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hello, i have just purchased a used car and i am in the process of gaining a 457 visa for Oz. can you tell me if the 12 month ownership and use of the vehicle has to be before i actually move over there or could i move there and wait untill 12 months has elapsed and the apply to import the vehicle?

 

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I've just imported my car and moved over just on a year after buying it; the wording is a little grey in parts but essential you do need to have owned the car overseas and lived in that same overseas country for a full year prior to coming to Australia.

You are allowed to have taken (a limited number of) holidays and business visits outside of your home country in that time. You're also required to submit a copy of every page of your passport to support this, together with a simple schedule of countries and dates on which you were outside your 'home' country prior to coming to Australia - so they have thought of ways people might get around this.

Excellent post mate, but just one other thing:embarrassed: (yes I know!) I keep hearing rumours about having the speedo changed and the wing mirrors and so on - are you able to throw any light on these or even point us in the direction of the regulations - have tried the 'Australian Design Rules' site but that's just more legislation without detail.