Pertenhall Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Catlady2014 said: Yes, I had exactly the same problem. My agent then emailed me the letter in pdf format so that I could print it that way, instead of via the link. Have you an agent? If not, maybe try a different computer/laptop. No, no agent - I'll try a different computer. If no joy then I'll contact the panel physicians and explain the situation. Thanks for reassuring me that I wasn't doing something wrong! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 16 hours ago, Catlady2014 said: My Movecube arrived this morning. A great service that I would recommend for anyone who is only looking to move a small amount of stuff, rather than a houseload/container. Everything arrived, nothing missing. Great must be nice to see your own “stuff” ??? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pertenhall said: No, no agent - I'll try a different computer. If no joy then I'll contact the panel physicians and explain the situation. Thanks for reassuring me that I wasn't doing something wrong! Try pressing ctrl shift and “p” button. (All together) or try a different browser. Eg safari. Chrome. Internet explorer i know at work I have to use different ones to print etc. Mainly internet explorer Edited January 9, 2018 by Kathss56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, Kathss56 said: Try pressing ctrl shift and “p” button. (All together) or try a different browser. Eg safari. Chrome. Internet explorer i know at work I have to use different ones to print etc. Mainly internet explorer Thanks for that, but that didn't work either - just printed the screen shot. No problems though - the panel physicians have printed them off for us. Hopefully everything will go smoothly for us tomorrow! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Pertenhall said: Thanks for that, but that didn't work either - just printed the screen shot. No problems though - the panel physicians have printed them off for us. Hopefully everything will go smoothly for us tomorrow! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisL16 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 22 hours ago, Catlady2014 said: My Movecube arrived this morning. A great service that I would recommend for anyone who is only looking to move a small amount of stuff, rather than a houseload/container. Everything arrived, nothing missing. Glad everything was OK, must be nice to have your personal things. We are still waiting for the phone call from Centrelink . Setting off south this week heading to Melbourne. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, HarrisL16 said: Glad everything was OK, must be nice to have your personal things. We are still waiting for the phone call from Centrelink . Setting off south this week heading to Melbourne. ? Hope everything goes well for you. Was great seeing you in Brisbane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpnuts Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On the subject of form filling, is the form for letting HMRC know we are leaving a simple procedure? The form p85 is downloadable I believe. Is it straightforward dealing with the Revenue? What is required? People who have moved can perhaps relate their experiences. P85 is very straightforward. How HMRC respond though is a different matter. We left the UK on 9th Jan 2017 but I submitted The P85’s two months prior to leaving. My wife got a very speedy response but to date I have heard nothing. I have just written to them to secure acknowledgement and whether I am entitled to any tax refund. Watch this space....Now that we have our PR I have obtained Au Tax File numbers. I now believe we need to fill in a form and send to the Au tax office which somehow communicates with HMRC? I guess that once this is done I will no longer get taxed in the UK? I now need to talk to an expert as to the best way forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Ireland Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 If you scroll up, Alan Collett is one such expert who has experience of both systems. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafuk Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 07/01/2018 at 07:47, Alan Collett said: You will probably find it cheaper to arrange a transfer of funds to a relative in Australia through one of the regarded forex companis, and for that relative to arrange a bank cheque to pay the main Visa Application Charges. Small differences in the exchange rate can make a fair difference in the GBP cost when such a large AUD sum is being remitted. Best regards. Ok Thanks Alan ..... helpful advice again ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafuk Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 07/01/2018 at 18:01, summerskybird said: I’m waiting for my 143. Hi Summerskybird You will find this forum full of interesting information and people willing to offer advice based on their experiences. If like most you have many questions, doubts and fears flying through your mind you will hopefully get the question answered here. I hope you find the forum as help as I have. Good luck with your application and journey. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 19 March 2015. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, kimboslice said: We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 19 March 2015. Not much movement since the last update, but there were holidays in between which could explain it. Fingers crossed that you all get a bigger jump in processing with the next update. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, kimboslice said: We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 19 March 2015. Only 12months to my date then! ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaki Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Those who have applied in February 2015 guys keep updating us! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 19 hours ago, Zaki said: Those who have applied in February 2015 guys keep updating us! I am one of those Feb 2015 guys...... waiting patiently. Paid AOS bond early Jan 2018. AOS acceptance letter not yet received. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, elnak said: I am one of those Feb 2015 guys...... waiting patiently. Paid AOS bond early Jan 2018. AOS acceptance letter not yet received. Give them a chance, you do know how slowly the mail moves in Australia? Can be 3 weeks even just Brisbane to Gold Coast..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzyq Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Does anyone know the current cost of the 2nd VAC in AUD please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 38 minutes ago, Suzyq said: Does anyone know the current cost of the 2nd VAC in AUD please? $43600 ? I believe - someone else will know for sure 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMP Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Re importing personal goods including furniture on a 600 visitor visa. Just to let you all know that my furniture has now arrived, all intact and no issues with customs/quarantine. I didn’t have to do anything further after it left the Uk other than signing and returning one form stating whether or not I was importing any alochol (which I was it was all very simply delivered direct to my apartment, all unwrapped, put in place and packaging removed. I have to say though that the un- wrappers here were no where near as efficient as the wrappers in the UK had been - maybe it’s a heat effect! I had had a few reservations about whether there would be any problems, given that I was importing on a 600 visitor visa, particularly since most shipping agents had said they could only do the shipment if I had a permanent residence visa. The firm I used said it would be ok as long as my tourist visa was for at least a 12month stay. Some other firms had suggested I needed to ship it in my daughter’s name but then she would have had to state that it was all her personal possessions which she had personally owned for over two years. I resisted going along that route as it seemed underhand and I didn’t want to risk either getting her or me into trouble. So, it all went in my name and thankfully there were no problems at all. It’s super to have all my things here, though as it took 14 weeks to arrive I had had plenty of time to get used to a totally minimalistic look so it now looks rather cluttered!! I’m sure I’ll soon get used to it! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzyq Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, Kathss56 said: $43600 ? I believe - someone else will know for sure Thanks Kathss56. I looked to check on the .gov website and the information is unavailable currently....I wonder if that's ominous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzyq Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, AMP said: Re importing personal goods including furniture on a 600 visitor visa. Just to let you all know that my furniture has now arrived, all intact and no issues with customs/quarantine. I didn’t have to do anything further after it left the Uk other than signing and returning one form stating whether or not I was importing any alochol (which I was it was all very simply delivered direct to my apartment, all unwrapped, put in place and packaging removed. I have to say though that the un- wrappers here were no where near as efficient as the wrappers in the UK had been - maybe it’s a heat effect! I had had a few reservations about whether there would be any problems, given that I was importing on a 600 visitor visa, particularly since most shipping agents had said they could only do the shipment if I had a permanent residence visa. The firm I used said it would be ok as long as my tourist visa was for at least a 12month stay. Some other firms had suggested I needed to ship it in my daughter’s name but then she would have had to state that it was all her personal possessions which she had personally owned for over two years. I resisted going along that route as it seemed underhand and I didn’t want to risk either getting her or me into trouble. So, it all went in my name and thankfully there were no problems at all. It’s super to have all my things here, though as it took 14 weeks to arrive I had had plenty of time to get used to a totally minimalistic look so it now looks rather cluttered!! I’m sure I’ll soon get used to it! I've done the same AMP and our stuff is on its way. I chose a long journey to save on storage as I've nowhere to put it until we either rent of buy! I've not seen my stuff (bar in storage) for over a year now! We don't want to rent and still have a problem with buying an established property. If anyone has any experiences to share I'd be grateful! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Suzyq said: Thanks Kathss56. I looked to check on the .gov website and the information is unavailable currently....I wonder if that's ominous! Haha they are doing routine maintenance this weekend so it’s offline Edited January 13, 2018 by Kathss56 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Suzyq said: I've done the same AMP and our stuff is on its way. I chose a long journey to save on storage as I've nowhere to put it until we either rent of buy! I've not seen my stuff (bar in storage) for over a year now! We don't want to rent and still have a problem with buying an established property. If anyone has any experiences to share I'd be grateful! I think you can only buy a new build on yr visa? Can’t remember. So maybe you would,have to rent or squash in with the rellies until PR comes through?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray and Geri Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 41 minutes ago, AMP said: Re importing personal goods including furniture on a 600 visitor visa. Just to let you all know that my furniture has now arrived, all intact and no issues with customs/quarantine. I didn’t have to do anything further after it left the Uk other than signing and returning one form stating whether or not I was importing any alochol (which I was it was all very simply delivered direct to my apartment, all unwrapped, put in place and packaging removed. I have to say though that the un- wrappers here were no where near as efficient as the wrappers in the UK had been - maybe it’s a heat effect! I had had a few reservations about whether there would be any problems, given that I was importing on a 600 visitor visa, particularly since most shipping agents had said they could only do the shipment if I had a permanent residence visa. The firm I used said it would be ok as long as my tourist visa was for at least a 12month stay. Some other firms had suggested I needed to ship it in my daughter’s name but then she would have had to state that it was all her personal possessions which she had personally owned for over two years. I resisted going along that route as it seemed underhand and I didn’t want to risk either getting her or me into trouble. So, it all went in my name and thankfully there were no problems at all. It’s super to have all my things here, though as it took 14 weeks to arrive I had had plenty of time to get used to a totally minimalistic look so it now looks rather cluttered!! I’m sure I’ll soon get used to it! Hi Angela...... what company did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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