Pension and Visa for wife

Hi ttrconnors,

Please note that your post was moved on the Australia forum for better visibility.

Best of luck

Hasnaa
Expat.com Team

Guess Aussies living in VN will never know the outcome of this query now.  It should stay in both categories.

I am in the same boat as I live in Laos with my family but work wherever around the world.
I am back working in Oz now so when I retire I can claim a pension.
There is a move by the govt to stop paying pensions to those of us who choose to live overseas where it is cheaper.
It seems that if you are out of the country for even a short time your pension will be stopped for that period.

stumpy wrote:

I am in the same boat as I live in Laos with my family but work wherever around the world.
I am back working in Oz now so when I retire I can claim a pension.
There is a move by the govt to stop paying pensions to those of us who choose to live overseas where it is cheaper.
It seems that if you are out of the country for even a short time your pension will be stopped for that period.

I have a French acquaintance living near me, he has his Army Pension sent through different channels than a bank, he tries to hide the fact that he has even been living in VN for the past 12 yrs, ( hence no Fakebook for him ), he has all his mail, etc, sent to his mothers in France, but now with these Bio Passports you couldn't get away with anything like that, ( and probably neither will he be able to, after he renews his passport)

Found a news item regarding pensions for those of us living overseas.
You can be out of the country for 26 weeks and still get pension but only if you have lived in Oz for 25 years.
Next year this will change to 35 years.

No good for me. I have Oz and NZ passports and first came to Oz on 1964, have a house in Oz but do not live in either country so I am stuffed.

Thanks for that.
Nice to know our government looks after us, when we could just as easily have stayed home, bludged on them for the dole and said "Thanks".
Those of us who got out, did our own thing and made our own way without asking for their help are stupid I guess.
I look at it this way- I didnt bother them for the dole-I left and exported Aussie expertise to other countries by selling my services.Then I get hurdles put up when I ask for my ENTITLEMENT
Doesnt pay- better to be a bludger.
Know what to do next life!