Rom Pom

Thanks for the advice. I thought the PR allowed you to 'stay indefinitely' am I missing something about the advantages of citizenship other than making you vote?

Hi All, My super fund told me you could withdraw the assets you've gained as a lump sum for reinvesting as an annuity or just spending. you can do this at age 60 IF you retire from work. until recently it was 55. They say you can retire to anywhere in the world and draw the pension. the current government is considering letting people draw down on their super at any time- to pay for example for a mortgage etc without an age limit. So maybe leave it where it is until you are eligible to withdraw it and hope the rules change positively. Or if you have a comparable fund in the UK you can often transfer the years you have now directly across- many public sector funds have these arrangements. For private funds it may be better, if you really want to take it out now, to reinvest the total. I think this is all correct.

dear everyone, its so great to find a site to share these experiences on. Well, my dilemma is this. We've been in OZ for 4.5 years and have got PR, a job etc but my wife wants to return to Finland. Do we still have to declare our income for tax purposes in OZ because of the PR? I was just arranging to have everything reported here, but have stopped. Does anyone know how you can reverse PR? If that's necessary if we are moving back?