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We are moving to Melbourne and our stuff goes in April. We are using Bournes and were quoted £2300 for 590 cuft (ex insurance). We are using Letton Percival for insurance. That is for full packing service, door-to-door London-Melbourne.

I thought if you lived outside of UK you didn't get a tax allowance. Basically the first penny you make is taxed at 20%?

I am about to move and will be renting out my home and this is the information I have been given.

Hi all

I am hoping that someone can help me here. I am looking to contract in Australia to a UK company. I have full working rights and visa (190), this is more regarding the tax implications. I would transfer this money myself each month and declare it in Australia for tax but what about the UK? Is there anything I need to worry about there?

If anyone has done this or can point me in any direction that would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

James

There is something which not a lot of countries are members of called an ex-pat contract which is essentially a double-tax treaty. I don't know if this will apply to you but you could probably start with searching if your country has one, I know UK definitely does.

Hi Missyell, can you offer any information about PSS, I have just had them at my property to quote us for our big move to Brisbane. We have had 4 other companies to quote too and other than price they all seem to be very good. Hope you're move is going well.

thank you

Likewise, we are in the same boat and have quotes from PSS, Bournes and John Mason which are comparable and we now need to choose who to go with. I am definitely using Letton Percival for insurance, we just need to choose a mover now! I guess my question after all this would be, given the same situation, would you use PSS again?

My brother did a subclass 190 with Victoria sponsorship. He has set up a site called 190oz.com wth his experiences (not sure if it is finished yet). May help you if you are going it alone.

An RPL is recognition of prior learning. It is an assessment of my qualification as they don't recognise my qualification (They being the Australian Computer Society). Unless you are coming under an ICT profession you probably won't need to deal with this

It depends how proactive you are. My brother did the slog himself and got a grant, I used an agent (I had to do an RPL too which was not pleasant) and was an extra Aus$1600 for the 190 and state sponsorship. I had previously paid Aus$2000 for assistance for the RPL so all in this was an extra Aus$3600 and was well spent if you ask me.

I am with Zurich and Royal London (I have 2 policies) and I enquired about keeping both open in the UK while I live in Australia and they confirmed it would be OK so looks like it works both ways (if anyone was interested).

Hi

I have just done a 101 for my son, we are like you, a family of 4, 3 of us have PR already but my son who was born in February does not. I applied 20 May 2016 and was asked for some further information, police clearance (AGAIN!!!) and medicals. I submitted these and then to my surprise received my grant on the 1 July. So from submission to grant was 6 weeks and nowhere even close to the advised 10-12 months. I don't want to advise you to go any route as I am no advisor, just letting you know what my situation was

Cheers,

J

Yup, you pay to apply. This is why it is super important to make sure you understand the DIBP rules as a failed application still incurs this cost.

I am no expert but I would say your chances are slim. If you have a criminal record, the odds of you getting a positive grant, even for a WFV, are slim. They are very strict here. They look back 10 years and as you have records dating back 8, they will certainly show up.

All the best thought, hope it works out.

Yup, I have been granted a sub-class 190.

Hi all, I'm starting the process for an assessment, and I'm looking into soliciting an agent, however from the two agents I'm looking into they both seem to have different ideas regarding the assessment process, hoping some info here may help.

 

So currently the ACS would deem an MCSE as equivalent to a Diploma, so if you receive a successful assessment and hold this qualification you will receive an additional 10 points from DIBP.

 

But what happens if you submit an RPL to the ACS and you still receive a successful assessment, does the RPL then equate to diploma level and can you then receive those 10 points from DIBP?

 

Which brings me to another question, if I pursue an RPL, receive a positive assessment, and then complete the MCSE qualification, will DIBP still recognize that as a diploma even though it wasn't used as part of the ACS process?

 

I'm getting two different answers from two different agents :-(

Positive RPL assessment just gives you rights to apply under a certain code. If you then do a MCSE, you will have to get it assessed by ACS again AFAIK. I have a diploma and got absolutely 0 points for it in my RPL. Even worse is that they deducted 8 years of exp to award the RPL. So I lost nearly all my experience and they never included my diploma. I know this doesn't exactly answer you question, just a small bit of the puzzle from my experience of getting a successful RPL.

Can anyone advise who has taken this I am referring to IELTS test.

 

My situation is I lose 10 points next jan (due to age) taking me to 60 which includes 20 for English test, so if I fail to get full amount of points will fail to get enough for visa. We are looking at going to Oz in August to see if right for us and by then may be to late to submit for visa by then, as need to do skills assessment. So we have dilemma of going with agent now and paying costs and if we go aug and do not like it will lose agent fees.

 

Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

Maria

I am a native English speaker and was in a similar boat to you, with my 'superior' English I would get 60 points, which was a scrape for my visa. I did the testing thinking that I was English, what could go wrong?!?! I got 7.5,8,8.5,9, ie. not superior. The biggest thing for me was not knowing what to expect. It was extremely stupid of me to expect that I would just get it. I went home, re-booked (another £130) and this time, did many examples of listening (my biggest weakness), reading and writing. On repeat I got 8.5,8.5,8.5,9, superior So my advice is, practice, practice. Results don't take long, 2 weeks at the most, not enough to delay anything imho.

WRT agent, I used an agent as they needed to help me with an RPL and once I had done that, it was *only* another A$1600 for the rest of the visa which I thought was OK as I didn't want mistakes. My agent was awesome and did all the heavy lifting. The biggest thing an agent can offer is translating laws. Remember that your understanding of a requirement is not necessarily what Aussie immigration understands it as. My advice on agents is this, if you can afford one, do it. If you have a good agent, they take away a great deal of stress. If you don't have the money, you need to do a lot of reading to make sure you really understand what you are doing. Not tricky, just takes time, something you don't sound like you have a lot of.

Short and sweet answer, sadly not.

It was what?....."We do not require evidence of these financial resources."

 

As i said 50p would suffice!

Well, you need to sign a declaration that you have it, and there is good reason that you should have it. Sure recommend dishonesty, I on the other hand wouldn't recommend someone lying on an official immigration form of a country they are hoping to adopt them.

NOPE

Aren't we the fountain of knowledge? Actually, it was

[h=3]Finances[/h]You must have adequate financial resources to support yourself and your dependants (if you have any) when you migrate to Victoria, or while you look for suitable employment. The Onshore Applicants table and Offshore Applicants table show the financial resources you must have access to, to support your nomination application.

We do not require evidence of these financial resources.

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[TH=colspan: 2]Onshore applicants

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[TD]All applicants

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[TD]Australian dollars (AUD) required

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[TR=class: odd]

[TD]Working in nominated occupation

[/TD]

[TD]20 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Not working in nominated occupation

[/TD]

[TD]See offshore requirements

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR=class: odd]

[TH=colspan: 2]Offshore applicants

[/TH]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Number of dependants

[/TD]

[TD]Australian dollars (AUD) required

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR=class: odd]

[TD]Individual applicant

[/TD]

[TD]30 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]1

[/TD]

[TD]35 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR=class: odd]

[TD]2

[/TD]

[TD]40 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]3

[/TD]

[TD]50 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR=class: odd]

[TD]4

[/TD]

[TD]60 000

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]5

[/TD]

[TD]70 000

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[TR=class: odd]

[TD]6 or more

[/TD]

[TD]80 000[/TD]

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[/TABLE]

http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/visas-and-immigrating/skilled-visas/skilled-nominated-visa-subclass-190#MinimumRequirements

"Aus $40k savings as per the visa requirements".???? ehhhh say what...correct me if i'm wrong but there nothing stopping you goign with 50p in the bank

That may have been a requirement for my state sponsorship then.

Edit.

Yeah, my bad, that was a requirement for the Vitoria state sponsorship.

Hi, there are 3 of us 2 adults I child the quote we have got is for the visa med n all check £5045 andd the cost of using an agent £3940 plus flights to get there at the most £3000 n for a container to ship our good £3000 roughly the high end of £15,000

Pretty much our situation too, and factor in the £20k ish that we would need to save for the recommended Aus $40k savings as per the visa requirements.

Hi, sorry for the random question....I am looking at buying a brand new polo in Melbourne. They seem good value and cheaper new here than in the uk new/hold their value etc. However, my family are trying to put me off, saying it will cost me a lot to maintain here, for parts and servicing compared to Holdens etc. Would be great to know what others think.? Any thoughts would be much appreciated - thank you!

First off, I am in the UK so I will approach this another way.

VW's are fantastic card, I have had both a Jetta and a Golf and they are fantastic. What I have always found though is parts outside of warranty they are expensive, scheduled services are expensive but they do keep their value nicely. My last car (and current car) is a Kia C'eed and it is just better than my VW's in so many ways. The biggest of these is the massive warranty that I got. A quick search shows that Aus also offer a 7 year warranty, that is massive! Both Kia and Hyundai use mostly the same parts which I believe are readily available in Aus. If you are looking for a Polo, I would suggest looking at a i20, i30, a Rio or a C'eed. You will get a whole lot more bang for your buck and won't have an issue with spares.

I have no experience with Holden so I won't comment here.

I am emigrating next month & by chance my monthly mobile contract is due for renewal in March. I would like to keep the phone active (certainly for a few months) as I work for a small family business and want to have a bit of 'overlap' for Clients after I leave the business.

 

Does anyone have experience of the cheapest network for receiving calls in Australia from the UK? I've just checked my network (O2) who are £1.49/min if I switched to PAYG or £0.80 if I stay pay monthly (business pays anyway).

 

Are there any apps or ways around this with the modern worlds of technology & social media??

Sorry I have no experience with Oz networks but I am in the same boat as you regarding coming over with my contract. This is my idea, and I think it is a cracker. I am with Three UK and am on 'The One Plan'. This has all you can eat data, 2000 minutes and 2000 texts and the biggest thing is they have 'Feel At Home' which means I can use this all in Australia like I was in the UK. So until I get settled, I will use this as my primary source of internet and phone. They also allow for tethering so I will use this on my PC too. I need to look into the fine print for how long you can 'feel at home' home for, but I am hoping this will be enough time for me to get a job and get feel for the local telecom scene. It is also a month to month contract so I should be able to cancel with very little problem. Might be an idea for you to switch to them so you can continue to receive and make and receive call until you tie things up.

I needed all 8's for my points and went into it without any prior knowledge of format, questions... well without any knowledge of IELTS. Needless to say, it never went as planned. It wasn't hard, I was just foolish and should have done some preparation. I basically just threw away the £140 fee. I then went and did several practice tests so I knew what to expect and I was fine and got the results I needed.

The listening part was what got me. They only play it once and if you lose your place, it is tricky to try and catch up. That is where I bombed out.

Reading is fairly straight forward but to get high marks you need to get nearly everything correct. the different between a 9 and a 6 is about 10 marks out of 40 I think.

Writing is again quite easy. You have a basic essay which requires you to write about a topic they give you and then a longer letter.

The speaking was the easiest for me. It is just a conversation about various arbitrary points. I can literally talk the hind leg off a donkey so it was a breeze.

I failed (to get all 8's) because I am English and just assumed I could walk in and be OK. If your partner has prepared, he should be fine. The hardest part was section 3 of listening.