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Post by latindancer on Jun 27, 2017 11:44:56 GMT 7
And without meaning to labour the point : do not ever admit to even being resident IN another country. Even though that simply means "living there, long-term". Even though you may be....and they can see it from your departures and arrivals.
If you admit to it, they may use that against you. It has happened.
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Post by itsmylife08 on Jun 27, 2017 18:06:22 GMT 7
The only thing they put in your passport here in the Philippines is a little sticker with tourist visa on it, same as the ACR-1 card has Tourist visa printed on it. So I cant be a resident here so I must be one in Australia, or else I'm stateless
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Post by ralapure on Jul 26, 2017 0:16:27 GMT 7
I have lived overseas for five years on unlimited portability. I returned to australia one time for three months after almost four years away.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 18:13:22 GMT 7
And without meaning to labour the point : do not ever admit to even being resident IN another country. Even though that simply means "living there, long-term". Even though you may be....and they can see it from your departures and arrivals. If you admit to it, they may use that against you. It has happened. In Thailand we are classified As Long Stay Tourists As this is defined by the Tourist Minister last year at a meeting in Chiang Mai As i attended the meeting by invite some others did not but were able to stay As the Expats are under her Ministerial Portfolio We can never be classified as Residents Ever In Thailand
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Post by Banjo on Jul 27, 2017 7:38:32 GMT 7
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Post by nomadic on Jul 27, 2017 11:44:38 GMT 7
Never heard of a yellow book, only the black one for my unlucky horses to back next time. But spot on about getting residency. I heard you need a certain amount of years living here first and with a wife. Not sure at all on details only that it is possible. I'll stick with black book, single and visa runs thanks.
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Post by highlander4000 on Jul 27, 2017 12:25:34 GMT 7
`I have UP on DSP, i have a mental illness. Because of this i've been returning every three months because i think i can only take 3 months worth of my medication. I dont know why i think that, maybe i read it somewhere. Also i get paranoid that Centrelink will be checking my medicare records to make sure im buying my medication. I get worried that if i dont have medicare records they will use that against me when they give me a JCA eventually, even if im buying it overseas they may see it as inferior quality medication and find that unnacceptable.
Im guessing you get a JCA every 5 years after UP is granted, given that the certificate has to say that your disease will last for 5 years or more to get UP, not the 2 years that is for getting the DSP. So im anticipating a JCA in about 3 years or so because ive had it for about 2 years.
I did get my medication overseas one time, and kept the receipt to take back to Australia, they issued to me OTC because i had the box with my australian prescription on it.
I think if people have UP and something like a mental illness or something that needs medication, having a way to prove you are buying it is good, like medicare records, at a minimum, if your medication is cheap enough(unlike mine) and you are buying it overseas, keep receipts incase you have a run in with a Job capacity assessor.
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Post by Banjo on Jul 27, 2017 12:37:05 GMT 7
Never heard of a yellow book, only the black one for my unlucky horses to back next time. But spot on about getting residency. I heard you need a certain amount of years living here first and with a wife. Not sure at all on details only that it is possible. I'll stick with black book, single and visa runs thanks. Briefly reading the article, I'm not much interested, my Thai language skills would never meet the criteria, it seems that having a job is more important than a wife. Not sure that a pension would qualify, there's 200 pages. You're just about old enough to get married nomadic, I wouldn't leave it too much longer.
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Post by itsmylife08 on Jul 27, 2017 13:15:27 GMT 7
How on Earth can they reassess you if you have, DSP with UP and a CITW 0-2hrs per week? If so whats the point of CITW?
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Post by nomadic on Jul 27, 2017 19:17:33 GMT 7
highlander400 I get enough medicine on script for 6 months at a time unless yours is limited to only 3 months. The dr puts 5 repeats and writes item 24 or whatever it is and i get 6 months in one go. And never heard of a JCA after 5 years on UP. MARRIED? May your coffee be cold tomorrow for even suggesting it.
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Post by ryan on Jul 27, 2017 19:48:56 GMT 7
I have lived overseas for five years on unlimited portability. I returned to australia one time for three months after almost four years away. Hi, Ralapure, 1) when did you go back? Recently? 2) you were there for 3 months, obviously through border security now ( the lawmakers used to called it immigration ), Centrelink will know. Did they reactivate your supp income, pensioner card, rental assistance, and the rest? thanks ryan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 8:34:10 GMT 7
I have lived overseas for five years on unlimited portability. I returned to australia one time for three months after almost four years away. Hi, Ralapure, 1) when did you go back? Recently? 2) you were there for 3 months, obviously through border security now ( the lawmakers used to called it immigration ), Centrelink will know. Did they reactivate your supp income, pensioner card, rental assistance, and the rest? thanks ryan Yes they give you the supplement for as long as you are in the country when i first went to live overseas I received for 6 weeks then cut off I was back for 2 weeks in April So i got 2 lots But then stopped I did not get the Extra Electricity one Even though they sent me a letter But because i live overseas the computer stopped it They do send you a pensioner card out Because the Computer system in Immigration picks it up If you need one straight away ask for one at the Centreflunk Office
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Post by ralapure on Jul 29, 2017 15:35:45 GMT 7
Yeah last year, i usually notify centerlink i'm back for a bit, they sent out the pensioner concession card. Supplements i didn't keep track of but i think you get them while your back in australia.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 7:48:59 GMT 7
Yeah last year, i usually notify centerlink i'm back for a bit, they sent out the pensioner concession card. Supplements i didn't keep track of but i think you get them while your back in australia. Yes it is done automatically these day With Immigration as soon as we arrive they know Same as when we leave it is all linked
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Post by itsmylife08 on Nov 17, 2017 11:58:45 GMT 7
As previously stated I'm returning to Australia early next year hopefully to shore up my residency.
My question to one and all is, at present, I'm paid at the single rate for my pension but have been contemplating returning in the near future, with my wife and baby girl.I've already got the applications for Spousal/Partner visa and Citizenship by descent for my little girl.
My wife is concerned that Centrelink will reduce me back to the married rate if I inform them of our little girl? Surely this cannot be true? even Centrelink isn't that heartless, are they? Fair enough I'd be dealing with Immigration but they are all connected somehow.
I just felt its time to bite the bullet and possibly return in the long-term interests of my family. I understand should we return and my wife starts a job, well then i can expect a reduction in my pension.
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Cheers Itsa
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