Chris N Lora

On 21/03/2022 at 17:55, paulhand said:

I reckon ‘tricky’ is in the eye of the beholder. Some people find some things ‘tricky’ and prefer to have a professional do it for them or assist them. I could, for example, read the manual and change the brake pads on my car … but I don’t.  

well, my ex did it, and was simple was in 208 mind ... easier to change pads than do an application mind.

On 16/03/2022 at 08:13, Ausvisitor said:

I'm not an agent, you'd be better served asking someone who does this for a living but for what it is worth.

I think your only option is to withdraw and resubmit, you will fail the sponsor application when they discover you haven't got the points you say you have and if they think you might have done it deliberately they may also bar you from re-applying.

As I said you would be well placed talking to an agent here about this as they may have an option that is more palatable. I very much doubt you are going to get anything from an agent without parting with some cash as this is a tricky situation that wouldn't have arisen if they had been involved from day 1

not tricky, if you read it and do it correctly, we had no experience and did our application very straight forward .... just simply read the paperwork and questions correctly.  for the record, and agent said my ex partner didn't qualify. so do not always trust agents!!!

On 07/03/2022 at 12:52, Pokey said:

My advice is don't do it. It's an incredible pain in the rear trying to navigate the process in my experience. Ended up giving up on it and selling before we moved. 

mine was really easy too do, I contacted the DVLA, i filled out relevant paperwork gave vin number etc , got back paid 10 quid for new speedo facial i dont care it shows km .... that was it MOT, registered extended test etc . I was not leaving a 2018 mitsubishi pajero behind they stopped making them 

On 28/02/2022 at 14:17, Pokey said:

Good lord that sounds like a nightmare, both in terms of logistics and the financial side of it. 

Not really, its quite easy to do yourself if you do it correctly .... its cheaper to take the car back than sell it and lose funds ...actually it is still worth a lot .... it is worth 2k less than I paid for it. 

On 20/02/2022 at 11:18, SMP said:

Hey, really random question. Which car did you import

A mitsubishi Pajero stopped making them. 

10 hours ago, vongole83 said:

Hi

We are in quarantine in Melb right now and thinking about what comes next. 

We desperately need to sort out a car, and will just hire one for a bit, but it isn't cheap!!

Longer term what are the most common ways people finance car purchases here? In the UK there are a variety of ways to fund it, do things like hire-purchase and PCP exist here? Is there anywhere we can look for good info on this topic?

We are looking at buying a nearly- new family car and have a reasonable budget.

Thanks

Make sure you do research,

in NSW if the car has over 160.000km or over 10 years no warranty, watch wholesale sellers etc ... do your research, just like back in UK , you have popular brands and unpopular .... 

I have japanese cars, because reliable and better IMO  however in london I had a mondeo and Vectra didnt trust other makes there. 

If you are going to rent a car, might as well buy a cheap old banger for 2k run it into the ground ... hire cars are dead money.

https://uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/PassportsWelcomePage.html

you do not need a valid Australian passport at current, here It shows the process.

when you get a chance call the passport service over here they are helpful.

16 hours ago, Khan12 said:

Hi GUYS 

Hope you all doing well,I have a query for you all,i already  submitted my and wife  Citizenship applications 09/08/20.

There was question on page 4 of online application ..

Has this applicant entered or departed Australia since July 1990?

which i answered NO on our both application.(Now i am thinking might be answer was YES!!!)

but we entered and departed Australia in 2014 and 2019 for overseas  holidays.

Need your expert opinion please..

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/1023.pdf

Use this form to update the DOHA, its no big drama, normally if it is over 90 days they expect, speak to an agent of DOHA. ... this is what I used. 

On 12/08/2020 at 12:38, salman khan said:

is intervention order affect my citizenship application ?  its a civil intervention order (granted with consent but no admissions)?

depends, did you take out the CIO, or against you?. normally only given to a person who is subject to Domestic violence or stalking, I suggest you inform the DOHA, as the interaction with your local force is never a good thing and let them decide. 

On 17/07/2020 at 22:24, elderberry said:

You have already had 2 moderators remove your posts IndianinOz and ask you not to spam this site, yet, you continue to do this.

I have reported you and hope this is swiftly removed

Thank you for reporting, I don't think it is, beneficial keep spamming the site, begging people to sign a petition, as frustrating as it is there i a massive pandemic, and some members ignore the facts DOHA staff are at risk also. it says up to 27 months for 90% so chill. 

On 10/03/2020 at 20:11, Lavers said:

I bet with a personal pension not many actually get back what they put in anyway, so would that mean that you get better payments with your super or are they still hoping that you don't draw it all.

Being in the police force you will get a damn site better pension than me anyway (working in a trade) so if a company in Aus puts in 9.5% and I match that then that will be a lot better than in the UK where my company only puts in 2.2%

Is the police pension in Aus not similar to a final salary then? 

The Police Pension I am referring to was the Met, It was instilled in me  as a young one, I was 16 and a trainee brickie, I hated it my mum, said finish the course so you always have a trade. I did as told, I couldn't handle the hassle of laying bricks so in 1993 when I was 18, I joined London Transport, and got a good pension from them, and that was final salary, I spent a few years with them then moved on to the Prison service and got a civil service pension, Nouvos  I think it was called then I spent my last 9 years in the UK in my old role... I cant recall what I am entitled to ( I get my yearly statement again soon, but it was in told about  18 years worth, plus I was paying 20 pounds a week into a private pension since I was 18 was told by my mum (an accountant) to do, I still pay extra today, as well as NI contributions for the future. 

My pension I pay into now is First State, I was not pre 88 pension here so not good ...  I could of gone with State Super but I have been with First since I got my first job in Australia, I am a citizen now but I am not sure on my future currently, now 44,  and making my last career move, I was moving back to the UK for a role , but what with all the crime, I got cold feet and felt I would regret leaving Australia.... I can retire at 50 and be ok, but I don't want to , my pension when I retire will see me ok, my mum died in 1998, and I was left her house in London, and I had my own place in Chingford London I rent both of them out in London and have done so for 8 years now, I have set up well by always forward planning, easy things, ie, I would rather save buy a cheap $5000 car than be tied to a bank loan for 5 to 7 years to drive a flash car. 

We took the plunge and purchased some land so will finally move out of our rental after 7.5 years .... 

On 16/02/2020 at 23:47, Lavers said:

Yes you can still claim it when you reach the UK retirement age but if you never paid anymore national insurance to the UK, then the amount will be what it was at the time you left the UK.

I've paid in 22years so mine will freeze at £120 a week (I think) unless I pay the remaining years which I'm not sure if its 8 or 13 now. If I pay the remaining years then I would have thought it then freezes when I pay them off.

The UK does a workplace pension where the employee pays in 5%, the employer 2.2% then you get 0.8% as a tax saving from the government. I think the government is already talking about scrapping the 0.8% already though.

So straight away with the Aus employers paying 9.5% super for you, we are onto a winner.

Not really on to a winner with Super, I spent many years in the police in the UK, when I retire, I will get a sum til the day I die, I get a yearly statement telling me my lump sum and amount I will get, I still pay into that pot even though I am  longer employed there, I will get a good living wage when I retire,  where as it is mentioned the super is a pot when it runs out you go on state hand outs ... my Friend did a few years on London Underground, he gets 195 pounds every 4 weeks, not a lot but it is for life and doesn't run out.  To be fair I have always also paid in to my own private pension as well as employee pension in both Australia and the UK.

On 17/02/2020 at 11:53, Nora said:

Noup, all paperwork provided, just wanted an up to date passport. That was the only request, never mentioned if insufficient. If CO requests it, I cannot say otherwise. 

Please do not waste your time with a migration agent, if you are eligible collate all evidence now, what you will need to upload and just read the application carefully etc. you will be wasting good money by using an agent. 

Chris 

On 10/02/2020 at 20:39, Nora said:

Well like you, you cannot say that you don't need it, because in my personal experience that is false; as I did need one valid bc case officer requested one for my child (5yold). If the case officer asks for one...oh well. If he doesn't ask for one, good on ya! 

 

Next

I have two children, and my wife, due to having no valid overseas passports we did a paper application (faster than some online applications) the CO stated a valid passport was not required, maybe you had insufficient evidence to your child hence they asked you. Passports are not a compulsory required ID for citizenship. 

On 13/02/2020 at 13:05, Rockshanks said:

Hahahahaha Guys you not going to believe this after writing this message I checked my email and I’ve received invitation . So it’s on 17th March at Broadmeadows Town hall . 

I do believe that is St Patrick's day, so no excuse not to have a Guinness 

Congrats, you journey is coming to an end. 

3 hours ago, Hex said:

@Chris N Lora Isn't everything in this forum and any other page here, general opinion and personal / individual advise?

I don't think anyone claims to be an agent (besides the ones that are). The rest of us are all just trying to help each other, with personal experiences and thoughts. 

Honestly, if someone doesn't double check advise provided on a forum, with a registered agent / place of authority, then that in itself is a concern  

of course they are all opinions, but you cant give false info, ie need 6 months on a passport or a valid one etc, I am speaking from my personal, we had no valid passport and was no issue what so ever. 

14 minutes ago, Cook May2017 said:

Hey everyone 

i was going to submit my application by end of this month soon as becoming eligible but unfortunately i lost my license because drink and driving for low range 0.05 which is not going to court but only vic roads handling and i am facing three months cancellation so it has been really stressful for me since that happened and very regretful thing i have done in my life but apart from this never been charged or got no criminal record or anything now i been thinking about waiting for few months to apply till i get my license back! I had few sleepless nights and so much stress due to what i have done and im so regretful of it. so any recommendations would be helpful if someone or someone’s family or friend had a similar situation or any info would be appreciated.

thanks in advance

Firstly,  if it ha not gone to court, it could well be your eligible. ... Can I suggest you call the DHA and ask a general question .. I do not think DD will prevent you from getting citizenship, however never any excuse to be drink driving regardless of the limit, you have been punished by loss of licence should not stop an application... 

1 hour ago, Nora said:

As mentioned, it is used as a reference for all dependencies. I was required to submit valid passport for my child, so there you go. We all go through different experiences. And as mentioned, the person will do whatever suits him/her best. This is a forum to dialogue and share experiences, otherwise just have it shut down and go and call DHA for everything. Jesus! Don't need to throw all your attitude at me. 

well, I had expired passports, and was not required, further more I got new UK passports after I lodged the application and didn't advise immigration no issues. every application is individual, thus, blanket advice cant be given. only an opinion. 

1 hour ago, Nora said:

Look it up and you will see. If they are asking for documents, obviously they want it to be valid. Your friend is just one case of how many? At the end of the day, the person will do what suits him best.  

 

Fyi https://www.passports.gov.au/passports-explained/how-apply/eligibility-citizenship-and-identity/documents-confirm-your-australian use it as a reference for all dependencies and applications.

Better safe than sorry.

 

you need to stop  with the false  information being given on here.  as I said to the other poster, expired passports are ok. there is plenty of id they can have. a s a 14 year old, they would be attached to a parents application so, they could use a Birth Certificate, Medicare card, school enrollment etc.... what has applying for a Aus passport got to do with an overseas passport for a citizenship application.

15 hours ago, Want2BeOZ said:

Does anyone know the following:

We plan to apply for citizenship with a teenager (14yo) whos overseas passport is going to be expired a month prior to the application is going to be lodged.

Is a valid passport a requirement? We cannot currently replace the existing overseas passport as there is no Embassy nearby.

 

A valid passport is not required, when I did our application my UK passport had expired... we did it via paper then linked it to the immi website, before your told paper ones take longer .... well, ours took 13 months from submission to ceremony ... some "online" took 19 months. 

you lot worry to much, chill collect the info, make sure it matches what is wanted and sit back and enjoy the ride.

Chris 

On 14/01/2020 at 18:43, Juditta said:

We are renting a property on a six month lease, we have just been informed by our rental agency, via email, that a Valuation person will be coming to our rented house, on behalf of the owner of the property, on a certain day, at a fixed time, which is extremely inconvenient to us.   The Agent did not have the courtesy to contact us beforehand to see if this was a convenient time for us, and when we rang to change the date to a more convenient day for us, we were told we have to accept this fixed time of their choosing, as it cannot be changed.   I find it a bit surprising, not to mention, presumptuous, for the agent to assume they can enter this house, any time they choose, and not give us the chance to change it to a better time for us.     Maybe this is legal for rentals.

I am just wondering if this is lawful,  surely we can be allowed to change this valuation to the following day?  Got no problem with someone doing a valuation, but needs to be on a different day.   A bit of flexibility would be good.      Maybe I am expecting too much?   Not used to Ozzie laws

I rented in NSW, we had the same issue with the Agency, were told under no circumstance can it be changed, I advised them I will not be in and if the person enters he would be liable to a big dog (doberman) not being happy to see him, and if he is bitten so be it... risk he takes, low and behold appointment was changed to a day I was in (the dog was there under permission of the owner)

22 hours ago, Ausa0000 said:

I think Chris N Lora thought you wrote "It has been 21 months" instead of "is it 21 months" when you were asking how long you should wait before contacting department about not receiving test invite. MPs generally won't get involved until you are well beyond processing times. I would be extremely surprised if you didn't end up receiving a test invite within 9 months of your application date.  Most if not all 2019 applicants are getting their invites sent within 6-8 months, many much sooner. Some states and territories send out test invites early, some late. The later you have to wait for a test invite, usually the sooner your actual scheduled test date is. So receiving a test invite early doesn't necessarily mean you will get to sit the test before someone receiving an invite several months after you unless you are able to reschedule your interview to an earlier date which can be done when taking a test at a DOHA office, sadly not a DHS office. Thankfully DHS offices usually don't have a long waiting list for citizenship tests.  

I personally would discourage you from filing any complaints about not receiving a test invite until at least 9 months, but feel free to call the helpline every so often to make sure you haven't been given a test date and not received an email.

 

Thanks, I was replying to Netg, whom applied in April 2018, as usual misunderstanding from some.  i was advising NetG 21 is unacceptable. 

On 23/01/2020 at 13:43, Chris N Lora said:

to be fair, there is no reason to why you should wait 21 months, we applied 4 months prior to you and on the 26th we have been citizens 12 months... I suggest you call the MP.

wrong person replied to.  

On 22/01/2020 at 12:10, Indianinoz said:

Usually what is the time frame within which if you don't receive an invitation for test/interview do you complain? Is it 21 months since application?

to be fair, there is no reason to why you should wait 21 months, we applied 4 months prior to you and on the 26th we have been citizens 12 months... I suggest you call the MP.

14 hours ago, Netbg said:

I applied in April 2018, can anyone remember how I complain/enquire? I have seen someone talking about it on here a while  ago 

yes you complain to the MP Rt Hon David Coleman at Canberra. there are staff there who can access you're file.   the number is (02) 6277  7770