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Forum: Australia
Aug 3rd 2009, 1:37 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,708
Posted By maggi01

Re: HR block - any good?

Hi, I done mine thro' the net with "e-tax". Took all of 20 mins, a couple of e-mails back and forth, and 7 days later had over a grand in bank account. Doesn't sound much, but I had only worked 8...
Forum: Australia
Jul 29th 2009, 10:34 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 6,527
Posted By maggi01

Re: Point Cook, VIC?

So, if the majority of people out there say there are better places to live than PC, can someone please advise me of a reasonable place to live within 30 mins drive of Melbourne Airport. The East...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2009, 6:23 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 6,527
Posted By maggi01

Re: Point Cook, VIC?

I am in Sanctuary Lakes and enjoy living here. We have a son who is 7 and has settled in well at school. :thumbsup:
But, I have noticed that everyone assumes you will be travelling into Melbourne...
Forum: Australia
Mar 11th 2009, 10:16 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,437
Posted By maggi01

Re: Shipping times, particularly for half a container

Hi, we just got news today of our shipping time. 61 items in a shared container. We were told it could take up to 12 weeks but could take longer as we were sharing. Our stuff was packed 19/12/08, we...
Forum: Australia
Jan 19th 2009, 10:47 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,232
Posted By maggi01

Re: Extra baggage on a 457 visa.

I would then think there is an error on the website. Overhead lockers can only hold a certain weight, and i would personally dislike a bag of that weight landing on my head.
Forum: Australia
Jan 19th 2009, 9:34 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,232
Posted By maggi01

Re: Extra baggage on a 457 visa.

It depends who you are flying with. If you bought your tickets thro' a certain agency you get 40kg. Our flight with Emirates only let us have 20kg and we were told they were really tight. On...
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2009, 3:52 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,124
Posted By maggi01

Re: Sending extra baggage to Oz

We used a company called Intercargo who advertised 7-10 days. Been here 14 days come Wednesday and not a peep from them. Tried on the net to locate the cases and it just says "order received". ...
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2009, 8:43 am
Replies: 6
Views: 675
Posted By maggi01

Re: Moving to Melbourne Fingers Crossed!

OH company have put us up in an apaartment in Carlton and it is a fab area.
Plenty of eating places(little Italy) and a great park at the museum.
Out of our balcony window we can see loads of small...
Forum: Australia
Jan 2nd 2009, 4:49 am
Replies: 5
Views: 819
Posted By maggi01

Re: Air Freight - recommendations?

We've used a company called Intercargo. Sending over two suitcases for a cost of £320. Cheaper than my £35 per kilo over with Emirates.....

We fly out on Monday and they will collect the cases...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2008, 9:38 am
Replies: 40
Views: 5,296
Posted By maggi01

Re: How much money did you move with (or plan to move with if you haven't already)

we've sold one car, so $5000 for that. Renting out the house for a couple of years till the market picks up, so nothing for that( but could give us £100 a month). OH has sold shares and that netted...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 15th 2008, 6:58 am
Replies: 434
Views: 40,742
Posted By maggi01

Re: OCTOBER '08 APPLICANTS

My O/H's new employer sent him his TRN and he lodged the e457 visa and it was granted granted 11 working days later.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 12th 2008, 12:04 am
Replies: 434
Views: 40,742
Posted By maggi01

Re: OCTOBER '08 APPLICANTS

visa granted this morning. heading for melbourne in january. the whole process from applying for the job till now has only taken 9 weeks!!!! HELP!!!! now for all the packing, shipping etc and...
Forum: Australia
Nov 5th 2008, 9:51 am
Replies: 7
Views: 19,323
Posted By maggi01

Re: which travel insurance when emigrating?

we have annual insurance and they said they would cover us for the first 30 days then we would need to cancel as they don't cover us after that. we would then get a refund on the un-used part of the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 29th 2008, 7:32 am
Replies: 434
Views: 40,742
Posted By maggi01

Re: OCTOBER '08 APPLICANTS

we're renting ours. Going on a 457 so technically only there temporarily. If (not when) we come back, we will have somewhere to live and we can sell up in a few years to fund our new house down...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 28th 2008, 8:43 am
Replies: 434
Views: 40,742
Posted By maggi01

Re: OCTOBER '08 APPLICANTS

keep reading that you all are talking about medicals etc. we're doing e-visa and there was no mention of medicals for us (457) just the x-rays. E-visa let us download medical referral letter for our...
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