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Forum: Australia
Mar 21st 2009, 12:12 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,183
Posted By KevC

Re: Flights from Manchester to Sydney

thanks for the replies. found some from manchester with singapore airlines this morning that look quite good - only an hour or two stopover each way. hadn't thought about doing humberside-amsterdam...
Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2009, 3:39 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,183
Posted By KevC

Flights from Manchester to Sydney

The wife and I are planning a three-week holiday to Australia in late October this year - hopefully to convince her that emigration would be a positive move - and I've been looking at prices/flights...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2008, 3:32 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,097
Posted By KevC

Re: The waiting continues...

OK, thanks for your help - it wasn't something I'd really thought about until I read your post cos her problems don't really manifest themselves day-to-day even though she is still seeing a doctor...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2008, 1:37 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,097
Posted By KevC

Re: The waiting continues...

thanks for the reply. did you have to disclose your medical history on the application form, or when you went for the medical? i fear that this is something that will probably become an issue if and...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2008, 12:33 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,097
Posted By KevC

Re: The waiting continues...

hi there. i'm hoping that my wife and I will be able to look into beginning the emigration process in the coming months, but I hadn't really considered the fact that she has previously been...
Forum: Australia
May 12th 2008, 8:09 am
Replies: 4
Views: 601
Posted By KevC

Re: tax when on a working holiday visa

you can (or at least you could when I did it in 2002/03) also claim your tax and superannuation back when you leave the country. I ended up getting a cheque back for about $1200 as I recall.
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2008, 10:42 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,376
Posted By KevC

Re: Moving to Asutralia for 1 year - what type of Insurance

when I was there on a working holiday visa in 2002/03 I just took out a 1-year backpacker's travel insurance policy - www.insureandgo.com - and then got a Medicare card when I arrived in Sydney. I...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2008, 7:09 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 2,412
Posted By KevC

hypersonic flights to Oz in 5 hrs....

HYPERSONIC PLANE’S OUR WHIZZARD OF OZ, SAY SCIENTISTS
A British team has designed a hypersonic passenger aeroplane that could one day fly passengers between Europe and Australia in less than five...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 11th 2008, 12:44 am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,053
Posted By KevC

Re: Anyone used Trueblue Migration

I exchanged a few emails with them recently while investigating our options. They were very helpful and seemed to offer a decent level of service - no visa, no fee and also help with finding jobs...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 9th 2008, 7:28 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,429
Posted By KevC

Re: Commuter traffic

I'd agree with that.

I lived in Sydney for 9 months on a WHV - first stint I lived in Leichhardt and worked either in Alexandria or the CBD, and the commute by bus was easy and very painless. I...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 4th 2008, 6:37 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,861
Posted By KevC

Re: Seeking Sponsership

If you scored 140 on the points test, you would be eligible for a general skilled migration visa which gives you permanent residency straight away, all the healthcare benefits etc and means you can...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 4th 2008, 1:41 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,253
Posted By KevC

Re: Scared to admit it!!!

I'm reading a lot of posts in this section cos I'm seriously considering emigrating within the next year or so (to australia) so it's good to see both sides of the coin - the elation of people...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 4th 2008, 1:12 am
Replies: 31
Views: 24,685
Posted By KevC

Re: What's Leeds like?

well like I said, I've not lived there so I'll bow to your assessment. I've got mates from the Garforth area and also that live in Brighouse, and they say north and east leeds are the worst areas....
Forum: USA
Jan 4th 2008, 12:54 am
Replies: 57
Views: 3,759
Posted By KevC

Re: Aussie interest rates rising again,and again...

if I send you the cash can you post me some?

:rofl:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 4th 2008, 12:54 am
Replies: 31
Views: 24,685
Posted By KevC

Re: What's Leeds like?

it's also got the only other UK Harvey Nichols outside London!

having never lived there, I can't really say which are the good/bad areas personally - but I would avoid Hyde Park and Headingley...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 4th 2008, 12:43 am
Replies: 66
Views: 7,035
Posted By KevC

Re: Vegemite or UK Marmite?

I'm a big Marmite fan and when I was out in Oz as a backpacker, I couldn't get into Vegemite at all - just wasn't the same. However, I ended up getting a taste for Mighty Mite instead - the nearest...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 4th 2008, 12:39 am
Replies: 176
Views: 10,815
Posted By KevC

Re: Sydney or Melbourne

I spent 9 months in Sydney in 2002/03 (WHV) and would move there tomorrow given the chance. I loved the place, and I've never lived in a "big city" before so didn't really know if I'd get along with...
Forum: USA
Jan 3rd 2008, 11:28 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,759
Posted By KevC

Re: Aussie interest rates rising again,and again...

$1.75 = 78p

it's currently around £1.06 per litre in the UK :eek:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 3rd 2008, 11:24 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 24,685
Posted By KevC

Re: What's Leeds like?

I don't live in Leeds, bu spend a lot of my time there as I have a lot of friends there and it's usually my shopping destination of choice. The city centre is great - they're spending a lot of money...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2008, 12:58 am
Replies: 5
Views: 580
Posted By KevC

Re: Travelling in Sydney

I lived and worked in Sydney for 9 months in 2002-03 and found the red travelpass brilliant - it will cover all you need (buses/metro/ferries) in the city and inner suburbs really, and only costs $35...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 2nd 2008, 4:06 am
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By KevC

Re: SA state sponsorship

having read and re-read the background blurb on the 175, 176 and 475 visas again, I've got a couple of questions:

My missus has completed a degree in psychology and just finised a Masters...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 1st 2008, 7:20 am
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By KevC

Re: SA state sponsorship

According to the agent I chatted to, once my fiancee has a year's work experience she will be eligible for state sponsorship to SA as that's the only state sponsoring her skills. I've been told she...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 1st 2008, 6:00 am
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By KevC

Re: SA state sponsorship

yeah, i've looked at both of those sites and I can see one's permanent and one's temporary - but what does actually that mean? With the 176 you're granted residency straight away, but with the 475...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 1st 2008, 5:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By KevC

Re: SA state sponsorship

sorry about the double post!!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 1st 2008, 5:41 am
Replies: 8
Views: 836
Posted By KevC

SA state sponsorship

Hi all, newbie in the early stages of planning a new start... :thumbup:

I've recently been in touch with a migration agent based in Oz who's helped me out (for free) with loads of advice and stuff...
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