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    British passport & Australian citizen

    Update Australian embassy in Dublin staff are very helpful and accomodating. Advise is they can issue an emergency passport €115 7 month validity in 48 hrs. Insufficient time for a 10 yr passport. Wife has to present herself for an interview then return 48 hrs later to collect the passport. I...
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    This was my hope. To deal with it now and provide as much documentation as possible so maybe this can be arranged to smooth Dublin check in and Melbourne arrival
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    She is travelling with Etihad and has a 3 hr transit in AUH. Will speak to the airline after talking to to the embassy in Dublin.
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    Sound advise this is my current course of action,
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    Looked at this but the evisitor will be rejected, I won’t lie on the application and certain questions will definitely result in denial of application. Thank you for suggesting
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    Thanks for everyone’s advice. Yes should have looked into it sooner, our own fault for being in this situation but here we are. There won’t be enough time for a new passport. I agree departing Dublin may be the hardest part. As legally you cannot get the ETA on a foreign passport as an...
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    British passport & Australian citizen

    Hi, I am in a bit of a situation well to be fair my wife is. My wife who holds a British passport that was issued this year (no visa) and became an Australian citizen last year is currently back in Ireland with our 14 month old visiting family. When she departed a few days ago customs advised...
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    48hrs flying for 16 hrs in DUB

    Mother inlaw is bringing her back in 4 weeks. Originally i was going over to pick her up. Inlaw comes over for 2 months every year (yeah) just coming a little sooner than normal
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    48hrs flying for 16 hrs in DUB

    Tomorrow night im embarking on 24hr flying to deliver my 9 yr daughter to the inlaws for school hols in Ireland. On the ground for 16 hours then back to MEL with a 2 hr stopover in AUH in time for work. Leaving 18th on EY463 first time on an A380 looking forward to that. Then EY41 i think...
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    Qantas SYD&MEL to SIN $510 ret ($410 through .br site)

    Will have a go at that, thanks markis10
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    Qantas SYD&MEL to SIN $510 ret ($410 through .br site)

    Booking flight for the wife who is from the England. Cant find United Kingdom, England in the drop down box for passport origin (País do passaporte) on .br. ?? Mandatory field
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    Dublin to Melbourne, jan 2014, 1 adult 2 children one way

    Thanks Greenfish for your research and advice. The wife likes the EK option DUB DXB KUL MEL as we have flown with them before and they are great with the kids. I think the KUL stop is likely the same aircraft so not to inconvenient. expedia.com.br have that option on the 19th at R4616 around...
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    Dublin to Melbourne, jan 2014, 1 adult 2 children one way

    Hello, Looking at flights for my wife and 2 children 5 & 3, Y class Dublin - Melbourne between jan 15 - 20th, prefer the weekend of the 18 - 19th. Travel time inside 29 hrs with max transit of 4 hours or the kids will go nuts. EY & EK are most direct only 1 stop but most expensive, 2 stops...
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    What travel, aviation & other related apps do you use?

    Tripadvisor hotels combined aff ita matrix skyscanner agoda the other half is very annoyed that I load them onto her iPad rather than my cheap Chinese tablet and has created a folder.
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    Pre Existing Condition Travel Insurance Success

    Re: Pre existing condition health insurance success I had success with cover more as we'll for my elderly parents last year, blocked by over 10 insurers but cover more came to the party at a price and with some conditions. My father previous heart attacks and a stroke so was on blood thinners...
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    What makes a terrible airport

    I was in a beautiful island Tiamen Island, Malaysia in 03, around 60 seats on the prop a/c arrived to find the tractor that pulls the baggage barrow broken and the bag bloke sick. I climbed in the hold and got all the bags out, only about 20', a few people pulled the barrow to the terminal and...
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    Staff travel v firm travel

    Thanks for the welcome everyone. Good tip Mal, will keep myself in check. Been away for a few weeks, time to catch up.
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    Staff travel v firm travel

    Hi all, have been reading for a couple of weeks and am indeed addicted. I come from a slightly different angle. I work for VA so have access to staff travel. With code sharing increasing space can be hard on certain routes and times of year. Travelling alone is worth the risk but as a family of...
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