I know somebody who owes money to the New Zealand Tax Department who moved to Australia. They would like to visit home but are afraid that they will get stopped at the airport and won't be able to return to Australia. I would like to know if they would be ...
Can anyone shed any light on what happens if you file for New Zealand bankruptcy but are already set up and living in Australia? How does the travel ban work when you have already left? And how do you mange the OA when you ain't living in New Zealand anymore? ...
I am wishing to move to the Gold Coast in australia in september. I have a few outstanding debts that have gone to debt collectors. Will this stop me from moving to australia?Will i get stopped at the airport on my way over there? Thanks(:
I have a student loan currently Im paying it off, I want to live in Australia, will I be able to leave without getting stopped at the airport,( ill be leaving on a one-way ticket ) Ive read some comments on this forum some say yes some say no, just ...
I am planning to get a food processor from India. Will the duty on it be heavy??
I am permanently moving to Australia in October with my family, my wife is having some gold jewellery. Just wanted to know how much cash and worth of gold is allowed to bring into Australia, do I need to pay tax on gold.
I'm a NZ citizen by birth. I'm almost 50 yrs old and will be moving to Aus (long-term, if not, permanently) within the year. I've been told Kiwi's don't need to apply for PR as automatically have Special Visa when arrive - meaning you can work and live in Aus ...
If a non-resident parent is emmigrating from the uk, do the children of this person require a medical. If so, why?
He has no contact with our son and does not pay child support so how can he stop me?
I'm planning on moving over to Australia to work and live permanently, but will need to find work before definitely settling in. My question is, on arrival to australia, will I have to have some sort of physical check up and all that stuff if I tick 'permanent' for reason ...
We are moving to Perth and taking a container with all our furniture and belongings in it. What are the regulations for taking over empty planter pots - and are we allowed to? I imagine that if we water blast the insides and let them dry they should be okay??
Does anyone know what legal rights I have to move my kids with me across the ditch? I'm divorved from their father and have been granted day-to-day care of the kids.
Hi all, There is probably an answer on here somewhere, but I want to ask for my sake. I am a NZ citizen currently living in NZ and I am wanting to move to Sydney in the next few months. I have fines, but I am paying them off and ...
I have a student loan of just over 30 grand and will be moving to live in Australia once I've finished the study year off, and then look for a job. I'll tell the IRD I'm moving, but will I be stopped and questioned by Customs about this debt, especially ...
My relationship has broken up - can I return to New Zealand with my NZ-born baby? I have only been in Australia 6 months. I will not deny the father visiting rights to his son. I have a good family support in NZ. Dad is also a Kiwi.
I have a bad credit history over here in the UK and my partner wants to move to Australia. I'm starting to warm to the idea but I'm afraid my credit history will affect the move.
Or do I have to be physically with her when she arrives in Australia?
I'v got criminal convictions. I filled out and sent the disclosure form in and the following week got my answer that I'm not of good character and am only allowed to apply for a tourist visa. My convictions were 2007-2006 assault and the rest 1999 jailed for 6 months served ...
I have been told my passport must be valid for 5 years if I am moving permanently. Is this true?
And did you have to pay any quarantine treatment costs? We plan to ship our king size bed to Australia but were told that wooden stuff more than 5 years old would require fumigation. Thanks.
I want to take my 3-year-old son and move to Australia but his father won't let me go. Is there any way I can move there without his permission?
I am a Kiwi, my husband is Egyptian. He will be entering Australia on a SCV sub-class 461 visa. We have 2 small children (under the age of 2 years old). He (may) be able to get a job transfer from his work here - we are yet to confirm ...
I'm living in Australia and about to be declared bankrupt in New Zealand. Can they bring us back? We sold everything to come here hoping to make good, but it didn't quite work out. What's the worst they can do to us??
Will you be stopped at the border? Can you pay it off from Australia? Does the Australian Tax Office get involved at all?
Is it true that If you have a bad credit history in New Zealand and you are currently living in Australia and wish to return to NZ for a holiday, NZ authorities will not let you out of NZ without paying outstanding debts? Or is this for people who have ...
My wife and I will be moving to Melbourne in a few months to become residents. Because of a medical condition, I am required to take two different types of doctor-prescribed pills per day for the rest of my life. I will of course be bringing these pills into the ...
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