elbow271

I used my friendly chemist - just make sure he adds his job, address and sig to all required docs  - good to go

experience and a first aid cert are essential - and drivers license - you haven't said where in Oz?

Hi guys

Thanks for the helpful replies - we have moved into Brighton which is lovely and so quiet compared to where we lived in London. We are very close to the coast which is amazing and rent for $500 a week but for that we have 4 beds, a car port, front and back garden and an amazing deck to enjoy the garden and multitude of trees and birds. We love it and the commute into Brisbane is only 40 mins. Job done! :) 

I did answer your question. You said any help would be appreciated. Surely all you need to do is not speed and your possible future issue will not happen.  My help was just reiterating the obvious but it was still offering help as maybe you hadn’t thought about how simple the solution is. 

Tulip, my questions were about past events,not anything to do with how to drive in Oz. but thank you for your efforts, 3/10

21 hours ago, LouDYorkie said:

I was caught speeding 7 days before we moved. All I can say is it’s better not to!!!
I got the letter the day before we left and I spent ages speaking to people because we didn’t have a forwarding address but I was willing to admit it so I just wanted it expedited (which they could not do). Well, I then had to follow up with numerous emails and calls from Australia, I eventually had a court summons sent to my old U.K. address because I sent my licence from Australia to the U.K. to have points applied and they acknowledged receipt of it but then lost it and tried to take me to court for not sending it! Thankfully I had all my emails and phone calls as evidence! So they dropped the points which wouldn’t have applied in Australia anyway but they made me pay the fine
Just.....don’t .....

Sounds pretty tough and im glad you got it sorted. I just wondered what would happen if i was unaware of the speeding ticket and because of my absence, what would eventually happen with applying for a license in Oz, would i suddenly show up as having ignored a court summons etc?

Your concerns are easy to deal with,  just don’t speed.  If you do and end up killing someone you’ll be going to prison rather than Oz.  You’ve already got six points, time to start driving properly. You’ll get a shock in Oz, speed limits much slower than the UK and they are heavily enforced. Start practising sticking to the law now and your concerns will immediately vanish. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Tulip1

Hey Tulip, thanks for not answering the question at all! I'm surprised you didn't tell me to repeat my Hail Mary's ten times and go and stand in the corner.

Hey Guys

Moving to QLD this week and i was curious to know when applying for my Oz driving license, will any existing points be transferred across to the new Aussie license? Also a thought did cross my mind that if i were to get caught speeding a day or 2 before i left( i promise this hasnt already happened!    ) , would this then get picked up by the RTA as a 'pending' issue which does concern me as i wouldn't know about it and may have missed being able to sort it out in the UK.  I have 6 points already so want to be prepared for any surprises. Any help would be very much appreciated. 

does anyone realise this question was raised last year? 

Hello All

Ill be looking for work in Queensland soon so ill need to get my CV/Resume/LinkedIn profile in ship-shape for the Ozzie market – does anyone have any good recommendations i can follow up on. Cost is not an issue – Much thanks for any pointers

Thanks Bobj, i hadn't  thought of using this site but i know it well - Nice one for the pointer!  

Hey Guys

Just got my visa to live in OZ - YAY! we want to live near Brisbane. I'm hoping to get work in the city so looking for: Somewhere unlikely to flood - commutable into Brisbane, train/car, no more than 45 mins maybe: Access to the coast. Property rent is middle of the range, i pay £1100 pcm now in London. Looking for something fairly quite/leafy/not ton of kids/, cycle paths, some nature/parks.
Ideas so far:  Redhill, Enoggera and maybe Cleveland. There are others such as Hendra and surrounds but the potential flooding concerns me - Also, i hear driving into the city from the north is easier than the south as there's probably less likeliness of needing to cross the river, which can be congested. Any ideas would be very much appreciated as this is hurting my brain.

Hey Jon the hat, yeah there were some concerns so am relieved it came through, but not as much as my wife, who is Australian and ready to leave without me!!!  i will be on here very regularly over the next few months trying to find answers so i suspect we will all be friends!! 

took 6 months too, very happy!!

Clever stuff!    Big thanks again, very much appreciated

Hey nemesis, thanks for the help - So i can just go with my UK passport and thats it? Big thanks again  

Hey Guys, just got my visa granted after 8 months - BUT....ive got 6 months to visit Australia - Can anyone shed any light on this? Of course, there's no explanation from the notification other than i have to go before mid march 2019. What do i need to do, just fly there and come back? - what paper work do i need to take? Is there anywhere i can go read some stuff?

Much thanks in advance folks 

@Jon the Hat - big thanks, am hoping for a fast turnaround, my aussie missus is done with this weather (UK)  - i think we  will wait until they ask - my one didnt take too long to come - few days

@wrussell - Big thanks!!  

Hi guys - im looking to apply for a partner visa to move to OZ - my wife is Australian and Im English. Obviously we will want to use an agency to help us complete the application but i have done a little reading and have a question - I have seen this section regarding character requirements and wanted to know if my application would get turned down - ** you have a substantial criminal record, meaning you have been sentenced to 12 months or more in prison, or multiple sentences that add up to more than 12 months in prison. A suspended sentence is considered a prison sentence**.

My police report says that i had a postponed sentence in 2010 for battery - the disposal states i did a community order and 24 months supervision and a £70 fine. Previous to that i had a caution for ABH. In 2015 i committed an offence of theft by an employee but the only disposal was a fine of £500

It says i wont pass the character test if i fail the above criteria marked ** - Therefore i'm a little fuzzy over what they deem as a suspended sentence and my 'postponed' sentence - if i apply, will i get turned down because of this?

Hi guys

Thanks for reading - currently applying for a partner visa and my wife is an Aussie in the UK and i'm the pom. She has been here 11 years (i know!) and we are unsure whether to submit a police report for her (time in the UK) with the initial application or wait until it is requested by a case officer. It appears from what i have read this is not always needed? 
As it costs nearly £50 to get one, i'm reluctant to spend the money unless necessary. What do you guys think? MASSIVE thanks in advance for any guidance 

On 28/02/2018 at 10:26, RobC269 said:

I use TransferWise to transfer money between UK and Aus. Their fee at the moment is 0.5% plus $1, so about £500 for you, and they use the midmarket exchange rate (the rate on Google, basically).

The largest sum I've transferred was to buy a car though, not a house. There are other providers which are cheaper, but I've had a good experience with TW so far.

Big thanks RobC269  - much appreciated

Hi guys, i am applying for a partner visa and am confused about how to provide witness statements for the relationship, from friends and family. I have seen that people will use the 888 form even though those witnesses are not Australian or 'in' Australia. 

The 888 form specifically states only to be used by Australians. Can anyone advise if this form is still OK to use, or is there another form that can be used for witness statements from people that live in the UK?

Any advice is much appreciated

Good luck on finding some answers, i have a similar situ so will be interested in what people say 

DeeTowers & rammygirl - Your advice is much appreciated and noted. Praying for a surge in the £!!  

Hi guys

I am currently looking to apply for my Partner visa - the plan is to eventually buy property in Oz - i have over £100K in ISA funds in the UK - This will ne a deposit - what is the cheapest method of bringing this money Into Oz for my down payment - I have been told to transfer into my existing Uk account and then transfer using Ozforex for a minimal fee. I dont know whether there would be any tax implications so any advice would be greatly appreciated