dunc

Thanks for the info Ken, much appreciated.

I used the following calculator - https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/calculate-your-capital-gains/non-resident/

I'll need to wait until after the settlement to put in the contract date but it sounds like there won't be much CGT to pay, not into four figures anyway. It came back with three tax figures at the end and the wording at the top let me know which of the post 2015 values was lower. However, the third "Gain over whole period of ownership method" was a fraction of the amount of the post 2015 values. I'm assuming I can just go with that one!

I hadn't thought about how to claim the offset for the UK tax paid years from now. It sounds like there are some benefits to doing it sooner rather than later - I may have to give you a call come tax time

I'm hoping someone can give me some general advice on capital gains in UK/Australia and also maybe recommend a tax agent that deals with both UK and Australia. 

I'm in the process of selling my house in the UK, an offer has been accepted. It was my home when I lived in the UK and it was rented for some short periods as well.

- Bought the house in Jan 2006
- Lived in it until Jan 2014 then moved to Australia temporarily for work on a 457 visa
- Over the next 4 years I rented it out on a couple of short term lets and used it when I was in the UK for holidays/work 
- Rented an apartment in Australia during the time I was there
- Got PR in 2016 (not sure if this is relevant but mentioning just in case)
- Moved back into my house in the UK in Jan 2018
- Moved back to Australia in Feb 2019
- House was empty until May 2019, then used it for a trip to UK
- After that a friend was in it for a while/it was empty over COVID
- Then bought a place in Perth in Jan 2021 (I think it becomes principal residence at this point?)
- House in UK was empty in 2023 and on the market, offer accepted last month

I'm just wondering where I start with any capital gains owed in the UK and what I have to do over here regarding the sale. Do I owe capital gains here as well? I read somewhere that it would be the period of when I owned both properties and not due until I sell the place in Australia. Not sure how accurate that is! 

Any help appreciated.

Apologies for the delayed reply, I've just found the notification in my spam folder.

Sounds like it depends who you speak at the DOT then. We'll see what she gets in the post and maybe follow up to have it changed if her maiden name is on it. It looks like you can change a DL with a marriage cert for $10 should it come to that.

I'm just wondering if anyone is in a similar situation, my wife's maiden name is on her permanent resident visa and her passport. We spent some time in the UK and at that time she updated her UK DL to her married name. Now we're back in Perth and she applied for a WA license with her UK license and our marriage cert. Everything seemed to go fine but now she's had a recorded message from DOT stating that her maiden name will be used because that's the one on her visa.

Is this normal, the DL name must match the visa? We previously looked at changing the visa name but were told we'd need to change her passport first which has several years left. 

If so I'm guessing she'll need to update her UK passport, then her visa and finally the license? She's just paid for a 5 year license... 

So everything in WA, bank, utilities, insurance etc is in her married name but the DL isn't which is probably going to cause issues with car insurance among other things! 

Hi all, just a quick comment to say that our nomination and visa were approved on 21/03/2017 while we were on holiday.

No documents requested for my visa. I detailed all the information requested for the nomination in the spreadsheet but it appears someone has deleted it.

My colleague and I just met with our MA about our nomination. They still need some info about the company that they should get today from the MD. When they have everything it'll take a couple of weeks to compile and submit. Apparently the file for our company is quite complex. The 28 days are up on 06/03 and they expect us to have a decision a couple of weeks after that. They also advised that they would have expected me to receive any questions about my visa application at the same time and I haven't so that sounds promising at least.

Another thing worth noting is that although there are 2 of us from the same company our nominations are being dealt with by different CO's. The MA said it's also likely that it'll be a different CO that deals with the information submitted. It all sounds a bit inefficient to me!

I didn't use an MA for my visa application but the company advised using one for the nomination. I wish I'd just done it myself and saved the money because I had to arrange for most of the nomination information to be provided to the MA anyway. Some of the information we've been asked for was provided when we initially submitted the application.

No word on my visa application yet, I assume they won't even look at that until the nomination is approved (or not as the case may be).

No I haven't taken any unpaid leave. I don't understand why the MA didn't ask for all this info at the start of last week!

@dunc did you take some unpaid leave? Maybe that is why they are asking so many thing - but not sure

I emailed my MA earlier to confirm that they'd submitted the documents that were sent to them last week. Nope, it appears they have done nothing! It seems my email prompted them to ask for my tax assessment notices. My employer has also now been asked for further clarification on the info they sent previously plus my commencement date, details of my paid/unpaid leave and overseas trips for work/training.

If you are asked for further information and need to provide it within 28 days..is that 28 working days? And has anyone had a final decision when they got the paperwork back to them before the 28 days?

Just fed up today...

If you look on the July sheet some people that had documents requested had their visa approved shortly after. I would expect the CO to get an alert when information requested is uploaded. However given how clunky the system is I wouldn't be surprised if it was a manual process!

hey @dunc what doc did they ask for?

My payment summaries for the last 3 years, some company accounts information which included P&L. Sorry I can't be more specific, I didn't see the email.

In the spreadsheet 24 out of 38 July applications have been approved so far. My company got asked for documents to support my nomination on 06/02 so I'm hoping we'll hear in the next month or so.

Waiting from 7 months today. Any July ones got approval.......?

A co-worker just found out she got her visa approved, applied 24/07/2016, 1 person, LR, transition from 457, approved 04/02/2017

18 of us in the spread sheet!!

Any July applicants still waiting?

 

 

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Does anyone know the answer to this question prompted by a lunchroom conversation -

If you've applied for transition from a 457 to ENS 186 and it's refused is your 457 visa still valid until it was originally meant to expire or do you have to leave Australia within 28 days?

There's no point emailing them yet, they state that processing time is up to 6 months and that they don't respond to status requests until you've been waiting for longer than that.

Guys,

 

Which email ID do you send an email to for contacting immi about your application status? Also, I applied on 1st Sept 2016, so is it appropriate to email immi and ask them about my application status?

 

Regards,

Abhi

I did my visa without an MA, used one for the nomination though.

HI All,

 

Is there anyone that applied without MA?

Yes! Lots of us - check the spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1INy6sxuUIisgLOT7CcskWLjQjHV_6yVvUBRHceWE_a0/edit#gid=1627480557

Any June or July applicants still waiting?

 

 

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Folks.. someone deleted 'May2016' spreadsheet. Is there a way to retrieve it?

I've pasted the values in from the latest revision I could find, might need some tidying

RSMS

Section 137Q of the Australian Migration Act provides that a regional sponsored employment visa may be cancelled:

• If the Minister is satisfied that the visa holder did not commence work with their sponsoring employer within 6 months AND the visa holder did not make a genuine effort to commence that employment; or
  
• Where the visa holder commenced the employment but did not complete the two year employment period AND the Minister is not satisfied that the visa holder has made a ‘genuine effort’ to complete the required two years.
  

Under Australian Migration Policy, in assessing whether the visa holder has made a ‘genuine effort’, the delegate must consider:

• The visa holder's reasons and/or circumstances leading to the failure to commence work or to complete the two year employment period (family or personal considerations may be a factor under these circumstances);
  
• The possibility that the visa holder, in collusion with the employer, does not commence work within the six month period or resigns shortly after commencing work, as part of an arrangement to help the visa holder enter or remain in Australia;
  
• In the case of termination, the period of the visa holder's employment with the employer prior to termination of the employment (generally, periods of more than 12 months may be considered as a genuine effort); and
  
• Any other matter which is relevant to the commencement or termination of the employment
  

RSMS (subclass 187) is a regional sponsored visa. They're pretty similar but for RSMS you obviously have to work in a regional area and there is a condition on your visa which states you must stay with your employer for 2 years. The ENS (subclass 186) does not have this, it's more of a moral obligation to stay with your employer.

Hi, what's the difference between the ENS group and the RSMS group? Thanks

 

 

Visa and Nom 07/07/16. LR. Transition from 457. Melbourne - supply and Distribution Manager. [emoji1][emoji1303]

... I don't envy the people presumably working in resource constrained teams who have to deal with all of the calls.

I wonder how much extra time there would be to process visas if immi didn't have to answer all these calls? :wacko:

Congratulations!

Do you mind saying which state you live in? I think this is something that's missing from the spread sheet.

hi Everyone

 

I have been a silent follower of this forum and finally my wait is over, details below which might help others

 

Nom and Visa applied 17/06/16

TRT

Occupation: Beauty Salon Manager

HR, 2

both Nom and PR approved 17/06/16 ( I wonder if they work on saturday :smile:) it took us exactly 6 months

no further docs requested

submitted all docs including medicals, police checks and form 80 at the time of application

 

I wish all the best to those who are waiting, hope you will get good news soon.

 

Thanks

I lodged my visa in July. My agent has called immi a few times and told me it is too early to do health check now. Agent told me to wait.

How about you guys who has lodged in June/July? Have you all not done health check?

We lodged in July and did our health checks in October. They last a year so I'm hoping we'll have our visa long before next October!

never thought this way LOL

does it matter? those centers working on different rate?

No idea, I just often see people asking or specifying the center and was curious how they knew!!