Nice kitty. *hack* *wheeze* *splutter*

[reddragdiva]

I am hideously allergic to marnameow's beautiful cats. I had an asthma attack bad enough to go to A&E in search of Ventolin. (In civilised countries, you can buy Ventolin over the counter. In the UK, Ventolin is apparently a terrorist weapon, and attempting to buy it without a prescription will give you an authentic British Jobsworth Experience, particularly when you're actually in the process of turning a fetching shade of blue in front of them.) ladylilith has made me promise to give up smoking. So if I'm out and bum a cig off you, remember that it's a furtive one.

HEY greap! I'LL QUIT IF YOU DO!

Life with ladylilith is surprisingly wonderful. We're currently working out how to convince the Home Office to let her stay in the country. This will require interesting levels of commitment.

Update: My first journal entry to get enough comments to go into indexed view. Gosh!

Comments

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[reddragdiva]

Well, yes. If I had a British passport all would be dandy. I can get one if I'm here for enough years apparently. And I'm sure there are other ways to.

We will certainly be asking narnee for hints'n'tips when we're quite sure what we're asking :-)

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I thought that if you had Right of Abode you were eligible for a British passport. One of my friends back home whose parents were both born and raised in Scotland got a British passport (thus how I know about the hassle factor) and she has never lived in the UK (at the time she was seriously considering moving over here, plus you can never have too many passports).

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[reddragdiva]

That would be because her father was British. I have a British mother, not father. Apparently it makes a difference if you were born before 1983. Or something.

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[narnee.livejournal.com]

We will certainly be asking narnee for hints'n'tips when we're quite sure what we're asking :-)

I'd be glad to help, even if you're not sure what you're asking. I get plenty of questions where the people have absolutely no clue what the hell they're doing. ;>

Couple of questions in advance, just so I can do any research necessary to advise you properly. Is it the UK Ancestry visa or Right of Abode visa that you have? If the latter, what is it actually called since I can't find it on the IND website? Do you know for sure if you need to apply for ILR (permanent residency) in {x} amount of time or if you have it now?

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[reddragdiva]

Not sure. I shall let you know when I'm in the same house as my passport. Or you can come to London next week and we can discuss it at length ;-)

Re: Will it help if you get yourself a British passport?

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I think the best thing for you to do is to visit the Australian Embassy or Commonwelath Office and see what they have to say. Hopefully they will give you useful advice.

[narnee.livejournal.com]

Not sure. I shall let you know when I'm in the same house as my passport.

Okay.

Or you can come to London next week and we can discuss it at length ;-)

I'll let you know about that as soon as I know exactly what it is I'm doing. :>