Hi Gadge,

Thanks so much for the information. It is extremely helpful. OMG I really am so excited only trouble is with the housing market being so slow we are having trouble selling our house. I would have thought that a fully furnished 3 bed house for £149,500 (to keep it under the stamp duty) would be a bargain for any first time buyer but unfortunately not so at the moment. We are currently on hold with the application until we have an offer on our house. Please let someone buy it soon

It is really good at last to hear from someone that has been through the same thing as we are going through however someone told me today that as we are leaving 2 of the kids here in the UK the Oz government may not allow the Visa. How true this I do not know

Where are you going to be living in Oz?

One question with regard to the medicals. I understand that the results are forwarded directly to the Australian High Commission in London how can we be sure that they will be married up with the application?

Another question with regard to the obtaining of statements from people who have known us for 2 years to prove our continued relationship, can we use the same statements for the Visa application and the Sponsorship form or do we have to find different people?

I will probably have many more questions to ask but at the moment the most important ones are the ones that I have asked.

Once again thank you so much for your help.

Looking forward to hearing from you again.

Best of luck with your move etc.

Kind regards

Karen