Real-time documentation

Our journey to Australia

Every step, every decision, every hurdle, from the idea to arriving in Byron Bay.

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Days until departure
Current chapter

Preparation & wind-down

The restaurant is closed, the vegetable field is history. Now it gets real: packing up the flat, finalising visa paperwork, preparing the kids, and filming in between.

A note on the path: We're entering on a tourist visa (eVisitor 651) and looking for a 186 sponsor only after we arrive. If no sponsor is in place within three months, we fly back. It's a deliberate bet, not a recommendation. Why we're taking this path anyway.

31 December 2025
Restaurant "die farm" closed
Seven years of our own restaurant. A hard but right step.
Done
February 2026
PTE English test passed
Proficient is enough for the visa. It was not easy, but it worked.
Done
February 2026
TRA Skill Assessment passed
Especially involved as a self-employed applicant. The documentation was the hardest part.
Done
March 2026
Migration agent hired
Professional support for the visa process.
Done
April 2026
Notice given on the flat
Move-out end of July. It is getting real.
Done
23 June 2026
Departure, Christian flies out first
Going ahead alone: find a job and a sponsor, sort out housing and a car.
Planned
26 July 2026
Family follows
Lucy, Joris and Linnea fly out to Australia. The family is together again.
Planned
August 2026
New life in Byron Bay
Arriving, settling in, finding new routines. A new chapter begins.
Planned