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Wife and bub are going back to you for a family wedding and im looking for travel insurance for them anyone know of some places online that is cheap but also coversmost things and cover of insurance is good,is there any search engines that i can compare. Im not sure of the ones over here in australia wa,been used to getting them from uk when going on holiday and coming over here on trips.

anyone recommend a good place to book,was looking at bravofly and they have very bad feedback,then looked at travel.com.au again they dont seem to have great feedback also,anyone recommend who to use,im looking for places like above which are in par with costs as there are some sites out there who charge way more than others and,its sort of put me off reading the reviews on some places.

Im already with them when i moved money over when moving here,but i thought there was better companies to use for smaller amounts?And if say moneycorp was an option can it all be done online?

Anyone recommend best way to transfer money? Was going to transfer from my uk account to oz, but im sure they take fee both ends and exchange rate might not be great, is there other ways thats better if so who? just for amounts of 1000 pounds and less from time to time.

Wife and bub under 2yrs are looking to go back to uk for family wedding,never really booked flights from perth,wa before as always just came to oz to visit. Can anyone tell me whats the best places are to find cheap flights back to uk return,is there sales on right now with any airlines. Is there best days,times to book i remember reading sometime ago about someone who wrote ways of saving on the cost of the flight certain days was cheaper,the no school holidays,time of year etc etc wish i still had this as could have played about with the days. Is it better to book the flight from a australian site this end or can you and is it cheaper to book them from a uk site but then is this possible as how can they send you the tickets. Would be great to find the best price for my wife or know how best to look,thanks in advance.

Well i was told that a well known company local to me charges $120 well did last year and i even seen people all over the place in shopping malls charging $99. Its do i have a clue what im doing no,maybe once more settled know the system more then i do myself yes. I take the company i ask to do it will need stuff from me if so what?payslips?anything i might think i can claim back on? As said only did 5 weeks work in a year,lucky if i had 5 weeks off in the uk must be something im doing wrong in the hunt for jobs and other reason for getting someone is this family a and b which i had no idea about all i know you can be overpaid.

I am almost a year in since moving to oz and back in the uk never really did my tax return,used to get someone to check for me,they would be able to check with my p60 and work out if i was owe any mone back, some years the employer was bang on and other times i paid too much,so i for a small fee asked them to do my tax return. How does it work over here is this something everyone has to do or an option? As i dont know much about the tax system over here or in fact much about it in the uk,i was asking around who does it and what it would cost me to have someone do it for me,but my question is what would i require it for,for what reason,would i be owe any money?Or yes could i have been overpaid? I get family tax benifit a and b but not that much every two weeks they wanted an idea of what i could make over a year and i based it on that figure,but depending on how much work i would be on that year and what type of job i be on it could be more. But its not been a good year and i would say i if lucky done 5 weeks work in that year,the first few months of arriving i did not really look as was so busy looking for rental,car,container on way and unpacking etc. But pretty much full on after that applying and applying and not having much luck. So looking at centrelink i see they will base me on the figure i said i earn on that year or i could lodge a tax return? and go with that figure,well as i have only done five weeks work in that year im nowhere near what i had said i make. I can understand where they are coming from as they just want to see i have not been overpaid in benifits and would want paid back,but is it also possible i maybe should have been paid more based on what i only worked in that year? My other question is i thought i was able to claim for courses i had done,which may have helped me find work better but im told its not but had been told before this i could,then there is a job i was on needed to buy my own tools not there anymore and wanted to claim for them. Would it pay for me to have an accountant with what im asking above,as said is it a requirement,on just the family benifit thing alone would not want them to just take for granted i made what i quoted on that year i made way less,but does that make any difference to me. I even here people claim for sunscreen and glasses your kiding right and im not able to claim back for course i needed or thought may help me get that job,i even have a course that needs refresher done by end of june and had hoped i could claim for this,but i am hearing this is not possible too.

And what about tools I had to buy for a job I was on but am no longer there.

Thats not what I was told you can claim for courses you have done and even tools required for a job even if no longer on them jobs.

Having been in the offshore industry in uk for so long and never having to pay for the offshore training,paid by company i was wondering is this something you can claim back in tax,i was told on other courses that they can be claimed back on tax,like white card and msic card all of which i really did not want to be paying for but did to help find work,anyone know about the offshore training? Also im trying to price as i only need to get a refresher for one day is there only two plcase in w.a.

Im coming upto almost a year since i have been here well since the 1st june,and i think if im to take hospital cover it would need to be before my first year is up right? Meaning if i dont then im charged more to take it out after the year why is this and what is the difference by what my age is? It would be cover for myself,wife and daughter. Is there a recommended cover,company to use and one that pay out well or companies you find ticks all the boxes. They say if your high earner that depends on the jobs i would be working on that you get charged a levy and its wise to have hospital cover why? I have heard that the public system is very good and you dont need private and i have heard that people with private would not do without. We are planning on having another child if in australia then need to factor this in. Dental would be a big part in the cover also as im getting on im sure i can see some dental issue to come. We only have ambulance cover for now and we have never really been much to see gp and if we have its just been bulk billed. any sites you can compare,i did look into this when i first arrived but left it there as was so many companies offering so many options and then there is this gap thing whats that all about.

I dont want use the agents services as i thought to be honest what we paid first stage was for completed visa,so are you saying that the agent would have lodged both applications two years ago then why does all the paper work ask for so much info,police checks etc,witnesses surely just providing some info like our proof of lease,bank stuff and a few other things like days out etc as family would be all they need? But looking through the form it probably is very easy its just what they ask for and what they need vs if im required to need or not etc. Some things im unsure of are: The thing that puzzles me is the npc,from afp it says its required for visa applicant including dependents over 16 and who have lived in australia for 12 months or more since last npc,well as the agent did first part of this visa,i take we did not do a npc first time around as we lived in the uk? And as we just came here in 1st june last year we have not been here 12 months so am puzzled if this is a requirement or not. It also says that if we have a dependant under age of 18 as part of the application which we have as bub is part of wife's visa the sponsor which is i must also provide a npc but also says if sponsor which is i provided a clear npc at the temp visa stage of the application i will not be required to provide one,so did i do one at the temp stage of so does that mean i have to leave this or get one also.I cant remember on this and so far agent has not been willing to provide much info. It also says: It says about character requirement to provide an origninal overseas penal cert for any country in which we have resided cumulatively for 12 months or more since grant of the temp visa,so what is this asking for does wife already have this from first stage? would they take a copy, and would agent have this?do we apply again and how or dont need it and its just wife that needs it right? I know she provided one from first stage of visa so its do we need to get again or not,these are probably all easy questions asked but them but we are unsure if required again and what we really need to provide to be honest. AlsoI know i need to get two witnesses decs done on form 888,will a mate of michelle's be able to do this we have known them since arriving here in june,im sure i read 12 months should have known us,we have our cousin and aunt again but cousin is currently on holidays so running our of options. Im taking also when we have completed our stat decs and are ready to sign,which im hoping when done online can be downloaded and printed and scanned back in that they need to be witnessed when signing,i was think i can have the same person do this as the ones doing any certified copys right? thanks for your help.

My wife has had her letter from visa dept about her partner visa,the second part,we used an agent first time around as was not straight forward and to be honest thought the second part of the visa was covered by agent but is not. I know the goverment payment is covered as im sure it was paid at first part of visa,and really dont fancy paying the agent fees second part. So may need or ask so help if we get stuck along the way. I am confused about the npc is this a requiement,for both wife and mysel and even says about dependants,we have kid under 2?we did this when we first applied,well wife did cant remember about myself if i did one also or what. it says about penal cert for any country which have resided cumulatively for 12 months or more since grant of temp partnet visa. i would need to check dates but this partner visa was granted back in 2012 we came here 1st june 2013 so what does this mean? I take we need two statutory decs form 888? We got the letter to start applying for second part of visa and says about 90 days from when recived letter why?what if we did not get this done before then as we are running out of time and not been able to deal with this yet. Im trying to get hold of our agent to give us copies of our first part of visa to see what sort of things we said on them as could do same but change words around a bit,as im sure it asks same sruff again like prove we are still together etc. All that is still the same but we maybe have a joint account over in oz now and share our rental and maybe one of our bills on both our names. one of the things it asks is describe nature of your household including any joint responsibility for the care and support of children,living agrrangements and sharing of housework.what sort of stuff could we use here,seems like they ask same stuff again as first time and until i get the other info back from agent not sure what to say. says describe social aspects of relationship like social activities,attending special events travel etc,since arriving in australia we not really travelled just trying to get settled and on our feet so to speak.but many days out with our little girl etc etc is this what they want to see,maybe pics? then it asks nature of commitment to each other including the degreee of companionship and emotional support you draw from each other and whether you see the relationship as a long term one,silly question when we are already married and was in first part of visa and have kid.so what can i add to this. As i had the agent deal with first part of visa will i need to let them know to contact us and not agent as not really looking to fork out what i thought was paid for first time around through agent. How long does it take to get npc done from police? im sure as time goes on we will have more stuff to ask but just trying to get my head around it all,will more than likely do it online than by post. thanks in advance.

Hi guys need some info i got my visa some years back before metting wife and then we applied for wife and added bub as well,she got granted the temp visa. With my visa which was skilled and not straight forward i had an agent to deal with it as well as my wife just incase we messed them up. I just to it for granted that what i paid for about 2 yrs ago to agent that this was to see her to end as in getting the pr,but sounds like it was only for the temp part and i need to pay again for the pr part. Im thinking if this is correct i may do it myself or should i say wife,as im am surprised i been asked again to pay what i thought i had already paid for,how hard or easy is it to do the pr part of the partner visa,i not looked into it yet and what is asked but surely most of the work was done last time around? What does this mean below: The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is the first stage towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100). You lodge only one application for your temporary and permanent visas and pay one application charge. Your application is processed in two stages, about two years apart. You must be outside Australia when you apply and also when the Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is granted. You can be in or outside Australia when Partner visa (subclass 100) is granted. I am wondering is there more fees to pay to goverment for the pr side or did i already pay this when i did the temp visa part was lodged,its do i get the agent again do the rest or we do it ourself,it has been a surprise to have been asked by agent for another payment on this. thanks

Anyone got a rough idea cost to move back to uk from Perth au,been here a yr and to be honest sorted of had enough for various reason,can possibly get flights cheap due to points I own,sent a 40ft container over wondered what it would be going back or even 20ft I'm hearing it costs more going back. what other costs have I missed out.

I would say it be a struggle just get by if working local on one wage with costs of everything here.

Yes very helpfull bob i suppose you not worked offshore, thats what I wanted to break into over here but if its like anything else here it be hard tge getting a job, trying for jobs to me has just been a joke.one employer I tried before I came here and updated once arrived, kept contacting and they kept saying be in touch now for some reason 10 months later they are asking me to complete a form its all upto date on there site.just lost interest in them now this long to even be considered. As said if I flew back to uk tomorrow I would get start right away.not as said the bull you have too go through and put up with over here to even get a start.and I have even found that some blokes don't have much of a clue. But then employers want you to have oz qualification and experience. On jobs j have been on it was many of them first oil and gas job.im now considering if this place is for me.a big part of me us still trying to settle and part of me says go back.i maybe happier with a better swing or what im used to equal time and offshore but cant see that here to be honest its who you know for sure.

more to life than money mate,and you kind of need as much of it as you can over here as everything costs more.

Im currently on a fifo job its 3/1 not one of the best swings and not one of the worst also,but the location its at and the company probably worst i been on as in jobs,not that i have had much luck with many over here. I been working the north sea for 21yrs plus and so used to doing the 2/2 and i came over here for a better lifestyle,but to be away working some of the swings they ask of you i dont think im going to have much of a lifestyle. I have a 18 month old and im not going to see much of her,i could easy get a job tomorrow back in uk with company i worked with on and off for 21yrs and be back on a 2/2 again,ok i could get a job local here but the money is way less and cause perth is expensive and i be the only earner then maybe a struggle. I am even considering yes as nice as australia is if its really the place for me working away all the time,not getting much time off and not seeing my little girl grow up to going back and spending qualitity time with her and wife 2 weeks each month. Its hard i do at times like australia but more times i think of going back,one reason being the hassles of getting the work and applying and the swigs if fifo

What makes you say that are you in the same industry?having tried for 8 months or i should say starting from say 6 months ago and not getting anywhere and others in the game saying its better to have it. I know its not a requirement and but i also have been refused work from one employer for not having it and yes they called me three time different people. But through a contact i had an interview and pretty sure i have a job,calling me next week i asked him about the qualification and he said its just silly. Employers should know by there cv and experience and references,but im still looking to get this if it makes it better to get future work or when applying as im sure having it will be something they prefer than someone not.

Anyone heard of vetassess tried emailing them no reply,wanted to know do they only assess people on 457 and others looking to migrate or do them assess someone like myself who is already here and got pr.

thats a shame as would have been a nice motor to have taken over and would have been a swap for my astra,annoying that 12 month rule,i dont live with parent have m own place and licence is on my own address,i dont think my parents have owned it for 12 months yet,they got it in sept 12

I got offered my parents 58 plate honda cr v es ivtec motor which cost them just over £10,000 not too long ago,as a going away gift,i can give them my astra sxi astra which they might keep or trade it in for something else. I was like no i cant,very nice of you but they keep going on about it to me,they said it will help you when you get over there and save you having to buy another car etc etc. Now that im going with the idea my bubble maybe already burst. As i dont know own the motor im sure i read you need to have been the owner of the motor for over 12 months which im clearly not.Ok my father has the same name would they know? So on that rule alone its maybe not possible? If i am allowed then can someone work out or give me a break down on what costs i would need to pay to have it shipped.and i mean all fees that would need to be paid out to get this on the road there. What are the postives of doing this and the negs. As they will be giving me this car for a swap with mine,i wondered what the costs would involve to import there motor vs keeping that money to import and selling my astra 2006 value approx £3500-£4000 approx and using that to buy in oz. I have read a few posts and seems a bit much to take in all the costs,is there a calculator to work out all the charges would be,or is someone on here have the knowledge or are in this business know more. Im just trying to figure out what this could cost me to take to oz,on what i can see approx the same motor i think is approx $22,000 approx. But my first problem is the not having the 12 months ownership Would be greatfull of any advise

I have a motor i may wish to take to australia with me can you tell me what you think: year of manufacture -2008 - make, model & variant= honda cr-v es i-vtec - body type (coupe, convertible, etc)-estate - engine size & fuel type 2.0/petrol - transmission-manual - drive type (4x4 - mileage-41,000 - any special features, options or modification-sport alloys - does it have aircon-yes - realistic current UK market value-£11,000 to £15,000 oz price approx $22,000?? not sure like for like model as they seem to different number maybe same model just use different numbers,also on some i see they are 2.4l one above is 2.0l Also this is a going away gift from my parents,am i reading somewhere right i should have owned this car for past 12 months?So if its worth taking to oz,am i allowed to take this to oz

Hi there im looking to maybe take care to perth,wa in may is it worth taking? - year of manufacture-- 2006 - make, model & variant-- vauxhall astra sxi - body type (coupe, convertible, etc)--hatchback - engine size & fuel type--1.6l,petrol - transmission-manual - drive type (4WD, front wheel drive, etc)-front wheel drive?? - mileage- 44,000 - any special features, options or modification--vxr alloys - does it have aircon--yes - realistic current UK market value--£4800 approx - Australian RedBook value (www.redbook.com.au - click through to the page with 'Private Price Guide', 'Trade In Price Guide' and 'Price When New' listed, then tell us the 'Private Price Guide' range)--$9600-$11,300 cant seem to find my like for like model or engine size seem to be 1.8l in oz,im 1.6 dr?? - Australian market value (http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/search.aspx - search for the closest matching vehicle) - which Australian state/city--$10,000 same as above maybe im looking for wrong model?