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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 22nd 2018, 1:29 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,588
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Spousal visa

Hi Polly...

I did an 820 recently, (got married again) and after the 820 application is submitted, from the date that the previous visa expires (often a visitor visa), full working rights and...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2017, 6:36 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 8,798
Posted By ABCD......

Re: 457 visa scrapped

For accuracy, the numbers of 457 Primary Applicants, from the top 15 countries in 2015/16, were:

19,620 From India, China, Philippines, Japan, Korea, Nepal and Malaysia
16,720 From UK, USA,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2017, 1:33 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,269
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Tax advice - treatment of money left in the UK

The ATO will look at it purely in AUD terms.

You invested $1,620 and sold for $3,934...

On the subject of money left in the UK, and Australian tax. Premium Bond winnings are tax free in UK,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2017, 1:12 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,127
Posted By ABCD......

Re: UK Pension / Investing

In the last 2 weeks it has gone from 1.602 (Aud to GBP) up to 1.667

4 years ago, in April 2013, it was around 1.44 AUD to the GBP, but by the end of that year it was 1.82

But its all a gamble.....
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2017, 12:26 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 787
Posted By ABCD......

Re: NRWT - Savings Tax Non Resident.

The ATO will get the details of your interest direct from the bank. You could try and see what shows up on the online Tax Return in July, and do what is required then.

That would be my...
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2017, 10:51 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,883
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Can Anyone Reccomend An Internet Provider For Varsity Lakes - Gold Coast

Location and rent cost. For someone working in the Gold Coast, and renting, there isn't much around suitable for a specific situation.

But the internet there is seeming to be a big problem.
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2017, 4:46 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,883
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Can Anyone Reccomend An Internet Provider For Varsity Lakes - Gold Coast

Not really when you get 12Mb on ADSL already, and that's on Dodo !
Actually that's the same on Dodo NBN in Upper Coomera.

So actually there isn't much point in NBN at all... if the majority...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2017, 3:59 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,883
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Can Anyone Reccomend An Internet Provider For Varsity Lakes - Gold Coast

And if they are paying for it of course, but most people are choosing the 12Mb or 25Mb service. Not being prepared to pay the extra for the faster speed.



Not everyone though, and those that...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2017, 1:35 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,883
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Can Anyone Reccomend An Internet Provider For Varsity Lakes - Gold Coast

That does not sound good.

NBN and Phone lines are an interesting issue, and maybe a little scary based on some things I have read.

Basically NBN does not run on the old copper phone lines, they...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2017, 2:44 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,883
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Can Anyone Reccomend An Internet Provider For Varsity Lakes - Gold Coast

Did you find anything suitable. Looking at a move to Varsity Lakes, and have just been told that Telstra don't have anything, and NBN may be available by October or December.

Looking for a decent...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2016, 12:34 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,444
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Australia or UK to get married?

Marriage is definitely a good idea then :)
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2016, 10:10 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,444
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Australia or UK to get married?

If a partner can come to Australia on a Visitor Visa (that does not have the No Further Stay condition), then they can apply for the 820 partner visa onshore and be allowed to stay without needing to...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2016, 10:26 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,226
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Uniform

You can still claim for laundry at home, claim up to $1 per wash load against your tax... Just keep a diary of your washes. :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2016, 10:19 am
Replies: 31
Views: 4,370
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Help understand medicare

I have the same, but Nexium costs me $5.20, same price as the generic, but that's on the Concession card.

Normal prices 'should' be...

Esomeprazole Sandoz 20mg Tablets 30
Drug Name:...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2016, 10:07 am
Replies: 31
Views: 4,370
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Help understand medicare

Example prices for thyroxine

Eutroxsig 50mcg 200 Tablets Bp (Drug Name: thyroxine)
$19.50 Prescription Price
$ 5.20 Concession card holder price
Buy Eutroxsig 50mcg 200 Tablets Bp Online at...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2016, 5:27 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,869
Posted By ABCD......

Re: ABN required to buy a website domain name?

ABN's are now being cancelled when people only use them for a hobby type income.

I had an interesting call from the Australian Business Register, who wanted to evaluate if I should be allowed to...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2016, 11:07 am
Replies: 6,964
Views: 687,019
Posted By ABCD......

Re: What's the Temperature & Weather like where you are now?

That is just what it used to do when I originally moved to Australia..
One of my main reasons to come here ;)

It's either the fault of Climate Change or whatever Government is now in power, (most...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2016, 9:23 am
Replies: 6,964
Views: 687,019
Posted By ABCD......

Re: What's the Temperature & Weather like where you are now?

It feels just like England here right now...
It's enough to make me want to leave the country again, and find somewhere dry and warm :thumbdown:

;)
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2016, 12:50 am
Replies: 52
Views: 13,168
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Another regretful expat returning home

I moved to Aus in 1986, then went home on a one way ticket in 1996... ( I was homesick and fed up with Australia)

But in 2000 I came back to Aus (UK wasn't what I remembered, and Australia had...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2016, 3:17 pm
Replies: 6,964
Views: 687,019
Posted By ABCD......

Re: What's the Temperature & Weather like where you are now?

I've been away for a couple of years, more used to 30-40°C for a while, then 3 months at the Gold Coast (quite warm), and now with a move to near Toowoomba just before Christmas.

This is not like...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2016, 11:51 am
Replies: 6,964
Views: 687,019
Posted By ABCD......

Re: What's the Temperature & Weather like where you are now?

The weather?
I just moved to near Toowoomba and being so cool right now I am scared stiff what the winter will be like here...

21.6°C at 10:30am

In 2014 on this day, 4th January, it hit...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2016, 11:43 am
Replies: 42
Views: 4,971
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Tax returns 2015

I am pretty sure it would not be relevant.
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2015, 8:25 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,602
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Currency Transfer GBP-AUD

Current rates are better than 2014.

This is today 2nd Nov 2015

GBP 100,000.00
rate: 2.14767
= AUD 214,767.41

The pre margin interbank rate quoted is 1 GBP = 2.1636 AUD.
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2015, 1:10 am
Replies: 29
Views: 26,670
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Barclays Bank has closed my Bank account!!!

Funny thing just happened. I just found out that my HSBC UK account has been blocked. I haven't been using it, and I need to ring the UK now.

I tried to use it today, but was told I couldn't.
...
Forum: Australia
Oct 3rd 2015, 3:05 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,231
Posted By ABCD......

Re: Australia - flying with dogs and renting with dogs in Sydney

Paperwork may vary.

I arranged a rental last year (12 months unfurnished), small dogs OK, all they needed was the breed of dog on the application form.
I was not working, but I said I will pay 3...
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