Georgie

Only got $7500 In ANZ Smartchoice super but because I will be charged 65% in tax it's not worth keeping it in. I had another super that they passed to ATO and after doing a DASP online was issued with a cheque. However they didn't pass this one over and after trying to do it online anyway it said I had never had a WHV which I was classed as having because I left the country and my subclass 100 partner visa had ran put. I must have had one as tax office gave me a refund. Anyway I need to fill in the 1194 form and pay for a statement of verification of visa. I wondered if anyone else had paid for this from uk. Apparently I have to go to the strand in London and pay in person. I live near Leeds !! Has anyone just paid with their uk credit card in the UK?? Thanks I have wasted so much time looking for answer and ringing Australia but no one can help .I am passed from pillar to post

I was trying to get them to change the visa info they apparently sent to ATO . Anyway i could have cashed the cheque if my bank hadn't have messed up and they didn't tell us we just had to sign the back to cash it! They worded the letter as if the ATO had to do something more with it so we could cash it here. Anyway I would rather my husband got more than 45% of what he is owed too. Even if it means waiting til he's 55. However there could be a loophole. I am waiting for the ATO superannuation specialist to ring me but from what info the guy was reading it could mean that his permanent residency has run out after the 5 years and because it's run out and not renewed or he was never on a whv he may be able to access it. However I need to talk about the tax on it . I will let you know what happens xx

Also don't know why one superannuation was passed to ATO and the other one not. They are both with the same superannuation company. I will give them another call tonight.

Thanks for your reply. I am trying to phone immigration in London but always engaged! He defiantly was on a subclass 100 as I checked his old passport. Tax office sent us a cheque for one super though I sent it back stating I couldn't cash it due to bank difficulties and not knowing all I had to do was sign the back of check duh! So now they may not even replace the cheque as it seems there is a mistake on dept of I migrations part. What a palava trying to sort this out. It's not even like it was an option to pay into one.

Hi I hoped someone might help. My husband moved to Oz with me and we left in 2009 to come back to uk. He was told by superannuation he could withdraw after being away 5 years. He did withdraw but tax office in Oz charged him 65% in taxes. They told him he was classed as being on a temporary working holiday visa! That's why he paid this otherwise it would have been 38%. However I am confused as research has said if you're a permanent resident you cannot claim until retirement. Well he was permanent but he's not now! Can anyone shed any light on this please? Or if anyone else has been through the same process.thanks

Hi there. Just wondered if anyone else has had the same scenario. My husband had a subclass 100 spouse visa and we returned to uk for good so now visa has run out. No we didnt apply for a return visa as did not ever think of returning to Australia. I have recently begun to think that maybe if the kids move there (Oz citizens and so am i) I will be able to go with them but what about my hubby? Will we have to do all the paperwork from scratch? I have tried to see on website but no specific answer. I have asked this question before but had no replys so maybe there is someone who had the same situation reading this now. We are happy and settled now in Yorkshire but i know one day in the future my children will maybe want to do what we did and explore another country. Thanks

I have been back in uk since sept 09 and did fill in an aussie tax return last year (only to my horror be told i owed a small fortune). Anyway i did an etax again this year to be told once again i owe a small fortune. I have not earned over the tax threshold in the uk so by uk rules do not owe any tax here. I know that you pay tax from first dollar earned but i dont think i plan on returning to Oz in the near future anyway. I am still getting family tax minimum payments that i am entitled to for 3 years or til i return to Oz. That is why i thought i should do a tax return. I am going to tell them to cancel as i will be staying in Uk for forseeable future. Do i have to do a tax return or not. i classed myself as non resident for tax purposes. Really i am no longer a resident at all even though i have a bank account and fam tax payments (to be stopped). Anyone got any clues as to what i need to do as i cant get through to yax office on telephone Thanks Please ask clarifying questions as i am not the best at explaining things :err:

Dawn you sound like me. I have been back for nearly 2 years and have bought a house etc. We live in Harrogate North Yorks and when the sun is out its really nice round here and i should be very grateful but as Quoll says it is a curse of the expat because once you have tasted both sides you will constantly miss the side you are not on if you know what i mean. i find myself wishing we had the beautiful beaches and laid backness of OZ but when i was there i only spent 30nmins at beach before i got too hot and bothered. I hated the way Ozzies went to supermarket with no shoes but now i hate the fact you have to get all dressed up just to go to town. In Oz i hated the lack of history but we dont really bother going to castles that much here! What a to do as now my sister is looking at emigrating to Perth and it makes me slightly jealous and thinking of going back but i know deep down i wont because England is where i feel more at home. Thats not to say i wont have pangs of wanting to return though. They should also start making these shows about emigrating more realistic as well as that doesnt help with the pangs I think they should do a series in which people hate it in Oz and want to come back to wherever they are from. That would certainly remind us why we did come back afterall. I waffle i know but i hope you get what i mean! All the best and i am sure you will settle eventually ooh and dont forget about those blasted flies and ants