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Forum: Australia
Feb 17th 2023, 12:42 am
Replies: 14
Views: 4,896
Posted By durhamlad

Re: UK pension in Australia

We were already retired and receiving our state pensions and some private pensions when we moved to Oz. Basically there are two ways of doing things.

Keep a UK bank account and have all the...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 7th 2022, 4:59 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,753
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Dual citizen—-Problems renewing British passport

Well finally received our new UK passports. Checked we could send everything for me and my wife in one envelope from Oz and got the OK so only one envelope to post. Applying on line was very easy and...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 20th 2022, 7:30 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,753
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Dual citizen—-Problems renewing British passport

Can I just ask what service you used to send you documents and UK passport to Durham and do you know if you can send two applications in one package. eg me and my wife. Thanks David
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 26th 2011, 7:19 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Just did this myself a month or so back as I renewed my passport. If your passport is not a new one just make sure you have at least two blank pages in it for the visa label to be stuck in. It only...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 6th 2011, 5:44 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

jtct
Thanks for the message and hope all goes ok for you.
We had a viewing last Thursday and a cash offer of our asking price on the Friday if we took our house off the market, which we agreed to,...
Forum: Australia
Jul 3rd 2011, 8:20 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 65,084
Posted By durhamlad

Re: CPV Off-Topic posts - now sparkling lifestyle chat in Australia!!

Its fingers crossed time for as as we have some people very interested in our home who are coming for a second look around tomorrow.
So if all goes ok we will have to start getting quotes from...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 3rd 2011, 8:19 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Its fingers crossed time for as as we have some people very interested in our home who are coming for a second look around tomorrow.
So if all goes ok we will have to start getting quotes from...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 3rd 2011, 6:44 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

In Queensland you pay for the ambulance service through your electric bill and it is about $100 a year but I think I read that in the latest Qld budget it is now going to be free.
If you ever travel...
Forum: Australia
Jun 3rd 2011, 8:27 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 65,084
Posted By durhamlad

Re: CPV Off-Topic posts - now sparkling lifestyle chat in Australia!!

Hi lizq
We have just received our visa's and are in the process of trying to sell our property here in England. We are thinking of moving to the Sunshine Coast so reading your post is very...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 23rd 2011, 1:50 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

DaveandLinda - missed your reply to tinkerbelle146hp as did not see there was another page.
I paid in London and my CO e mailed me to let me know she had received the scanned receipt from the London...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 23rd 2011, 1:41 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

At the moment if you have no funds in Australia then it is cheaper to pay in London than send money over to Australia and pay there.
The exchange rate is fixed on the 1st Jan and 1st July for 6...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 19th 2011, 7:39 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

We have just been informed that we have been granted our 143 visa and we are about to send our passports to London for the visa label.
Now the house has to go on the market and we hope it will sell...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 12th 2011, 12:37 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Update.
I received an e mail from a different CO, mine was on holiday but at least the process was not held up, asking for the 2nd VAC payment. It was requested I pay by Visa Credit or with a A$...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 12th 2011, 11:46 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Steve.
Have tried to e mail you a couple of times to update my information on the tracker but I don't think they are getting through so can you update it for me with the following.
AOS date ...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 22nd 2011, 1:58 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Can anyone point me in the right direction to previous post or have the information on how to pay the 2nd VAC in London as this is the cheapest option at the moment.

David
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 9th 2011, 6:08 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

[QUOTE=DaveandLinda;9293823]

Not true in our case, our AOS money was requested to be paid a few weeks ago at the same time as the police checks and our medicals were being done and we still do not...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 16th 2011, 12:40 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

It looks like you have to pay the AOS bond before a decision is made on whether you are receiving your Visa or not. What happens if you pay it then you are turned down or you change your mind and...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 11th 2011, 11:51 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

You are right, probably at my age none.

Just thought it may be useful information for others to know what it was about as I did not until this morning.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 11th 2011, 9:26 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Just done some research and the following Centrelink payments are recoverable out of the AOS, taken from the Centrelink website.

Austudy, Crisis Payment, Newstart Allowance, Parenting...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 11th 2011, 7:00 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Can anyone easily explain what the AOS bond is for, what can Centrelink use the money for. What benefits are we likely to receive which is paid for out of the bond, we are to old for unemployment...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 5th 2011, 8:06 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Just checked and paying in London will cost us £22,310 each until the end of June and then the new exchange rate comes in for the next six months.
Paying in Oz is about £21,381 at the moment.
So if...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 4th 2011, 5:34 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Finally today we sent off our final paperwork and UK police certificates to our CO.
That only leaves the results from our medicals which the Doctor said he hoped he would get in the post also today...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 2nd 2011, 3:33 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

I think I may have asked this before but can not find the answer so sorry but asking it again.

I think the only thing I have left to do is post our form 80 and police certificates to Oz but where...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 1st 2011, 9:17 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Yes it was fine, we were in for just over an hour in total and the Doctor for the medical was pleasant and good with us.
The X rays were with a separate practice in the same building, but with the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 1st 2011, 4:24 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 156,620
Posted By durhamlad

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!

Went to Manchester yesterday (Monday) and had our medicals, blood tests and chest x rays so once the results are known the Doctor sends them off, probably at the end of the week.

Today our UK...
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