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AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2020-2021
House Biatch replied to 04April2017DE's topic in Citizenship
Just received a letter from Queensland Parliament inviting us to a Citizenship Ceremony on 6th June 2021. We live on the northern Gold Coast and thought the notification would come from the City Council. Anyway, looks like our journey is coming to a end and it will be a relief to finally call this place home - officially!! -
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2018-2019
House Biatch replied to FlashP5sub175's topic in Citizenship
Thats not too bad. In my case, my wife has hers on the Thursday qt 9.45am and I have mine on the Friday at 8am. -
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2020-2021
House Biatch replied to 04April2017DE's topic in Citizenship
I've got mine on the 13th in Brisbane too! -
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2020-2021
House Biatch replied to 04April2017DE's topic in Citizenship
Ooops - just posted this in the old thread.... We received our letters of Invitation to Interview and Test on Friday, I was quite surprised how quickly this came through as we only applied in May this year! Is it normal for my wife and I have interviews on 2 different days, she's on the Thursday and I'm on the Friday? We applied at the same time through her IMMI account and I just assumed that we would go to the interview at the same time. Citizenship App: 02-May-2020 Test Invitation: 09-Oct-2020 Test Date: 13-Nov-2020 Approval: TBA Approval Letter Rcvd: TBA Ceremony: TBA Council: Gold Coast, QLD -
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2018-2019
House Biatch replied to FlashP5sub175's topic in Citizenship
We received our letters of Invitation to Interview and Test on Friday, I was quite surprised how quickly this came through as we only applied in May this year! Is it normal for my wife and I have interviews on 2 different days, she's on the Thursday and I'm on the Friday? We applied at the same time through her IMMI account and I just assumed that we would go to the interview at the same time. Citizenship App: 02-May-2020 Test Invitation: 09-Oct-2020 Test Date: 13-Nov-2020 Approval: TBA Approval Letter Rcvd: TBA Ceremony: TBA Council: Gold Coast, QLD -
And now the BOE is talking about further reducing interest rates in the UK because of declining inflation. Interesting times!
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Now at 2.21 - wow!
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I'm not sure that travel insurance is adequate for your 457 visa. As far as I am aware, you need to take out a Private healthcare policy for you and your family. This is needed to cover you from the time you arrive in Australia to the time when you have Medicare. Its then up to you if you continue with private cover after Medicare has been granted.
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Can we move to Aus while im waiting for 457 approval ??
House Biatch replied to JULIE RYCROFT's topic in Visa Chat
Wow - that is a long drive! We are having our 2 dogs collected and flown up to Gold Coast from Sydney for £250, its even cheaper if you don't do it on a Saturday. -
What to do with mobile contracts in the UK
House Biatch replied to HarrietE's topic in Visitor Visas
Think yourself lucky, I bought a brand new car last year on a pcp (we had no plans to emigrate then) - 6 months later the wife told me we were moving to Oz! When I hand it back in September, I'm also gonna have to stump up atleast a couple of grand to cover depreciation :-( -
First impression of Pickfords - not great...
House Biatch replied to CharlieV's topic in Shipping and Removals
One thing that will affect your price is the distance from the depot to your home and then to the port, the same will apply in Oz. We went with Pickfords and negotiated them down to £3200 from £3650 for a 20' container door to door. We decided we wanted to use Pickfords based on previous experience, but told them they would need to beat the best quote we had - they did! :-) -
Thanks for that - I'm going to take a look at them. That rate I quoted above was based on £10,000 - perhaps moneycorp aren't the most competitive...
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Who are you using and do they charge a fee? Moneycorp are showing at $2.08 v/s the interbank rate of $2.12 but don't charge a fee
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First impression of Pickfords - not great...
House Biatch replied to CharlieV's topic in Shipping and Removals
We have booked Pickfords for our move in October. To be fair, the guy who came round to quote sounded pretty similar to your experience but as we have used Pickfords before were not overly fussed because it's your move co-ordinator who you deal with and they always seem pretty good in our experience. We have been quoted £3,300 Norfolk to Brisbane, door to door. The rep suggested we got insurance elsewhere which we did through Letton Percival for £420, Pickfords quoted £1650 lol! -
Short term accommodation in gold coast
House Biatch replied to Dnursey1980's topic in Renting & Real Estate
We booked a Corporate Cabin for 28 days at Ashmore Palms after reading all the good reviews on here and other places. We like that we can arrive and relax and that there will be plenty of things for the kids to do. The cabins look basic, but have everything you will need for the first few weeks until you find a permanent home. Best bit was the price $490 per week :-) -
Its normal for you to collect, however most domestic pet shippers have an option of delivery to your door. If you can avoid a Saturday, make sure you do as it will cost twice as much!
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Skype to Skype is free and Skype to landlines is almost free :-)
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Skype is hardly expensive...
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Advice needed on rental when first arrive in Gold Coast
House Biatch replied to Dnursey1980's topic in Renting & Real Estate
Yes, we'd be up for that! I'm travelling there with the wife and our 2 sons aged 8 & 4. -
Advice needed on rental when first arrive in Gold Coast
House Biatch replied to Dnursey1980's topic in Renting & Real Estate
Give them a call or email them. They are very helpful. I found this video of the corporate cabin -
Advice needed on rental when first arrive in Gold Coast
House Biatch replied to Dnursey1980's topic in Renting & Real Estate
Probably see you there! We arrive on a the 14th October after a few days in Singapore. -
Advice needed on rental when first arrive in Gold Coast
House Biatch replied to Dnursey1980's topic in Renting & Real Estate
Ashmore Palms is a good temporary option, we are booked in there for 4 weeks in October. We wanted somewhere to base ourselves that was fully furnished and equipped, along with good facilities and AP fitted the bill perfectly. If you get in quickly, they have some newer style cabins which they call Corporate Cabins, they are available for a minimum of 28 days and cost $490 a week. -
We are moving to GC in October and are looking to settle in Coomera Waters/ Hope Island or Helensvale. We have 2 boys 8 & 4 and would love to meet up :-)
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As I said - it was just a thought, and I wanted to know what the angles were which I think are well covered above. Guess, I'll just have to suck it and line the Oz banks shareholders pockets...
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Good point - I hadn't really considered that.