Lisa Lou Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hi all, We have decided to bite the bullett and move to Oz on a 12 month tourist visa while waiting for our CPV 143 to be granted which should be approximately 6 months later. I am trying to find out if we will be permitted to ship our belongings when we go even though we will not be permanent residents. Any advise would be a great help Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hi Lisa Youre just in front of me in the queue, we also lodged in June. I seem to recall seeing something on an earlier thread that said that until you have permanent residence you will not be able to import your personal effects without having to pay a huge amount of import tax. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong! I see from your signature details thay you haven't heard about medicals, it's so frustrating, like you we just want it all sorted now, had enough of waiting. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I think that is correct re shipping. The shippers will want to see either an Aus passport or visa grant with either a temp 4 year or PR visa for legal reasons the Aus end. Least the ones I spoke with did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Lou Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi Julie, Thanks for confirming what we thought was correct. If this is the case we may as well start from scratch once there rather than put everything in storage . By the way if only we were as far along in the waiting game as you but it was only June 2015 our application went in so a very long wait for us. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hi Julie, Thanks for confirming what we thought was correct. If this is the case we may as well start from scratch once there rather than put everything in storage . By the way if only we were as far along in the waiting game as you but it was only June 2015 our application went in so a very long wait for us. Lisa Hi Lisa Being in the waiting room this long has obviously made me blind! Good luck with your plans and a happy future Downunder. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstyLP Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Most countries do require you to have your Visa before they will allow entry of goods, but I believe Australia is an exception to the rule. I asked this question of our Australian partners in February 2015 as we had a customer with a similar query and they said that regardless of visa (tourist/temp or permanent) imports are allowed duty free provided all the items are used and over 1 year old. Your moving company if you go down the route of getting quotes should be able to provide more detail and clarification if you ask them. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Lou Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Most countries do require you to have your Visa before they will allow entry of goods, but I believe Australia is an exception to the rule. I asked this question of our Australian partners in February 2015 as we had a customer with a similar query and they said that regardless of visa (tourist/temp or permanent) imports are allowed duty free provided all the items are used and over 1 year old. Your moving company if you go down the route of getting quotes should be able to provide more detail and clarification if you ask them. Hope that helps! Hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Lou Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hi Hi Kirsty, Thank you so much for the info. I will now start getting a few quotes and start the ball rolling. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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