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Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2009, 5:58 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 9,380
Posted By elmao

Re: Why are Australian movies so crap?

I watched The Castle not long after arriving in Oz and was completely unamused and thought it was terrible (I only made it about half way through).

A few years later I ended up watching it again...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2009, 11:39 am
Replies: 4
Views: 541
Posted By elmao

Re: Question for plumbers

there are minimum wages set by each state, see:

http://www.workplaceauthority.gov.au/rates-of-pay/2008-P-R-pay-scales.asp

It seems $19.71 is the minimum hourly rate in Victoria but there are...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 19th 2009, 8:30 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,912
Posted By elmao

Re: Getting offshore visa granted - when living onshore

don;t know the answers to your questions, but I do remember a similar situation occurred with another poster: see thread http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=552746

and more details in:...
Forum: Australia
Apr 1st 2009, 10:14 am
Replies: 2
Views: 517
Posted By elmao

Re: Re-Training in Oz?

My oh has done something like this - changing career and starting an apprenticeship. (He started a plumbing apprenticeship in Nov 2008, after doing a pre-apprenticeship in the 1st half of 2008).
...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 18th 2009, 2:06 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,912
Posted By elmao

Re: Getting offshore visa granted - when living onshore

PS the above quotes were from our 176 visa (granted Aug 2008).

However the same applies for 175 visas and most other similar visas as I found from my trawling though the legalese of the migration...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 18th 2009, 2:02 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,912
Posted By elmao

Re: Getting offshore visa granted - when living onshore

From the above grant letter quoted it would seem all you have to be is outside Australia! It doesn't specify a list of countries you can or can't go to....

While they recommend you visit an...
Forum: Australia
Mar 10th 2009, 10:36 am
Replies: 13
Views: 656
Posted By elmao

Re: WHV / Travelling Insurance

If you were looking to get insurance mainly from a medical point of view, you may be interested to know that you qualify for medicare (Australia's national health scheme) from the date of your...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 26th 2009, 1:37 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 751
Posted By elmao

Re: aaaahhhh ants dont you just love them.

Damm, maybe the Brissie ants are smarter than their Melbournian cousins :huh:
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 26th 2009, 1:31 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 751
Posted By elmao

Re: aaaahhhh ants dont you just love them.

Mortein ant baits :thumbsup: from coles, safeway, bigW, bunnings etc

(1) put one in the bathroom
(2) watch the little f***ers walk all the little plastic bait
(3) close the door and relax happy...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 25th 2009, 9:51 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,912
Posted By elmao

Re: Getting offshore visa granted - when living onshore

Yes, probably the 3 days requirment is to make it highly probably that during one of those three days your case officer remembers to send the grant email, and isn't unexpectedly off work or anything...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 25th 2009, 9:34 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,912
Posted By elmao

Re: Getting offshore visa granted - when living onshore

we had same question about needing to get the sticker or not and got this reply (in Aug 2008) from DIAC:

"Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 21st 2009, 10:07 am
Replies: 3
Views: 678
Posted By elmao

Re: 175 or 176? and other Q's

Re 175 versus 176

You could still apply as main applicant on a 176 even if it is your partners relative that is sponsoring. (Provided your partner is also on the application as a family member ...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2009, 9:20 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,571
Posted By elmao

Re: not finding anywhere to live and panicking!!!

You could just get a friend or relative in UK to fax a reference letter direct to the agent. Just make sure surnames don't match and that your friend/relative can answer a follow up reference...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 3rd 2009, 3:08 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,006
Posted By elmao

Re: Madness or what? On-shore student visa application

Has anybody done this before?

Yes: We did exactly this - arrived on a working holiday visa in 2006. 3 months after arrival we applied for a student visas onshore (I was studying, partner was...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2009, 1:52 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,040
Posted By elmao

Re: The Electrical Engineering Thread

I'd be interested for one :)
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 1st 2009, 12:08 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 816
Posted By elmao

Re: Change of Status

When our status changed to "processing further" one morning we had a pre-grant email asking us to depart Australia for visa grant by the end of the day.

But I understand many people have...
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2009, 5:12 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,545
Posted By elmao

Re: New "Virgin" credit card - is it just me?

No you haven't missed anything. Australian's long-awaited adoption of chip n' pin seems to have completely missed the point re. security and is utterly useless.

Pity as I used to really enjoy the...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 27th 2009, 9:33 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,257
Posted By elmao

Re: Another one of those questions (sorry).

Similar question posted in this thread recently if you'd like a read :)

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7200399#post7200399
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2009, 10:18 am
Replies: 42
Views: 4,165
Posted By elmao

Re: How much do you pay for your mortgage/rent?

25-30% on rent depending on our income for the week!
Forum: Australia
Jan 20th 2009, 10:51 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,685
Posted By elmao

Re: Am I being realistic?

Yes, very realistic figures. We (couple no kids) earn about $1000 per week in Melbourne, and can save a little. Our outgoings work out to be about $700-$900 a week.

For comparison (although we...
Forum: Australia
Jan 13th 2009, 8:41 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,768
Posted By elmao

Re: Washing Machines !!

PS dryer not so necessary....I still marvel at how quickly things dry to a crisp outside for most of the year :-)
Forum: Australia
Jan 13th 2009, 8:39 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,768
Posted By elmao

Re: Washing Machines !!

The vast majority of rentals here are unfurnished....as in completely empty apart from things that are bolted into the wall, namely the cooker (& if you're super lucky a dishwasher) usually.

Most...
Forum: Australia
Jan 12th 2009, 10:14 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,034
Posted By elmao

Re: POLL: How long did it take to secure a job?

Arrived in Melbourne in early 2006.

I had work lined up already - researcher/ PhD student in Electrical Engineering.

Partner, care worker, had two job offers within about a week of starting to...
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