Marisawright

Your brother is not a parent, therefore he can't get the 143 visa on his own merits. It is a parent visa. Your father was the applicant and as he is deceased, the application cannot proceed. If you don't tell Immigration that he has died, you will be committing fraud. To be honest, I'm not even sure if his 173 is still valid if the main visa holder is not living. I suggest contacting a MARA registered agent urgently to find out what his status is.

I'm not sure I understand the question. The income stream will be taxed as part of your total income, whatever that is. You get a tax free threshold of GBP 12,750 per year and then you'll be taxed on the rest of your income, whatever that is.

Yes, you'll include your partner and children on the visa as your dependents. Is it a 482 visa (which is just a temporary work contract for a few years), or a 186 visa (which is a permanent visa that lets you migrate to Australia)? A 482 visa can be a fantastic opportunity for an adventure for your family, and it is possible that you might be able to stay permanently after the contract ends -- but it's far from guaranteed, so make sure you understand all the in's and out's of the deal. It can be a very expensive adventure if you don't plan carefully.

Worth pointing out, that could just be the difference between city attitudes and country attitudes anywhere in the world.

When did you apply for the 143? Do you have a queue date?

I'm guessing your wife has "indefinite leave to remain" in the UK? The thing is, "indefinite" does not mean indefinite. If she leaves the UK for a continuous period of more than two years, she'll lose it. So if Australia doesn't work out and you decide to return to the UK after a couple of years, you'll have to go through the whole process of getting a new UK spouse visa from scratch (and of course, that means meeting the financial/job requirements). I assume you've done it once so you know how it works.

Your qualifications, experience etc are all irrelevant to the "last remaining family member" visa, because that is based entirely on your family relationship. However I doubt the visa will suit you, as there is a very long waiting list (only a small quota is granted each year). Based on the current waiting list, if you applied today, you would get your visa in about 25 years' time. The Business Innovation Visa is currently closed to new applicants, pending a review. This thread is relevant, and @Steve Elliott (who posted on that thread) is probably your man to talk to about it. Your other option would be to apply for a skilled visa (189 or 190), but I have no idea whether you'd be eligible. You'll need to research and act on that very quickly, though, because you're fast approaching the point where you'll be too old (45 is the cutoff age). Sadly it is a fact of life that Australia is no longer crying out for migrants. It's still easier to get into Australia than to some other first-world countries, but not by as much as you might think.

Even if you hadn't surrendered your SA licence, it wouldn't be possible to renew it because it's been more than 5 years. I tihnk your only choice will be to transfer your UK licence, unfortunately.

What questions do you have?

I should add that you can also set up a Self-managed Super Fund (SMSF) which is a private superannuation fund that you run just for you (or you and your partner). It's not something I'd recommend until you're 200% sure you're going to retire in Australia, because they're an absolute bear to wind up if you decide to leave (you can't be a trustee of a SMSF if you're living overseas).

I can't help with the UK end but yes, you can set up an Aus super fund before you have a job. In fact it's a good idea to do so, because you don't want to be stuck with your employer's choice of fund. You want to do your own research and choose the fund you want, then you tell your employer which one to pay your super into. Note that there are 'retail funds' (set up by banks and investment companies) and there are "industry funds" (set up by trade unions for each industry, but open to anyone). Generally, the retail funds have higher fees but they'll claim they have more expertise than the industry funds and therefore should perform better (which isn't necessarily true). The industry funds claim their performance is just as good and they make a feature of keeping their fees low. https://www.ratecity.com.au/superannuation/articles/industry-vs-retail-super-funds https://www.ato.gov.au/single-page-applications/yoursuper-comparison-tool https://www.barefootinvestor.com/hostplus

Hard to say as (a) it changes all the time and (b) it depends where you're applying from. The timeframes quoted on the Immi website include people from high-risk countries which take forever due to the security checks needed. Applications from the UK are usually at the shortest end. Not that long ago, they were taking only three months or so -- but that could have changed. Once you get the visa, you have about a year to activate it.

It's confusing because holding the 870 visa doesn't give you the right to claim Medicare. However as a UK resident visiting Australia, you are entitled to claim Medicare while you're here, under the reciprocal agreement. Strictly speaking, you're only supposed to get essential/urgent medical care, and you should go back to the UK for anything that isn't urgent. However in practice, the definition of what's essential seems very broad, and people have even had hip replacements etc.

I assume you've got your citizenship organised? So you can always come back again. As you say, you need to be with your dad while you still have him. Who knows how long that will be -- I'm sure you don't want to think about that at the moment, but there will come a time when your dad's not there any more, and you'll be able to come back to Australia. Maybe it won't be till your retirement, but since you've lived in Australia for more than 20 years, you'll have your superannuation and your Australian pension waiting for you. Plan your stay in the UK with that in mind. Keep in touch with your Aussie friends on social media. You have to be where you have to be.

This is my problem. I've tried several VPNs and they all slow the signal down so much, we can't watch it.