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Should Donald Trump win Nobel Peace Prize ?
FirstWorldProblems replied to Parley's topic in Chewing the fat
@Rallyman I thought you were keen that people answer simple questions? - Today
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Same, no frills, minimal ceremony and collect your certificate on the way out, we didn’t even have photos, still waiting for my tree
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It is your responsibility as a citizen to be able to verify your citizenship easily. None of us like paying for it but then, perhaps you dont want to be a citizen - are you living in Australia or overseas? Again, if overseas that's the penalty you pay for not living onshore. You can always rescind your citizenship and travel on e-visas, much cheaper
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Britain is thinking about doing it soon too I understand - and about time too!
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It is not the responsibility of an Australian citizen to overpay for a piece of document that costs less than AUD50 to produce. Perhaps you're happy to pay taxes for those super-expensive submarines but that's your choice, not mine.
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Makes sense to some...
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Worked for me with no issues. Just a quick call to the back office at check-in to confirm my citizenship, and only a short delay in Sydney to be processed as an undocumented citizen.
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I don't know why anyone would blindly "have faith", but why go to the other extreme? Whatever happened to healthy scepticism as a position? In this case, I posted links to 5 different studies, and that was only a small sample of what I'd found. Simmo rejected the lot, I bet without even looking at them, because they come from the "scientific establishment", so by his definition, it must ALL be lies. Every single epidemiologist in the world is lying and only a few doctors, not specialists in that field, are brave enough to tell the truth. That doesn't make sense to me.
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When it's been proven that our governments have lied to us repeatedly over the years is it not surprising we don't have faith in them?
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I have to admit, I had a similar experience as Nemesis with a financial adviser. It might be better now, because of the ban on financial advisers taking commissions from the funds they sell. However, that means they now charge a flat fee, which is a few thousand dollars, and some people baulk at that. I feel as though the OP's question -- will he be taxed on the lump sum if he withdraws it before he leaves - has been answered. It sounds like you're talking about a much bigger question, i.e., is it really a good idea to withdraw the lot? I think there's a lot of strong reasons why it's a bad idea to withdraw the whole lot if you're staying in Australia in your retirement. After all, the minute you take it out of super, you've got to put it in some kind of investment (even if it's just a bank account) and suddenly you're earning taxable interest. And there's all that decision-making about how and where to invest. Not to mention the temptation to treat yourself to something with some of that lump sum, which you may regret when the money runs out later. It gets a lot more complicated if you're thinking of moving overseas, due to exchange rate risks, tax differences between countries etc. For that reason, I think he'd need to consult someone like Andrew from Vista, who's got experience of how moving between countries affects things like tax and pensions. Ordinary financial advisers either here or in the UK wouldn't know the complexities.
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Should Donald Trump win Nobel Peace Prize ?
Marisawright replied to Parley's topic in Chewing the fat
You see, it depends which videos you look at. The way social media works, we all get presented with videos that are similar to the ones we watched before -- so the more you watch Biden fluffing his words, the more you'll see videos of him fluffling his words, and vice versa. If you want to get a fair picture, you have to go and seek out videos that present the other side. And of course, remember that a lot of these videos on both sides are deep fakes. I've watched both of them in several videos. Biden has had a stammer all his life which is one reason he "loses his words". The way he squints, I think he has trouble reading the teleprompter which is another reason he stumbles. Trump is good at reading a teleprompter. But watch him, or better still, read the transcripts, when he's not reading off a teleprompter. He can't finish sentences, he goes off on weird tangents, he changes the subject and loses his point, which are much more serious issues. -
Little to no info for me, my "ceremony" was at the height of Covid so didn't get much info besides take your mask off for the picture.
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The UK insists on it too. The thing is, if you are entering any country as a permanent resident, you need to have a travel document that proves you are a permanent resident. A British passport without a current Australian visa doesn't prove you're a permanent resident of Australia.
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It's impossible to argue with you, because you always have the perfect excuse. No organisation or government is trustworthy, so you can dismiss everything they say out of hand. Instead, only the mavericks who pop up with their theories are telling 'the truth'. I assume you never go near a hospital. I'm surprised you're stil using the internet since that was developed by mainstream scientists. As for the vaccine, remember a guy called Trump saying this? You can tell it's Trump speaking because only he would think something can skyrocket downward.
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I might listen to this on Spotify. Thanks
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I never gave it a second thought once I was an Australian citizen. It was just common sense to apply for an Australian passport especially if I was going to travel. Not so urgent if you're not planning to travel out of the country for a while.
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My memory is a little hazy as it was a few years ago, but I'm sure I was given a list of things that I needed to be aware of, like "responsibilities of a citizen" which included the passport issue, as well as being given a form to enrol to vote, when I went to the ceremony - even though I already knew about both of them from being on forums like this for many years
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The USA is the same - and I believe enforces it even more strictly than Australia - no simply wave your citizenship certificate & make a phone call, its no Passport = No Entry. Canada has gone down the same road in the last few years too. If you are a Canadian citizen, you need an Canadian passport.
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I don't know about most other countries but Dual nationals traveling to the United States are required to enter and depart the U.S. using their U.S. passport
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I am enjoying this book about three elderly expat women living in Tuscany.
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I read Helter Skelter years ago - another book about Manson.
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Wondered when you would pop up
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"The onus has to be on the new citizen to look up their responsibilities - such as things like enrolling to vote, as well as getting a passport." Don't mention the voting lol waiting 3 hours on weekend! I get it, just feel it could be explained better or even part of the vast amount spent on getting the visa/s could go towards the passport? I'll probably get the Aussie one soon since we are heading to Europe in December again.
