Pr cannot defer hecs/help for a while already, precisely because of this phenomena....

it is easy, and you have got some agent advice, although you don't need an agent to apply....

the downside is, you cannot legally work....but you can apply for a special work permit to work partime up to 20hrs a week if you have a special skill.....not an issue for retirees....

yes....they treat mm2h foreigners better than citizens....lol

with the apis, i wonder what happens when you leave msia on a msian passport, and then attempt to enter australia with an aussie one...as you would be non-existent in the flight manifest at oz immigration....

the way to avoid such problems is to go through a 3rd country with no apis system with msia....eg singapore....leave msia on msia passport, enter and leave singapore with oz passport...

This post has been edited by limeuu: Nov 8 2017, 03:45 PM

oz doesn't really bother about you leaving and entering....just that after 5 years, you need to reapply for a rrv, to be allowed in....and that needs to meet residency requirements....

if you have no need or wish to leave australia, you don't need to apply for a rrv at all....it is ONLY needed for re-entry after you have left the country...

there are no more entry and exit stamps, with the electronic gate system...

just as for the eta we get as visitors, there is no need for even a printout....your passport record is captured in the oz dibp database, and they will know what visa you hold and held, when before you have entered, how long you stayed etc....

you can't even check in for your flight if your details do not match....

which happens frequently to me with sq....and my kf record does not match my passport...the usual asian name in angmoh country grief....compounded by the fact that msian passport does not have a first name designation as specified under iaco convention...everybody's whole name is the surname with no given name.....yes...lol

This post has been edited by limeuu: Nov 8 2017, 04:07 PM

The worry is not that Oz will not accept dual citizenship....but that your identity on boarding the flight is on a different passport and they are expecting that....and when you appear at immigration with an Oz passport, they have no record of you boarding any flight....a security issue, more than immigration....

That will be a problem, as you will have 2 substantive visas on the same passport....

For citizens, I don't see any problem getting an ETA with the Msian passport...

Assets in Australia is not affected by your demise, as long as the death is recorded and identity established....that itself is a problem, due to often an absence of a body, but that problem applies to everyone on board....

as long as the 3rd country does not have apis system with msia, it will work...

afaik, within the asean region, no apis is required as all asean citizens have automatic 2 weeks visa on arrival...so sin, Jakarta and bkk would be the logical transit points...

attempting to get a job from outside australia with no 'strian' experience is nigh impossible....

this has nothing to do with "policy"...but whether an employer is willing to employ someone from outside oz, with zero oz experience...

the answer is generally "no"....

the exceptions will be situations where the right technical skill set is on offer, and where there is a shortage of that profession...

the biggest group of people offered jobs in oz BEFORE they have any visa, are doctors, mostly from uk/ireland...because there is a shortage of junior doctors in regional areas and some metro hospitals, and those from uk fits easily into the system and can hit the ground running...

No need agents, if your circumstances are straight forward....

Using agents will not "grease" you process....this is NOT Malaysia ok....

Can...

Gld coast has grown so fast, it's the 2nd biggest city in Queensland now, and only 1 hr from Brisbane....it's a great place....

There are bogans and red necks everywhere....while QLD is famous for Pauline Hanson, I don't find any more "racism" then elsewhere....

In fact gold coast itself is well accustomed to hoards of Asian tourists....

The retirees prefer quieter sunshine coast...

The court interpreters also had this service....

The DIBP website does have a list of types of authorized translators they will accept...

minimum contract is 6 months, and usually don't exceed 12 months...

at least you now have the option or airbnb...

short term leases usually done privately....really not worth landlords using real estate agents for short leases...so get friends there to ask around....

Ah...finally making a move....

Kenji and other it people...is ACS imposing a 1 year Oz experience for accreditation?