Ausvisitor

They might do it as Loopylu suggests but I suspect not. COVID vaccines where basically a turn up and get (yes you should have had a NHS number but they ran a don't ask don't tell policy so we could vaccinate people in the country at the time) To get the vaccination in the UK for a 6 month old you are invited you don't make the appt yourself so as they don't have you listed as residents you won't get called. And the vaccinations aren't an emergency need, if you are a few months late it won't be an issue, so it won't be covered under reciprocal care

Exactly why I live in Sydney's Inner West, wanted a nicer more interesting place. Loved in the thick of it in the UK, didn't want suburbia out here, but you do have to pay for it

That's rather sexist and elitist raising the age for Dames but not Knights of the Realm!

The problem you will most likely run into is that even once you've done the 2 years to get an IT related skills assessment, because the IT career path is so popular it is extremely competitive and so you really should talk to an agent about methods to make yourself as attractive an applicant as you can

I would say it is unlikely. I work for an organisation that is pretty progressive when it comes to letting people work from wherever they want but even so we can only work in the UK under these conditions... 1) you must have the right to work in the UK (sounds like you do) 2) no more than 8 weeks at a time without returning to Australia. This is a taxation issue (both corporate and personal). I'm sure there is probably some leeway on duration but it wouldn't stand as a financial qualification for a visa because by definition it can only be a temporary income One of the accountants on here may have more details, but I'm my view it seems like it isn't really a starter other than as a way to have a short term income on landing

I agree with this, but with the important caveat that the trade needs to be on the "wanted list". The problem is that this process (qualify, who and skilled visa) will take 5-6 years to complete. No one can safely predict which trades will be on the list next year never mind 6 years from now Dependency is a difficult one to prove, we had to do it as s our daughter turned 18 between doing the medicals and getting the grant (4 weeks). If we had applied a month earlier we would ha e missed a bucket load of annoying paperwork. Unless you can prove you have been paying for his accomodation (not in the family home) and all his living costs (food, clothing, transport) you will be very unlikely to show dependency so you need to put that aside and start looking for other options, unless a really good agent has some other insights I am pretty sure the dependence route is a non-starter

We looked into this as I did similar. When speaking to UK clients whilst they didn't mind me not being on site they weren't happy with a 12 hour time difference. Some where so we looked into insurance, the cost is prohibitive if you do the work outside of the UK, most company insurers won't touch you for the mandatory insurances and instead tell you to open an Australian subsidiary. Tax is a disaster, honestly it will be easier to setup as a Australian entity and contract with your UK clients as an Australian company billing them in pounds and agreeing to contracts under UK law. Also it will make the move to local clients easier

So at 47 because of how the new pension was brought in (and the smoothing out of the entitlement to state second pension) I now have fully paid my NI needs to get a full UK pension, no matter how much more NI I pay I will never be entitled to more state pension. So in my case it would be completely crazy to offer to pay NI contributions, however OH isn't in the same position and we will look to pay them in the future (only needs 7 more years out of 20 possible years and we might move back so no point paying now as we end up over paying and there is no refund process)

Cool, that's fine I was just querying it as I know the US, Canada and the UK won't allow you to enter their countries on a one way ticket unless you can show some other travel document (already paid for) that shows you leaving before your tourist visa expires If AUS doesn't have a similar rule (and I'd expect your agent would know if they did and wouldn't be recommending this route if that was the case) then you are all good! Good luck with the move

Private insurance is so common because of the Medicare levy surcharge. My surcharge would be over $6k. The cost of my (relatively minimal) health insurance is $3.5k per year. So already saving $2.5k. Then we get $400 optical and about $1k dental (we are entitled to more but haven't needed more) that we use. Would also need ambulance cover at $150 I'd we didn't have private medical. So out insurance premium after taking out repayments and ambulance cover is $2k but saves us $4k+ in tax So whilst I don't agree with private healthcare, I am certainly going to keep paying for it whilst it saves me that sort of money, I'm sure I'm not alone...

We certainly won't, we rarely even employ people on the 491 visa because the nature of our work means we can't guarantee where you would need to work. No way we are employing anyone without PR or our own sponsored visa. Just the way it is ...

I noted that the OP was planning on only buying a one way ticket. Surely travelling on a visitor visa this might mean denial of boarding on the plane or refusal of entry into country? It certainly would in the US, Canada or UK... (Unless you can show some other means of returning. I know many Brits doing similar to Canada book an expensive - but fully cancellable - business ticket for their return so they can show an intention to leave but not lose any cash on the ticket)

You don't know your European history very well then. Consider Germany 1939-1945 and what they were allowed to do legally by their government that the same country government is now prosecuting people for (even though it was legal when they did it) There are literally hundreds of other examples of a government reversing it's stance and criminalising activities that were performed legally at the time.

You are completely wrong in your assumption on the in house team. For one we outsource all this to external MARA agents Secondly it isn't my line manager asking it's the head of the organisation (12k+ people in AUS and 250k+ people worldwide) Thirdly, the advise to a holder of a personally acquired 190 visa would have diddly squat impact on an organisations ability to sponsor others (as they aren't sponsoring this one either) I guess though truth and facts don't fit your narrative here...

I thought Paul's response was helpful. You seemed to think 300 was a large amount for the advice you were seeking, whereas the concensus seems to be it's right on par and probably a bargain compared with making a costly mistake

I am not for one second suggesting your response was in direct reply to my post, but I wanted to clarify. Whilst I do not have first hand experience of moving states on a 190, the company I work for has over 800 people employed on 190s and their very expensive army of lawyers and legal experts are all saying don't do it. I know which advice I'm going to take

It's only discretionary if you can use public transport. If you have been living here (NSW) for 3 months you can no longer drive on a UK licence if you have PR (unless you leave the country and return) And if you are buying a car you will pay much more than the $200 in increased insurance if you don't have an Aussie licence, so it's not a day one requirement, but it's certainly a first month need Also if you are renting you need to get to 100 points of ID, this is really easy to do if you have an AUS driving licence as well as a UK passport, but a real pain in the neck if you have to scrabble around in lots of "small points" proof items...

The first few months are incredibly expensive, everyone wants some dollars for something. Driving licence well that will be $200 each to get an AUS licence. You will no doubt need a car (finding one is a tortuous experience, we found it far worse than finding a rental property). But it's worth it, it's a great experience and once you start spending money earnt in Australia (rather than savings from the UK) it all seems great. (I used to resent paying the huge amounts the council's charge for parking in the cities when I got here and was spending UK cash, now I've been here 9 months and spending AUS earnt money it just feels like a normal part of the cost of living) The sooner you get an income the easier most things become

You don't need them all before you submit your EOI, but once you are invited to apply you only have a short window to supply the documents you need, so it's probably best to make sure you can get them now while you have time Also do you not need a skills assessment in order to show you have a skillset / career on the list and that you meet the qualifying criteria for it? If so you need most of the same employment proof for that as you do for the actual grant application

Right now (or possibly by about Feb) is the best time to buy, the market has had a chunk taken out of price rises (and some drops have occurred) There are a lot of people out there with cash to buy outright just waiting for a stabilisation, at that point the market will start to rise again

Rentals are relatively easy, the stories of how hard it is actually makes it feel harder. The answer is simple... Be prepared, both with your paperwork and expectations. Prep all your paperwork in advance, it helps to be able to show jobs and a rental history. When we got here we had neither having lived in our own house for 20 years and coming over on a whim without jobs setup. (Hint showing the agent a UK bank balance with enough in it to buy the property you want to rent does help here) More important though is being flexible, ok so you want 5 beds all ensuite, two minutes from work but also walking distance to kids schools and the beach, well that probably doesn't exist and if it does it won't be cheap and it will be in demand. Low ball your needs for the first rental and just get moved in, spend your house hunting energy on the one you will buy not the one you borrow Oh and in all the annoyance of talking to real estate agents don't forget that this is supposed to be fun, so try to enjoy it...

Couple of things, first depends what state, NSW for instance just flat out refuses to even acknowledge a request for release never mind actually grant one. You are right it is a moral obligation, that said my employers wanted me to transfer to a different state from NSW, they are a massive global company with an army of lawyers and immigration specialists, they all advised me to stay out as NSW are getting quite militant in defending their sponsored grants, I can only imagine other states are similar. As always something isn't a problem until it becomes a problem, and then, often it is too late

It's a tough one, but I suspect the answer is no. Whilst you feel a moral obligation to help the family member, the ability to do so only exists because you have a visa (with a conflicting moral obligation). The state would argue their obligation comes first as without their visa you probably wouldn't be able to afford to care for the family member.

I think mine did too, but the actual breakdown is lost in the mists of time, I just have the record of total amount paid

Actually good point. I used an agent and it was more than that 3 years ago 2700 GBP agent Visa fee for each person as per published rates English test fee about 200 Vetassess or equivalent about 1000 Medical 400 per person