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Hi Paul - congrats - did things work out on the job front?
Hi Jackie, Just following up on this, as I understand it from the HMRC, if I continue to work for the same UK employer, then both I and they will continue to pay NIC's at Class 1 rates.
I would not be eligible for Class 2 rate :-( which is a shame.…
Hi Paul, just to let you know, things seem to be working out for the best. My company have agreed to keep me on for 12 months at current package and have given me a wider brief which is a good opportunity. I think i have even got the house rented fo…
Steven
We stayed at 65 Bevington Street Sandgate, it was great Queenslander House with a pool, near a train station, near to the sea. Every thing a family might want. Email if you want further information.
I wonder if anyone can help our search for finding a rental property in Qld. We are emigrating next month arriving 1st May and would look to move into a rental / holiday accommodation for the first 3-4 weeks. From then on we would hopefully be looki…
Hi Steven, My URL is www.PlanMigrateProsper.com You will find some useful information about your private pension schemes. You might alos want to think about topping up your NI contributions to increase your state pension entitlement - this can be do…
Hi Jackie, that is very useful and given your area of expertise, it would be good if you could advise your URL as i could not connect to the link. I have some pensions which i believe can be transfered through Qorops, but i also have a deferred Comp…
I am a Chartered Tax Adviser from the UK now living in Australia. I can confirm that if you leave the UK with the intention of living permanently in Australia, you will become a tax resident of Australia and will cease to be a tax resident of the UK…
I may be in the same boat as my current employer has a company in Australia and I'm trying to convince them I can do my job from there, so will be very interested in an answer to this too!
I will hopefully be handing my notice to my employer soon and emmigrating, but there might be the option to continue working for them once i reach OZ. I wondered if there were any implications or complications to consider regading my Australian Tax…
Hi Steven,
Probably best to speak to an expert about this directly. John Adams is your man and he can be reached on -+44 (0) 1483 230 483
Hope it works out
John
Hi John,
We have lodged our application under ENS from QLD Healthcare. My Wife is a Radiographer and they are sponsoring her. The Processing officer requested further information but the stumbling point was:-
Quote>1.MANDATORY LICENSING or REGISTR…
Hi Stephen,
Our resident expert John Adams has given us the following -
They should rather withdraw the application than have it refused. Unfortunately there will not be a refund. DIAC might return original documents and it would be sensible to as…
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Anyone help with Holiday / Rental Properties in Brisbane area
I wonder if anyone can help our search for finding a rental property in Qld. We are emigrating next month arriving 1st May and would look to move into a rental / holiday accommodation for the first 3-4 weeks. From then on we would hopefully be looking for a full rental home in the south side of Brisbane ( no more than 20 kms from CBD )
Our Basic requirement would be min 3 bedrooms hopefully master with en-suite. Pool etc would be nice but not essential. We would like
… Continue Posted on March 1, 2010 at 9:22pm — 1 Comment
Implication of working for a UK company but living in AUS once i emmigrate
I will hopefully be handing my notice to my employer soon and emmigrating, but there might be the option to continue working for them once i reach OZ. I wondered if there were any implications or complications to consider regading my Australian Tax position etc? I will have Perminent Residency in Aus.
Anybody any experience or idea's, hope you can help.
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 3:35pm — 6 Comments
Help Visa Problem :-/body>
We have hit a problem on our ENS visa.
What happens if we withdraw the application? Do we get all our papers back? do we get any refund?
This is a real set back over a very tenuous issue.
Any advice would be appreciated.
What happens if we withdraw the application? Do we get all our papers back? do we get any refund?
This is a real set back over a very tenuous issue.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 8:54pm — 3 Comments
Removal Companies
Anyone got any recommendations for removal companies ( Yorkshire to Brisbane )?
Were hoping to move October time and have had a few quotes but would be good to know from anyone with firts hand experience.
Were hoping to move October time and have had a few quotes but would be good to know from anyone with firts hand experience.
Posted on July 28, 2009 at 5:18pm — 4 Comments
Dependant StepChildren and Vias application
Hi, i've just signed up to GMDU and was prompted to write as the advice available from the network seems so professional. I hope someone might have a little insight they could share with me.
Situation: We are planning to emigrate in autumn on a ES47 Visa. The QLD Health has offered my wife a position which we have accepted. The problem is that i have a daughter from a previous marriage age 15 ( 16 next month ) and as you can guess her natural mother is a bit gutted as my daughter wants to emigr… Continue
Situation: We are planning to emigrate in autumn on a ES47 Visa. The QLD Health has offered my wife a position which we have accepted. The problem is that i have a daughter from a previous marriage age 15 ( 16 next month ) and as you can guess her natural mother is a bit gutted as my daughter wants to emigr… Continue
Posted on April 22, 2009 at 9:09pm — 1 Comment
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- At 3:24pm on February 9, 2010,
steven keast said…
- Cal, hi it's steven, you gave me some info last year on removing etc.
Could i ask, did you appear on Wanted DU the BBC program a few years ago? Cos today thay had WDU Revisited and they had someone caled Callie on, originally from Lancashire who emmigrated 3 years ago, live in Brisbane area and started up a company helping other potential immigrants. Just thought it might be you?
Anyhow we are hopefully quite near, done the Visa app, sent off the medicals and just waiting to hear from DIAC. Its murder and we've had so much hassle but fingers crossed.
Cheers
- At 7:54am on October 2, 2009,
helen heyes said…
- Dear Steven,
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- At 10:48pm on August 4, 2009,
Cal said… - Sorry forgot to add , other nice areas not far from Algester are Calamvale,Heritage Park,Boronia Helghts and of course Flagstone, Jimboomba!
Do you look on www.realestate.com for a guide to property prices, it is a great site.
Hope this helps
Cal x
- At 10:45pm on August 4, 2009,
Cal said…
- Wow , we are only approx 15mins from Algester and love the south side, down to earth friendly people who accept you for what you are. I am sure you will love it.
If you read issue 41 of the Australia & New Zealand mag i wrote an article on the cost of living in QLD, i am sure you would find it useful. I personally find the cost of living for our family less over here, but this can vary family to family depending on what your comparisons are.
Good Luck with everything and yell if you have any questions, i will do my best to help.
Cal x
- At 12:58am on August 1, 2009,
Kelly said… - Hi there Steven We last spoke in May when you answered one of my blogs. Well seems like congrats is in order, at the time you were just getting ready to go but didn't think the house would sell. so of you go. Boo Hoo seems like everyone is going but us. All visa's in place just trying to get the house rented. We're going to Brisbane as well. Do us a favour and stay in touch it would be real nice to hear and be in touch with peeps like yourselves, specially as we are feeling a bit down as we expected ourselves to be ther now, my starting date was the 3rd of Aug. Groannnnn, they are keeping my position open for now, but its a job of balacing things here and there. Good luck for Oz, however it's not about luck,it's about destiny, as they say "just think Christmas on the beach" you lucky ducks.
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