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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 13th 2025, 3:45 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
Posted By Pete39

Re: RRV Problem?

Unbelievably, after a couple of talks with the friendly agents at Home Affairs, my problem is resolved! Feel free to delete or close this post Pollyana. Thank you!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 13th 2025, 9:49 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
Posted By Pete39

Re: RRV Problem?

Thanks for the reply. No that's not great news. Yes my visa was 1 year as I haven't been here 2 years or more. Is there some sort of temporary or bridging visa are you aware that would allow me to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 13th 2025, 12:11 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
Posted By Pete39

RRV Problem?

Hi
Hoping you can offer me some advice please. I arrived in Aus 18m ago on a RRV. I have renewed my visa once. I have travel plans to meet up with family in just a couple of weeks overseas....
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2024, 11:23 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,225
Posted By Pete39

Which passport to use?

Hello

We are in Qld and going on a holiday before the year is out. I have a UK passport but my kids have dual so Aus and UK. This is our first time out of Aus since moving here permanently so my...
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2024, 11:19 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,611
Posted By Pete39

Re: Bring over pet dog

Thanks all for the messages. It seems like a massive and massively expensive route to take!
Forum: Australia
Jun 8th 2024, 11:31 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,611
Posted By Pete39

Bring over pet dog

Hi all

Has anyone here had recent experience of bringing over their dog from the UK. I am not sure where to start so any advice would be amazing. If it matters, I am in Queensland and our pet is a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 16th 2024, 2:54 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,824
Posted By Pete39

Re: Visa query for return to UK

Hi
Thanks for your help with my original question. I thought I might update you to say I have received the grant today for a 1 year RRV but it didn't take long at all, just 16 days all in. Thanks...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 29th 2024, 12:22 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,824
Posted By Pete39

Re: Visa query for return to UK

Thanks guys for your replies. I haven't spent 2 years here so I guess it will be the 1 year RRV to apply for ASAP. Is the 2 year period pretty much fixed do you know ie do they apply the same rule to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 25th 2024, 10:05 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,824
Posted By Pete39

Re: Visa query for return to UK

Thanks for the reply.

I will wait as you suggest before booking a flight then yes. Is it the done thing then when you move to Aus to renew the RRV each year until you have been here long enough to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 25th 2024, 8:58 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,824
Posted By Pete39

Visa query for return to UK

Hi all,

Can I kindly get clarification over a visa please? I don't know why but my brain turns to mush when it comes to dealing with these things!

I arrived in Aus on a RRV on anout 5 months...
Forum: Australia
Dec 13th 2023, 10:12 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,576
Posted By Pete39

Re: How to watch BBC Iplayer and UK catch up

Thanks Lawrence for the reply,
Unfortunately you are taking to someone who is not very tech savy!!! When you say download the app, which app?
Pete
Forum: Australia
Nov 6th 2023, 8:12 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,576
Posted By Pete39

Re: How to watch BBC Iplayer and UK catch up

Hi
Thanks again. I will give HSS a try. My daughter has AVG VPN on her laptop and even if she opens the vpn showing London as location before opening a browser, it still comes back with an error...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2023, 10:04 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,576
Posted By Pete39

Re: How to watch BBC Iplayer and UK catch up

Thank you for this. I have had a look at HSS page just now and will give that a try.
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2023, 7:22 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,576
Posted By Pete39

How to watch BBC Iplayer and UK catch up

Hi there,
I am not technical at all, but understand that there is a way to watch UK TV from Queensland. I haven't got Internet in the house yet so am starting from scratch. I realilse VPN is...
Forum: Australia
Feb 22nd 2023, 7:46 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,198
Posted By Pete39

Re: Medical and dental records

Fab. Thanks very much for your replies. Kids are out of school so I think no records to ask for!
Forum: Australia
Feb 22nd 2023, 8:00 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,198
Posted By Pete39

Medical and dental records

Hi all

I have read somewhere previously on these pages about asking your doctor and dentist for your records when moving UK to AU.
Is this correct? Or did this used to be the case perhaps but no...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2022, 9:54 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,441
Posted By Pete39

Re: Letting property in Aus whilst resident UK

Thanks both for the replies. So it seems if I have understood correctly that as a non resident:
*we file an AUS tax return
*there is no tax free threshold
*we pay tax at 32% on all income after...
Forum: Australia
Oct 14th 2022, 12:14 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,441
Posted By Pete39

Letting property in Aus whilst resident UK

Hi all,
I hope someone might help, are there members in the forum that can give advice one to one re tax matters concerning letting in Aus but resident in the UK?
Thanks in advance
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 13th 2022, 7:00 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,344
Posted By Pete39

Re: RRV 155

Thanks for that. How long typically would I need to resident in AUS for before applying for Citizenship?

So each year whilst in AU I apply for an RRV so as I can leave for a holiday and be able...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 11th 2022, 8:50 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,344
Posted By Pete39

RRV 155

Hi
Thank you in advance to you wonderful people on this forum. I am not on here so much these days so perhaps knew the answer to my question at some point but can't see it now!
I am in the UK as I...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 5th 2022, 4:44 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,375
Posted By Pete39

Re: 1 Year RRV question

Thank you!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 3rd 2022, 9:18 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,375
Posted By Pete39

1 Year RRV question

Hi all
Hopefully a straightforward question for you good people. My 5 year spouse visa ended and we did not make to the move from the UK for all sorts of reasons. I do have a 1 year RRV subclass...
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2021, 10:25 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By Pete39

Re: documents on arrival

Got it. Much like the Job Centre here I guess! I have never been to a job centre in my life to look for work. It would probably be the last place I would think of looking for work tbh.
Anyways I...
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2021, 6:20 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By Pete39

Re: documents on arrival

Well I understood that they are a service that can put you in touch with potential employers so as to find work so that's why I use them as an example. Am I mistaken?
Forum: Australia
Feb 18th 2021, 9:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By Pete39

documents on arrival

Hi
A little advice please. I read from other posts that when you first arrive in Aus that one of the first things to do is pay a visit to a Medicare centre and possibly a Centrelink to register. If...
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