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Forum: Australia
Nov 3rd 2004, 7:48 am
Replies: 3
Views: 556
Posted By NoodleSYD

Re: Planning on bringing a pet over?

Very many thanks for your emails and pm's about your pets. I wish you all the very best of luck with transporting the one member of the family who didn't need a police check!

By and large I'm...
Forum: Australia
Nov 2nd 2004, 10:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 556
Posted By NoodleSYD

Arrow Planning on bringing a pet over?

Hi all,

I moved over to Sydney in 2001 and since then have been one of the BBC reporters out here and an occasional lurker on this forum.

I've got London (who control all the budgets)...
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2004, 3:15 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,195
Posted By NoodleSYD

Re: Tax and Renting Property

I'm selling my house in the UK having been here for some years now. I asked my (Aus) accountant for advice on the procedure for bringing the money over. The clearance certificate provisions are his...
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2004, 3:02 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,575
Posted By NoodleSYD

I'm going to cross post this one as it's relevant...

I'm going to cross post this one as it's relevant here too (for clarifying the UK side)

Be careful about holding on to UK property once you've moved.
The Inland Revenue's guide IR283 says that...
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2004, 2:59 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,514
Posted By NoodleSYD

It depends if you want sex tourism or shopping. ...

It depends if you want sex tourism or shopping.
If you want to sip an overpriced beer and watch people fire ping pong balls out of places ping pong balls shouldn't be in for starters go to Bangkok....
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2004, 2:57 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,261
Posted By NoodleSYD

I couldn't agree less.

I couldn't agree less.
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2004, 2:45 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,195
Posted By NoodleSYD

Be careful about holding on to UK property once...

Be careful about holding on to UK property once you've moved.
The Inland Revenue's guide IR283 says that once you have vacated a UK property for three years (and continue to own it) you become...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 6:09 am
Replies: 1
Views: 560
Posted By NoodleSYD

Re: Immigration Dob in Line

Give it time... some bitter and twisted ex. or unscrupulous employer is bound to get wind of this as a blackmail tool...!
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 6:06 am
Replies: 3
Views: 484
Posted By NoodleSYD

My passport(s) came back within a week from...

My passport(s) came back within a week from Canberra, it all seemed very efficient. They cost a bomb to renew in the UK as well now... And now I've done the aussie thing I'll have two different ones...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 6:03 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,572
Posted By NoodleSYD

There was something in the papers about 6 months...

There was something in the papers about 6 months ago heavily criticising the DIMIA figures. Basically they reset all "category jumpers" to zero.

So if you arrived as a temporary and then left as...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 5:52 am
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By NoodleSYD

Bearing in mind the pass mark has just gone UP to...

Bearing in mind the pass mark has just gone UP to 120, I'm afraid that there's very little hope if they threw you in the pool for not quite making 115.
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 5:38 am
Replies: 1
Views: 427
Posted By NoodleSYD

Re: from temporary to permanent

For this sort of thing you're always better off talking to an agent - even once you're here. Some visas like the independent 136 ones can only be applied for offshore, and on that one you get 5 extra...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2004, 5:24 am
Replies: 13
Views: 4,852
Posted By NoodleSYD

I think Nippon is about the last of the majors...

I think Nippon is about the last of the majors that allow in-flight smokers that do the UK - Aus route... But there may be a few obscure others.
I'm not a smoker so I don't actually know first...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2004, 11:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,043
Posted By NoodleSYD

Yea - that was news to me too (third type of...

Yea - that was news to me too (third type of tube). I work for a broadcaster as a reporter over here and they told me not to take any of the kit over from London but to buy locally - for that tube...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2004, 11:39 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,043
Posted By NoodleSYD

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_crtfaq.html#CRTF...

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_crtfaq.html#CRTFAQ_020

Read 4.14 to 4.17
That explains everything if you have the patience to wade through it.
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2004, 10:16 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,043
Posted By NoodleSYD

I'm sorry... Are you accusing me of making that...

I'm sorry... Are you accusing me of making that up?
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2004, 11:29 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,043
Posted By NoodleSYD

Worth remembering is that tube tv's (the old...

Worth remembering is that tube tv's (the old style - ie not plasma or lcd screen) Are manufactured to be either Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere standard. It's all to do with compensating...
Forum: Australia
Jan 11th 2004, 9:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 806
Posted By NoodleSYD

Yes that's really true. ...

Yes that's really true.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/newtonsw/international_drivers.html

Mind you, for permanent visa holders the conversion process is so easy now (no practical test,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 11th 2004, 11:08 am
Replies: 12
Views: 806
Posted By NoodleSYD

All that said, it's worth repeating that you...

All that said, it's worth repeating that you only must change licence with a permanent visa. People living in Aus on temporary visas can happily tool around with only their British driving licence...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2004, 6:02 am
Replies: 14
Views: 895
Posted By NoodleSYD

It's a good idea but certainly as far as...

It's a good idea but certainly as far as Australia goes there are very significant and arduous customs and quarantine barriers regarding imported foodstuffs. I think it's much much easier for the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2004, 6:47 am
Replies: 11
Views: 697
Posted By NoodleSYD

I think they will have absolutely zero interest...

I think they will have absolutely zero interest in your hard drive as long as it is not made of vegetable, fruit or meat.
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2004, 6:33 am
Replies: 79
Views: 6,791
Posted By NoodleSYD

Bear in mind that CRT computer monitors (old...

Bear in mind that CRT computer monitors (old style - like TV screens) bought in the UK won't last as long out here. It's because they are built to a northern hemisphere or southern hemisphere...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2004, 6:30 am
Replies: 56
Views: 2,087
Posted By NoodleSYD

Personally I think if the cards themselves were...

Personally I think if the cards themselves were useful in everyday life they'd be worth carrying. Just another piece of plastic with my photo on is no use to me but if it was a driving licence,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2004, 6:23 am
Replies: 10
Views: 426
Posted By NoodleSYD

Don't forget BST! So... just to confuse you...

Don't forget BST!

So... just to confuse you EVEN more
In the UK you have:

GMT/UTC - these are constant (never change with the seasons) and are effectively interchangeable. It's also what...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2004, 6:14 am
Replies: 14
Views: 878
Posted By NoodleSYD

If you missed it it's on UKTV again, monday I...

If you missed it it's on UKTV again, monday I think - www.uktv.com.au has the details, here is their listing:

Monday, January 5th at 9:30pm
The Office. Christmas Special (2003). (M)
Monday,...
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