Ronan20

If you hold a driver licence from an ‘experienced driver recognised’ country and you are under 25 years of age you will be required to undertake and pass the theory and practical driving tests prior to the grant of a WA driver’s licence.

http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20669.asp

If she has passed her driving test in the UK, she will fly an Aussie test. IMO the standard of driving here is appalling. An Aussie driving licence is much more a form of id rather than a certificate of competence for driving

I e-mailed pay-role last week, no response. I e-mailed the national HR manager to day, this has been passed back down to my old PM who has asked me to a meeting on Thursday. I fly out next Wednesday. I think that I'll be in touch with Fair Work Australia. Thanks

I move back home next week. My old firm still owe me 1 weeks’ wages (they paid the rest), also they owe me rent money that was deducted from my final salary payment - that should never have been. I think that they are hoping that I will be on the far side of the world and there is bugger all that I would be able to do about it. We're talking about 4k dollars. I don't want to go down the route of a solicitor as they might eat up all that I am owed. What can I do about this??

Agree with you but sorry if this offends anyone, if you can't afford to emigrate in a way which won't see you thrown out or having to leave then I think best stay where you are. Australia is not cheap and hopefully people will one day realize for their own and their families benefit.

So if a bloke is out of work for say 6 months, cannot afford to do bugger all, is offered the chance of a 457 visa, where the company will fly him and his family over, with the chance to start afresh, in your opinion, he should stay where he is. Complete nonsense

I feelreassured that if the rules were changed tomorrow morning for PR visa holders,with a hefty financial kick thrown in, there would be no complaining, as it would be all for the good of Australia and its citizens

In it's simplest form, if you're occupation is on SOL then you can apply for 189 independant visa, go where you like. But on CSOL you need to go for 190 which requires you to get State Sponsorship (SS) which requires you to move to your sponsoring state for a minimum 2 years.

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/169543-csol-sol-lists-whats-difference.html

We got a loan from NAB for a car, and we're on a 457. We had to show proof of income, our projected expenditure etc. No problem

Having read through this thread, I am wondering how on earth most of you manage to live in this dreadful place. Everything appears to be substandard and over priced.

That is a ridiculous comment

Let them fume away. If goods were not so expensive to buy in Australia, people wouldn't shop on line to buy better quality and cheaper goods

I was told that there is a 35% tax

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/superannuation/

http://www.australiansuper.com/search.aspx?searchterm=Apply%20for%20a%20payment%20(temporary%20residents)

The first link Issued by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd ABN 94 006 457 ... is what was sent to me

Now there is a conspiracy theory . I paid a lot more tax than Super, and got less benefits than a citizen or a holder of PR visa. Super money is not Government money, it is my money, so that I wouldn't be a drain on the state. Forced savings for old age if you like

I just e-mailed my super fund about withdrawing my super and returning home. this is what the e-mail response was:

The option to withdraw your Superannuation Fundsafter departing Australia is only open to members who are not citizens ofAustralia or New Zealand.

Nothing there about PR

I can't believethe amount of venom directed against 457 visa holders on this site. A lot of it seems to be from posters who have PR, and hate the thought of people coming over on 457, who they think may have had an easier ride or may not have spent the same amount of money. I have seen a few posters post that "I spent a lot of money... well so what!! try and not be so nasty. Someone else made the comment, that PR were potential voters, well so could 457 visaholders be potential voters.

This is rubbish legislation, that nobody could have foreseen, not even the wonderful visionaries on this site that have PR. If they can change the rules for the 457 visa holders without thinking of the consequences, they can just as easily do it for PR visa holders. You are not a protected species.

Rant over......:mad:

I have a Primary Visa HolderGuaranteed Annual Earnings: $xx. written in the NOTIFICATION OF THEGRANT OF A SUBCLASS 457 VISA mail. I would have thought that is all the employer has to comply with

I have a meeting with an immigration lawyer this week (Thursday) about some of these issues. I'll get back to this thread on Friday with some answers

I've got my letter of redundancy today. I finish up work at the end of the month. I have 3 months to leave the country, but we'll be gone in about 6 weeks because we could not afford to wait around that long, and the OH wouldn't wait that long. My questions are these:

The company have given me in writing, my redundancy notice (I’ll live with that), but in conversation they have said that want to be able to withdraw that notice in the next 3 weeks if a big contract comes up.

If the big contract does come up, and they suspect it will (though obviously they are hedging their bets), and I am offered a place on the new contract, (which they say I will be if they win the contract), and I do not take the position, am I refusing work and therefore “resigning” from my position? Because I think their position will be, “you are resigning therefore we are not making you redundant, so get lost”, or because I have it in writing do they still have to make me redundant.

There is about $40k at stake here.

Because they relocated my family and I and all our possessions to Australia, if I am made redundant, do they have to relocate all our possessions the other way?

I know that they have to pay our fares back, and I’m sure that they will pay the cheapest options they can find.

P.S. I hope this reads O.K., because it makes sense to me

Ronan

Another consideration which should be outlined in your contract is whether you are liable to pay back any relocation expense that they may have paid for you. In my contract this is outlined as a % of costs vs time left on contract. Good luck

A guy I used to work with said he got legal advice saying a clause like that cannot be enforced. Obvioulsy do not take my word for it and get independent legal advice.

Does the 90 day rule apply to all 457 visa holders. I've been told that it only applies to visa holders who got the 457 post July 1 2013

My sons passport expired this year. We got a new one, informed DIAC of the new passport number and received an e-mail say thanks. I wouldn't change it now, but I would change it 6 months before it expires. I don't see a problem at all

I remember somebody pointing this out before

Before you apply for bar or pub jobs in Australia (especially Queensland and New South Wales) or work in other gambling related establishments in other States in Australia, the Responsible Service of Gambling (RSG) certificate or the Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG) certificate may be something you need to get.

http://training.jobaroo.com/rsg-courses

Mike, I think that you may need to broaden your work area to a state or two rather than be confined to Brisbane. Good luck with your job hunting

I've done exactly that...........but it still doesn't taste the same. However it may be me that has changed and not Lucozade, but a couple of expats agree with me that it soesn't taste the same.

The only thing that I miss (right now) is cold original Lucozade from a fridge. Our local Coles stock it, but it is on the shelf, and it doesn't taste the same.

I've been in this situation, and it was her family in the background that was turning her ear. I quitely and very carefully sorted them out first.