LouDYorkie

Hi, I have a date for my Citizenship Test and Interview and have to take evidence of my first arrival in Australia. I have no stamp in my passport. I do have my e-ticket from my flight where I traveled on the same ticket and therefore flight as my husband, and my husbands passport has a stamp. Is that enough? Or what else could I provide? Thanks Lou

We have two TVs that we brought over from the U.K. The oldest was purchased in 2005. We originally bought a free view box so we could watch ‘normal tv’ in Australia but then got a FOXTEL Box for a while before moving on to Apple TV (so a Chromecast would also work). Through this we can watch anything!

There is a force majeure clause and I’d expect they would cite the pandemic as the reason.

Oh, already been answered [emoji2360]

Spirit?

it was 5 days from sending to receiving

You don’t need an agent to obtain movement records. You can submit form 1359 to obtain them-mine arrived within days. https://www.abf.gov.au/form-listing/forms/1359.pdf

Please carefully consider taking your children somewhere you don’t know you will settle and be happy because as Quoll said, there are many horror stories out there. I know someone who would love to return to Ireland where they have family support and friends, but can’t take their son as their ex said no, and so their time in Australia is not pleasant and they have many more years to go. Realistically it could happen to anyone, but I think the risk would be far greater if the relationship is rocky before moving.

You could always go for something like this situated near your bbq... Then you can connect it to your gas bottle easily enough and you can cook anything you want.

I like the squeaky gate olive oil advert .... makes me laugh every time I watch it.

We moved around a bit when I was young and I never found it easy. I pined for friends right up until I had left the next lot of friends in the next place, who I then pined for too. Had my parents not considered our feelings, teenage moods and what school year we would be reaching in our next destination, I would have, with hindsight, done so many of the things I have tried so hard to do since! I guess what I’m saying is, I was a sullen child who struggled with change. But, my only regret is that my parents didn’t make me live in other places and learn more languages and be part of more cultures even though we had the chance to, and given the opportunity I would be telling my child self to be positive and embrace all of those opportunities. I would say it might be hard to stay until you have citizenship for your family, and your daughter may not appreciate it in the next few years, but it’s even harder for you or your children to start from scratch years down the line. I personally would stick it out!

Can citizens request a certificate if they were born here? Someone asked me a couple of weeks ago and I wasn’t sure.

Really disappointing to have a trip cancelled but hopefully better all round in the longer term.

Yes, we’ve booked a couple of weeks on North Straddie, a trip out west Queensland and planning one to Cairns! So much to do in Queensland without venturing out of the state!! Im actually enjoying planning them all seeing as they are low cost and beautiful places.

My OH wants to visit the U.K., I’m thinking of stopping with a relative in Oman. Beautiful place, people and food but I didn’t go to Muscat last time - I will next time!

It’s not necessarily an issue that it’s informal in the U.K., that’s why I suggested a conversation with TAFE in whichever State you intend to move to. It is possible that Recognised Prior Learning based on your experience and knowledge will take you 90% or even 100% of the way to being certified.

We were told the same, bought in QLD 6 years ago. I questioned whether an overseas house counted because how they would know and monitor it and we were told that if they discovered it later, they’d say we had fraudulently declared. [emoji15][emoji3525] Needless to say we didn’t claim!

How you become certified might vary depending on what state you go to. I don’t know if the best starting point is talking to a TAFE? At least they would be able to say whether there are any mandatory certificates you need to complete?

From what I understand: They will not pay any tax currently in the U.K. given it is not rented out, it’s only rental income that would be taxable. When/if they sell, there may be Capital Gains tax to pay in one/both jurisdictions as the calculations and criteria are different.

Same....I don’t have human children, only fur babies

I use my slow cooker a lot. Cheap cuts of meat can work very well in there because the fat breaks down over that longer cooking time. If you do cook a cut you know is fatty, you can slowcook them with a base of onion and herbs and spices and stock, then let them cool right down, you can easily remove the majority of the fat as it goes like a harder crust on top. Then heat it up again and thicken to make a lovely gravy [emoji846] I do ribs, lamb shanks, stewing steak, etc although I prefer chicken done on the stovetop or in the oven, haven’t found a way I like in the slow cooker yet. My slow cooker can go on the stove top so I can sear the meat in the same pot I’m slow cooking in to keep all the flavours together. I’ve put some roast joints in the slow cooker and finished in the oven after too. Makes for very tender meat with a nice roast finish.

We have tried to get more takeaways. Any restaurants we used to eat at regularly have been our first choice of takeaway and they have not disappointed. Many Chinese dishes do not travel well but my OH picks ours up from 20 minutes away and it is amazing still. Others who deliver are very conscientious and don’t let it get cold on the way over. It’s not quite the same as eating it in the restaurant but we support them as we want them to keep trading.

The chat room thing could be explained away as a mistake. We’ve all forgotten to include someone in something at some time. So without evidence it was intentional and that the group chats primary function is work related (eg. Sending rosters, asking who can fill shifts etc), this cannot be used as evidence of anything. With respect to Jobkeeper, as Bulya said-it is one in all in. So they are doing the wrong thing. If I were you, I would email them (or some other written method) and ask them to review their decision not to register you for job keeper. See what reply you get. If they don’t review their decision or give you a satisfactory answer and you choose to report them, I can’t say what they may do about your visa, but anything you say to them should be in writing so you have evidence to back up your side of the story should anything come of it.

This is right, “one in all in”.

Do you have to be in a regional area for the visa you have in progress? That would narrow the search a little?