be prepared for it to be different.

Its not about one country being better than the other, each has good and bad points.

OP, Enjoy the differences and enjoy the trip :)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 16th 2025, 3:16 am
Replies: 6
Views: 4,290
Posted By Pollyana

Re: ETA Visa. Freelance writer?

That's what she said!
There's no such thing as an ËTA visa", they are two different animals.
The ETA is a Travel authorisation, not a visa. A Canadian on a short visit to the UK, such as the OP...
Forum: Canada
Oct 15th 2025, 12:44 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,106
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Kids forum?

Many MANY years ago we did have a kids forum on here, don't know if you remember it? It was a pain in that it needed pre-moderating which would be even more of a nightmare these days, and although...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 12th 2025, 12:27 am
Replies: 110
Views: 34,463
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Hello, 20 years in Aus!

I'd message Christmasoompa with his usernames and what the problem is, see if she or Bob can reset it :)
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 11th 2025, 1:42 am
Replies: 110
Views: 34,463
Posted By Pollyana

Re: Hello, 20 years in Aus!

:welcome:

I realised that having done the whole moving back thing, I still have lots of info to share - and I'd get withdrawal symptoms if I stayed away!!
Its good to see posters from years ago...
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