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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 22nd 2011, 11:06 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

An interesting and useful peice of news, Alan. I hope you won't mind it being quoted (with attribution) elsewhere.

Mike
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 21st 2011, 4:33 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Time certainly is coming down – less than 11 months in our case, and, yes, 7 months in another.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 27th 2011, 12:55 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory parent visa-sponser requirements

G'Day

Not quite true. The relevant paragraphs on the Foreign Investment Review Board's website (see www.firb.gov.au/content/real_estate/residential/developed.asp) says:–

Foreign persons are...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 25th 2011, 8:06 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

When our daughter (who now lives permanently in Sydney) went to Medicare to register, they asked her, did you live at XX Such-and-such a road in 1984-5? Yes -- we all did, when she was 10, so they...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 17th 2011, 7:14 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

The Central Coast is northwards of Gosford etc, up through Port Macquarie and on. It's a surprisingly long way by road (though perhaps not really, by Aussie standards!) from the North Shore...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 3rd 2011, 10:31 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Looking at the form, it seems to apply only if you had or now have an agent, so if you haven't and never have had, I would think you could simply ignore it.

But a quick email to immi...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 2nd 2011, 8:34 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Of course.

But the provision is there, so you have to be careful how you act and what you say. You also have to watch out for a "no further stay" endorsement on any visitor's visa, as that...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 2nd 2011, 8:31 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Of course.

But the provision is there, so you have to be careful how you act and what you say. You also have to watch out for a "no further stay" endorsement on any visitor's visa, as that...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 27th 2011, 10:01 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean "illegal to travel to Oz on a visitor's visa intending to apply for a permanent visa such as a 103 and if immigration think this is her intention, they may...
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2011, 1:16 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Yes, I think top-loaders (which have bigger capacity, but don't do as good a job IMHO) used to be very popular, especially in 'proper' houses and old-fashioned blocks with a communal...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 25th 2011, 10:54 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Not a direct reply, but if you want to compare prices on household electricals, one of the keenest I've found in Sydney is http://www.appliancesonline.com.au/. Might be a help to someone.
...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 12th 2011, 8:57 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Does anyone have knowledge or experience of switching from a 173 to a 143 application mid-stream – ie, before getting to the CO stage.

We've decided that, for us, it makes sense to go...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2011, 11:24 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By MikenSueNW3

A glimmer of hope?

From the Sydney Morning Herald, 7 Feb 2011:–

IT'S not news vendors want to hear at the beginning of the year, but the outlook for house prices over the next 12 months is a far cry from the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 26th 2011, 1:08 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Yes – when you open the account, make sure they register that you are foreign-resident, then you get charged only 10% withholding tax. However, you have to declare the income to HMRC in...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 26th 2011, 1:04 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day Dave

To add to what others have said, I don't think there should be much problem, but it may be handy to get an introduction from your offspring or a friend. Otherwise, have a look around at...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 25th 2011, 8:53 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day J&E

Don't worry too much – after the first couple of months the time does seem to go quite quickly.

Mike
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 25th 2011, 8:51 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

That (your last para) is very interesting – we're next to each other on Steve's tracker, so it'll be interesting to see if it all accelerates. Like you, we were expecting to hear something...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 21st 2011, 5:15 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

You have missed out the bit about paying a whole load of dosh!!:eek:
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 18th 2011, 3:22 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Yes indeedy! What's more it seems like no time ago that we were at the bottom of Steve's tracker; now there are 11 below us.

Who knows, by this time next year...:)

Mike
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 18th 2011, 8:45 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

G'Day

Welcome all to the North Shore club! We have a small apartment in Cremorne that we use on visits here and let at other times to pad the bank account for spending money when we visit....
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 16th 2011, 10:15 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By MikenSueNW3

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

No problem, but bear in mind that they are only valid for 12 months – if they don't get allocated a CO in that time they will have to repeat them.

Mike
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