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Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2006, 8:45 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,641
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Qantas Rip Off

I'd second that. If its any consolation we were quoted £650 extra from Cathay to up it to 40kgs...however as I'll be carrying all the bags I don't think Id manage more than 80kgs for the 4 of us...
Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2006, 8:54 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 464
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Baggage allowance on SIR visa

word of warning with Cathay Pacific, you have to buy a special Migration ticket to qualify for the extra 20kg allowance ..and at £150 per person extra we are going to spend the £600 on buying extra...
Forum: Australia
Jul 2nd 2006, 8:06 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 947
Posted By mattvicki

Re: vodafone red sim cards ...help

We had similar problems...it turned out the SIM card had to be enabled for global roaming by Vodafone .....we sent them a long email and they enabled this and gave us a couple of dollars credit so we...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 30th 2006, 12:00 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 840
Posted By mattvicki

Cool Re: Been interviewing people today....

We are currently using string here at work but have fouind the attenuation 'twang' and bending round corners reduces transmision.

I phoned our ISP (Internet String Provider) and he told me to get...
Forum: Australia
Jun 30th 2006, 11:25 am
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Using Recruitment Agents/Web to get into IT in Sydney

I know....I've been interviewing for my replacement and am quite disheartened by what the CVs say against who turns up....I wish
you could have a concept similar to SSL where someone verifies you!...
Forum: Australia
Jun 30th 2006, 7:50 am
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By mattvicki

Smile Re: Using Recruitment Agents/Web to get into IT in Sydney

Thanks for the replies, I agree it seems that chasing as much as possible is the best option as it must be near impossible for them to differentiate between 2000 CVs!

Matt
Forum: Australia
Jun 29th 2006, 12:37 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By mattvicki

Post Using Recruitment Agents/Web to get into IT in Sydney

Hi

I'm due to arrive in Sydney in a couple of weeks and am sending off resumes.

Has any one had experience of Recruitment Agents for IT ?
I've been told that they are swamped with resumes and...
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2006, 8:17 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,922
Posted By mattvicki

Re: No reason for friends/relatives not to call you

I think its 70 minutes....

Better still send a carrier pigeon (that's what I've suggested my mother-in-law does!)
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2006, 8:14 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,111
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Is the weight of a pushchair counted in your baggage allowance on flight to Oz??

We've flown Singapore and they did weigh our..+ tag it nut only so they knew where to stick it in the hold.
We had it to the gate and during transit at Singapore and they were brilliant.
Didn't...
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2006, 8:19 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 570
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Well I'll be off to Oz then.. approx 22nd July

Good luck too....mind you ...there's not much snow in Sydney ;-)

Matt Clark :cool:
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2006, 10:47 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,585
Posted By mattvicki

Re: How To Get 4okg Allowance!

We've just spoken to Cathay and as suggested there is a "migration ticket" which is an extra £180 per person...owch!
We decided we'd rather just spend £700 on anything we couldn't get in and buy new...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2006, 12:43 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,585
Posted By mattvicki

Re: How To Get 4okg Allowance!

Any tips for getting extra baggage out of CathayPacific, we booked online but when we contacted the UK desk they were vague and said "we needed a different sort of ticket" to get extra baggage so we...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2006, 12:19 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 651
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Operating UK Bank / BS Account from Oz

We aren't in Oz yet but are in the same position....you will need to keep a UK account to pay the money into unless you want to take a BACS/CHAPS transfer change every month....and Im guessing your...
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2006, 8:10 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 629
Posted By mattvicki

Taking ADSL Devices to Oz

Hi

I was thinking of taking my ADSL Wireless router to Oz...

Can anyone tell me if Oz ISPs would use "AnnexA ADSL" ?

Matt
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2006, 2:15 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 4,683
Posted By mattvicki

Re: How Long did it take once u sent your meds back to Oz??

It took us exactly 70 days.
I suspect as we were non-modl the CO put us aside untill the standard 70 days to reply was up and then looked at us.
(we got our meds to Sydney within 2 weeks of CO...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2006, 10:47 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,160
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Network a house??

I'd personally like to go WiFi and buy a house that is SO BIG that no one would be in range to hack it.

However as I will probably be in a 3 bed duplex I'll settle for a set of yoghurt pots and a...
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2006, 10:42 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,673
Posted By mattvicki

Cool Citizenship: PR from 2 to 3 years needed

Its been rumoured that the rules are being reviewed by parliment on whether a person should be in resident for 3 yrs in the last 5 (instead of 2) before applying for citizenship.

Do you think that...
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2006, 7:32 am
Replies: 2
Views: 441
Posted By mattvicki

Cool Flying with Cathay Pacific

Does anyone know if Cathay Pacific operate a similar deal to SingaporeAir in offering additional luggage allowance for migration ?

Also whether we would be allowed to take a carseat in the hold...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 25th 2006, 12:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 563
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Why they are taking so much time?

Don't dispair....we are non-modl and were start to finish in 9 mths...some cases take longer but I think generally 9mths is average

check out www.austimeline.com for detailed information
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 23rd 2006, 11:43 am
Replies: 329
Views: 14,747
Posted By mattvicki

Cool Re: August 2005 Skilled Independent - who??

we got our visa stamps back in our passports today ...yeahhhhh
it really isn't an admin error on the part of ASPC....we can go!!!

Matt&Vicki
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2006, 7:33 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 446
Posted By mattvicki

Re: independent 136 visa, IT question (impossible to answer?)

We've just got our non-modl 136 (IT based) in 9.5 mths, no complications but I think we picked a busy time to apply last year (30% up)

Hope this helps
Matt
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 18th 2006, 10:43 am
Replies: 8
Views: 463
Posted By mattvicki

Cool Re: What A Good Day!!!!

Shouldn't that be "what a G'Day!!"
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 18th 2006, 8:13 am
Replies: 7
Views: 548
Posted By mattvicki

Re: How long do they take to reply an e-mail?

When we emailed the main email address there was no reply
When we emailed with a direct question to our case officer the CO replied within 10 minutes,
When we emailed asking if there was anything...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 17th 2006, 2:54 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 594
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Police clearance question

Ours were due to expire in July06 so I just sent some more in with a 1022 change of circumstances form and email the CO saying that was what I was doing....
they were absolutely fine about it....
...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 16th 2006, 10:48 am
Replies: 3
Views: 414
Posted By mattvicki

Re: Money trabsfer

We opened one with ANZ,

http://www.anz.com/aus/promo/internresaccount/

Took about 4 weeks to come through but very convenient.
They give you an account Number so you can transfer money, you...
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