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  1. Thanks, so if I don't apply for citizenship, after 5 years apply for a rrv and that will mean I am valid to stay- I guess for another 5 years?
  2. This question is more for interest as i doesn't really apply to me just yet. But I arrived in Oz a month ago on a subclass 100 visa- permanent spouse, which says on it - indefinite. Yet I was talking to some friends recently that says I would need to reapply for it after every 5 years. I had read something about this somewhere saying that visas are valid for 5 years and my last date to enter was 5 years after grant (presuming i'd validated within a year etc) but if I left the country 5 years after I arrived would I need another visa to reenter? The friends are brits who have been here 50 years so visas would have been very different but they opted to not become citizens til very recently and commented on how expensive it was to have to keep reapplying. I intend to become a citizen after 4 years and for my children to become citizens as soon as they are able but would be good to know the situation in case this plan changes. Thanks
  3. Quite agree. I a British because I have Scottish and English Heritage and I am proud of both. In Oz I say I am from the UK as that is how they refer to it. I lived in Cornwall (who equally feel that they have a claim to country status for some reason I could never quite understand), I am from all and now despite only being here a few weeks I am proud to call Oz my home.
  4. It may be depending on the visa, i didn't have to have any funds but whv tend to require them don't they? We've come over with £16k and so far it's lasted us right. 2 months in we based that on 3 months rent and deposit in advance about £6000, a car about £4000 3 months food and the rest was set up to ladtf us til shipping arrived. We came with no jobs but are entitled for benefits if we hit hard times. we are down to our final few hundred and thankfully look like jobs are round the corner. There are a loit of costs and i def agree budget and add a bit more but honestly it's doable
  5. But would you be able to pay for full time childcare to keep both your incomes? The difference between a couple at 60 and a family at 60 is that you get no assistance with childcare. My childcare costs have been approx 500-700 a week when they were all in need of childcare and no funding. I was lucky to receive help but if you were on 60K you wouldn't and therefore suddenly you have a huge financial burden just to try and stay afloat, and one wage of 35k might only be just enough to survive on, that's about what me and my husband brought home between us last year and we could afford no extras whatsoever. Although our lifestyle wasn't too shabby, reasonably nice house in a nice area with 2 cars on the drive, even if they were old and driving with your breath held that the wouldn't give up the ghost. I think it's very difficult to understand what some people find important to spend money on and what they simply can't do without.
  6. I think it depends n your family situation. I know at one point earning 40K was seen as a good wage where a recent documentary showed that by todays standards it offered a very mundane existence. it sat right between the lower bands who got assistance and the higher well paid workers so actually many found it more of a struggle than those who earn 25K. However I agree with britchix if there is just the 2 of you earning 60K would feel very comfortable. I know I worked out that with mine and my husbands wages and assistance for ctc and housing benefit that our household income was between 60K I worked out to be better off our wages alone would have to be nearly 70K which was twice what they were. I have often said that there is no reward in the Uk for hard working families however I don't think the government should be providing tax breaks to allow families to have holidays etc. But then again holidays offer a snapshot of other cultures and experience that is vital for children. Answer to the question no it's not rich tho
  7. There is a form he must sign, I can't recall which number it is- but it's on immis website. That must be accompanied by a certified colour copy of his passport. I made my ex get the signature witnessed but the form makes no reference to it. So if you can track him down then just post the form to him and ask him to send it back. Keep proof of trying to contact him and sending documentation because if you can't contact him or he doesn't respond etc it will all help you if you need to go to court.
  8. In what way? If a prospective employer is paying relocation costs then it will certainly help with the set up costs and therefore money behind you. But no it won't help with taking your son.
  9. We were in the 5-6 month wait time frame before it changed (just by a month or so) and we were told on day 5 that all was in order and they needed nothing else and that the visa would be granted in 5 -6 months. Bang on the 5 month mark I got in touch and they said they could grant it the following week, you could tell there was a def q'ing system. I don't believe anything was done with my visa between day 5 and 5 months (well kinda we did submit our medicals later to give our move a longer timeframe etc but she said this was no problem as long as it was done by a specific date so she could keep to her time guidelines as set by the department) and we heard nothing from them until I chased at the 5 month mark.
  10. Sadly Charlene you still need to get his permission or a court order granting permission. Horrid in a situation such as yours but that's Oz's rules. (Just been down this route myself although no court order needed in the end but I feared I would- he granted permission easily first time ever he's done anything for her!) As for money starting out I presume you meant after visa and flights and you've walked out of the airport? We came with quite a small budget and I know you'll get lots of responses saying you need $40K etc and I think it depends on how yu can and are willing to live in those early weeks. I can't say 100% as I am only in week 3 but we came out with 10K GBP (can't stand these Oz computers no pounds sign!) That was to buy us a car, 3 months rent in advance about 1500 for some basic furniture and kitchenware til our modest shipment arrived and 3 months food. We are down to the final 1K I would say now with all the above achieved bar the food to be purchased. So we are on track for our budget, but we are still sleeping in sleeping bags on sofa beds. Our house is cute but rough round the edges and far from the Oz dream and as we don't have jobs yet things may get a bit hairy in a few weeks when we have to build up another months rent and start paying the quarterly bills. but for now we keep the hope that work will come our way soon. It's never going to be easy so we are going to ride it through as best we can. We are a family of 5 and had to rent for $500 a week minimum and food bills will also be bigger than yours and we had to buy more beds etc. So maybe you could come with less. I think the best thing to do is work out a budget for those early months and go from there.
  11. I am at odds with this one but mainly because I am a spiritualist/ pagan (I don't believe in a set religion I choose what I want to believe) and therefore I love halloween, I go for the commercial fun aspect for the children but I always have an alter with candle and pictures of love ones. However as a newly arrived pom I am not sure how I believe/ understand whether Halloween is the same time, veil of darkness etc. We mark a lot of the soltice's and of course they are the wrong way round too, Don't get me wrng I am not a big practitioner or marker of these events but I like to honour them a little and make them fund for the kids. I have shipped some Halloween decs and will almost certainly put them up this year and see how it goes. We usually have a party for the kids with apple bobbing and trick or treating dependant on weather. We found it hit or miss in the UK and would never go out unless we knew an area was into it. Our last street was lit up light a spooky grotto each year and such a party atmosphere. I don't think it will be popular where we are.
  12. I'm afraid as I didn't come over on a skills visa I can't help with the practicalites of it. However I will say an end in sight often makes the situation more unbearable. Both hubby and I were bored and fed up with our jobs but the final few months were agony. Looking back it passes quickly.
  13. Hi, I am in a similar situation. We are in Oatley so half way between Marrickville and Caringbah. We went to the Harbour and zoo a few weeks ago and that was lovely. But def an expensive day out. $200 for us all. We found Como pleasure ground this weekend which is beautiful and I understand there are lots of good parks and recreational spaces. But if you are like me there is only so many times of hanging around parks you can take. I would like to know of cheap options if anyone has any suggestions. I am a member of a few groups that meet up but I haven't been able to make meets yet due to dates or location as like you I don't have a car. My youngest is used to full time nursery and is going stir crazy being at home with me all the time plus it doesn't help the job hunting!!! I just hope I can get her into daycare soon.
  14. Hi, I have recently arrived and I need to get a statement of immunisation for my daughter and quick! So I can sort out Family assistance. I have been told to go to a doctor with my red book. I have researched the medicare system before I arrived but now I am here and faced with doing it, it feels very alien! I found a dr local to me (Oatley) and found their fees online at $75 a consultation. I believe the medicare rebate is $36 approx. so would that mean I would have to stomach the additional $30 odd and not able to claim it back? There seems to be lots of drs in my area if I search various websites but none have websites and therefore I get no idea whether they bulk bill or what their fees are likely to be. Is there anyone in the area who can recommend a DR- happy to drive to a good one. and who can tell me a little more how it will work please?
  15. I didn't lodge it in person but there is only on place and having been there with my husband it tells you where to go. it's at the op of the strand just at the end of Holborn
  16. can someone please amend my stats it keeps putting my grant date as 12/4 and won't calculate the processing time. think it's cos i'm on a tablet. thanks
  17. We were granted our visa this morning. subclass 100 :xmas24: took just over 5 months filed on 27 June. Not going anywhere just yet but hoping this helps with the job hunting
  18. i just spoke with my co. he said my visa should be ready to be finalised on the 4th. he asked whe the closing date for the job was which is the 5th ( got to wonder if i'd have said 4th whether it would have been ready earlier) i am a bit cobfusedtho as he said that when it's granted on the 4th it would be the 5th there. he mentioned 4 in tge mroning, but can't work out if he meant visa would be granted on the 5th at 4 am which seems odd orbat 4 pm here. who actualy does the final "yes" eith way not long to wait.
  19. looks like AB is grant happy lately lol. i chased saying it was close to guide pircessing times and i have a job i want to apply for so would be good to send proof or a guideline for time. normally he has come back first thing in the morning but nothing yet. guess maybe no news is good news..........unless he's off sick lol
  20. Fab stuff you filed the same day as me :-). Whose your co? Gonna chase mine now, what did you say? I am about to send a job app sp wondering if i can use that as an excuse as i asked if they had everything a few. Weeks back. Eeeek exciting. when are you going?
  21. They send originals back and then they send you a letter asking for medicals and police checks, etc as well as assigning you your co. They will let you know if they neec anything else
  22. just wondering if there is going to be a big gap between grants. i filed my visa on 27 june so just before time scale changed from 5-6 to 6-8 and now 8-9 months. currently its taking about 5.5 so going on that basis post 1 july would take about 7 months so what happens between decs grants for junes applications and feb when the juy ones shoud be granted.ni suspect in reality the july applications will be taking 6 months to grant
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