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  1. Marisawright
    But he may have to reinvent himself before he can even get a visa
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    It's difficult because how good they are depends, to a large extent, on how good their local staff are. Chess Removals used to be excellent in Sydney until their two best managers left, then they were awful for a while. I hear they have improved again - but that's in Sydney, so I have no idea what they're like elsewhere. If you don't have enough to fill a container, consider the Movecube, which is offered by Seven Seas Worldwide. It's a huge wooden box, basically, which you pack yourself then seal up, so it's more secure than a "part container". There are three different sizes available. There are several companies in Australia offering a similar service now, but Seven Seas is the only one that does international moves.
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    Never use an immigration lawyer. If you're going to use a professional, find a MARA registered migration agent. CaptainR is the person who got refused:
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    If that's the case, then it might actually be less hassle to transfer it to Moneycorp (or equivalent) in small chunks, one a day, until it's all transferred. Plus you'd avoid all the fees. I know it would take some time, so I guess it depends if you're in a hurry to receive it at the Australian end.
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    So, do you mean he claimed he'd done the farm work but he hadn't done enough days? In that case, he never had a right to the second year anyway, and was lucky to get the extra months that he did get. I think he just needs to accept that, rather than get a black mark against his name for trying to enter without a valid visa.
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    So the solution for all those parents who are doing the right thing, waiting patiently for their Contributory Parent Visa to come through is simple - just come to Australia on a tourist visa, apply onshore for the 804 and then when you fail the medical years later, make a fuss in the newpapers and you'll be allowed to stay. I feel sorry for the woman but I wish they would put a stop to this bridging visa loophole and process the genuine visa applicants faster instead.
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    @wrussell, @Raul Senise, @Alan Collett
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    The trouble is I don’t think there is any mechanism to allow her family to pay all her medical bills and governments aren’t good at creating special rules for just one person One would certainly hope that if she has to go back to the UK, her family would not let her go alone
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    I found this forum thread where some people who applied in early 2015 got their approvals in 2018 (starting on page 24): Processing times for carer visas aren't provided so it's only guesswork apart from that.
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    What you're proposing is to become a Relocation Consultant. Here's some examples: https://www.relocationservicesaustralia.com/services/ https://www.newintown.com.au/
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    I'm sure the retail parks make a big difference. You see that in Australia too. In Sydney, a group called Westfield has built several huge shopping malls dotted across the suburbs over the last fifty years or so. The result is that many Sydney suburbs are awful faceless places - they may have leafy streets but they have no shops and no pubs. They might have a Chinese and a kebab shop if they're lucky. Everyone gets in the car to go shopping. The same thing didn't happen in Melbourne, and I'm still astonished at the way every inner suburb has a high street bursting with cafés and shops.
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    I'm happier in Australia but it's not a logical choice, it's a gut feeling. I think that's often the case for people. I remember arriving in Sydney and having the oddest feeling that I'd come home, and that feeling has never left me. Whereas it's not unusual for Brits to arrive in Australia and never, ever lose the sense that they're in a strange land and don't truly "belong".
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    I'm surprised there would be fees for the bank transfer to Moneycorp. It is an ordinary bank transfer like any other, so it should cost exactly the same as you're normally charged for a transfer to someone else's bank account. It's not an international transfer.
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    What worries me somewhat is that I wonder if they did know the rules. I'm noticing more and more people on these forums, coming to Australia on bridging visas because the wait for the parent visa is so long. And they don't seem to have much clue what the risks are. It particularly worries me that one migration agent said it wasn't his job to point out the financial and other downsides, they just advise what visas they can get. So I wonder how many people have no idea this kind of thing could happen.
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    I recommend that you hire a good migration agent.
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    Not really. She's waiting for a 804 and she's unable to pass the health requirements. It's one of the things we're always warning about when people contemplate coming to live in Australia on a bridging visa
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    You're in big trouble then, you have no right to return to Australia. I suggest consulting a good migration agent to see if there's any way to recover. You may just have to start your application all over again from offshore.
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    That’s the right attitude, but you’d be surprised how many British migrants say they’re coming for a better life or a better future for their kids.
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    Good luck with that. People who are desperate to believe the grass is greener, which is the case with most of them, just won’t believe you.
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    Of course, just like any country, there are good points and bad points. Balance them out and it’s no better and no worse than anywhere else. The trouble is that prospective migrants tend to imagine it’s something extra specit
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    482 to PR is a big gamble these days so best to work on the basis that you’re going for the short term
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    One thing I would say is that we all forget how much little things cost. When we moved from Australia to the UK, I couldn't believe how much it cost me to replace all the towels, bedlinen, pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, tools, gadgets, etc. So I would put them all in. Don't make the mistake of leaving your winter clothes behind. You won't need them the first winter but you'll acclimatise. As it's a temp visa you will be renting. Be aware that flats in Australia are not furnished, so you will need everything. However as it's only a temp visa, that means you will need to ship it out and back again, so probably not worth taking the big stuff. Note: my answer would be different if your employer wasn't paying.
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    Don't use one of the big banks as they all charge ridiculous fees. I used Moneycorp. If you join via PomsinOz there are no fees. You may get a slightly better exchange rate elsewhere but I found Moneycorp easy to use. I particularly liked being able to talk to a real person (one who actually does the job, not just a call centre operator) if I got stuck. Their security measures seem pretty good.
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    Banks will often allow a single large transfer if you notify them in advance. If that's not an issue, then the only solution I can see is to make several transfers into your Moneycorp account until it's all been moved out of your Irish account. Then you can transfer the whole lot in one transaction into your Australian account. There is no problem with leaving money in the Moneycorp account for extended periods of time.
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    He could talk to the employer about using the Movecube instead. Same money more capacity
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