Ahh,... this is news,... tq. So, if you just log-in to their system via internet, you can't update your +61 number into the website, right ? You have to call them to input at their end for you.

But if you are to input a Msian number into the website, then it would be normal and can be done without calling them.

Ok,... tq bro,....

Bro,... I guessed if you are not able to apply for a permanent normal line, then this is the only way to go. Do yuor best to ensure you can log in to a website in order to be able to make payments.

Otherwise, you need someone onsite to help you with this in Msia.

I am experiencing the same thing as you are experiencing now with my Canadian phone.

As a PR in Aus, you will have to declare your international income and may be taxed accordingly. Whatever assets you have built-up in the rest of the world incl Msia, the income generated from here will be taxed accordingly by the Australia Taxation Office (ATO)...

If you buy properties (houses, motor vehicles, etc) or get involved in Aussie activities, there might be a Residence Test imposed by the ATO to determine if you are a Tax Resident. And if they determine you are one, then again, you will be taxed accordingly on your foreign income.

Please consider the above points before deciding if you truly wished to be an Australia PR or Citizen.

Yes,... 'in theory', you have to declare the rental income you collect in Msia or from anywhere in the world. If you have 'myGov', on page 2, there is a field you need to fill-in called : Foreign Income ?

I never got taxed nor queried for whatever I TT'ed to my bank account in Australia, though I have transferred over more than 5-digit. This is news to me. But I've always kept my ATO procedures very clean and up to date. I used a financial advisor when my family first landed there. Learnt some of the ropes from him.

Later-on, I realized, things are coming to the point where I need to 'reveal' to him my assets in other parts of the world and the funds I have. Then I learnt abt the Residency Test. So, I decided to do my own taxation instead.

I suspect there are many whistle-blowers in Aus,... just be alert... no need to reveal too much of yourselves....

I'm afraid I beg to differ on the 183-day rule. Yes, it has always been the basic rule for many countries and tax regimes in this world.

But the ATO has mentioned very specifically that one can be treated as a Tax Resident using other criteria, and such criteria will be used in a Residency Test. If the Residency Test determines one is a Tax Resident, then taxable worldwide income comes into play !

A few of my investor friends kena this because their their families stay in Australia, of their children go to school in Australia or they have some properties in Australia.

I do not agree if you have just the first sentence on your posting (I bolded this in the above). And you had the first sentence only in your earlier posting.

BUT : if you had the second sentence above, or something along that sentence, then I would not have disagreed.

Simple.

I agree with your final paragraph. Hence, I have asked my children and wifey to register for the ATO TRN upon their landing. We will follow the rules of Australia for mutual benefits.

The moment one starts to WORK there and receives payment, we needed a closer look.

I do not assume anything, I just took your sentences and read them at face value. I appreciated your clarification in your second para.

Just asking here : is it difficult for an overseas student who studied Years 7 till 12 inside the Australian Curriculum to enter a university such as The University of Melbourne or another similar university ?

Do they look closely at the ATAR Scores ?

Thank you, Lim,.. emm,... what would the minimum ATAR score needed to enter, say,... the University of Melbounse,... or a similar class Uni, for Chemical Eng'g or Environmental Eng'g ? Would you know pls ?

Appreciated your input,.. tq.

Good morning,..

If you intend to drive in Aust for more than three months, you will need to sit for a highway code test at the Motor Vehicles Registry (MVR) Office. This test will be conducted on a PC inside a cubicle in which you will sit by yourself. There is a time limit for your to complete this test, and you will be required to have a number of right answers,.. I can't remember the number here,.. but my wife, and my kids did theirs with one try. I think you are allowed more than one try.

For the on=the=road, you will do the normal drive on the road with the examiner sitting beside you. You can use your own car if you wished to, and you will need to make an appointment with an examiner who will meet you at the MVR Office.

If you are holding an SG Driving Licence, you can convert over into an Aussie Driving Licence without the everything I said above, if your're holding a Msian DL, you'll have to do the above.

Above are quite standard if you intend to drive a normal private passenger car on a highway, but the rules are slightly different if you intend to ride a bike. I'm not too sure of all the rules for a bike,.. need to ask my boy....

Bear in mind if you intend to drive for motorsports, there are other things you will need to fulfill before you can bring your car onto the lapsprint circuit.

Hope my explanations above helps,...

Tq Gary,...

What I heard of in the streets was in the earlier days, Msian DLs could be converted into te Aussie DL without tests. But this was subsequently stopped due to the Msian DL being suspected and proven to have been tampered with,... and there were fakes around. That's what I heard,...

We have two cars and a bike there,... bought my wife a Ford and my boy a Miata and a bike. The Miata has been modified thoroughly for stability and turning ratio for speed and drifting,.. sometimes it's a pain to do these modifications because there is a ruling that modified vehicles needed to undergo a roadworthiness test every year before they allow you to go for lapsprints and for being on-the-road.

But,... well,... since I can afford it,.. I'd let my boy enjoy these things in life. He likes motorsports. Let him start early in life,...

He got through his DL in Driving in the beginning of this year (can't remember,...) but I know he just got through his riding test this week. He has a 'P' for Riding now,... and if everything is fine, his 'P' will be converted into a full license in one-year's time. Sometimes, I'm a bit confused too,... I saw him riding around on his bike before he got his 'P' but he was not allowed to carry someone behind him. I heard they use the alphabets 'RR' for the riding license. Msia uses B, B1, B2 and B3.

Since I do not have an official job in Aust with payslips, I need to pay for all these vehicles and fees with cash. Expenses are high,... but well,.. I wouldn't trade these experiences with the family and kids for anything in life. Certainly not for more money.

Just sharing a bit of the lifestyle with my family there. I do appreciate all of your advice earlier.

Tq again Gary for your narrative.

On a side note : do you think it would be easier to apply for a place in, say the UNSW for the coming financial year with all these pandemics around ? And what sort of ATAR score would he need ?

Hoping you don't mind me asking these questions,...

Congrats on the substantial payout that yuo might be getting if things out that way,... either way, you win, if things return to normal, you get to continue enjoying a cushy job, otherwise, you get a big windfall,... but,.. emm,... after the windfall, yu need to face the challenge of finding something cushy to do again,...

Like I always tell my peers, the comfy ones who have no financial worries,... that they have to find ways to keep their lives meaningful and purposeful. Having nothing that we like to do is a big suffer too. I wish you the best in this area.

Tq for your pointers in the above,.. As yuo probably can guess,... I'm just trying-out to help my boy here. He wants to be in Chemical Eng'g,... but this may change too... young people,...

My daughter is different, she prefers the Performing Arts, hence, this would be an entirely diff ballgame for me in order to be able to offer her guidance.

For the boy,... we have written to MIT and Harvard too,... recommended these to him after experiencing some post-grad courses in Harvard for the exposure though US Laws are quite different,...

Tq again, bro Gary,.... good talk this morning,...

Thank you, gentlemen for your continuing input. This does help me and my children very much,... Best to yourselves and your kids too,....

Good to revive this thread,... been very helpful to me, tq to all bros here,...

Did you study in a uni in NSW, bro ?

Tq for your reply,... I was asking to see if it's more advantageous for one to study in a particular state if he intends to apply for sponsorship in that state. If, say,... one studies in UNSW and he chooses to apply for state sponsorship in, say, WA later on,... is it a negative ?

Tq for these words, bro Gary,...

As for the vaccines, the world is racing now,... I have started to put bets into American vaccine companies,... I continue to carry hopes that a vaccine will certainly be found !

Tq for your replies, bros,... I'm keeping a close tab on vaccine news too,...

Will update on material infos,...