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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 9th 2016, 8:25 am
Replies: 8
Views: 760
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Legal advice required

The current Visa Is still in place as it has been checked.

I have been advised that diac don't actually cancel these visas even if they have been informed.

I have two job offers but they are...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 9th 2016, 3:41 am
Replies: 8
Views: 760
Posted By mvagusta

Legal advice required

Hi guys, I've been here in Perth nearly 5 years and I'm on my second 457 visa with the same company. I'm too old to get permanent residency, so we have a paid parent visa in process with 11 months to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 27th 2014, 12:29 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By mvagusta

Re: 457 options info needed

Yes I've checked the exceptions including the salary requirements and I don't qualify.

I will meet the age requirements.

I can renew the 457 however through my company for another 4 years I...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 27th 2014, 11:12 am
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By mvagusta

457 options info needed

I'm currently on a 457 visa and my employer has agreed to apply for this to be converted to PR 186 visa.

The 186 visa nomination by my employer was approved by Diac, but I'm over 50 and I believe...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 28th 2012, 2:59 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,862
Posted By mvagusta

Renewal of passport on a 457 visa in Uk

Hi Guys, I'm on a 457 visa which currently has 3 years to go although my passport expires in 9 months.

Currently I'm in the Uk and I have taken the opportunity to renew my passport for 10 years so...
Forum: Australia
Aug 16th 2011, 8:33 am
Replies: 2,789
Views: 877,372
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!

I would check the Gla-Lhr part as I believe Bmi stopped flying this route due to costs. Your now stuck with British airways.
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2011, 11:14 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,029
Posted By mvagusta

Re: 457 visa and medicare

Go to your nearest medicare centre with the relevant paperwork. e.g proof of address, passport, and visa approval and ask to get a medicare card.

They will get you to fill in a form and you'll get...
Forum: Australia
Jul 14th 2011, 10:23 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,950
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Sending a bike any ideas

I sent the bike by anglo-pacific and it cost £169 door to door. It was the cheapest I could find at the time.

Your right about parts etc.
I managed to buy a car with a thule aero roof rack so I...
Forum: Australia
Jun 29th 2011, 5:18 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,573
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Flight costs & deals anyone?

First impression is that's it's not a discount for cash but rather they're adding on the credit card charge that they get from the card company which is around 2-2.5% and adding this on to the cash...
Forum: Australia
Jun 29th 2011, 1:02 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,573
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Flight costs & deals anyone?

Depending on where your located in the Uk, Air Asia may be worth a look.
Forum: Australia
Jun 29th 2011, 1:00 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,573
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Flight costs & deals anyone?

I've used this code twice and the best I got was about £12 off although it's still worth using it.
Forum: Australia
Jun 25th 2011, 11:15 am
Replies: 1
Views: 577
Posted By mvagusta

Re: 457 and Tax Benefits

Are you intending on going home at the end of the visa? If so you might want to look into paying into a super annuation fund as I believe these are tax efficient and you can claim back all the money...
Forum: Australia
Jun 25th 2011, 11:08 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,516
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Can someone look at my LAFHA calculations please?

The minimum gross salary for a 457 visa is $47500 although some IT jobs are higher. The higher IT salary may have change though.

Bare in mind the these levels are set each year so expect the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 17th 2011, 8:48 pm
Replies: 2,789
Views: 877,372
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Business Class Airfares to UK / Europe - approx $2700 - $2800 rtn!

There are a couple of ways of doing it.

1) If the gift miles promo is running then you could use that although it works best when there are two people.
2) You could wait until the next promo to...
Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2011, 8:20 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Idea on cost of living

There's no mention on the type of visa your coming on as lahfa generally is only available for people on temp work visas e.g 457.

If your on a Pr visa then it's not available.

If your entitled...
Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2011, 6:45 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,691
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Anyone ever been bit by a snake or spider

I was over in Perth for 7 weeks in Feb this year.

I saw two snakes, I nearly ran over them on my bike on a cycle path at the beach, 1 x flat tail lizard and I lost count of the number of spiders....
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 15th 2011, 7:17 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,682
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Working holiday visa - Police caution

I would doubt that. Why give you a visa and then check.

They will only check that you have a valid visa for entering the country.
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2011, 6:17 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 376
Posted By mvagusta

Any mechanics about

I've got a good halfords professional socket set that I want to take with me on my flight.

Trouble is it weighs about 12kg so it's taking me over my baggage allowance.

Is there a lot of use for...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 15th 2011, 6:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,682
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Working holiday visa - Police caution

I'm not really up to speed on whv, but do you actually need a police check for this type of visa?

I've recently got a 457 and there were no police checks asked for.
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2011, 6:03 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 395
Posted By mvagusta

Re: getting nervous

Join the club. 19 hours to my flight and I'm leaving the wife behind at the moment.

Stomach's doing butterflies and it doesn't help that I've also got a hangover from last night.
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2011, 10:29 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 3,763
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Don't know about the rest of you...

Try the weather here, so depressing.

It's been raining here of and on for the last 6 weeks along with gales force winds and highs averaging 14c

And it's summer :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2011, 7:28 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,687
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Experiences on 457 visas

Well spotted. I new what I meant to say but didn't type it properly.

I don't know how I got the Ielts and the skills assesment mixed up, must be old age creeping in.
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2011, 2:44 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,687
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Experiences on 457 visas

A couple of points that I can think of.

You can't apply for Pr your employer needs to sponsor you for it this can be relatively early after arrival although your husband will have to go through...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2011, 10:10 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,639
Posted By mvagusta

Re: Buying a Car

Thankfully the car will be my only real expense, although I could go higher I'd rather stick to my quoted figure to see how things pan out.

Good to know that you got a discount. Does the end of...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2011, 6:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,405
Posted By mvagusta

Re: 85k salary

We don't even know if the op is looking for furnished or unfurnished. I was only pointing out that the $4500 may not be enough to cover the option of taking furniture with them and as such pointed...
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