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You have misunderstood the situation pumkin. We are not trying avoid paying tax here.we just thought we would have to pay in the. UK and in oz don't be too quick to pass uncalled for remarks.please ok .
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Thank you Notts. I am just so upset that we have to pay tax here. We came on cpvs and it cost us nearly $200.000 plus a bond of $14000. We have to rent over here as it took all our savings plus the sale of our own house to find the money for the move. We have only got a medicare card and cannot apply for a Pensioner card until we have been here for 10 years by which time we will both be 80yrs old. And probably living in a tent :-(.
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Thank you Notts. I am just so upset that we have to pay tax here. We came on cpvs and it cost us nearly $200.000 plus a bond of $14000. We have to rent over here as it took all our savings plus the sale of our own house to find the money for the move. We have only got a medicare card and cannot apply for a Pensioner card until we have been here for 10 years by which time we will both be 80yrs old. And probably living in a tent :-(.
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My husband and I have been permanent residents for 2 years and have been sent a tax return form We only have our English pen, sions and a small Irish pension which we already pay tax on at source. Do we have to pay tax here, I didn't think that you can be taxed twice on the same income. Any advice would be appreciated. Ann & Roy.
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My husband and I are permanent resident visa holders and we both have Republic of Ireland pensions as we lived there for 14years. I was told that Australia has a reciprical agreement with R.O.I so we applied for Australian pension conssesion cards. We have been turned down which I find infuriating given the fact that it cost us so much for our visas just to come and live here. We only have very modest savings left now less than $8000 and are also renting a house, so don't really have any assets. Could you tell me how much money we are allowed combined, to have coming over from Ireland and the UK as I am very confused. Yours sincerely Ann.
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Thank you Lindsay, We are have visitors med cards and are in the process of applying for full ones in the next few days. We are 67 and 68 yrs old and there is def an agreement with the Republic of Ireland as thats how we got our first med cards. Can't really afford private health care as after selling our house in Ireland for a pittance we are pretty much down to our last few bucks. Our Doctor sent me for a hearing test but didn't mention anything about a care plan, so I had to pay for the test myself. We are going to visit Centre Link to see if they can offer any assistance with the purchase of the aids. We live in Avoca Beach NSW. its where our Daughter and family live, we are renting a house here because the cost of the visa's took just about all of our money from the sale of our house. Having said that we love it here and wouldn't think of going back to Ireland. I will let you know how we get on, the info may be of use to someone else. Regards Ann.
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Hi been in OZ fir 1yr and have a permanent visa CPV. Me and my husband get Irish pensions but not Australian ones, but they have a reciprecol arrangement with Ireland. Does that mean we don't have to wait 2yrs to qualify for commonwealth senior card? And I have now to have two hearing aids at a cost of $3,500, does anyone know if I can get help with this or will it effect the assurance of support my daughter lodged. Tried to find out on the Gov web site but I find it totally confusing HELP PLEASE.:wacko:
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Thanks for the info everybody. We were told that even though we are both British Citizens and have of course British Passports, because we had been living in the Republic of Ireland for the last 14 years we could not have cards. I don't see what difference it makes where we have been living, we have paid for our visa's and are British. Maybe we should have just got a boat into the country as illegal immigrants, we would probably have got everything for free with no arguement. It doesn't seem fair to me.:wacko:
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Just a note for people who are coming over on a 2yr cpv visa. We have been here for 2 months now and have been told by Centre Link and our CO that unless we have the permanent visa we are not eligable for Medicare or the Senior Card even though we fully intend applying for permanent residency. When you think of the amount of money the 173 visa costs it seems a bit mean not to let people have Medicare cards especially when we first applied the immi.gov web site stated we would get one. They must have changed the rules somewhere along the line, so be warned. Living the dream anyway and just got a house in Avoca Beach NSW right down the road from our Daughter and family, and a new grandson 4 weeks ago FANTASTIC :-)
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Thanks for that info Linday we will def ring that No, and be sure to get the name of the person we speak to. Ann and Roy.
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Hi JohnandErien, We have just moved to Avoca Beach on the 26th June on a 173 Temp CPV, we will be applying for the 143 as soon as poss. We went to Medicare to ask about a Medicare Card and we were told that we couldn't have one until we had our permanent visas. The reason they gave us was that even though we are British Citizens, we have been living in the Republic of Ireland so we didn't qualify. I suppose that means we can't have a Senior Card also, I can't understand this as we were told by our rellie's here that we would be able to get both. Any suggestions for us please as we are finding it a bit hard to get any information from the authorities here. We are aged 67 and 68 and although in good health it can be a bit worrying to think of what it would cost us if we fell ill in the future without the Medicare Card. Thanks Ann & Roy.
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Only 4 days before our removal men arrive and the house contract still not signed!!! so getting a bit concerned as we are heading off to Sydney on the 24thJune.
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Thank you Phyllis for the very encouraging post. My Husband and I are 68 & 67, and we will be arriving in NSW on the 26th June on 173 visas. Like you we will have to manage to buy somewhere that is within our means, but whatever we end up with we will be happy to be with our family. And we have a new Grandchild to look forward to in August which makes it even more special. Ann.
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Hi all got our completion date for the house sale 15th June. Heading for Avoca Beach NSW on 24th June :-)
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Can't quite believe it after waiting so long but we have just SOLD OUR HOUSE Flight now booked to Sydney for the 24th of June. SO EXCITED> :-)
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Good luck to you with both Meds and house sale, will be rooting for you. Ann & Roy.
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Congratulations how wonderful I love Freemantle and have been a few times its such a fab place to live. We have decided to move over for good in July, even if the house isn't sold, we will just rent it out until it does. Got fed up of waiting around for a sale and we want to be there for the birth of our new Grandchild. We have someone coming to view the house this Friday so we are hoping that it will be sold so fingers crossed. Best wishes to you Ann and Roy :-)
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Hi Power91 We had instructions from our CO to send off our passports to the AU Embassy in London to have our 173 visas put in, we got them back withing 10 days.
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Hi Pete and Marg so glad for you that you have sold the house and hope that the dotted line is signed for you in time. We are still waiting for a buyer for ours, having already dropped the price by 100,000 euros and only had 1 viewing so far this year. Feeling desperate now as our daughter is expecting our third grandchild in August, we so want to be there then. Got to validate our 173 visas by December this year too, and don't really want the hassle of travelling back to wait for a buyer, never mind the extra expense. Ann and Roy Still believing in the dream after 3 long years. :=)
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Hi read on here a week or two ago that 173 visa when granted is electronically put on to passports at immigration when entering Aus. We have had an email from our CO via our Agent that we have to send our passports to the Aus Embassy in London. Is this because we live in Rep of Ireland? or has it changed since a few weeks ago? Ann and Roy.
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Well done on the sale of your house so pleased for you. It gives me hope that we can sell ours soon and be booking our flights. Ann x
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Thanks Val, we are going to NSW Central Coast , got to sell the house yet, but hoping to be there for July at the latest in time for the birth of our new grandchild in August. Ann x
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HI EVERYBODY WE HAVE JUST BEEN GRANTED OUR 173 VISAS. NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED A CASE OFFICER AND ARE USING AN AGENT.--Once you have sent off all you checks, give your CO a ring. We sent ours off on the 9th Jan and then sent two emails over the last 3 weeks to our agent for any info and didn't hear a thing from them. Our daughter phoned our CO on Monday and was told that we had been granted our visas on Jan 16th, he was still waiting for the payments that should have been made within 28 days of notification. She explained to him that we had not heard a thing about it, fortunately he was very understanding and gave us another date for payment March 20th. Finally got an email from the agent apologizing for the mix up this morning, seem that according to her ( THE OFFICE MANAGER) that all the info had been sent to the email address of the girl who was assigned to us, but she was on maternity leave. You would think that with todays technology it would have been an easy matter to inform our CO of the new girls (OFFICE MANAGER) email address. Good job our daughter phoned up or goodness knows what would have happened. Still alls well that ends well, payment was sent off this morning by IFEX and should be there by Monday at the latest. Keep the dream everybody it can be frustrating at times but worth it in the end. Ann and Roy :-)
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Hi Carol, your daughter will have to be a permanent resident for 2 years before she can sponser you. And you will have to pass the Parent visa application test also. A good way for you to find out more about this is on www.immi.gov.au. Best of luck Ann.
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Hi Mike & Sue great news that you have you 143, enjoy the heatwave in Perth. Regards from Ann and Roy.