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.

3 hours ago, Nemesis said:

The only way he could've withdrawn his super is if he was shown as having been on a temporary visa (like a WHV) which would have had to have been cancelled at the time of super withdrawal. And yes, the tax on it is pretty hefty.

If the system had shown him as being on a PR visa like the 100 then he could not have withdrawn hos super till retirement.  Sounds like for some reason the 100 visa was not showing in the system and they thought he only had a WHV. 

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