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Wife's father died in UK
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We have been PR in Western Australia for 3-1/2 years, will be applying for Citizenship in September, we came on a Contributory Parent Visa. my wife's father passed away last month, and once his property is sold she will be entitled to about 50,000 pounds, do we have to pay UK inheritance Tax, or/and Australian Tax, my wife works part-time, but not enough to pay tax. Any advice would be appreciated
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Don't know if anyone can help with our query. We used this site when we did the 143 Contributary Parent Visa, we arrived here in Busselton, WA last September, with lots of help from members on here. We have settled here, are in a rental for a year, and our own place is being built and we should move in in October. But, we have a problem, we left one daughter behind in UK who qualifies for the Remaining Relative Visa, we have looked on the Aus Immigration site, and they are saying 10 to 12 years!!!! We can't believe this, we thought it was about 2, does anyone know any different.
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We migrated here to Australia in September last year on a Contributary Parent Visa, i.e. half our family were in Australia. We remember looking at the Remaining Relative Visa for the daughter who would be left in UK, and think that about 3 years age the wait was about 2 years. We have just gone on to Immi web site to look at the Remaining Relative Visa and see that the wait time is now 12 YEARS!!!!! What has happened, was it a change of goverment or policy. We don't know if we dare tell our daughter as we had hinted at the 2 years. Her other half has no skills that are wanted here, he is Area manager for pup/resturant chain
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We arrived here in Busselton, WA on 10th September, and moved in with our daughter, son in law and 2 grandsons, they picked us up at the airport, and once home with a cuppa, oldest grandson said, "mummy has a baby in her tummy" so to go with all the emotion of actully getting here, we will be present when grandchild number 3 arrives, to go with the 2 left behind in UK, very hard to leave 2 behind and daughter. Once here there is so much to do, and all quite stresful in your first week, Medicare, Centerlink, driving licences, tax file number.We were glad that we used a large part of our hand luggage bringing inportant documents. we also bought a new Ford Escape, but are still waiting delivery as it is also on a boat, but part of the deal was garage lent us a motor until it arrives, so we are driving round in a 10 year old Ford Falcon, but it is worth its weight to get us out and about. As I was a Site manager in the building industry, I did not think there would be problems with getting a job, how wrong, the building game is much different here with no real big developments on one site, but to be on safe side I registered with several agencies and firms, and as a back up, with Bunnings, I am not too proud to work in a warehouse, as long as it brings in Aussie dollars!! well a manager saw my CV and passed it on to another manager who he knew was looking for a Sales Rep in Bunnings Trade, a completly different warehouse dealing only with Builders. I start next Monday, good salary, company car, phone and computer, incentive scheme, discount, and yearly bonus, so a change of direction. We have now agreed a rental, a small 4 + 2 by Aussie standards and we move in on 28th. Our furniture should arrive in Freemantle this weekend, so we will soon have our own home again, one word of help, if you had your own home in UK and going to rent, get reference from selling agent to say it was in good condition etc, and bring selling details, and as we have no income for another month, said we would pay 6 months up front, all we need now is for exchange rate to inprove, to get more money over, managed some at 1.6 the other week, and think this is the best rate we can hope for. so now we settle down to live the dream, so many highs and lows on the long journey, but so worthwile now we are here. Good luck to all on the same journey, and hope all who have made it are as happy as us!!! :laugh: Stephen and Aileen Hubbard
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We have been on this forum for sometime now, and on the other one that down hill with moderaters intervention etc. Our history, we applied for 143 visa after 1 of our 2 daughters had been in Australia for 2 years, (settled) at the time about 18 month wait for a visa, according to Steve's brilliant tracker site. 9 months later we put the Bungalow up for sale, everyone said you will easily sell that. 17 months after applying we get visa with not too many problems, we are 59 and 57 with no real health problems. But, property not sold, it takes a further 5 months to sell after many price reductions, and a further 3 months to exchange and complete. But at last we are there, we exchanged contracts yesterday, we have Pickfords in on 6th and 7th, complete and fly on 8th. Could not go sooner as found Pickfords and another company fully booked at this time of year!!! We have found the whole process very stressful, with many sleepless nights, very expensive with the exchange rate going down. One tip for anyone trying to find the money for visa when not sold, we asked for money from Building Society for a conservatory and new windows, and they just gave it to us!! But after all this we now look forward to the rest of our lives in Busselton, Western Australia, with our Daughter, Son in Law and 2 grandsons, 7 and 2. I am in the constructoin industry as a site manager, and have seen one job advertised at approx £30 per hour!! so hope to get work and show Aussies how to build. I have found this site and many of the contributers, Sir Matt, Lez, sandch and Fiz to be a great help during the journey, thanks to everyone. Will keep reading the posts, reply if I can help, and will update on the performance of removals and getting work. Bye for now, Steve and Aileen
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Hear, hear, Cath, you couldn't have put it better, we are exactly the same, even to the point of taking a hit on the sale of our property here in UK, but despite all the money problems, it will all be worth it to join up with our family in Busselton, nr Perth in August, and join you and the other PIPS for a well earned drink, or two!!!
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As there have been a few posts on recently from people just starting the process and others who are nearly there, thought I would tell others what we have been doing as we are nearly there. We expected and got our visa last February, the bungalow had been on the market for the August before, and although we had had interest, never an offer, and although it would have meant renting, we didnt worry too much, but once we had that Visa, a whole different mind set, the only thing that was stopping us going was the fact they we could not sell property. We were just about to give up trying to sell when we changed agents for the 3rd time!!! they sold it in 3 days!!!! we are now waiting to exchange and complete contracts, so not safe yet, but we have both taken the bold step and handed in our months notice to our respective employers, and have a further 2 weeks holiday pay on top of months notice, and are hoping to fly out mid August. We have been busy doing car boots, trips to the dump, found buyer for car and trailer, and just have left only items we will take, so we are ready to go once we get that call from solicitor to say we have exchanged contracts. We have found out that our removers, who will be Pickfords, only require 2 weeks notice, but can do in less, especially if they pack on a Monday or Tuesday, we can book flights for a weeks time, so after all the stress of the waiting for visa, trying to sell property, WE ARE NEARLY THERE !!!!! For those just begining, we have found this site extremely helpful and friendly and thank everyone who has helped us so far. :wink::biglaugh::biglaugh:
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Just an update for all who rember us on this brilliant site, we gained so much information from posts on here, and if we didn't know an answer, it was soon given, we started with our application sent to Perth in august 2009 and acknowledged 2nd September, we were in the process and joined Sanch on gainwave, just brilliant to watch your progress, and we were prepared for the 15th month wait in the filing cabinet in Perth. Right on time we got our Case officer 2nd December 2010, now things really started to move !!! Police checks, Medicals, and Form 80, minor problem with some info we supplied, but a lovely lady CO in Perth gave us another 2 weeks, found best way was to email her everytime we sent anything to say it was on its way. Visa was granted after our mind blowing payment on 18/2 2011. House had been on market since the previous August, and we both got down in the dumps knowing we had Visa, but could not go until house sold. June 2011 and still no offers and getting really down, we make decision to rent, agent comes round and says she is sure she can sell, we give her 6 weeks and she sells it in 2 days !!!! we have done a lot of de-clutering, and have 1 or 2 more car boots to do, but we should now be in Busselton, south of Perth in August to join our Daughter, Son in Law, and grandsons 7 and 2. We are leaving 1 daughter and 2 grandsons behind, but hopefully they may be joining us within a couple of years. We are now so excited, with some apprehension, but we know we have made right decision, and are so looking forward to joining our family. The motto, have patience, keep the faith, it WILL turn out right in the end.
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We had exactly the same experience as well, but once we sent tracking number to CO it appeared on her desk the same day, and as you say, things really moved from there
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Thought as everybody else was adding a pic, I would get in on the act
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Would also like an answer to this as our Son in Law in exactly same position, was not given opportunity to get interest paid elswhere, and as he is Police Officer needs to keep things above board
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Can depend where you have done, but if they not told you anything different, I would imagine they doing them all in one place, we had ours done in Brentwood. They courier the results to Sydney, they then inform your CO, but as others have said, keep your CO informed of when you having them done and they usually ok, they just want your MONEY!!!!
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We need a new vacumn when we get to Aus, looking on web sites here and in Aus they are much dearer in Aus, so if we take a new cleaner, will we have to pay tax on it, but if we take one that has been used, will we have to pay for it to be fumigated on inport as we have been told they do not like cleaners being taken in, like Christmas decorations!!! any experiences of this
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Congratulations to those who have received Visa today, such exiciting times to come, would be easier if exchange rate and property market here was much better. Like you Les, we have Visa, just have to sell house, dont fancy renting out from the other side of the world, but know it will all be worth it to be with loved ones in Aus