MartinMwg

Thank you everyone for taking the time out to respond, it is very much appreciated. It does seem a bit of a minefield. Incidentally, I am 53 so a few years off retirement.

Hi When 67, assuming I am living permanently in the UK and receiving money from my Aus Super Fund, that money is taxed by the UK government. Does anyone know what the % is? Also, would receiving income from my Aus Super fund affect UK State Pension payments? What is the best way for receiving my Aus Super Payments in the UK? Ie paying less tax? Thanks.

Hey Marisawright... Yes, makes sense to me in that I will need to register as self-employed/sole trader in the UK and do the self assessment to pay for TAX/NI. Thanks again for your reply. Martin

Hi I am moving back to the UK having lived in Australia for 10years. I am an Australian and UK Citizen. My employer is keen to continue my employment when I go back to the UK. However, the Tax implications are very complicated. Has anybody experience of doing this? Thanks in advance.

Hi I am hoping somebody has been in a similar position to me and can offer some advice. I am looking to return to the UK. I was born in the UK and have dual citizenship (British/Australian). My wife is originally from Turkey and is also an Australian citizen. We are currently living in Brisbane. It seems the only/obvious way for my wife to live permanently in the UK is to get a Spousal Visa. There is no issue with being married etc etc but the thing that is confusing is the bit about proof of income. The uk gov web-site states that you and your partner must have a combined income of at least 18,600GPB a year. The thing is, we will be applying when living in Australia and we intend to move to the UK together. So, at the time of applying are they assuming I should be living in the UK and have a job there? The site doesn't specifically state either way. Thanks in advance. M

Hi Paul Many thanks for getting back to me. I think my partner and I are suffering from paranoia! lol There have been so many hurdles that my partner has had to overcome that it just wouldn't surprise me if she failed at the last hurdle again! I feel that the BSMQ message is not clear enough given that there are different levels of invitation. My partner has issued her EOI and had an email inviting her to apply and after that I understand she will receive another 'Invitation' asking her to finalise/complete her application. She has paid the fee and uploaded the documents etc. We were hoping to celebrate this weekend and are a little flat because you can never be sure with this type of thing and have been stung before. The message should be more clear I feel. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. M

Hi Could somebody please help clarify whether my nomination for a 190 visa will be processed. I submitted an EOI 3 weeks ago and I received an email on the 7th of Feb 2019 titled 'Queensland Nomination - Invitation to lodge an application'. I paid the 'Invitation Lodgement' fee on the 7th of Feb 2019 also. I uploaded all of the documents today on the 8th of Feb 2019. I now see that BSMQ have posted on their web-site that: 'Queensland business and skilled state nomination programs are now closed'. 8 February 2019 By Official BSMQ Queensland has now closed state nomination for all business and skilled visas (submitted through SkillSelect) from today 8 February 2019. No further invitations will be issued from this date. BSMQ will continue to process applications which have been already invited for state nomination prior to this date until our quota is exhausted. BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year. Please submit a new EOI after the new occupation lists have been released in July. We will not select any submitted EOI’s prior to this time. Does this mean that my application is safe and that it will be processed or will I have to wait until July when they re-open 190 Visa applications? If I do have to wait, when will they calculate my age? I am 40 in late March and would loose the 10 points I need to get 65 points if my age was calculated from July 1st. Comments very much appreciated as I am really worried that I may have missed out. Thanks

Hey I only applied for my citizenship last month! Looks like I will have a long wait! It does say on the immigov site that if by 'conferral' then it can take up to 14 months or something in that order. ?

Hey Thanks everyone for your input. Very much appreciated. Martin

Both my partner and I are married (to other people ?) but have been in a relationship for 6 months and living together for the last 3 months. I am a permanent resident (just applied for citizenship) and my partner is currently on a post graduate visa which will expires in mid October 2018. So the question is can we register our relationship (obviously on the grounds that we can prove it is genuine), even though we are both married (but separated) ? or Are there any other options open to us that will allow my partner to stay in Australia? Thanks in advance..