Flathead
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Building a house is relatively cheap......it is the land which is expensive over here
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As far as I know they do count....and they will affect the balance of family test
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I do not need to apologise to anyone....if people are going to make stupid political statements then they have to expect a response....I am entitled to My opinion as well. If you think that the UK is going down the pan then maybe you need to live here a while to realise just how good the UK is.
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Why?......what have I said that is incorrect?
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And I will add...no o e, with any sense, would rely on the UK state pension to live on and certainly not in a country as expensive as Australia....whether it is uprated or not
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The whole agreement was scrapped because of a spat between the two governments....I responded initially to a stupid post about the country 'going down the pan'.....I know perfectly well what was written. The Australian government is not blameless in this and I get fed up with people wanting to slag off the UK because they think they are going somewhere '.better' i am affected just as much as anyone but I knew the rules before I left and no one forced me to move here
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The way this is being viewed is very one sided. Until 2001 any person from the UK could count years spent working in the UK towards their Australian pension entitlements When the agreement between the two counties ended this stopped....It also stopped for Australians living in he UK. It is not only the UK government not updating pensions that needs to be considered. The Australian government also stopped recognising years in the UK as counting towards the Australian pension It takes two to Tango so not all the blame can be laid at the Feet of the UK government. No one forces anyone to live here...if you choose to then you know the rules before you go.
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A couple of points. Firstly no sensible person in the UK would rely on the state pension but ,at least, they will get it. secondly, the amount of superannuation that a big percentage of Australians have accumulated will not be enough to live on especially if you consider how they have under performed recently....so they will also have to rely on social security to make up the difference. if someone from the UK wants to live abroad they will still receive the pension....not so for Australians
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So what do you think about a country where the pension is means tested and where you can not even claim it unless you continue living there?.....is that country going down the pan as well?
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She will not be dependent if she has any sort of income ie. pension
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Look on the DIAC website.... http://www.immi.gov.au
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Of course it is
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You would need to live here for 2 years (in total)to get a RRV and 4 years (you are allowed 1 year out of the country) to get citizenship. After the 5 years you can still live here but would not be able to leave without one of the above if you want to retain the right to residency You may be able to get a RRV if you can show substantial ties to the country but that may be for just 1 year A RRV usually lasts 5 years
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You can come and go as much as you like for 5 years but, after that, if you do not have citizenship or a resident return visa then your visa will run out.....both of those options have residency requirements
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Well I have been in Brisbane 5 years having come here on a CPV. The novelty has well and truly worn off and I can not see that it is any better than the Uk....at least where I lived in the UK. I am also in Bayside and don't have such a rose tinted view. If it were not for my work I would return to England......and fully intend to once I finally retire.
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But I would get a much higher tax free allowance in the UK.....swings and roundabouts. it is up to you to decide which system suits you best
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I am taxed in Australia on Pension, savings and investments in the UK......what is the difference? I choose to live in Australia therefore I play by that country's rules
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Yes you are right on that one.....we don't qualify because we are too young and our income is too high
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I am not sure you can get free travel anywhere. My wife was refused a seniors card as she is under 65. You also have to be registered with medilink to get a commonwealth discount card....and that means qualifying for benefits of some kind.....I don't think this is unique to Queensland.
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Not in Queensland
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I think you would need to be a permanent resident before your parents would meet the BOF test...After you get PR then it would be OK? Your parents could live where they want once they have the visa.
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do you regret moving for reasons other than missing family/friends??
Flathead replied to a topic in Aussie Chat
That's true....must be the worst place to move to....apart from Canberra that is. -
Australia taxes you on all your worldwide income.......you need to get professional advice on this