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Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2016, 12:09 am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,046
Posted By apobateman

Re: Seeking Accountant recommendation Sydney - UK taxes, property and pensions

Thank you all for your responses and apologies for my delay in coming back. Brexit came in and smashed a mighty big hammer blow to my plans to sell our UK house and transfer the funds over to...
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2016, 12:23 am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,046
Posted By apobateman

Re: Seeking Accountant recommendation Sydney - UK taxes, property and pensions

Nope, we have been renting it out. It's the only house I own - I never bought when we moved to Australia. From what I have read, for Australian tax purposes I can declare it as my main residence...
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2016, 11:39 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,046
Posted By apobateman

Re: Seeking Accountant recommendation Sydney - UK taxes, property and pensions

Thanks for your helpful responses. Appreciate that. I'm trying to navigate the capital gains tax changes last year and whether they impact me given that I haven't bought a house in Australia yet and...
Forum: Australia
May 23rd 2016, 9:52 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,046
Posted By apobateman

Seeking Accountant recommendation Sydney - UK taxes, property and pensions

Hi all,

I moved to Sydney just over 5 years ago with my wife and kids and have my citizenship ceremony in a couple of weeks which is great, though it has all gone by very quickly given that we...
Forum: Australia
May 7th 2016, 10:32 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 5,266
Posted By apobateman

Re: Grocery Shopping in Australia???

Much better availability than UK. My daughter is coeliac and there is a great selection in all the supermarkets, and nearly every cafe/restaurant will have a number of gluten free options, as well as...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2012, 12:24 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,678
Posted By apobateman

Re: IT Project Manager NSW - Market Outlook

I am seeing a number of PM roles being filled internally by staff who have demonstrated strong applicable skills but who are not necessarily PMs. They may have worked on a project as an SME or BA,...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2012, 12:08 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,484
Posted By apobateman

Re: Telling the Kids

I moved to Sydney 18 months ago with my wife and two daughters now 10 and 12. My daughters went into year 4 and 6. Both made friends fairly quickly although the Australian girls did seem quite a...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2011, 12:50 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,253
Posted By apobateman

Re: Sending a bike any ideas

Have you thought about selling the bike in the UK and then ordering a new one from wiggle or Evans when you are here? You don't pay the % vat though depending on the price of the bike you may have...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2011, 12:16 am
Replies: 21
Views: 7,434
Posted By apobateman

Re: Cost of Cars - Worth Importing?

I moved over here three months ago. Thought about bring my car over - a Mercedes C200K estate about 5 years old, but sold it on ebay. I looked around for a car here and there are lots of what are...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2011, 4:17 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 19,376
Posted By apobateman

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

Sat morning sat outside the travelex in heathrow, through the gates...1.368 to the £. Sydney arrivals lounge $1.35 to the pound. Also a travelex. I know they will be the worst possible rates and...
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2011, 2:58 am
Replies: 183
Views: 19,376
Posted By apobateman

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

I'm sat in heathrow terminal 3 as I read this thread, about to depart for Sydney. We begun the visa process a couple of years ago with the intention of moving over to Sydney for good. Weve now...
Forum: Australia
Dec 28th 2010, 11:14 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,779
Posted By apobateman

Re: If you are migrating perhaps you might want to think about private schools???

I have registered my two girls in a private school in Sydney which is stretching my budget to the limit although I was having second thoughts given that there were places offered in the local...
Forum: Australia
Dec 4th 2010, 11:05 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,268
Posted By apobateman

Re: Do first time migrants on permanent residency pay import duty?

Thanks Dorothy - so should I still declare these items as where it asks to list anything bought by me in the last 12 months? Everything I have purchased in the past few months is for personal use and...
Forum: Australia
Dec 4th 2010, 7:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,268
Posted By apobateman

Do first time migrants on permanent residency pay import duty?

Hi - I haven't found a clear answer to the above question. I have seen that I need to declare anything bought within the previous 12 months when I ship my household effects to Sydney in january - I...
Forum: Teaching
Feb 8th 2010, 6:29 am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,758
Posted By apobateman

Re: Teaching in Oz

Hello,

I'll need to check my forms for my exact points but I applied as a teacher last april and I got 120 points - and I am aged 38 and haven't taught for several years so had a different...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 9th 2009, 8:39 am
Replies: 12
Views: 946
Posted By apobateman

Re: London Visa Evidencing

I am in London for the day tomorrow so plan to take my passport together with wife and kids passports and try to get them evidenced. Hopefully wont have to queue too long but will get there around...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 8th 2009, 11:05 am
Replies: 595
Views: 57,254
Posted By apobateman

Re: April 2009 Applications

Hello all,

I was delighted to receive my grant letter on Dec 7th. I didn't use an agent but got some fantastic advice on this forum. For those interested, I qualified and worked as a secondary...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 6th 2009, 9:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,108
Posted By apobateman

Not enough time to get Visa evidenced before next week - is that a problem?

Hi - I had my 176 visa granted today for myself, wife and children. I am flying to Sydney nex wednesday to spend xmas with family but am concerned that if I post my passports to london for Visa...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 8th 2009, 6:59 am
Replies: 1
Views: 613
Posted By apobateman

Re: Med forms 26EH and 160EH unavailable online?

sORRY....i SHOULD HAVE DONE A SEARCH FIRST, WHEN I WOULD HAVE REALISED LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.....

I also should have turned off caps lock.....:o

Thank you..
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 8th 2009, 5:50 am
Replies: 1
Views: 613
Posted By apobateman

Med forms 26EH and 160EH unavailable online?

Hello - I have been asked to go for my chest x-ray and medical examination form for my 176 visa. the instructions in the email I received tell me to download forms 26 and 160. when I go to the site...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 7th 2009, 12:11 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 866
Posted By apobateman

Re: Asked for meds and police cert - does that mean I have passed earlier stages?

I didn't think of checking my online status! Everything now says "Met" alongside it, except for the medical and x-ray. I have booked those for next week and will apply for the police certificate...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 7th 2009, 4:32 am
Replies: 5
Views: 866
Posted By apobateman

Asked for meds and police cert - does that mean I have passed earlier stages?

I applied in April for a family sponsored 176 visa. Today I received the first correspondence from my case officer, requesting that i have my medicals and police certificate and provide them within...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 23rd 2009, 8:57 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 923
Posted By apobateman

Health requirements Outstanding status online?

Hello, I applied for a 176 family sponsored visa in April on the Critical Skills List. The status of myself and my family still says Health Requirements Outstanding and Medical Examination Required...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 12th 2009, 11:16 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 540
Posted By apobateman

Family sponsored 176 - should sponsor receive email?

Hello...I submitted my application for a 176 family sponsored visa a couple of weeks ago. My wife's sister then logged in as my sponsor and completed her forms. When she submitted the form, the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 12th 2009, 11:11 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,722
Posted By apobateman

Re: Documentation check list???

I was unsure as to whether I needed to get my documents certified as I was scanning the originals (which were either colour or black and white). The advice I had received on this forum from people...
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