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Forum: The Barbie
Sep 26th 2008, 10:23 am
Replies: 8
Views: 5,001
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Cashing cheques in UK pounds

Thanks for the advice guys - turns out i can deposit it into my ANZ account for $10 like lots of you said, but am getting an awful exchange rate so now thinking of sending it back to the UK for a...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 25th 2008, 4:43 am
Replies: 8
Views: 5,001
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Cashing cheques in UK pounds

Hi guys - thought it was worth asking this question as I know many of you must have done it - I have just arrived in Aus and received a tax refund from HMRC, in the form of a cheque in GBP.

Has...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 20th 2008, 6:47 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Travel Insurance - Aussie in the UK needs insurance for Europe

That's my situation - insureandgo gave me insurance when I'd been here 6 months and didn't know if I was staying. I applied online. I have actually claimed through them as well, for theft, and they...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 20th 2008, 6:34 pm
Replies: 150
Views: 10,305
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Spouse visa - Please help.

Hi there - I absolutely agree, you guys are living together, and share a bank account - you should be fine to do it on your own. It is very time consuming and daunting collecting all the evidence,...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 19th 2008, 5:21 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 500
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Online spouse Visa Application?

Hi - I hate to say it but I don't think you can do it online. Easiest thing would be to call and ask them I guess.
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 19th 2008, 5:19 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Travel Insurance - Aussie in the UK needs insurance for Europe

I don't remember being asked if I was a resident or not when I got my travel insurance for Europe (as an aussie)
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 18th 2008, 7:46 am
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

Hi - think those questions are for if you've been to Australia before - it should say that on the question though!
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 17th 2008, 10:04 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,314
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Who to fly with?

No worries! Yep I did - booked at the start of March, also originally booked to fly in June but then changed date for £25, don't know if that helped keep the fare low.

If anyone has good flight...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 17th 2008, 5:48 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,314
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Who to fly with?

4th August - not long now!
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 17th 2008, 5:22 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 963
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: How to make my english OH at home in Aus?

Thanks so much for all your suggestions and support guys. It is a huge adventure and I know the right move, but these little pieces of knowledge I am hoping will soften the homesickness for my OH at...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 17th 2008, 5:15 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,314
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Who to fly with?

Don't underestimate going the other way (via US) as well

I am going air new zealand to melbourne, £442 one way, 46kilo baggage allowance per person.

I've not flown them yet but i know they have...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 17th 2008, 5:06 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,913
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Getting Documents Certified

Yep, you'll be fine. Don't worry.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 17th 2008, 5:05 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

Hey - that price is about what my OH paid for London meds, although it seems a long time to wait. I have read on here that other people have shopped about the country for cheaper med prices, even...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 16th 2008, 5:49 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

DEFINITELY front load your health and police checks.

Frances - you will not have a visa by Sept 28th if you dont, the police check alone took three weeks and booking in a medical can take time...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 16th 2008, 5:43 pm
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,324
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

Hi there- yep, identical circumstances and we got our visa on Monday :D

My OH and I have never lived alone together, but have lived in a shared house for 2.5 years. We don't share bills as our...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 15th 2008, 8:04 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,913
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Getting Documents Certified

Yep - our bank manager did ours for free as well.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 15th 2008, 6:19 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

Hey Frances, I wouldn't worry. I won't be working for a few weeks after landing in Aus and have no prospects. If you're worried you could always join a temping agency or two and include it in your...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 14th 2008, 9:36 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

Here you are then! and I'm sure it's coming any day now bernieboy :)

If this is useful to anyone, please note that it does NOT include Form 80 which it absolutely should have done as it was an...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 14th 2008, 9:29 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 744
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Gas, Electric, Phone and Internet

iinet are great. telstra are appalling. bit like qantas, such an iconic aussie name that they are complacent, and service and quality non existent. iinet all the way.

TRUenergy are good for...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 14th 2008, 9:19 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 963
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

How to make my english OH at home in Aus?

Hi everyone,

My lovely OH got his visa through today :rofl: HURRAH!!

I followed him over here to the UK after meeting, 3 years ago, and despite his best efforts to make me feel at home, I've...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 14th 2008, 8:56 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 470
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Spouse Visa Application

It definitely sounds as though you've enough to get through on the relationship requirements, so I am stumped unless there is a medical or maybe police question as well?

No advice to offer really,...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 14th 2008, 5:55 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 16,882
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

MY TURN- SPOUSE VISA SUCCESS!!!

After a very fraught process we have success!! Such a relief, me and the fella are booking his flights tonight!

Our CO was brilliant - really fast. Timeline for anyone interested:

Submitted...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 11th 2008, 10:52 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 6,998
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: criminal record question

I'm really surprised and encouraged by how many people have been in similar situations. All I can add is to reiterate that you have to be honest.

My OH has a community service order from 16 years...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 11th 2008, 10:42 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 463
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: De facto spouse statements of relationship

I don't think there are any rules, mine was 4 pages double spaced, my partners 1 and a half. Of the friends statements, my mum wrote pages (family trait?!), some friends wrote only a couple of...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 11th 2008, 9:34 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 11,683
Posted By MelbourneCityRach

Re: Is Australia the most over-governed nation on earth?

Large public bodies tend to be cumbersome and often inefficiently managed - the NHS, or several Dep't Health/Human Services for example?

Australians feel patriotic about their states as well. In...
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