Kramvi

No just father.  He is a green card holder and lives in US

On 28/05/2023 at 09:08, InnerVoice said:

To meet the residence requirement when you apply for Australian citizenship, you must:

- have been living in Australia on a valid Australian visa for 4 years immediately before you apply; and.

- not have been absent from Australia for more than one year in the past 4 years.

Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/become-a-citizen/permanent-resident

What if a New Zealand citizen like me?  If after 3 years of continuous stay and no leave can one apply after 3 years since that would be 36 months?  

On 21/02/2024 at 15:36, Marisawright said:

You can't apply for the partner sponsorship like an Australian citizen. You need to apply for a 461 visa for your partner.   

To get the visa, you need to be in a de facto relationship, which means you need to be in a relationship that is the equivalent of marriage, and you will have to prove that with documentation.  It is harder to prove when you're living apart, but certainly not impossible (after all, many married couples have to live apart for work or family reasons, too).  Inevitably, Immigration will be more suspicious of a couple who aren't living together so you'll need to dot every i and cross every t. 

I would suggest getting a good migration agent to help you with the application, because they can advise on the best way to put the application together.  Suncoast Migration or Go Matilda are very helpful on these forums so I'd give one of them a try.

Thank you Marisa for your answer.  How about parents?  Can someone like me sponsor one's parents?  If yes how long does it normally take for them to get a PR?

Thinking this might be the appropriate thread to put my enquiry in.   i am a New Zealand Citizen and arrived here as a permanent resident in Australia for Citizenship purposes.  During this period am I eligible to sponsor my partner who is in the US to come here and live with me?  We have been together for about 20 years but haven't gotten married.   Or do I have to wait till I become a citizen before I can go that route?

Oh ok thanks Paul.  What proofs do they require from the partner?  We have been living in different countries for a while.  

Was wondering.....just moved here as a NZ citizen.  Can I sponsor my partner that's overseas or do I have to wait to become a citizen?  How does it work?

1 hour ago, Nemesis said:

If you don't need a doctor at the moment, don't worry about it.

If you need to see a doctor, explain the situation, pay the bill, get the receipt and claim it back later from Medicare. Unless you are lucky enough to get someone who bulk-bills you at point of use, then you'll have to pay and claim the medicare part of it back later anyway. 

Thanks Nemesis I will do exactly that.  So you mean find a doctor that bulk bills explain the situation but visit the doctor only when needed.  

Rammygirl thanks for your replies and sorry about the delay in replying.  It seems that even to link the medicare to the mygov, one needs a medicare number.  Without that it doesn't seem possible.  How can I possibly connect the two when I don't even have my medicare number?  All I did was to send the application form and the required documents via email to them and I received an automated notification immediately that the email was received.  There has not been any communication from their part yet.  

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On 15/12/2023 at 07:44, rammygirl said:

The card will be available on the express plus Medicare app long before you get it in the post, especially at this time of year. It actually says it should be available online after you enroll. Worth a try anyway. I tried to link the website but it doesn’t work. 

Rammygirl this might work.  But where do I get the number from?  I wasn't given a number yet

6 minutes ago, rammygirl said:

You should be able to get the number or have been given it, that’s all you need.  If you download the Medicare plus app you should be able to link it to my gov and get a digital card too. 

But Rammygirl I wasn't given it yet.  I submitted the required documents through email and got an automatic confirmation.  However it says that the card could take at least four weeks to arrive and that they will not entertain any communication regarding the status.  What should I do?  

Applied for a Medicare card and been waiting for it.  Wondering if I want to see a doctor before the card arrives, how does it work?  Or can it be billed to them only after it has arrived?  Can I see the doctor now and bill them later?  How does it work?  

I saw online that a few stores do offer visa and mastercard credit cards.  Example coles, woolworths and many others.  Coles has a 0 percent interest rate promotion going.  However I will apply after I have been in my job and same address for at least 3 months.  

16 hours ago, Nemesis said:

Credit ratings don't transfer between countries. Not sure what you mean by a "supermarket card" but if you mean things like Woolies Rewards and Flybuys, they don't have anything to do with credit ratings.

Nemesis what I mean is for example in New Zealand I had no credit score in the beginning.  And larger companies would reject my application for a credit card because I had no credit.  So I started with a warehouse store (similar to Big W here) Visa credit card of 500 dollars.  I made transactions and paid on time.  Then bigger companies started offering me a credit card but I chose only what I wanted.  I did not want to borrow money but rather wanted to build credit.  This day out of a possible 1000 I have a score of 900 which is regarded as excellent.  Thats what I wanted to have so if I ever need to borrow money for a house etc, I would have a good credit amongst other things.  It may not be the only thing but I think it is one important creteria that they consider when granting a loan.  

Don't they have free dental cleaning and scaling in dental schools here?

Nemesis thanks for your answer and link.   Are there any exceptions with regards to qualifications or skills under which one could speed up the process?

I am 58 and a NZ citizen.  I just moved  to OZ.  So by the time I am eligible to apply for an OZ citizenship I will be 62.  I was reading a post here which said something about rhe residency requirements in the country for people over 60.  I didn't really understand this part.  Does someone over 60 have to undergo a different process or something?   

I just moved from New Zealand.  I have an excellent credit rating from there like a 900 or something.  Anyway I could transfer that here or use that to get credit here, or do I start again from scratch by getting a supermarket card?  Any advice will be appreciated.  

Hi moderator,

This might be the most appropriate category to post this topic but if not please transfer it the appropriate one.  

I had an Australian driving license about 10 years ago.  Then moved to New Zealand.  I am a NZ citizen now and have a license that is expiring next month.  Before that I plan to move to OZ.  

The question I have is this.  Would it be better for me to, after arriving in OZ, to try to renew the OZ license after 10 years or should I renew the NZ license first and transfer it after going to OZ.  Which one would be more convenient and less expensive?  Any help will be appreciated.  

On 03/02/2020 at 04:29, newjez said:

I think you can live in Australia for as long as you want, but if you want pr you have to apply for it.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.govt.nz/browse/leaving-nz/travel-or-move-to-australia/&ved=2ahUKEwjClMb_lbPnAhXSEcAKHV1KDykQFjABegQIDhAG&usg=AOvVaw0cVPHoGg3LHEVpSqKj2Mra&cshid=1580657188687

Hi Newjez

Thank you for the links   I went through them and sadly it seems that I do not qulify for skilled migration as I am already 54 years of age.   Since I am a New Zealand Citizen the most logical thing  to do would be to start working in Australia and after 5 years apply for a PR there    

But it is still not clear what field qualifies for this kind of PR   I have been working in the hospitality management field and at the same time I want to complete my doctorate from Australia  Not sure if part time work will also qualify as a trade that will be considered as contributing to Australia   In the link it says that one should have been contributing to Australia through one's trade and also that this trade should be exceptional

Any help on this will be highly appreciated   Thanks so much folks  

Paulhand I don't see a link   Are you referring to your website

Thanks NewJez  I know I will have to apply for PR   But what I want to know is if it is a straight forward process after one lives and works in OZ or do I need to hire a lawyer for the right advice   

Hi all 

It's been a while that I was here before just wanting advice on how to migrate to Australia.  If this topic is already under some other headline administrator please move this thread there.   

I have been a New Zealand Citizen for the past few years.   I have a business of my own and a job I work in.   I have a property and business under my name here.  

I was wondering what the procedure for NZ Citizens was to get a PR in Australia.   I am already 54 years old.  Is it too late now?  I was wanting to move there to complete my doctorate that I had started years ago and left half way.  Is the procedure the same for NZ citizens as of any other country or is the process any easier? 

Would appreciate any advice on this please .   Thanks so much guys