Enduro

you cant go on holiday as much as you like, to get the next visa you need to have stayed in country for a specified amount of time within that visa time period - i know this as I was very close to the edge on applying for my second visa. For the average joe thats fine, however if you happen to fly out of the country a lot on business it does effect things. There are a lot of people who do this, more than you may initially think. I've no grudge except for people who assume something and post based on what they assume - when did I say anything about hating the country? I have lived in numerous countries including Australia, there is good and bad in all places and its always what you make it. I made my stay good but I go where the work is and enjoy each new place. As far as bothering with whatever you are on about, I started this with a simple question on pensions, nothing to do with visa's if you care to read the initial post, Ive that covered. I wont read any more replies from you as you are very small minded

Its a total con really the RRV, when applying you are told it is permanent residency, it is but only if you dont leave the country. In this day and age that only covers a very small percentage of people.

Special circumstances is for people who FIFO essentially, as long as you prove you still live in AUS then you sould be ok. There eager to take the tax etc off you but not so eager to return the favour.....

dining table still for sale? if so pm

At best Perth is very quiet and in my opinion boring, Albany would drive you to hanging yourself haha I would stay where you are in VIC, if anything move out into the country there.

Rammy girl, since submitting Ive heard nothing since June 2017. status: submitted

Thanks for all the info I applied for mine in june 2017, almost straight after recieved recieved status. it has been on that status ever since. mean time my job finished end of last year and have had to work elsewhere so havent much choice as work is hard to come by in perth at present and despite applications Ive not been offered anything. My perm visa was renewed a year or two ago so I am on a 4 year RRV or 2nd perm. Either way I need to work elsewhere and as a result, come the end of my current visa I will not have had the time in country to extend another 4-5 years again hence I need citizenship just to continue scraping a living together. I would welcome any info on how to find out from your local council (mine is Perth) to get some info on why its taken so long. Does it help going into immigration physically? When i have called they can only repeat to say I will get an email at some point. i think on the website it shows 16 months being the longest processing times. I'm almost at 16 months.... I have paid my NIC's from Australia so should be fine with a class 1 pension, however its worth nothing really and essentially you cant live on it. Intention is to leave with work but come back when work permits me to.

will do thanks ! Yeah the RRV is fine if you do not leave but my work takes me to leave every few weeks which doesnt suit. I may well attain the citizenship but will still leave for a year or two for work, I own a house I can come back to and the wife is Australian so I can still get back in via other means if I need to. The problem is that all the laws to do with taxes and residency do not match each other.

Thanks, i already have Australian super, if it isnt eroded away then I'm fine leaving it till then. Thanks

Ken Thanks for the reply, my permanent resident will run out next year. They only last 4 or 5 years. These visas are only permanent if you do not leave the country after the 4 years of multiple entry the visa gives you.I may not qualift for citizenship as I have not been full time in the country in the last 4 years as I was abroad working, however i still lived in Australia and when abroad only staying on a camp in the dessert. I applied with special circumstances and gave evidence, i have also paid taxes etc in that time. If I get knocked back on the citizenship then they have considered me not living in the country even though ive paid tax and paid into a super account etc. So given that I will not have a visa for Australia by next year and mabe not a citizen would I qualify to get my money back in my Super or actual pension contribution?

I have lived in Australia for the last 6 years and earned a good salary, paid taxes and paid into a super account in that time. i ahve a good amount built into my super. After waiting a year and a half for a citizenship I am sick of waiting and I am thinking of leaving and to start with may well move back to the UK. Can I get back my super and take it to the UK, I am aware that people working on temp visas for 4 years got their money back. What about the tax I have paid, can I get anything which is equivelent to national insurance? If they do not want me as a citizen then I should be eligable to get back what I paid into their system. If I wait till I am retired the fees would erode the fund into nothing if I do not pay into it any more. Any help on what I would be able to get back and who to ask to start the process would be a great help, thanks.

I have lived in Australia for the last 6 years and earned a good salary, paid taxes and paid into a super account in that time. i ahve a good amount built into my super. After waiting a year and a half for a citizenship I am sick of waiting and I am thinking of leaving and to start with may well move back to the UK. Can I get back my super and take it to the UK, I am aware that people working on temp visas for 4 years got their money back. What about the tax I have paid, can I get anything which is equivelent to national insurance? If they do not want me as a citizen then I should be eligable to get back what I paid into their system. If I wait till I am retired the fees would erode the fund into nothing if I do not pay into it any more. Any help on what I would be able to get back and who to ask to start the process would be a great help, thanks.