I'm not gonna go into my whole depression story, but it was serious enough that I was signed off work for 7 years, try getting a job with a 7 year gap on your CV/resume, it's depressing, so depressing in fact that it almost put me back to square one, rinse and repeat. As I said in my original post, she knew all about this and was completely supportive, her support has been one of the main reasons I've been able to pull my shit together and get this sorted.
I should have been more clear about the SIA license. I took the course in October, they took 2 months to send me the certificate, I then had to send off to get a copy of my birth certificate as part of the ID check which took another month or so. Soon as I had all the documentation, I sent it all off, and the wait to get the actual license is at least 3 weeks. So no, I'm not standing here with my dick in my hand. She knew all this as well.
Btw, she is planning to go back to Norway before even looking for a job there, she just wants to move in with her parents. This isn't relocating for her career, or just wanting to change her lifestyle, she is panicking because of her responsibilities (which she had before I was around).