Hurstbridge3099

I came to Australia in 2010 on a Class 176 visa - no longer available now. My partner and 4 kids came with me and we followed the process of entering the country - registering the visa's etc etc. My son - then a minor opted to return to the UK to live with his Mother after a short period. He is now interested in returning to AU after studying and working in the UK. Most of us have long since become citizens and the 176 visa is long gone. Question: Could my son apply for a return resident visa (all those original visa's have expired now) on the basis of being granted a visa previously? He's now an adult and has quals and work experience. Anyone had a similar experience - wont be that unique given the way divorced families operate I'd have thought. Thanks.

On transferring pensions to Australia: 1. If you have a UK Govt scheme ie NHS/Military for example - that window has closed and I don't believe you can transfer those schemes now....QROPS if my memory serves me correctly. 2. You can transfer from a UK private scheme to an AU Super fund but the Superfund needs to be recognised by the UK Inland Revenue and for some odd reason, not all AU funds are. I investigated this and was told by my fund that they were not intending to do that currently - odd given they are a large countrywide corporate fund. 3. If you are a pensions collector and have lots of little pensions then you can find plenty of people who will sell you a consolidation service and then transfer them to a single Au fund - but beware they take a large cut and as somebody else mentioned its a minefield and I have not really come cross top many people who have been successful - maybe this will stimulate some further replies on this. 4. If you are ever going to return to the UK (never say never) then that adds an extra dimension to the complexity of decision making.