I'm currently living in Christchurh New Zealand & need to move away. But I need to know if I'm entitled to a benefit like I am here in NZ?
I am a New Zealand citizen, my wife is a New Zealand permanent resident. We are moving to Australia - if my wife falls pregnant, will Medicare cover pregnancy costs?
Townsville to be exact. If I'm working, can I get subsidised for these costs or do I need to wait 2 years?
Hi, we are planing to move to Perth in the 1st quarter of 2010. My husband is currently looking for work. We are a family consisting of 2 adults and 4 children aged 5 1/2, 2 1/2, 1 1/2. Just wondering if there is family assistance like we receive in ...
I will be 28 weeks pregnant when we make the move to Brisbane in March and I'm wondering if and how much it would cost for maternity care?
Hi, I'm a solo parent of a 6 year old looking at moving to Australia for a few years. Approximately how much are the after school care costs? Currently in Auckland I'm paying $16.00 per session (2:40pm-5:30pm). I would like to know if I will be able to cope financially.
Hi there, I'm from New Zealand and my wife is from Sweden. We are looking to move to Perth, WA and she is 10 weeks pregnant. Are we entitled to the baby bonus seeing I'm from New Zealand? And what other benefits will we get? Thanks for your time.
And what's the starting age for school in Australia? I have one child who is 2 and twins who are 4.
I came from the UK to be with my partner here in Australia. We have only been together 5 months and stupidly I've fallen pregnant with his baby. I have not done my second year visa work for a second year of staying, is there anything we can do for ...
Husband is an Australian permanent residence but wife is on a visiting visa from Samoa. Can she give birth in Victoria?
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.
Hi, we are Kiwis and may be moving to Australia (Brisbane area), however I need IVF. What is the waiting list like for IVF? How much rebate will I get with Medicare? Is there a cut-off age for IVF? Can we have as much IVF as we want and still ...
We currently live in New Zealand and are looking at moving to Australia permanently. We are on the waiting list here for IVF and want to know what the process is in Australia - whether we will have to pay for it all or if the government will subsidise it?
We are planning on staying for 6-12 months to see what it's like. Does this also make a difference?
My husband and I have jobs in Aussie for 6 months. While there we'd love to get pregnant. If we do, have you any idea how funding works for midwifery care? My work is paying for accomodation, power, and phone, which means it's going to be difficult supplying the appropriate ...
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 need to know if there is a specific age your child needs to be before you can make the move to Australia. What visa should I apply for? I'm currently 5 months pregnant and any info would be a help thanks..
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