Moving Back to Australia

[SharynY 2]

hi,

I've been in the US for 6 years, have my green card etc etc ...

but now my husband and i want to move back to australia with our two kids ...

im an australian citizen, do i need a re entry visa?

and i know i have to do a descent of birth form for my kids so they can claim their aussie citizenship too ....

and my husband needs a spouse visa or something too?

thanks in advance

sharyn

[KLS2010 30]

You are an Australian citizen... you don't need anything to return to Australia.

You will need to get Australian citizenship for your two kids, and Australian passports.

And yes.. your husband is going to need a visa, just like you did when you moved here. Go to http://www.immi.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx to start looking at your options.

Good luck

[S-C 21]

My fiancee and I looked at moving to Australia (I'm Australian, currently living in London). Among other things (her finishing school, etc), the one thing that deterred us from doing that was the cost.

Applying for a partnership visa for Australia is not a cheap undertaking (the visa itself costs approx A$3,000). Also, if you have pets that you want to take with you, I suggest you look into those costs as well. Any pet entering Australia from the US must be kept in quarantine for 30 days at the owners expense. This costs approx $1,400 (you have to use the facilities the Government has approved, and there are only 2). In addition there are also costs related to vet check ups and administering shots. Then there is also the cost of actually transporting your pets from the US to Australia.

I'm not telling you this to deter you. Just to keep you informed. It blew my mind how much it was going to cost!

[Lainie B 465]

My fiancee and I looked at moving to Australia (I'm Australian, currently living in London). Among other things (her finishing school, etc), the one thing that deterred us from doing that was the cost.

Applying for a partnership visa for Australia is not a cheap undertaking (the visa itself costs approx A$3,000). Also, if you have pets that you want to take with you, I suggest you look into those costs as well. Any pet entering Australia from the US must be kept in quarantine for 30 days at the owners expense. This costs approx $1,400 (you have to use the facilities the Government has approved, and there are only 2). In addition there are also costs related to vet check ups and administering shots. Then there is also the cost of actually transporting your pets from the US to Australia.

I'm not telling you this to deter you. Just to keep you informed. It blew my mind how much it was going to cost!

The minimum quarantine period has recently been reduced to 10 days. However quarantine is just a part of the cost - the testing requirements pre-move for pets are lengthy and expensive.