Sunbound

Parents are shipping their container and coming on a tourist visa, then appying onshore for a permanent visa.
My question is will this effect what tax they have to pay on their container of goods? (They will obviously ensure everything is older than 12 months)
Any ideas, thanks guys ,
Sunbound

quoll

Wont that be a tad risky? If they have a container en route are they going to lie and say that they are only in Aus for a holiday? I'd say they run a risk of being turned around at the border - tourist visas are for tourists not for people intending to live here. If it were as easy as arriving on a tourist visa and then turning around and saying you want to be permanent then every man and his dog would be doing it wouldnt they? The tax on their belongings could be the least of their worries.

norfolkpedlar

Probably been moaning about all the "illegal" immigrants in the UK for years! and tax? why bother?

Sunbound

Thanks for your help on that one ..actually my parents are fine upstanding citizens who are just looking to follow their family..now if you cant be helpful ..JOG ON

Sunbound

Not sure how to work it then Quoll ? Perhaps they cant ship their stuff till they have applied here (in Aus) on shore for their permanent visa?? Or maybe they should be getting another type of visa to bridge the gap ?
Their agents have said to come on a tourist then apply onshore for their permanent so this will get them out here quicker but obviously they cant advise about shipping issues !! Sunbound

spottydog

As I understand it the problem with coming on tourist visa's is that if immigration suspect they are not coming over here for the purpose intended by the visa (which they wouldn't be and the shipping would validate that) then immigration can refuse entry and send them back to where they came from.

I thought most people applied for the contributory parent visa from abroad and waited for it to be processed before coming here for anything more than a holiday.

tartankoala

I agree with Quoll, this sounds amazingly risky. What happens if they don't get a permy visa? They'll have the expense of shipping their stuff back to the UK.

Obviously I don't want to delve too much but do their personal circumstances almost guarantee that they'll get a visa? If I were you I'd get a second opinion about this before committing to anything. Try the Immigration, Visas and Citizenships section, lot of very knowledgeable people there.

norfolkpedlar

Then follow the proper channels....mug!

RenShen

If they are certain they want to ship their stuff over (and this is just my opinion, not particularly informed) I would arrive here on a tourist visa then ship my stuff.

Sunbound

Or maybe they could be shipping MY stuff ?

Sunbound

Another very helpful post WELL DONE ..as it seems all of your posts are just as packed with highly knowledgable information of an equally helpful nature i can only imagine other OP's have been just as impressed with your level of IQ as i have.
For you info they ARE taking the proper channels with specialist agents for their circumstances.. many people apply onshore for visa's and arrange shipping..im just trying to find an appropriate way of doing it.
So in short ..if this is how you get your rocks off ..by insulting people then......... YOU"RE the mug!
Now if you'll excuse me i'm off to discuss my topic with people who are genuinely on this site to help....

cornishexpat

We all followed the correct procedure to get PR/citizenship or a visa,What makes your family so special that they dont feel the need to go down the official channels?
Most who apply onshore are over stayers and assylum seekers.

RenShen

Goodness me, this thread seems to be taking a turn for the worse. This is really uncalled for. The OP has never claimed his parents to be special and from his post their stay will be covered by a visa and they are not claiming assylum. There are many different routes to permanent visa status and what suits one person may not suit another.

Also, I don't know where you get your information from but I very much doubt that the majority of on shore applicants are over stayers and assylum seekers. Can you support this claim with any proof?

Please, lets all calm down a bit.

Back to the OP, I think the container should be shipped in your parent's name to be above board.

Sunbound

Actually youre wrong ..many parents come on a tourist visa then apply for a parent visa (with the long wait list) and then get a bridging visa until the permanent one comes through. Mine are doing the aged contributory parent visa (the expensive one)which comes through quicker and doing a similar process. Its no different to coming as a student and then applying for permanent residency.
Anyway my question was regarding shipping in such circumstances NOT what my parents visa circumstances were really. And yes we HAVE spoken to several agents and the ones they are with are highly regarded.
So whilst i do regard my parents as special from a daughters point of view they ARE NOT doing anything "unofficial" ,that many others are currently doing and will continue to do.. The way they are doing it IS correct procedure just applied for onshore ..there wouldn't be that option if it were not correct, its just an alternative route.

cornishexpat

Fairplay,i do apologise for the flippant reply,too many night shifts and not enough zzzzz's.
Good luck with it all.