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At the beginning of the process and very confused
rammygirl replied to taylors's topic in Queensland
You must lodge a valid application before your 50th birthday (Australian time, remember they are ahead!). no idea about assessment time, but many do OK without an agent. You need time, as a teacher you should be OK with evidence collection I know my NVQ assessor role helped! Someone who knows more about teaching will be along soon. -
Worked out cheaper to get a 20 foot container for goods then sent the car ro ro rather than a 40' container. Iron Lady imports can help with coatings It does depend where you are and where you Are shipping to. Also when you need the car.
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Screened outdoor areas like in Florida. They work
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Agree oh didn't have them all but had most of them
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20 ft container for my van to Brisbane £1150.00
rammygirl replied to bettyboo's topic in Shipping and Removals
Have you also added in the various import fees and duties to your costings? also at that price have you a guarantee of when it will arrive in Australia, you can add weeks onto that for customs, compliance etc too. Can you be without tools for that long? -
You can sell a personal import after one year of bringing it. First you need to work out if it is worth bringing it, there is a sticky thread in transport section with info on this. There are a variety of costs involved other than the shipping. oh and regarding the employment it doesn't have to be in the job declared on the visa it can be any job.
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The hardest thing nowadays is meeting the criteria, if you can do that then it should be straightforward enough.
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Might be a bit premature to sell the house. Unless you want to move anyway and are prepared to rent for a while.
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We have payg sims from tesco nano ones for our I phones. We converted our UK numbers to payg before we left and just top them up when we go back. we keep the Aussie ones in a cheap dual sim phone using converter cards to fit the nano sims in. This way we have the UK sim in the smart phone with roaming off and can use wi fi to run stuff. Actually this time we bought data as it was cheap when we come back we can keep the UK sims safe in the cheap phone for the next trip.
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The UK will tax the withdrawal of super funds if you are resident there. They are only tax free if you take them whilst resident in Aus. Doesn't matter where they are once you get them they are taxable even if the money remains in Australia, remember wherever you are resident taxes you on your worldwide earnings according to THEIR rules. the double tax agreement only accounts for tax already paid in one country, just because Aus doesn't tax retirement income doesn't mean that the UK won't. This is how I understand it, correct me if I am wrong please Andrew. Just goes to show how important it is to seek proper advice with someone who can look at the whole picture and plan properly for the future.
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Congratulations, don't stress about the feeding the more relaxed you are the better. It isn't always easy but go with it! I did notice the new picture, she's adorable.
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I would think they would issue a 1year RRV as although not spent two out of five years you should easily be able to prove ties to Aus. You can can I think go directly to local immigration office and apply they will then issue faster if not immediately.
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So are you in the UK now? I am a bit confused if you are submitting under transition shouldn't you still be working for the employer? also you do know that decision ready applications no longer get priority, although if the agent has done the paperwork well it will be granted quickly once allocated to a CO.
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Henley beach SA
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Where was the RCB submitted?
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Great news took a while though.
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We'll good that you are already there. But I think baby will still need a visa if born whilst you are TR, if you have an agent they will tell you. They are more reliable than immigration staff as they can be a bit flaky and have been known to give wrong advice.
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Congratulations - when is the baby due? Most likely they will put the application on hold until the baby is born then as long as employer agrees baby can be added to application and they will both need medicals. alternative is that she has the x ray! as they can protect with a shield and the levels are very low! although it may depend what stage she is at. this will mean you can get the visa but the baby will then either need a child visa or be born in Australia, in which case they will become a citizen at birth. you really need to discuss with the employer as well as this can impact your start date. you need to go through all possibilities really.
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if all the paperwork is good it doesn't take long to process. Only hold up if high risk country and need external checks. Let us know!
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to do the medical you need the TFN number you get when lodging the visa application.
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At last - Melbourne office Visa and nomination with police checks lodged on 6th august 2013 2 days before 50th birthday. RCB granted a couple of weeks later SA so not DRC. We did medicals in November without being asked as we intended to Go to Oz on our temp bus visa anyway in Jan in fact flights are booked for the 28th. Agent Go Matilda, Alan Collett prompted them just before Christmas with a carefully worded e-mail. Notified yesterday our application had been allocated to a CO. Alan rang me today to say it had been granted. Think we might still have been waiting if he hadn't contacted them.
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Where was your visa lodged? we lodged Melbourne on 6th August and nothing yet. Agent chased and got standard reply saying we had no CO yet and they were allocating in lodgement order. Doesn't seem like it to me reading on here.
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Crikey faster than many, was that DRC? I am assuming not if RCB wasn't available. Or could you submit DRC without prior to July 1st '13? We submitted non DRC RSMS on 7th August as turned 50 on the 8th! We were hoping for RCB so we could go DRC but sadly it wasn't to be. RCB approval came in after submission but at least it was positive WE were assuming 6 months but they do seem to be turning these around quickly now so fingers crossed.
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I would seek the advice of a reputable agent on this one. Not one for DIY or us amateurs. Expect to pay for good advice and help from an agent. Agents who post on these forums are all reputable.
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In Adelaide we bought Nile Perch, in England it is sold as Bassa and I have heard it called other names too. It is a smallish fillet and slightly pinkish in colour but firm to eat and mild flavour. Banana prawns were also good when on offer. Salmon was expensive! We tried a number of other fish and I can't say I hated any of them. The chippy usually had something called butterfish which was nice too along with squid and scallops and salad (never seen those in a chippy at home) Just ask the fishmonger what they are like and buy a small piece to try, start with whatever is on offer!
