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Post by nomadic on May 7, 2018 7:23:44 GMT 7
If I was you jack i would be seeking both medical and legal help to find out for sure if you can or cannot claim UP. I feel that many would get UP if they could get help. Especially legal stuff but most give up because of either incorrect information or blatant lies from Centrelink. You could check it all out without them knowing about it. Call the law institute in your capital and tell them your story and that are looking for a pro bono lawyer in the field. They will give you some law firms with a referral letter and they will at least give you a free 30 minute consultation and if they think you are being mistreated will then probably take up your case. If they do take it up then you will almost certainly win. Or just ring legal rights who also have experts in the field and they will talk on the phone and may even see you in person. I did all this and won out. Without a lawyer i would not have had a hope. We all here sympathize with you and encourage you to take them on as they are often all bluff and lies as to where we stand. A full doctors check may get you enough points also. Imagine if you got UP how much it will improve everything. The day i got a call to say i had it was one of those great days in my life.
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Post by happyjack on May 7, 2018 8:04:17 GMT 7
You've done everything that you can do Jack, I constantly point out to people the importance of being in touch with Centrelink International Services when traveling or planning to travel, especially if they have portability restrictions to observe. Cheers Banjo, I really appreciate the advice I get from this forum kind regards, happyjack
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Post by happyjack on May 7, 2018 8:08:27 GMT 7
G'day @happyjack That seems to be the consensus among members at the moment. Twenty-eight days paid then up to Thirteen weeks away suspended before being cancelled. If I'm understanding what other members are doing correctly, some are in fact taking extra unpaid trips up to thirteen weeks and not incurring Centrelink's wrath. And although not it their DNA, it would seem logical, if you spend more time in Oz than overseas, residency would be maintained. Personal opinion; one day may be cutting it fine; but if you have a record of that being the case, enjoy your time away. Members with personal experiences for this Scenario, please share! Cheers bear Cheers bear, appreciate you help mate. kind regards, happyjack
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Post by happyjack on May 7, 2018 8:18:07 GMT 7
If I was you jack i would be seeking both medical and legal help to find out for sure if you can or cannot claim UP. I feel that many would get UP if they could get help. Especially legal stuff but most give up because of either incorrect information or blatant lies from Centrelink. You could check it all out without them knowing about it. Call the law institute in your capital and tell them your story and that are looking for a pro bono lawyer in the field. They will give you some law firms with a referral letter and they will at least give you a free 30 minute consultation and if they think you are being mistreated will then probably take up your case. If they do take it up then you will almost certainly win. Or just ring legal rights who also have experts in the field and they will talk on the phone and may even see you in person. I did all this and won out. Without a lawyer i would not have had a hope. We all here sympathize with you and encourage you to take them on as they are often all bluff and lies as to where we stand. A full doctors check may get you enough points also. Imagine if you got UP how much it will improve everything. The day i got a call to say i had it was one of those great days in my life. Hi Nomadic, Thank you for some really good advice. I will take the opportunity to examine the possibilities. kind regards, happyjack
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Post by Denis-NFA on May 7, 2018 21:14:21 GMT 7
I think that if you if you have your overseas time as high as around 50% they will start looking at residency, as in where they think you actually live. This applies to the DSP also, if you do not have Unlimited Portability it is still a residency based pension, if they think you are living overseas you will lose that and have to reapply. Jack As Banjo says, be very careful about time spent o/s without UP. I got pinged back in 2012.
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