maisiedaisy Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Gosh - that sounds deep joy!! Actually I lied ....... it's 18 pages LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerskybird Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Actually I lied ....... it's 18 pages LOL Can I get form 80 now so that I can be filling it in ready for when I need it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass1e04 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Can I get form 80 now so that I can be filling it in ready for when I need it? its available on immi website, under forms character and police clearance Edited October 4, 2014 by Cass1e04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Actually I lied ....... it's 18 pages LOL Lovely!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest field Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 my wife and are trying to move to oz on the 103 visa . does anyone know when the sec. installment is due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest field Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 do you know when the sec installment is due , after the application is flied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbshepherd Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 my wife and are trying to move to oz on the 103 visa . does anyone know when the sec. installment is due. For the 103 visa the second installment has to be paid after you have passed the second medical and submitted police certificates etc. Along with fixing up the Assurance of Support it is the last step before they actually award the visa. When this will happen depends on your queue date. At the moment they are processing 103 applications with queue dates in April 2008 but it has been stuck at that date since early August. The immigration website at the moment claims that the waiting time for the 103 visa could be as much as 30 years after the queue date but I would take that estimate with a large pinch of salt. Up to now the waiting time has been 6-8 years but the allocated number of 103 places was reduced this year so the waiting time is likely to increase - not as much as 30 years though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daydreamer88 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi guys, we emigrated 2 years ago from Yorkshire to the Mornington Peninsula and found PIO incredibly useful when applying for our visa. We would like to sponsor my parents to live out here and they have just sent us their completed 143 visa form and documents. I wondered if anyone could clarify which documents we need to provide to accompany the form 40? Do they need to be certified? The guidance notes are a bit vague. Thanks in advance :-) Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry001 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi guys, we emigrated 2 years ago from Yorkshire to the Mornington Peninsula and found PIO incredibly useful when applying for our visa. We would like to sponsor my parents to live out here and they have just sent us their completed 143 visa form and documents. I wondered if anyone could clarify which documents we need to provide to accompany the form 40? Do they need to be certified? The guidance notes are a bit vague. Thanks in advance :-) Emma Hi Perth immi will only accept certified copies of documents You say "we" emigrated to Oz. From that I assume that you are a couple. If you are the daughter of the parents who you wish to sponsor and are married you will need to supply a certified copy of your birth certificate and a certified copy of you marriage plus evidence that you have been a settled resident in Oz for more that 2 years Certification of documents is provided free of charge in many shopping centres (I can only vouch for Perth)by retired solicitors and JPs Just take the original document with a photocopy of it and they will certify the photocopy for you Hope this helps Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daydreamer88 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 HiPerth immi will only accept certified copies of documents You say "we" emigrated to Oz. From that I assume that you are a couple. If you are the daughter of the parents who you wish to sponsor and are married you will need to supply a certified copy of your birth certificate and a certified copy of you marriage plus evidence that you have been a settled resident in Oz for more that 2 years Certification of documents is provided free of charge in many shopping centres (I can only vouch for Perth)by retired solicitors and JPs Just take the original document with a photocopy of it and they will certify the photocopy for you Hope this helps Cheers Yep its my parents and we are a couple. I will get those documents certified (not seen it done for free here tho!). Do we need to provide group certificates/mortgage info now or wait to be asked by Perth? Thanks Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry001 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Yep its my parents and we are a couple. I will get those documents certified (not seen it done for free here tho!). Do we need to provide group certificates/mortgage info now or wait to be asked by Perth? Thanks Emma Hi Just googled free certification in Melbourne and it seems that your local police station will do the certification for you for free Cheers Edited October 6, 2014 by Barry001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi Emma I was interested to read your post. We are parents (early 60's) applied for CPV 143 lodged late June 2014. our plan is to live on the Mornington Peninsular probably Mt Martha or Balnarring. Whereabouts on the Peninsular are you living? How easy do you think it will be for people of our age to integrate into life in Victoria? we are off to Melbourne in early Dec for a thorough 7 week reccie. My husband is plagued with fears that we will not fit in to life in Oz. any other parents got any experiences they can share? Majority of posts on here are about young people emigrating and missing the UK and their family. what about parents emigrating to be with their family and having their life turned upside down? Yes, we miss our daughter dreadfully, she's our only child and we can't wait to be with her, but we also have to have a life! Ugh, sorry about the moan must be all the waiting doing my head in. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass1e04 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Hi Emma I was interested to read your post. We are parents (early 60's) applied for CPV 143 lodged late June 2014. our plan is to live on the Mornington Peninsular probably Mt Martha or Balnarring. Whereabouts on the Peninsular are you living? How easy do you think it will be for people of our age to integrate into life in Victoria? we are off to Melbourne in early Dec for a thorough 7 week reccie. My husband is plagued with fears that we will not fit in to life in Oz. any other parents got any experiences they can share? Majority of posts on here are about young people emigrating and missing the UK and their family. what about parents emigrating to be with their family and having their life turned upside down? Yes, we miss our daughter dreadfully, she's our only child and we can't wait to be with her, but we also have to have a life! Ugh, sorry about the moan must be all the waiting doing my head in. Julie Emma my wife and I are currently waiting on our CPV 143 our overiding factor is to be with our daughter and new grandchild, that pull to us is stronger than any doubts we have. The sponsership fee is also looked at as a savings plan as at this stage will not be intending on receiving any form of benefits going forward. we too have been apprehensive but on evaluating the quality of life our family are currently experiencing we would not expect them to reconsider there choice to stay in oz. We see it as easier for us to make the move and we will adapt to be close to family. Fully understand how your husband feels, we understand we have to make the effort to fit in and will work to that end. good luck and hope it works out for you both. Edited October 7, 2014 by Cass1e04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Gale Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone. Have any parents / grandparents obtained their 103 visa recently and made the move over to Aus to be with their children / grandchildren? Would like to know how it went. Edited October 6, 2014 by Paul Gale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sandie1 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I am also waiting in the 103 queue to join my only daughter and grandsons and agree the queue seems to have stopped for a couple of months again but will be over for a holiday in 2 weeks time. Its a long wait but know it will be worth it to be with family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Emma I was interested to read your post. We are parents (early 60's) applied for CPV 143 lodged late June 2014. our plan is to live on the Mornington Peninsular probably Mt Martha or Balnarring. Whereabouts on the Peninsular are you living? How easy do you think it will be for people of our age to integrate into life in Victoria? we are off to Melbourne in early Dec for a thorough 7 week reccie. My husband is plagued with fears that we will not fit in to life in Oz. any other parents got any experiences they can share? Majority of posts on here are about young people emigrating and missing the UK and their family. what about parents emigrating to be with their family and having their life turned upside down? Yes, we miss our daughter dreadfully, she's our only child and we can't wait to be with her, but we also have to have a life! Ugh, sorry about the moan must be all the waiting doing my head in. Julie We moved over here about 3 years ago and unfortunately we are still not settled as it is not clear whether our family will be staying put or moving to another part of Australia due to work so we still feel we are in a state of limbo. That said, we have found it quite difficult to find like-minded people here. It does seem easier for the young ones. Yes, there is a lot going on for Seniors as they are known here, but we have found that they seem to be so much older than us. You do need to join things related to your interests in order to meet people and we have made a few friends this way. Maybe those in their late 60s are still having to work as there are problems with the Oz super not really being enough to last for people's retirement. Also intended to work over here as we retired/ were redundant before 65 but Australia is a very much a young person's country and there is a lot of age discrimination, hence it is quite difficult to find work if over 50. We are finding it quite expensive as most of our money comes from the UK and we are at the mercy of the exchange rate which fortunately has bucked up a bit recently. I think you are right in that you need your own lives. Other parents I have spoken to say that the biggest disappointment for them is that they do not see as much of their offspring as they had thought. They have their jobs and at weekends of course have their own friends to socialise with so it can be difficult. We also have another son who we left behind in Europe and miss him very much so that is difficult. That said, we consider ourselves extremely lucky to be able to spend time with our grandchildren here and be part of their lives. We love the weather and the outdoor lifestyle and fortunately we live not far from the beach. It might be an idea to do some research and find out if there are particular areas which are popular with retirees and with a community spirit with lots going on. We have such a place in mind, but unfortunately it is on the wrong side of the country to our family! Good luck with it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Bridgeman Interesting post. Our daughter has told us that we will need to join clubs etc in order to integrate. We shall attempt to pursue our interest in Classic cars when we move to Oz in the hope that we may find some new friends. have found a couple of classic car clubs on the Mornington Peninsular so we shall see.... It must be really difficult for you having one son In Europe and another child in Oz. still as you say being part of your grandchildrens life is priceless. you say that you find things expensive - is that just because of the exchange rate? If all goes to plan our income will be half UK and half AUD so hopefully the varying exchange rate will not trouble us too much. we are familiar with cost of food. what other items do you find expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daydreamer88 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Emma I was interested to read your post. We are parents (early 60's) applied for CPV 143 lodged late June 2014. our plan is to live on the Mornington Peninsular probably Mt Martha or Balnarring. Whereabouts on the Peninsular are you living? How easy do you think it will be for people of our age to integrate into life in Victoria? we are off to Melbourne in early Dec for a thorough 7 week reccie. My husband is plagued with fears that we will not fit in to life in Oz. any other parents got any experiences they can share? Majority of posts on here are about young people emigrating and missing the UK and their family. what about parents emigrating to be with their family and having their life turned upside down? Yes, we miss our daughter dreadfully, she's our only child and we can't wait to be with her, but we also have to have a life! Ugh, sorry about the moan must be all the waiting doing my head in. Julie Hi Julie, We are in Mount Martha and absolutely love it. My parents have been out twice for a holiday and like it too. My opinion is that you need at least a year to feel settled and should embrace the way of life/differences to the UK. Mornington and Mount Martha are full of Brits and Irish and we have never felt isolated. It is a huge adventure and being with your daughter will be great We had never been to Australia, just got the visa and sold the house, quit our jobs and got on the plane with 3 year old twins (we must have been mad lol!). Good luck with everything! Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daydreamer88 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Just googled free certification in Melbourne and it seems that your local police station will do the certification for you for freeCheers Got them done today Barry, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Emma Thanks so much for your post. When we were over 2 years ago we spent a couple of hours in Mt Martha and Mornington and thought it might be a good place to live. We have booked an apartment in Mt cMartha for 2 weeks and now we are really excited about our stay in December. Your post was most re assuring and we are really hoping that Mt Martha lives up to our expectations. I must say you were very brave to jump on a plane and just go - so pleased it has worked out for you and that your parents will be able to join you soon. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Depends on your age and circumstances. After selling up everything we were lucky enough to have a lump sum to invest. We received good advice and set up a Superannuation scheme (known here as 'Super') and immediately translated this into a pension. Once you are 60 and retired this income is tax free so it's of great value. Our other UK occupational pensions are transferred here. We are only taxed here in Australia but you need to BOTH fill out UK form P85 (if I remember correctly) and once you have an Australian tax file number you fill out another form so that the Oz authorities tell the UK that you are resident here for tax purposes. The UK Inland Revenue omitted to tell me that bit! Hope that this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carob Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Depends on your age and circumstances.After selling up everything we were lucky enough to have a lump sum to invest. We received good advice and set up a Superannuation scheme (known here as 'Super') and immediately translated this into a pension. Once you are 60 and retired this income is tax free so it's of great value. Our other UK occupational pensions are transferred here. We are only taxed here in Australia but you need to BOTH fill out UK form P85 (if I remember correctly) and once you have an Australian tax file number you fill out another form so that the Oz authorities tell the UK that you are resident here for tax purposes. The UK Inland Revenue omitted to tell me that bit! Hope that this helps. This information is very useful, Philinsa, I have made a note of it. We applied for the 143 visa in June 2013. Have just sold our house and moved into a rental until we get the call!! All the 'ducks are in line' police checks, medicals and the AOS. We are a very mature couple, so the comments from various people regarding integration when we move over are interesting. I just hope we do see something more our only child when we move, but of course it has to be better than the other side of the world I think! All the best to everyone on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Hi Bridgeman Interesting post. Our daughter has told us that we will need to join clubs etc in order to integrate. We shall attempt to pursue our interest in Classic cars when we move to Oz in the hope that we may find some new friends. have found a couple of classic car clubs on the Mornington Peninsular so we shall see.... It must be really difficult for you having one son In Europe and another child in Oz. still as you say being part of your grandchildrens life is priceless. you say that you find things expensive - is that just because of the exchange rate? If all goes to plan our income will be half UK and half AUD so hopefully the varying exchange rate will not trouble us too much. we are familiar with cost of food. what other items do you find expensive? Yes, it is partly due to the exchange rate, but the cost of living is quite high here. Your state pension is frozen of course and you pay tax here on all your income. Health care costs are quite expensive. You pay to see a doctor, unless you can find one who bulk bills and you pay for your prescriptions which would be free for us in the UK of course. Dentists are all private and seem to be able to charge what they want. Electricity is very expensive, also eating out and cosmetics and toiletries in particular. Also any services, such as window cleaning - we were quoted $400 for cleaning ours outside! Renting is very expensive and house prices are over inflated for what you get. Financially I think we would be much better off in the UK but it's the price you pay to be with family. Also of course, you can't claim any Oz pension for 10 years and then it is means tested so we wouldn't benefit from that. Edited October 7, 2014 by Bridgeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Bridgeman Ouch 400 dollars for window cleaning - how much glass have you got? is the electric expensive because it is your primary source of heating and cooling? Ok so need to buy a house with windows that I can reach to clean or have self cleaning glass installed. Investigate solar heating or wood burner. i though I had read somewhere that after 2 years PR that entitled you to a seniors card that gives you discount off all sorts of thing inc electricity. At the same time you should qualify for reduced price prescriptions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Bridgeman Ouch 400 dollars for window cleaning - how much glass have you got? is the electric expensive because it is your primary source of heating and cooling? Ok so need to buy a house with windows that I can reach to clean or have self cleaning glass installed. Investigate solar heating or wood burner. i though I had read somewhere that after 2 years PR that entitled you to a seniors card that gives you discount off all sorts of thing inc electricity. At the same time you should qualify for reduced price prescriptions? Hmmmm.....given me an idea for a new career for my hubby! I can hold the ladders for him and fetch the water too! We'll be able to retire in no time! Best of luck to everyone still waiting...........Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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