Anna Mat

Thank you Andy and Steve for your prompt reply. Just to double check we are talking about private pension not goverment pension. 

Hi all.

I was wondering if anyone has an experience with transferring UK private pension to Australia?

Any tips or recommendations appreciated. Thank you.

On 17/10/2021 at 02:52, Jon the Hat said:

Great news, and I hope the new job is going well.  Our airBnb was pretty ropey, and we were lucky to find a nice furnished rental and signed a 12 month lease so our youngest started school on Wednesday and our eldest starts the coming Tuesday in an excellent SHS.  Job wise I have interviewed for a good role and fingers crossed.  As I expected there are not too many at my level, but lets see how it goes.  

Awsome to hear  ! Jon how are you finding living in Adelaide ? We are leaving in 2 months.. It is becaming real

Hi all, not sure if anyone posted this one already but there is hope that the quarantine will move to the 7days home one at some point .

good luck to you guys during the quarantine now. 

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/opening-of-international-borders-and-home-quarantine-for-fully-vaxxed-aussies-announced/news-story/46db268a8a7482fcf4d381388fb33cb2

On 17/09/2021 at 06:58, Jon the Hat said:

Thanks!  We have been very lucky, smooth flights with space to stretch out, maybe 60 people in Economy on the London - Singapore leg, and 20 on Singapore-Perth, including the entertainment of one guy in a CSI style full body suit

Arrival in Perth was slow but smooth, with sanitiser & mask change / passport control / Navy checking you had a G2G pass / G2G details check with police (no mention of Australian Travel Dec, so I guess they check that at passport control via your passport number) / baggage collection / customs checks / Hotel bus check / wait for bus / bus escorted by 2 police cars to the hotel / Carries our own bags onto a trolley / hotel check in / escort by secutiry to lift / from lift / into room.  And breathe.

Very lucky with the hotel as well. the Hyatt with a river view suite.  Kids beds are in the lounge but plenty of room generally.  My lovely cousin brought us a goody box.  Got some room service wine, and the dinner was pleasant.  Only 13 days to go! 

Hi Jon, awesome that all went well!!!

Hope the quarantine is not too difficult to manage. Thanks a lot for your detailed info - it is very helpful.

Are you staying in Peth or moving to Adelaide after quarantine?  All the best!

8 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

I can’t quite believe it but we’re at Heathrow having breakfast.  Bags dropped, all checked in, through security.  I’m starting to believe we are going to make it! Can I get excited now?

Yes ! Great news Jon! Hope your trip goes smootlhy. Looking forward to hearing from you from Aus ! 

1 hour ago, emmajane0429 said:

Congratulations, so do they sometimes grant the 100 visa straight away? I thought you were given the 309 and then given the 100 after 2 years? 

Thank you  .  We applied for both at the same time. 100 came 1 min after 309.

I dont remember the details anymore but its all listed here :https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

On 09/09/2021 at 10:47, Jon the Hat said:

Thanks @Gothnet -  fingers are well and truly crossed.  All our stuff went yesterday, travel declarations all done, G2G pass updated.  Just got to find some one way travel insurance as my annual one doesn't cover migration.

Just to scare the shit out of us, I saw the first cancellation from SQ223 on facebook earlier.  30th September.  We fly next week so hopefully they are working on date order and we are ok.  There is no plan B now.

hi Jon, 

Hope your flight will go ahead ,crossing my fingers for you ! Ours is in Dec with Quantas LON-PER-MEL .

May I ask you who did you go for the migration insurance , I need to look into it. many thanks

On 02/09/2021 at 15:02, RandL said:

i never do the insurance with the removal company , have always used Letten Percival for that

Hi RandL , is there are reason for using another insurance company ex.Letten Percival ? Have you ever had a bad experience? many thanks ! 

8 hours ago, SusieRoo said:

Our two Sevenseas MoveCubes arrived here in Melbourne this week, after leaving the UK in late May. It was a very positive experience without any problems. Very good communications from Sevenseas, their website is easy to use and you can track the progress of the ship (we even got to watch the ship arriving in Melbourne). At both ends the drivers were on time, very helpful and friendly. All costs were as per the original quote and no additional charges when we changed the delivery address in the last week. Two large MoveCubes cost about £2,500 plus AU$700.

Thanks a lot Susie. Very helpful. Hope you are enjoying your new location ,despite the lockdown. We are aiming to get to Melbourne in Q1 2022

18 hours ago, RandL said:

The last one i used  ( 2018) for a UK --> AUS  move was PSS.

They were ok-ish , which ever company you go with, it really depends on the crew you get on the day  ( i did a few of these moves . UK-AUS once , AUS-UK twice , West Coast  to East Coast  in Aus a few times too).

As an example :We had prepared all our item and sorted shows/boots  and wooden item into some crates to be packed  separate , when we unpacked on the other side they just slapped a label on it without protective packaging and put it into the container . Some packing teams  don't spend too much time thinking when they pack your house.

We know now to pack/protect all the stuff that is important to us ourselves .

They all promise you the world and have glossy brochures with red carpet  .  Then on the other end  you get a completely different company to do the delivery ...

i think we had Kent delivering for them in OZ, which was OK.

Came back to the UK with Grace which were excellent , they have used WridgWays to deliver here which were ok apart from the custom clearance and delivery took forever which led to spending two weeks in an empty house ( i put this  down  to Covid being a "new" thing in 2020 ).

I have used shared container and sole small containers in the past , didn't really experience any difference, arrived about in the same time frame .

PSS were very pedantic about the cubic meter used and send us a bill for just over a tenner  because we were over by a whisker , Grace was more Aussie style "Yeah Nah , she'll be right mate no drama "  

i never do the insurance with the removal company , have always used Letten Percival for that .

 

I will do the move myself again  in about another 12 month (UK - AUS) ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thansk a lot ! I really apprecaite your detailed review on shipping companies .

Best of luck with your move ! 

Hi All,

I am looking for a recommendation on a reliable and representing good value shipping company, ideally from someone who already used them .

Moving from London to Melbourne Dec/Jan 2022. 

Many thanks a lot for any recommendations and tips. A

On 16/07/2021 at 20:13, returningtooz said:

Anyone been granted 309/100 recently? Feels like everything has gone quiet after a flurry of activity earlier this year. Not complaining mind as the state Australia is in with constant lockdowns, need the vaccination programs to progress a bit more before we would be keen to make the leap.

I have recevied my 100 visa from the London office. Please have a look at my post -I listed my timeline. 

My partner 100 visa was just granted by the London office.

Timeline: 

18.01.2021 Applied for visa 309/100 

18.02.2021 RFI from the London office -asking for the med checks& police checks

16.06.2021 - 2 RFI from the London office -asking for all the police checks -as I was not able to obtain all of them at the first occassion -provided all information I was asked for.

22.07.2021 -100 visa granted 

hope it helps & good luck everyone! 

I was wondering if anyone has a solution for the attached forms. I am trying to attach my forms 80 & 1221 but the size is too large when filled in full they come up over 5MG.

Anyone has a solution for it ? Many thanks! 

On 21/01/2021 at 22:01, BigJoe said:

Log into your immi account and choose new application, then choose Family, then select Sponsorship for a partner to Migrate to Australia it will then ask for the reference number from YOUR Application and your date of birth. Then let your sponsor fill the form out and submit it. It will be connected to your application due to the reference number.

To clarify it’s an online form rather than a form you download.

Your partner/sponsor does this through your immi account.

Thanks a lot BigJoe ! Found it

I was wondering if anyone knows where to find form 40SP on the Australian immigration website- I would appreciate a link as I can’t find it . Many thanks ! 

Thanks a lot vongole83. Greatly appreciate your help . Best of luck with your move! 

20 minutes ago, paulhand said:

To be frank, it would have been better to have resolved any questions before handing over nearly $8,000. There is no ‘support email’ ... but there is some guidance on the Department’s website as a first -out of call. 

Thank you Paul.  My questions have arisen upon submittion. Perhpas somone will know the answer- I would very much appreciate any help on the following:

1.Health checks: I have received a referral letter for the health checks. I want to know if I should proceed now or wait until later as I understand it expires after 6 months?

2. Are the police checks mandatory ?  ( even for  otherEU countries ). What is recommanded timeline to undertake them?

3.Upolading attachements : under the diffrent cathegories should I use the same documents -repeating them to support my application or once added in the application is serves all cathegories? 

4.Can I cluster ( put in slides)  my pictures or they need to be loaded one by one ? 

Thank you very much for help.Anna 

Hi , 

I would like to you for help. I just submitted my application for 309/100visas and now I’m working on the supporting documents and I have some question however I don’t see any support email contact ? Would you know if such contact ? 
many thanks Anna 

Thanks a lot for your help . I really appreciate it. Best of luck to you too:) 

On 14/01/2021 at 09:56, Amoruso said:

Applied on 27 December 2020 for my daughter who was born on 21 November 2020. Uploaded all documents required. Hearing stories that it is taking so long now even when nothing mor e needs to be submitted. Any good stories out there?

Hi Amoruso ,

I hope you will hear from them soon. I would like to ask you a question as I’m applying for my infant daughter as well :did you take a photo by yourself? Did you provide identity declaration? 
many thanks ! 

Awesome Thank you very much for your info.

Thank you very much for your info ! 
Just one question I still have about how  much time we have to move when visa is granted ? Do we have to relocate or immediately? 

I am applying for 309/100visa from the UK. Anyone has any info on the timeline of the process during Covid? Also how much time would we have to move from the day when the visa is granted? 
I’m also unsure if family unit applies only to ppl living under the same address or my parents as well? 
many thanks for any feedback!