ABCDiamond
English expat in Australia
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English
Lives in Gold Coast
Registration: 08 December 2010
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Apply for a Working Holiday Visa Australia from Cameroon by williamletitobanta
Hello, my name is William and I am Cameroonian. I wonder if it is possible to apply for a Working Holiday Visa Australia from Cameroon, are whether you can help me?聽If you want you can contact me on whatsapp to this number: ***聽Thank you ...
@williamletitobanta聽Working Holiday Visas are only available to citizens and valid passport holders of specific countries.聽 Cameroon is not one of those countries. Read More
Moving to Melbourne. by shaunaimee
My wife and I are looking to move to Melbourne from the U.S. This will be our first time moving out of the country. We are not sure we're to even begin. I have looked at the visas online and I'm not sure which one we would need. Any advise ...
Do you have any employment skills that could get you a permanent visa? It isn't easy to get to Australia other than as a visitor or if you have skills that Australia needs. At the moment, due to COVID, it is even worse, even with ... Read More
Expatriation to Australia: border updates by Cheryl
Hello everyone, in Australia as elsewhere, the current pandemic has changed our way of life but also our mobility, due to the state of borders of nearby countries or countries we wanted to visit. Today we would like to take stock of the ...
What about leaving the territory as an expat resident? Will you be able to easily reach Australia if you leave it temporarily? We need a travel exemption to leave, and then another to return. No guarantee is given that we will be able to return ... Read More
Expatriation to Australia: border updates by Cheryl
Hello everyone, in Australia as elsewhere, the current pandemic has changed our way of life but also our mobility, due to the state of borders of nearby countries or countries we wanted to visit. Today we would like to take stock of the ...
Do you have some visibility about the future of borders in your country of expatriation, in the longer or shorter term? Western Australia opened its internal borders, to other States in Australia, on Saturday, (after being closed for 222 days) but ... Read More
Expatriation to Australia: border updates by Cheryl
Hello everyone, in Australia as elsewhere, the current pandemic has changed our way of life but also our mobility, due to the state of borders of nearby countries or countries we wanted to visit. Today we would like to take stock of the ...
Is the country currently accessible to newcomers? It is to some but not many. The current caps on overseas arrivals into Australia are about 5,825 passengers per week. The PM has recently said that the priority is to get Australian citizens back ... Read More
Telemedicine in Australia by Diksha
Hello everyone, Maybe you have already tried telemedicine in Australia or you are very tempted to take the leap. With the pandemic and the necessity to avoid hospitals, telemedicine seems to be the new normal. We would like to know your opinion ...
I've just been set up to use it for the first time. The hospital sent me a link to click on at the time of my appointment, and I will then be on a video call with the doctor. It seems straight forward enough. All appointments recently have ... Read More
Taking National Insurance Pension Contributions back to Australia by Justin1970
Hello, I have been living in the UK for the past 17 years and have decided to return home to Australia. Other friends from OZ, NZ and Canada have received a lump sum payment of their NI contributions when they returned home. Does anyone know how ...
This tool helps you apply for a refund on your National Insurance contributions from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). https://www.gov.uk/claim-national-insurance-refund If you are a UK non resident who pays national insurance you could be eligible to ... Read More
legal agent from USA to migrate in Aussie by jhan39
Hi to all My name is John, me and my partner are looking into migrating to Australia and we are looking for a legal agents in USA to help us how to migrate. please give some phone numbers and testimony from specific company or person. Thanks Indeed
The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority MARA has a list of authorised agents. Many people use one in Australia, and communicate by Email or Skype, no matter what country they are in. In my opinion it is vital to use one that does ... Read More
Online shopping in Australia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Shopping online can be far more convenient and offer greater choice than going into shops, be it grocery shopping or retail. Are there options for online shopping in Australia? Which sites or apps do you use most frequently ...
If you buy things online from overseas, and they cost, or are valued at, over $1,000 it is worth reading ... Read More
Temporary move to Australia by shadymustafa
I have been granted PR to Australia, and i will move to Australia soon for temporary stay. I will spend a week and later i will move permenantly. Is it preferable to apply for medicare in the first move, or when i come to live permenantely? I would ...
You need a permanent address for them to send the card to. I have heard of people that did this, but never received the card in the post. After returning to Australia later, they ended up having to apply again. I would wait till you settle here. Read More
Australia Visit visa applied online by msq2220
Dear, i required your advice as above subject, i already online visit visa from Saudi Arabia month of June 2017 but till now my application are Assessment in progress. So Any one have idea how long take a time it.
75% of subclass 600 "Tourist Stream" visas are done in 14 days 15% of then are done between 15 days and 27 days 10% take 28 days or longer. 75% of subclass 600 "Family Sponsored Stream" visas are done in 40 days 15% of then are ... Read More
Visitor visa (subclass 600) itinerary requirement? by easy.eagle
Hi everyone, I am new to this site and nice to talk to you :). On to my story, I met a friend and she wanted to go to Sydney with me. She holds correct Australia visitor visa, and normally she would go to Australia with a return flight. But this ...
It might depend on what country you are flying from. Some countries insist you have a return flight before allowing you to board the plane. If you can fly with a one way ticket, then, on arrival in Australia, the situation will be evaluated by ... Read More
Paying bills in Australia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, What bills do you pay? If you are renting, are bills included in the price of rent, and is this common practice in Australia? How can you pay your bills (e.g. online, at provider's store, at the post office)? Which is the most ...
Many bills can be paid by automatic debit. The supplier tells you how much the bill is and when they will debit your bank account. That is the easy way. Other than that, we use online banking, key in the suppliers code and the bill reference ... Read More
Traffic in Australia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Which city or area do you live in in Australia, and how do you find the traffic? How long does it take to commute to work or run errands? Is there a rush hour in your city? What times of the day would you recommend people to ...
I live in the Lockyer Valley, in Queensland. It takes about 20 minutes to do the regular 22km trip. Or about 15 minutes if I drive at the speed limits, (mostly 100kph). Rush hour is around 9am and 3pm, schools times, for about 10 minutes, but ... Read More
Bringing partner to Australia by TNCSEVEN
Hi my good friend is an Australian citizen and she met a guy from Philippines. They have been dating for 3 years now and her bf came to Australia for 3 months holiday only as a tourist visa. She told me that they got engage during her stay in ...
Hi my good friend is an Australian citizen and she met a guy from Philippines. They have been dating for 3 years now and her bf came to Australia for 3 months holiday only as a tourist visa. She told me that they got engage during her stay in ... Read More