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Hi,
We are looking at moving to Australia in a couple of years (me - i'm australian, wife - british and baby - dual nationality) from UK and we need to start think about costs. Is anybody able to give a really rough cost guide to plan from? I am thinking along the lines of £6-£8K might be needed including flights, shipping, spedning money between jobs etc... Any ideas? Cheers |
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Hi,
if you ship your belongings over in a container, this alone will cost around 2.5- 3.5 thousand pound (approx). your visa around £800, TRA, including certs etc certified at a magistrate £350, couriers services approx £30 a time.meds, police checks , flights etc |
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Hi there
we took a forty foot container and it cost us just under £5k, flights were about £500 or 600 each - though if you request banking information from the Commonwealth and/or a packing/shipping quote from Allied Pickfords, they will often give you a leaflet with telephone number for special migration one way flights on Qantas - and they'd have been about 350 or 400 (ours were already booked at this stage). a year or so ago I put up a poll about how much people were taking out with them to try to get a feel for where we were pitching ourselves, and it varied dramatically (from what I recollect) - as low as a couple of grand to those with 40 or 50k. I recommend thinking about what things you want to buy when you get out here. We needed to buy a car, fridge, TV, kettle, toaster, iron (basics to see us through until the container arrived) and this mounted up to under Au$40k. Our thinking was that we didn't want to take out a loan on the car (goes against you when you eventually want to get a mortgage, and as we're in Sydney, we'll probably need as big a one as poss!) Also we were able to negotiate a decrease in the weekly rental price of the flat/unit that we're in, by being able to pay 6 months upfront. So - to be honest, like most things, I guess it depends on how you like to manage your affairs/money and how much you can put aside to move across. We decided to spend more time in the UK and save up more first and then come out. Others can't wait to get here... hope that helps! regards teagg PS medical checks - we went to a place in Knightsbridge (just round the corner from Harrods) as they were able to do all the stuff at the one appointment and were actually cheaper than others elsewhere who needed at least two appointments!) So I'd definitely recommend them! |
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We are in a similar position, I'm Aussie, dh British, and girls both dual citizenship.
Visa A$1,305 (approx £575 ) + the costs of childrens citizenship and passports if not already included - it is highly recommended to get you child sorted first, as a front loaded single spouse application is much easier and quicker to do, also you don't have to pay for medicals for the children. Medical - £130-180 in London (up to £300 in some areas). Flights well look around but around £1200-£1800. Movers - depends on what you are moving but for a full house around £2000-5000 You need to prove that you have enough money for spouse to live on for 2 years so that would depend on personal circumstances (e.g. family to put you up), you job, job offer etc. Basically the visa applicant can't claim social security for 2 years so have to prove that they needn't so exact amount of money doesn't really apply but money from house sale, savings, family, job prospects, ability to find a job (even if not usual occupation) etc do. Re medicals, agree the Knightsbridge place is resonable, the one in Kingston highly recommended and one of the ones in Marylebone cheaper if you are happy to do separate x-rays (in London £35 but seem much more elsewhere). Let me know if I can be of more help. Zan |
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Oh and other things to consider are things you will need to buy once there - tv's, more furniture, fridge, washing machine, etc.
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We are up to £12,500 with house sale (estimate)
TRA + Application + meds/x-rays £2245 Shipping 20' £3750 Pets , dog + cat £1675 Flights 2 + 2 £1545 House sale £3300 (1.75%) And this is before we get there!!!!! |
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All the costs above are right. One decision is how much furniture etc you ship and how much you buy when you get here. Here's some idea of prices in Australia:
Fridge/Freezer - cheap A$500, expensive $2000 Lounge suite (3 seater and 2 seater) - cheap $800, expensive $2k+ Queen sized bed - cheap $350, expensive $2k+ Dining table and 6 chairs - cheap $500, expensive $2k+ Washing machine - $600-$1000 Clothes Dryer - $350-$600 Microwave - $100-$250 TV - $200 (small) to $5000 (huge plasma) DVD player - $100-$250 Stereo - $200-$2000 Kettle - $20-$100 Toaster - $20-100 Bed side tables, sideboard, entertainment unit, desk, bookshelves, lamps etc - vary from $30 (Ikea) to thousands. Car - $5k (10 year old hatchback) to $30k (new family sedan) upwards. Hope this helps. |
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We are looking for the best way to ship our posessions - can you let me know what comapny you used for your 40 foot container at arond 5K Thanks Roger |
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Thanks to everyone that replied, that is all very helpful, it is basically what I had a rough idea of, but hedn't thought of the little things like, medical etc
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Dont forget the cost of selling your house, ours is about £3500 |
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Sorry to jump in on this but
Kim Who did you get a quote from for moving your pets and did you shop around for the cheapest one?? Many thanks in advance Heath |
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Hi RogerP
sorry - haven't been on for a long time - we went with Anglo Pacific and were really pretty happy. I have read that others weren't all that happy with them elsewhere... but to be honest, I got quotes from about 10 companies (data junkie/like lots of research!) and they and Allied Pickfords were the ones that we decided to get to quote when we were actually ready to move. AP was about a grand more expensive. HTH regards teagg |
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We had 5 quotes in total, golden Arrow was joint second cheapest but read good reports about them. 01588 680240 |
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