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  1. AmandaJB
    Thanks Rammygirl, that’s good to know. I’ve realised we also know a registered nurse so will go that route instead to be on the safe side.
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    Hi everyone, I hope all’s well and (belated) happy new year! I am not sure this is the correct thread, please let me know if it should be elsewhere. We can now apply for citizenship (yay). The list of professionals who can countersign Form 1195 and the photo includes ‘nurse, licensed or registered.’ Does anyone know if this includes veterinary nurse too please? I phoned immi yesterday but the staff member was unsure. If there are any agents on here who would be happy to answer this question I’d be extremely grateful! Take care, and best of luck to everyone! Amanda
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    Hi Kathss56 I have just received a confirmation email that my new passport details have now been updated against my visa. It was a reply against my original email and Form 929 sent on 16 July. I can’t say whether my follow up email helped, perhaps they just deal with them in date order. Hopefully yours will be updated very soon. Amanda
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    I entered my new passport number first and it couldn’t locate it. I tried my old passport number and that worked so they’ve not updated it yet. Fortunately I’m not travelling out of Australia for some time yet.
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    Hi @Peter2 Thanks for this information with the link, very helpful @Kathss56 I also wondered about this, as I emailed my new details, on the required Form, to the address advised, and having just checked Peter’s link, it still shows my old passport number. I sent my updated information on 16th July and also had a response advising of the 40 days for them to update. I’m going to email it again. Cheers Amanda
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    Hi Judy, congrats on your move, hope you’re enjoying settling in I added a post on 11 Oct 2017 regarding private medical insurance, it’s on page 575. Its increased by only a couple of dollars a fortnight since then. Hopefully it will offer some insight into our own experience which we are still happy with. Everyone is different though and you may want/need more cover. Enjoy your new life in Australia, we absolutely love it here!
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    I see, and I note that one parent has to have citizenship when the child is born. That would make sense, thanks.
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    Just thinking out loud here, as I’m no expert - aren’t your children able to gain Australian Citizenship by Descent? I see you have Australian citizenship.
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    Hi Fisher1, Good to see you got it sorted now, one less thing to do, and a great idea on the survey suggestion too ? So pleased you're settling in well. Once your goods arrive you'll really feel at home, we were about 6 weeks without ours and it was nice to unpack it all. We are out of the rental now and moved into our own place in June and are very settled! My husband has just got out of the pool and we've been admiring the beautiful blue sky, hot sun and fab bird songs, pretty blissful ! ? Congrats on the car, it must be a lot easier now! Enjoy your continuing adventures ?
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    Hi Fisher, glad it helped. I note your quote is $60 a month each. Ours is about that in total for the two of us. It can depend if you want low, med, or high cover for max returns (we are medium) and ours also takes into account the government rebate which is applied as long as you take it within 12 months of arrival. Perhaps check that has been applied to your quote too. Something else HBF advised me was that the year starts from 1 Jan. So although we joined only a short time ago we have a whole years allowance for those months. There was also a 'no wait' offer as some have waiting periods before benefits kick in. All in, I think we were lucky with ours. Good luck with yours ? Hope you're settling in well ?
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    Hi, happy to help. We are with HBF. No issues with them at all and very friendly. There are pricier extras only options too, with up to 10 choices including physio, natural therapies, chiropractors etc but we felt we wouldn't use it all so went with the 4 option extras cover. Good luck ?
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    Hi, I thought I'd let you know our experience. We looked at health insurance when we arrived and felt it too pricey to be honest at about $170 per fortnight if I recall correctly (we are 50 and 55 years old and both work). We have recently had a rethink about it all as we wanted at least ambulance cover and found 'not for profit' health insurance companies are very good and I believe more affordable. We took out an 'extras only' policy with ambulance, minor and major dental and optical, which costs $30 per fortnight. My husband had to have a minor op earlier this year on the public system and everything was provided and he was well taken care of without private insurance. Also, I had to have an ultrasound, referred by my GP, which I had the following day, covered by Medicare (no waiting list!). We feel we've taken the right option with the extras cover only. We both had our dental check ups, X-rays and clean this week, which would have cost $574 but it was all covered with the insurance which we were extremely pleased about! Also, I think if you need an ambulance due to a car accident, the CTP insurance (legally essential) covers ambulance costs (in NSW anyway, not sure if it's the same everywhere). Hope some of the above will help.
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    Your medicals and police checks are valid for 12 months each and you will need to enter Australia to validate your visa before their validity expires, this doesn't have to be for the permanent move. I believe you have five years to move permanently. Good luck to all those now hearing from immi!
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    Many many congratulations to you! So pleased for you, it's been some wait!! Wishing you all the very best in Aus. We are very happy here, absolutely the best decision. I'm sure you will settle quickly and happily. Good luck to all those who continue to wait! Amanda
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    Hi Lynn I'm not sure I can help a huge amount, we are in NSW. My husband and I are 55 and 50 respectively and like you, need to work to retirement. We both found employment here relatively easily (hubby started within 12 days of arrival in December 2016!). He has a British HGV licence, however in NSW a test needs to be taken here to gain the Australian equivalent (he's not in a driving job here). Where we are in the Hawkesbury area there are so many truck driving jobs advertised but I'm not sure if that is a reflection of other states/cities. I don't know if this info helps at all but wish you good luck in your new adventures and hope the wait passes quickly! Amanda
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