Looking at moving the family to Australia but have just found out that the above is still on file (I had thought that being a juvenile it would have been cleared). Offence was for theft, I paid a fine and did some community service. Will this prevent me from getting ...
My parents are NZ citizens living there for the last 10 years , my mum was about 55, and dad was 65, when they migrated to nz. now they want to come to Australia as they have 4 children living here. Are they eligible to get the pension in Australia? ...
I am looking to move to Australia within the next few years from the UK but as a Kiwi. I would be interested to know more about the planning permission/resource consent system in Oz and keen to hear about what kind of beast is it. I am assuming its similar ...
I've been in contact with the Commonwealth Bank, and they are going to charge me up to $11 for the pleasure of depositing funds...which is in Aussie Dollars....they are a bank, this is what they do. Can anyone suggest a bank that does their job without such fees?
When I was 16 I was caught with a 9mm pistol without a licence in govan Scotland and served 4 years in a young offenders unit (polment).
hi can a mum on subclass 461 gets a child care of australian born baby with nz citizen as my hasband is nz citizen with subclass 444 and iam non nz citizen with subclass 461 thanks
My husband (kiwi), wishes to move to Aussie, from NZ, to live & work because of our family moving over. I was born & bred in Scotland & hold British passport, is there anything I have to do differently to move to Aussie? My husband is the one that will ...
We have a daughter with a Cochlear Implant and am trying to find out if we are eligible for paid ongoing care and habilitation for her when we move to Australia. I have emailed the Hear & Say Centre in Australia but have not yet had a reply so trying ...
We are looking at renting our 4 bedroom house out in Christchurch in the interim while we get established in Queensland and will need to store our furniture. Has anyone found some good deals for storage in Christchurch?
I am a New Zealand Citizen living in Australia. My wife is currently living with me in Australia on 461 Visa. Can her sister (my sister-inlaw) join us in Australia on 461 VISA?
Four weeks ago I applied to teach.NSW for permission to teach in Sydney and sent through my supporting documentation. Now I've received an email stating that I need evidence of Australian citizenship, permanent residency or a work visa for my application to be processed. When I called up teach.NSW, the ...
Hi, In NZ we get some specialist care and surgery free under ACC. e.g. I've had many sports injuries over the years. One resulted in a chronic back problem that I have been seeing a specialist for and had minor surgery for. Without ACC this would've cost me thousands, with ...
Hello and thank you in advance ! I and a New Zealander and have been gathering all the necessary documents to apply for VIT registration, I finally got the last document today and want to apply ASAP but I am very confused as to which form I fill out. I ...
Hi My partner and I are moving to Melbourne next month. We are looking for a 1 or 2 bedroomed apartment (up to $450/wk), near the city, in a quiet/safe suburb. We haven't a clue about any of the suburbs, can anyone recommend any? We'd like to be near the ...
My family will move to Canberra from Dunedin next May. We are unfamiliar with the city. Could does somebody give us some suggestions about area(s) to buy a house? We plan to live near ANU: an area is within 40 minutes by walk to ANU and have a excellent primary ...
My family will move to Canberra next May. We have a boy (year 5) and are looking for a good school (better to have a good intermediate school nearby for my son's future schooling) near ANU (where my wife will work at). Thanks for help!
She has had 1 year of school already and is a bright little girl...please help as we are not sure what the schools are like..Thank you.
Is there anyone out there who is over 45 years of age and has successfully applied for permanent residence in Australia through the age waiver? If you did it all by yourself please advise me of what I need to do, the problems you experienced and what you did to ...
What have your experiences been finding full time or temp administration jobs in Perth?? Thanks
How do I write a covering letter for my son-in-law who is applying for a work study visa. He lives in Mauritius and is coming to Australia as we have already paid his tuition fees and health cover.
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