bryzee86

Hi folks, We've been here in Oz for 7 months now and it's nearly time for our first tax return! So, I have a question - do money transfers from the UK (i.e. the funds we sent over prior to our arrival, plus money that members of family have sent to us to support us) count as "Tax-deductable income"? If yes, I have another query. We have a joint bank account, so would we both need to report this, or just one of us? Finally, we arrived in Oz on 09/12/2013, so our time as resident for tax purposes at tax time will be 6 months and 22 days - does this count as 6 months residence or 7 months residence as far as ATO are concerned? Thanks in advance!

We've just got ours this morning :-) We have already booked our flights and are going on Saturday morning.

Congrats! :-D

We (me and Joeybee) got our grant this morning! Thanks everyone on here or your advice and support :-)

Transferred $10,000 to our Australian bank account; submitted requested documents to our Case Officer for final assessment!

Hi, I think you would be fine. Get as many statements as you can, and also provide booking itineraries or boarding passes for your various holidays together. You can also write a declaration each, declaring your relationship, how you met, how the relationship has progressed etc. Also detail any gaps in the relationship so you're not missing any info out.

Hi, My wife (joeybee) applied on 21/9/13 with me as dependant. Hope that helps!

Hey, This is from the AHPRA site:

Hi, I'm afraid you simply HAVE to do a recognised English exam for ANMAC. This can be academic IELTS or the much more expensive OET.

Your 1st step is to do the academic (not general!) IELTS. Then apply to ANMAC, after first having your documents notarised. It will take ANMAC a few months to fully assess you and issue your LOD (Letter of Determination). The, and only then, can you put you Expression of Interest in for the Visa, and apply to register with AHPRA. Also, AHPRA are currently updating their procedures with regards to International nurse registrations. Therefore, you'll need to hold out anyway until they have been published. Hope that helps!

Actually yeah, good thinking. Which board are you applying to, acc?

Oh my god I am absolutely in love with kookaburras!

My bloody Mother-in-Law has practically harangued us into staying until after Christmas so she can see us for a bit longer, and now she's chosen to have elective surgery (with a 3 days hospital stay) over Christmas! So, we're left with the dilemma of do I go to my nanna's for Christmas and abandon my wife's Uncle (who lives on his own), or do I ignore my nanna in order to ensure that he isn't alone on Christmas Day!? Effing nightmare!

Hey, If you are applying to ahpra for the first time as an international nurse, you pay $160 application fee + $220 assessment fee, + the $160 registration fee for the current registration year. Total will be $540.

Eh, get the new Mystic Meg here!