alavington
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Thanks, Andy!
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Hi Andrew, Just looking into the possibility of transferring my UK pension over to Aus, now that I've been here for a year. From what I read, it seems that being under 55 that I have no chance of being able to move my money - do you know why 55 is used as the age when I can do this? And also, do you foresee this situation changing anytime in the near future? I'm happy enough to let my funds sit in the UK, but just concerned that in the next 25 years I'll forget all my account details and log ons!! Thanks in advance, Alex
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Thanks for the replies guys - I guess I'll just sit back and wait for however long Immigration take! :SLEEP:
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Hi guys, Haven't really looked at the forum for a while as I've been busy settling into life in Sydney. I received an e-mail the other day from Immigration, saying that my 100 visa is going to be assessed shortly. I've done all the app on my Immi-Account but I'm just wondering if anyone knows the current processing time? One customer service person told me 12-14 months, another 6 months, and a colleague of mine got his through in only 4 months! It doesn't make any difference obviously, but it'd be nice to have an idea as to when to expect the grant. Thanks in advance! Alex
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Excellent - thanks for the info. I'll be arriving with the Aussie Mrs so I'll follow her!
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Hi guys, I've not posted for a while but now I'm just over a week from arriving in OZ and the question dawned on me - which queue at Immigration do I join? I have a British passport the partner visa (309) and will be activating the visa when we land. Also, if I have to go through the 'other passports' queue, will I have to do this every time I return to the country? Many thanks in advance! Alex
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8 months & 18 days later, I finally got the visa!!! Sooooo happy now!!! I sent a gentle reminder mail to the department on Friday, so it seems to have done its job!!
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Yeah, I know its pointless worrying too much about it - the Mrs says the same! But seeing people who applied after me get the grant obviously makes me wonder if something's wrong etc!
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No such luck - I stop checking after 5 on Weds, as I know my co isn't working! Guess it proves that having a part time co does affect the processing time. Congrats to Barleysuga btw!
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nothing for me - my co leaves at 1pm, so at least I only have half a day refreshing emails! Trying to see the positives in this waiting:laugh:
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She does half days Monday & Tuesday, a whole day Wednesday, then has a nice long weekend! Not cool.... I do remember someone on here saying that the case officer being part time doesn't affect grant times, but surely it would?
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Congrats to all the recent grants - I've given up for the week as my case officer (RN) only works part time, and I presume she's the one who grants the visa?
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I'm (im)patiently waiting still! I emailed the contact centre on Monday to try and find out if I need to change the address on my application (we've moved into temp accommodation prior to the big move) and am hoping to hear back today. Maybe this will act as the prod needed to give me the grant!
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Congratulations!!!:biglaugh:
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Tomorrow I hit the 8 month mark, and so begins the checking of my email every ten minutes til I get the grant! :wacko: