We Were On A Tram In Melbourne And.......

[The Broughtons]

You must really be over the moon. Congratulations and here's to the rest of your life as a permanent resident of Australia

Felicity

[EM&M]

Originally Posted by kazzy01

Dumb question, but what is a CP visa?

Hi Kazzy its a Contributory parent visa.

Em x

[Mike and Connie]

Savta
Congratulations on your CPVisa,haven't forgotten that we promised to call you.At the moment we are staying just off Centre Road in Bentleigh so you're not too far from us.In fact I was in East Bentleigh just this morning having a crown fitted(tooth, not head).
Hope to see you soon
Mike and Connie

[Gollywobbler]

Hi Savta

Thanks VERY much for this thread and also for your e-mail to me. I'm pole-axed tonight after two very gruelling, difficult days at work. Will e-mail you tomorrow.

I'd like to add my own, HUGE thankyou to Tony Kidd, who has been such a great help to you by acting for you and your son on your (diiferent and various) visas. I'd recommend him without hesitation and I know you would as well. Tony has done a fantastic job for your family so I see noo reason ot to give him a plug publicly.

I wish I could persuade him to contribute to PiO because I do love his hilarious turn of phrase and his relaxed ad confident attitude to visas. Two quips by Tony particularly stick in my nind:

One guy had been nicked for decking a cop in the UK during a brawl outside a pub followimg a particularly contentious football match which these men had all watched in the pub whilst getting sozzled. He was worrying about whther the conviction wuold affect his visa application. It wuldn't because it is not a sufficiently serious offence.

To reassure this guy, first of all Tony spelt out that it would not be a problem. He then added:

1. Australians are too lazy to leave their beer for the sake of a brawl.
2. Decking a grey ghost would be regarded as a community service in Melbourne.

I howled with laughter. The other one that made we fall around laughing was Tony telling someone else that John Howard is known as Bonzai, "Because he is a little Bush, you see..."

I would LOVE to see Tony contributing to PIO regularly. Would you be prepared to try to see if you can coax him for me, please?

Hugz and many, MANY congratulations

Lots of love to you both

Gill
xx

[SAVTA]

THANKS ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR KIND POSTS! WE ARE OVER THE MOON.


GILL, WILL TRY MY BEST IN PERSUADING TONY.

I VOICE GILL's SENTIMENTS AND WOULD THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND TONY AS A MIGRATION AGENT.

[newnico]

So pleased to hear this, Savta. I am heading out myself to Melbourne on my CPV on Nov 28th, really glad to hear things are working out for you, and always good to know there's a few of us parents out there.

Nico

[KazzE]

how fantastic, who cares if they think you are mad

you have your PR VISAs

[SEFFnSARAH]

Hi Savta,

Gill has directed me to your thread as my mum is hoping to follow your lead. She applied for her CPV and has just had the ackowledgement but as we know she is in for a long wait. As my sister is already an Oz citizen and we have applied for Skilled Migration she has decided to sell the house and move out at the same time as us (fingers crossed all goes well with ours) and rent for a while. Her only concern with doing this is where she will pay tax as obviously she needs the proceeds of the sale here to rent and eventually buy in Oz so doesn't want to lose to much. If you don't mind me asking, did you pay tax in Oz or were you still considered a UK resident until your permanent visa was granted?
Mum is really worried that she is going to sell the house and then lose her capitol from the house renting? Any info/advise you can impart will be gratefully received.
Thanks

Sarah