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First non-stop flight between Australia & UK


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Australia and Britain will be connected by a non-stop journey for the first time with the arrival in London on Sunday of a direct Qantas flight from Perth.

The QF9 flight, which takes off on Saturday evening from the capital of Western Australia, is expected to take around 17 hours and 20 minutes – depending on winds – and will mark a historic aviation feat by completing the 9,000-mile (14,500km) route without a break.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/mar/23/first-non-stop-direct-flight-between-uk-and-australia-perth-london

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Both the UK and Australian Government should have built upon the Anglo-French Concord project. building a larger aeroplane with the ability to reach Australia and the Far-East non-stop it could have done it within 8 hours. - Apparently a new plane is on the Horizon which could do the journey in 2 hours.

But its great the news of this non-stop flight. lets hope it becomes the norm.

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Australia, Britain's daughter, is a true ally of Britain, unlike most European nations.

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The first non-stop scheduled flight from Australia to the UK has landed in London – early – after a 17 hour, six minute journey across 9,240 miles (14,875km) from Perth.

Qantas flight QF9, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with more than 230 passengers and crew on board, touched down at 5.03am at Heathrow on a chilly Sunday morning to a welcome from ground staff.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/first-non-stop-flight-australia-britain-lands-17-hours-qantas

 

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On 24/03/2018 at 3:48 PM, Black Monk said:

Australia, Britain's daughter, is a true ally of Britain, unlike most European nations.

Try telling that to a Brit trying to emigrate there.

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On 25/03/2018 at 9:18 PM, ExpandMyMind said:

Try telling that to a Brit trying to emigrate there.

Are you referring to the notoriously strict and points based system.

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17 hours on a flight, - should be investigated as a form of commercial torture.

jest - just in case.

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2 hours ago, stevewinn said:

Are you referring to the notoriously strict and points based system.

Was referring more to the $20,000 dollars you need to pay for a visa.

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Just now, ExpandMyMind said:

Was referring more to the $20,000 dollars you need to pay for a visa.

explain for the benefit of the forum who that sum of 20,000 applies to for that particular visa and in the interest of balance list the conditions for all visas and settled status. a simple copy and paste from Australia house will save you writing it all out.

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50 minutes ago, stevewinn said:

explain for the benefit of the forum who that sum of 20,000 applies to for that particular visa and in the interest of balance list the conditions for all visas and settled status. a simple copy and paste from Australia house will save you writing it all out.

Don't know the details but here's the story:

Brother is a cop in Australia who has lived there for over 15 years, been married, has Aussie kids and citizenship - attained before they went crazy with things and largely because he was engaged to an Aussie woman before emigrating. My sister went over on a working visa a few years ago to visit. She stayed for 2 years and had to pay a lot for consecutive visas. At the end, if she wanted to stay there permanently, she had to pay 20,000 dollars for the required visa, along with her Irish boyfriend she met over there. She opted to move to Ireland with him instead.

So unless my sister lied to me for some inexplicable reason, this is the reality of the situation.

It's incredibly difficult for a Brit without a lot of money to move to Australia nowadays. 

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On 28/03/2018 at 1:27 PM, ExpandMyMind said:

Don't know the details but here's the story:

Brother is a cop in Australia who has lived there for over 15 years, been married, has Aussie kids and citizenship - attained before they went crazy with things and largely because he was engaged to an Aussie woman before emigrating. My sister went over on a working visa a few years ago to visit. She stayed for 2 years and had to pay a lot for consecutive visas. At the end, if she wanted to stay there permanently, she had to pay 20,000 dollars for the required visa, along with her Irish boyfriend she met over there. She opted to move to Ireland with him instead.

So unless my sister lied to me for some inexplicable reason, this is the reality of the situation.

It's incredibly difficult for a Brit without a lot of money to move to Australia nowadays. 

I guess it all depends on the skills required and shortage there of, the less in demand your skills the more you pay for having the privilege of calling Australia your Home. Its refreshing to see a immigration system which is tailored towards those who can bring economic benefit in return for being accepted.

having looked at the Australian Govt site it makes mention of this $20,000 Visa. But its for immigrant/migrant Parents being allowed to join them in Oz, and it's up to $20,000,

$5,000 for a 3 year Visa.

$10,000 for a Five year Visa.

$20,000 for a ten year Visa.

conditions:

  • Only Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens will be able to sponsor their parents.
  • A sponsor must meet household income and character requirements.
  • A sponsor must have lived in Australia for at least four years.
  • The sponsorship and visa applications will be assessed separately. A person must be approved as a sponsor before a visa application can be made.
  • Only one set of parents per household (that is maximum two people) can be sponsored for this visa at a time.
  • The parents must also meet identity, health and character requirements.
  • The visa can be granted more than once but the maximum stay is 10 years in total.
  • They will also be required to hold, and maintain, health insurance, from an Australian provider, valid for their intended period of stay in Australia.
  • Sponsors must also agree to undertake certain obligations in relation to those they are sponsoring.

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Pare

As for a work only Visa i cannot find one for $20,000

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa-1/visa-listing

hope this helps you.

 

 

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