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Forum: Australia
Dec 3rd 2010, 9:20 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - now sparkling lifestyle chat in Australia!!

Just because people don't use the "correct" terminology it doesn't make them new to the internet!

With approx 32,275 threads in the Barbie there could possibly be some truth in the opinion!
...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 1st 2010, 5:51 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By sirmatt101

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

Exactly my sentiments. The sparkly thread was a mixture of facts, experiences before & after CPV stage, with a bit of leg pulling thrown in. I will certainly not be going to another thread to rib Les...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 30th 2010, 10:30 pm
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By sirmatt101

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

You are sentenced to life in the Colonies - on a CPV143 of course

Hehe

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2010, 6:11 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Looks like I might have to take a jar or two of the well known Vegemite copy, Mar........ something or other, to bribe your D.I.L :rofl:

Perhaps if I buy a 1 sq/cm of titled Scottish Land, the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2010, 7:49 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Hi Steve, when we were over at the beginning of this year RACQ gave a very good quote on car insurance at one of their offices. I suppose where you are it will be RAC? but am sure its the same all...
Forum: Australia
Nov 29th 2010, 5:37 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Thats for sure :frown:

Matt (Pvt Ablution Cleaning Brigade Retd!)
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 29th 2010, 5:33 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

It depends on what you put as your main method of contact. If it was email, then they send an email with attachments and you just print out.

One word of warning though, they have been known on...
Forum: Australia
Nov 28th 2010, 6:37 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

ECONOMY :eek: What do some of us travel by such cheap methods?

And I bet she had Marmite in their luggage! :rofl:

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2010, 6:13 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

I have heard a rumour that at all major airports in Australia, they are adding a VEGEMITE section to the Duty Free shops, so that incoming passengers can buy some "Brown Gold" as soon as they step...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2010, 12:40 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Anyone noticed the Title in Replies?

Its ok Steve, you can admit that now you are actually residing in Oz that you are having Vegemite on your toast for breakfast. We won't think anything bad of you.........:D

All the best

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 26th 2010, 6:18 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Airline baggage allowances

Sue its because all these CPVers want to be TRUE AUSSIES and embrace the way of life down under, therefore they will be fully supporting Australia by eating all Australian products - im my dreams...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2010, 7:57 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Airline baggage allowances

Sue, Vegemite is for connoisseurs of taste, & Marmite is for those that can't afford excellence. :rofl:

Chief Vegemite

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2010, 6:50 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Thats ok if you have flown enough to get to silver level, which is a lot of airmiles. Maybe we should have done all past trips to Oz on the same airline then could have achieved that level, trouble...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2010, 5:20 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

I am tempted to go over the weight limit slightly, but don't want to end up paying loads.

We would love more than 2 nights in Singapore, but couldn't afford more than that at Raffles!:rofl:

I...
Forum: Australia
Nov 24th 2010, 8:48 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

We have just booked our flights to Brisbane online with Singapore Airlines, leaving Sunday 23rd Jan, 2 nights in Singapore, arriving Brisbane 27th Jan, what a great feeling! :thumbsup:

Spoke with...
Forum: Australia
Nov 23rd 2010, 6:12 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Its certainly not attractive any more at that sort of costs.

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 23rd 2010, 7:16 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Ok, its got to be a bunch of CPVers "Wot did it" :rofl:

Cheers

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 22nd 2010, 6:51 pm
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Driving licenses

Hi Steve, thats quite a good point. When we got our drivers licences back in Jan/Feb in Qld, we had to have a residential address with some proof of that address, as well as passports with visa & UK...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 22nd 2010, 7:08 am
Replies: 1,019
Views: 169,896
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Hi Fiz, congratulations on getting to case officer stage, not far to go now. I would email/phone your case officer explaining about your medicals, its maybe that she missed it on the system, but do...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2010, 7:33 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Ok, don't show off :rofl:

Cheers

Matt
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2010, 7:22 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

That sounds encouraging Les, we are looking forward to living in a house again and getting all our things out of their boxes & crates where theyv'e been these last 3- 4 years. Most likely none of the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2010, 6:47 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Thats interesting about rentals, we sold our house in Feb 2007, but still have Mortgage statements from then. Since then we have lived in an American RV Motorhome so don't have any recent points...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2010, 6:37 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

Hi, we are actually only temporary residents, here for approx 8 weeks on a winter contract. We are now aiming to leave the UK at the end of Jan 2011, going to make the move sooner rather than later,...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2010, 2:48 am
Replies: 602
Views: 76,333
Posted By sirmatt101

Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4

No wonder you are so ecstatic :thumbsup:

I imagine you stopped off and bought a supply of the "Brown Stuff" on the way from the airport?

Good luck

Matt
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