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Post by nomadic on Nov 22, 2018 7:24:39 GMT 7
sounds like madness to me BUT? A few years ago they said everytime you went into Burma on a visa run you had to show 10,000 baht cash on return but I was never asked even though there was even a sign up at the stamp point.
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Post by nomadic on Dec 6, 2018 8:54:03 GMT 7
I think I once read that ringing an OZ 1300 number from Thailand can be done but I can't do it. So can anyone give me the numbers I need to put before it from Thailand? Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 10:04:53 GMT 7
I think I once read that ringing an OZ 1300 number from Thailand can be done but I can't do it. So can anyone give me the numbers I need to put before it from Thailand? Cheers. You can try 005001300 or 00500611300
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Post by dave3478 on Jul 5, 2019 11:54:09 GMT 7
Hi all, As of the 22nd I will be flying to udon Thani from Australia. Is it a requirement I tell centrelink as i know they get told my immigration when you swipe your passport out of Australia. Plus they want to know how long your going for. To that question I have no real answer as it might be years or months.Whats your thoughts on it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2019 12:37:41 GMT 7
As an OAPer it is a requirement to advise travel plans. Some do, some don't; I do. I tell them I don't know how long I'll be away for, they tell me to call in six months; I do.
On DSPUP, there is no requirement to advise travel plans. Cheers bear
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Post by nomadic on Jul 5, 2019 15:55:06 GMT 7
When I first left on DSP UP I never told them years ago and haven't contacted them about coming and going ever since. Once I got a letter asking why I hadn't told them (once in many visits only) and when I finally talked to them on the phone I said: "Because I don't have to". Oh yes, she said, bye. P.S. if on DSP I don't think it would hurt if you have UP anyhow. If it makes you feel easier just as bear said. I will see how I feel as to when I return. But not a good idea to say leaving permanently in my opinion when on DSP at least. Catch you in Udon perhaps on my nomadic travels there most years.
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Post by ann on Jul 6, 2019 5:59:26 GMT 7
I asked Centrelink about the same thing and was told to just say ‘I’m going walkabout so not sure’. They said they were ok with that term as they know what it means. I just said ‘I’m retired now, on the age pension and want to go off and have a look see”. I chatted happily and casually.
Also told me to call myself a ‘traveller’ here in Australia as that’s what ‘no fixed address’ means to them.
So no matter where I am on planet earth they relate to me as a traveller or on walkabout. Love it.
p.s. I have had occasion to phone them twice since going ‘no fixed address’ and just say ‘I was told to tell you I’m a traveller’. They are totally fine with it and wish me well
Keep remembering things to add. Re walkabout suggested I keep getting my payment into my Aussie bank account fortnightly as that would keep me as walkabout and not settled in another country which kept medibank open.
Never say I was ‘leaving - dont mention that word’. Just say ‘going walkabout, don’t know where or when I’ll be home’. They were very helpful to me.
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Post by onemore on Jul 6, 2019 6:12:37 GMT 7
They told me much the same thing when I called them, just come and go as you like, enjoy the rest of your life she said.
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Post by nomadic on Jul 6, 2019 7:07:01 GMT 7
ann has summed it up to perfection as far as I am concerned also. walkabout, traveling, even nomadic. nothing permanent until I/you win the lotto. P.S. I have an address in Oz even though I don't stay there anymore and a P.O. box that a friend forwards anything they send to me. And keep my Oz bank account as I was told that is also one of the best ways to show you are still a resident. Not sure if any of my P.S. is necessary but I do it anyhow.
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Post by onemore on Jul 6, 2019 7:50:30 GMT 7
Nomadic, I also have taken measures to ensure that I tick all the boxes for Australian Residency, that I do not come under any unwelcome scrutiny, as advised by a friend who used to work for them, measures include:-
- Keeping an Australian bank account. - Mobile phone with very minimum credit. - Bought an old Commodore, so that is registered in my name and registration not too bad with a pensioner discount. - Member of the local RSL club. - Of course a residential address, which unfortunately is a necessity for drivers licence renewal and other things. - Kept my health insurance going, only because I have had cancer once.
Oddly enough all of the above measures are taken into account when and if you apply for Non-residency for taxation purposes.
When I was back in Australia a few months back I was looking after my mates place while he was on a jaunt overseas, now this place is in country Victoria so when there was a spate of robberies in the area I reckon one of the neighbours told them about a strange car in the street, so when there was a knock on the door I was surprised to see the police, who told me about the robberies of late and asked me was if I the owner,(of course the neighbours had already told them I wasn't), the police lady was very courteous and after I explained to her what I was doing there, she just asked me my full name and date of birth and that was it, of course she must have run these details through her onboard computer and got the same results, but I thought it was odd that she didn't ask me for any identification., they must have a reason to be able to do that.
So what I am getting at is that being a traveller with Centrelink is ok and passes the pub test but for me personally I am lucky that I have some good long friends who I can call on with regard to the resident thing, that is of course until I win lotto and give Centrelink the flick.
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Post by itsmylife08 on Jul 6, 2019 12:50:39 GMT 7
Good advice onemore, I've got 3 of the above 1) Bank account 2) Mobile phone 3) An Address which I can use. I'm going back for a few weeks soon I might get myself a membership of a local RSL club also. Thanks mate, once again good advice.
Cheers Itsa
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Post by Banjo on Sept 14, 2020 13:45:32 GMT 7
I renewed my yearly visa in Thailand today without any problems, Immigration was a bit busy but I had my paperwork ready and a junior officer went through it with me for about an hour, ticked the boxes to be signed then handed it over to the senior officer known to many Chiang Rai farangs as the Dragon Lady for her unsympathetic attitude to the poorly prepared, and the visa was approved.
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Post by Banjo on Oct 20, 2020 14:17:33 GMT 7
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Post by bear on Oct 20, 2020 15:12:53 GMT 7
Good luck with that because, even if I'm forced back I'll live on the smell of an oily rag and still send as much as I possibly can back here. Bloody Nationalists... I have no love for those Nazi bastards. Ross Clarke eh; hmmmmm. Cheers bear
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Post by itsmylife08 on Oct 20, 2020 19:02:38 GMT 7
The first question is Ross Clarke, an ordinary citizen trying to make a name for himself or what? While I understand the argument put forward I believe it cuts both ways, what about all the Aussies receiving pensions from other countries which would be far in excess of what Australia pays. This Conversation was thrashed about on this forum a few years ago with no real consensus reached, neither have I seen any reference to those pensioners on UP I don't believe it's a case where the Government can just cut the ground out from underneath people, pensioners have rights also which are protected by law if not they should be. Ross Clarke also makes an interesting comment when saying that everything should be on the table, now that is a very broad statement indeed, something which will need all our attention in due course... Cheers Itsa
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