Josh Sims Accepts Position in Santa Fe Singapore Office!
As of January 2014 Josh Sims, Export Manager, Perth Branch, will be expatriating to commence his new role of General Manager Moving Services in Singapore with our Santa Fe partners.
Josh has been with Wridgways for over a dozen years starting as a casual at just 15 working summers sorting, recycling and preparing export containers in the warehouse. Josh began working his way through the business to reach his current role of Export Manager. Josh has played a significant role in the growth of the WA export business, meeting all challenges presented to him over the past four years. He has built an exceptional team in Perth who will carry on his legacy.
With his extensive knowledge and experience in the moving industry, Josh will be a valuable asset to the Santa Fe team. “We are thrilled to see Josh join the Santa Fe team in Asia. It is wonderful to see the development of talent within our group,” said Patrick White, Santa Fe Asia CEO. Congratulations and well done Josh.
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CHINA – BEIJING
No. 2, Street No. 8 Beijing Airport Logistics Zone, Beijing 101300 PRC
Ph: (86) 10 6947 0688 / Fax: (86) 10 6947 0699
CHINA – CHENGDU
Room 308 Hong Chuan Mansion New 17# 30 Section 4, South Ren Min Road, Chengdu 610041 P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 28 8522 6788, (86) 28 8535 6030 / Fax: (86) 28 8522 6012
CHINA – DALIAN
Room 2804 Tian An International Building, 88 Zhongshan Road
Ph: (86) 411 3981 5111 / Fax: (86) 411 3981 5112
CHINA – GUANGZHOU
Room 1307-09, West Tower Guangzhou Int’l Commercial Center, Ti Yu Dong Road, Tian He, Guangzhou, 510620, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 20 3887 0630/1/2 / Fax: (86) 20 3887 0629
CHINA – NANJING
Room 3018, Block B, New Century Plaza, No. 1, South Tai Ping Road, Nanjing, 210002, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 25 8540 0111 /2 /3 / Fax: (86) 25 8545 0006
CHINA – QINGDAO
502B, Fulin Building, No. 87 Fuzhou South Road, Qingdao, 266071, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 532 8386 4585 / Fax: (86) 532 8386 2246
CHINA – SHANGHAI
5th Floor, Tian Hong Building, No. 80 Xian Xia Rd, Chang Ning District, Shanghai, 200336, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 21 6233 9700 / Fax: (86) 21 6233 9005
CHINA – SHEKOU / SHENZHEN
Room 2207, CNPC Tower Hotel, No. 1110 Nanshan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518054, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 755 2652 8055 / Fax: (86) 755 2652 8050
CHINA – SHENYANG
Room 4-2-2-2, No. 31-1 Aomen Road, Shenyang, 110031, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 24 2360 5306 / Fax: (86) 24 2360 5306
CHINA – SUZHOU
6-401C, Tian Xiang Garden, No. 368 Su Ya Lu, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215021 P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 512 6296 3976 / Fax: (86) 512 6296 3976
CHINA – TIANJIN
No. 907, Building 2, Heng Wa Mansion, Da Gu Road, He Xi District,Tianjin, 300202, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 22 5838 3028 / Fax: (86) 22 5838 3026
CHINA – WUHAN
Room 605, Tower C, 2008 New Yangtse Plaza, No. 2 Youyi Avenue, Wuhan, 430060, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 27 8737 2052 / Fax: (86) 27 8722 8720
CHINA – WUXI
Shanghai, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 1330 151 5072 / Fax: (86) 510 8584 3722
CHINA – XIAMEN
8C Huang Da Mansion, No. 28, Hou Dai Xi Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361004, P.R.C.
Ph: (86) 592 531 3471 / Fax: (86) 592 531 3475
HONG KONG
18/Floor C.C. Wu Building, 302-8 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Ph: (852) 2574 6204 / Fax: (852) 2575 1907
INDIA – BANGALORE
1189/C, 13th Main, HAL II Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore 560 008, Karnataka State, India
Ph: +91 80 4052 2222 / Fax: +91 80 4126 9269
INDIA – CHENNAI
No 19,Vellaiyan Road,Ground Floor, Kotturpuram, Chennai, India, 600085
Ph: (91) 44 4306 6993 / Fax: (91) 44 4208 7975
INDIA – DELHI
L-5, Ground floor, Chittranjan Park, New Delhi, India, 110019
Ph : (91) 11 4715 7800 / Fax: (91) 11 4651 6983
INDIA – HYDERABAD
1st Floor, Plot # 287 A, 8-2-293/82/L287/A, Road No. 12 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India 500 034
Ph: (91) 40 6610 1198 / Tel/Fax: (91) 40 4262 7676
INDIA – MUMBAI
23 Sangeeta, 6th Floor Tagore Road, Santacruz (W) Mumbai, India 400054.
Ph: (91) 22 6773 9797 / Fax: (91) 22 6773 9700
INDIA – PUNE
603, Sixth Floor, South Wing, Sacred World, Wanowrie, Pune – 411 040
Ph: (91) 20 4004 6993
INDONESIA
Building #208, Cilandak Commercial Estate JI. Raya Cilandak KKO Jakarta 12560 Indonesia
Ph: (62) 21 789 2033 / Fax: (62) 21 789 2034
JAPAN
No. 2 AB Building, 6th Floor , 1-17 Roppongi, 3-chome, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Ph: (81) 3 3589 6666 / Fax:(81) 3 3589 0420
KOREA (SOUTH)
5/F, J Tower, 373-35, Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea 100-840
Ph: (82) 2 2234 3383 / Fax: (82) 2 797 3386
MACAU
Rua de Xangai, No.175, Edif.A.C.M, 8 Andar K & 19 Andar A, B, Macau
Ph: (852) 2574 6204 / Fax: (852) 2575 1907
MALAYSIA – KUALA LUMPUR
No. 4, Jalan Pengarah U1/29, Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Ph: (60) 3 7805 4322 / Fax: (60) 3 7805 3766
MALAYSIA – PENANG
Unit 8-3-13A, Sunny Point Tingkat Batu Uban, 11700 Gelugor Penang, Malaysia
Ph: (60) 4 660 2194 / Fax: (60) 4 660 2195
PHILIPPINES
Unit 3, 1st Avenue, Manalac, Taguig Metro Manila 1604, Philippines
Ph: (63) 2 838 1761 / Fax: (63) 2 838 8190
SINGAPORE
54 Pandan Road Singapore 609292
Ph: (65) 6398-8588 / Fax: (65) 6265 0245
TAIWAN
13F-4, No. 141, Sec. 1, Keelung Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan R.O.C.
Ph: (886) 2 2749 4420 / Fax: (886) 2 2749 4039
THAILAND
207 Soi Saeng Uthai, Sukhumvit 50 Road Kwang Prakanong, Khet Klongtoey Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Ph: (66) 2 742 9890/2 / Fax: (66) 2 741 4089
U.A.E. – DUBAI
Warsan Tower #501 TECOM, PO Box 125478, Dubai, UAE
Ph: (971) 4 454 2724 / Fax: (971) 4 454 2726
U.A.E. – ABU DHABI
Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ph: (971) 50 211 6629
VIETNAM – HANOI
Suite 821, 8th Fl., Vietnam Trade Union Hotel, 14 Tran Binh Trong St. Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
Ph: (84) 4 3941 0805 / Fax: (84) 4 3941 0807
VIETNAM – HO CHI MINH CITY
8th Fl., Thien Son Bldg, 5 Nguyen Gia Thieu St. Dist. 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ph: (84) 8 3933 0065 / Fax: (84) 8 3930 5889
ALBANIA
Rruga “Unaza e Re” pas Eurodrin, TIRANA
Ph: +355 2345 814 / Fax: +355 4820 1716
ARMENIA
Komitas Avenue 32, Apt 42, 375012 YEREVAN
Ph: +374 1027 7597 / Fax: +374 1027 7597
AUSTRIA
Eitnergasse 5, 1230 VIENNA
Ph: +43 1 865 4706 / Fax: +43 1 865 4708
AZERBAIJAN
Ismail Qutkashenli Str. 99/16 Baku AZ 1073
Ph: +994 12 447 4346 / Fax: +994 12 447 4346
BELARUS
86-149 Matusevicha Str. 220017 Minsk
Ph: +375 29 6577 880 / Fax: +375 17 205 7722
BELGIUM
Jan Baptist Vinkstraat 9 B-3070 Kortenberg Brussels
Ph: +32 2 757 9285 / Fax: +32 2 757 9379
BOSNIA – HERZEGOVINA
Put zivota 14 71000 Sarajevo
Ph: +387 33 525 143 / Fax: +387 33 525 143
BULGARIA
kv Orlandovtzi Blvd First Bulgarian Army “№ 22, Sofia
Ph: +359 2 9366203 / Fax: +359 2 9367214
CROATIA
14. Podbrezje 19 10020 Zagreb
Ph: +385 98 284 721 / Fax: +385 1 6555 280
CZECH REPUBLIC
161 00 Prague 6 – Ruzyně U silnice 949
Ph: +420 2 3331 3154/55/58 / Fax: +420 2 3331 3156
FRANCE – LYON
Quartier Violesi RN 8, 13320 Bouc Bel Air
Ph: +33 820 821 464 / Fax: +33 820 821 463
FRANCE – MARSEILLE
Quartier Violesi RN 8, 13320 Bouc Bel Air
Ph: +33 820 821 464 / Fax: +33 820 821 463
FRANCE – NICE
Quartier Violesi RN 8, 13320 Bouc Bel Air
Ph: +33 820 821 464 / Fax: +33 820 821 463
FRANCE – PARIS
515 Rue Helene Boucher, BP.124 78531 ZI Buc Cedex PARIS
Ph: +33 1 3920 1400 / Fax: +33 1 3956 3028
FRANCE – STRASBOURG
Quartier Violesi RN 8, 13320 Bouc Bel Air
Ph: +33 820 821 464 / Fax: +33 820 821 463
FRANCE – TOULOUSE
Quartier Violesi RN 8, 13320 Bouc Bel Air
Ph: +33 820 821 464 / Fax: +33 820 821 463
GEORGIA
5B Chavchavadze I Lane 0179 Tbilsi
Ph: +994 502 107 384 / Fax: +99 574 691
GERMANY BERLIN
Hauptstrasse 7 14979 Grossbeeren/BERLIN
Ph: +49 33701 21 3 / Fax: +49 33701 21555
GERMANY – FRANKFURT
Philipp Reis Strasse 3 D-65795 Hettersheim
Ph: +49 6190 8993 (0) / Fax: +49 6190 3160
GERMANY – HAMBURG
Wendenstrasse 130, 20537 Hamburg
Ph: +49 40 311 085 60 / Fax: +49 40 311 085 65
GERMANY – MUNICH
Lerchenstr. 26-28 80995 MUNICH
Ph: +49 89 143 8650 / Fax: +49 89 14 386571
HUNGARY
Szallito UTCA 6 1211 BUDAPEST XXI
Ph: +36 1 888 6750 / Fax: +36 1 277 2877
IRELAND
Damastown Industrial Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, Ireland
Ph: +353 1 809 7032 / Fax: +353 1 809 7001
ITALY – MILAN
Via B. Zenale, 82 20024 Garbagnate Milanese (Milan)
Ph: +39 02 9955 649 / Fax: +39 02 9953 055
ITALY – ROME
Via Cristoforo Sabbadino, 2B 163 00148 Ponte Galeria, Roma
Ph: +39 06 6500 4000/06 6500 4173 / Fax: +39 06 6500 4191
KAZAKHSTAN
103 Furmanova, 8th fl, office #836, 050000 ALMATY
Ph: +7 727 272 52 51 / Fax: +7 727 266 7594
KAZAKHSTAN
23 Mirzoyan St, ASTANA
Ph: +7 717 252 3000 / Fax: +7 717 252 3000
KOSOVO
Dragodan, Fidanishte Rr. Elbasani nr. 4 PRISTINA
Ph: +389 232 15340 / Fax: +389 232 15360
KYRGYZSTAN
Kievskaya 107, 2nd Floor 720001 Bishkek
Ph: +996 312 613 863 / Fax: +96 502 574597
LUXEMBOURG
Allée de la Poudrerie, L-1899 Kockelscheuer (B.P. 2356, L-1023 Luxembourg)
Ph: +352 484422 / Fax: +352 402979
FORMER YUGOSLAC REP. OF MACEDONIA
164 St., No.46, 1000 Skopje
Ph: +389 2 3215 340 / Fax: +389 2 3215 360
NETHERLANDS
A. Einsteinweg 12 2408 AR Alphen aan den Rijn
Ph: +31 172 44 79 79 / Fax: +31 172 44 79 74
MOLDOVA
10/1, AP. 26, Studentilor Str. MD 2045 CHISINAU
Ph: +373 22 321893 / Fax: +373 22 321 893
POLAND
Ul. Geodetow 172 05500 Piaseczno/WARSAW
Ph: +48 22 701 71 71 / Fax: +48 22 701 71 77
PORTUGAL
Centro Empresarial Sintra-Estoril, Armazém Q Estrada de Albarraque – Linhó, 2710-297 Sintra
Ph: +351 219 245 050 / Fax: +351 219 240 170
ROMANIA
Str. Migdalului No 36-38 Sector 6 060592 Bucharest
Ph: +40 21 220 11 68 / Fax: +40 21 220 70 43
RUSSIA
UL. Novocheremushkinskaya 61 3rd Floor/117 418 MOSCOW
Ph: +7 495 933 52 32 / Fax: +7 495 937 95 33
SERBIA
Visnjicka 51, 11000 Beograd
Ph: +381 11 2970 997 / Fax: +381 11 2970 997
SLOVAKIA
Agatova 22 841 03 Bratislava
Ph: +421 2 5263 2447/9 / Fax: +421 2 6428 7813
SPAIN – BARCELONA
Victor Pradera, 20- Nave 3 08940 Cornellá de Llobregat BARCELONA
Ph: +34 934 753 382 / Fax: +34 917 990 107
SPAIN – MADRID
Via de las dos Castillas nº 33 Atica nº 7, E- 3, 2ª planta MADRID
Ph: +34 91 799 22 22
SWITZERLAND – GENEVA
Chemin Grenet 18, ZI. De Mouille Galand 1214 GENEVE-VERNIER
Ph: +41 22 939 1000 / Fax: +41 22 939 1010
SWITZERLAND – ZURICH
Im Langhag 9 8307 Effretikon/ZURICH
Ph: +41 52 355 3636 / Fax: +41 52 355 3637
TURKMENISTAN
Av. The Hero of Turkmenistan, Atamurat Niyazo 122 B, 744000 Ashgabat
Ph: +99 312 431 833 / Fax: +99 312 431 844
UK – ABERDEEN
Augusta House, Woodburn Road, Blackburn, ABERDEEN, AB21 ORX
Ph: +44 1224 790 000 / Fax: +44 1224 791 900
UK – LONDON
Central Way, Park Royal LONDON NW10 7XW
Ph: +44 20 8961 4141 / Fax: +44 20 8965 4484
UKRAINE
3-g Promislova Street, Kiev 01013 UKRAINE
Ph: +38 044 228 7370 / Fax: +38 044 576 7370
UZBEKISTAN
Ul. Okkurgon, 21, 3rd Floor, # 5 100052 Tashkent
Ph: +998 71 235 3547 / Fax: +998 97 111 3547
Moving to Singapore? We make it easy.
Wridgways Moving Services: Experts in International Moving
Singapore has become increasingly popular in the past decade as the destination to move to for a brand new living experience like no other. From the famed shopping on offer at Orchard Road to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, there are plenty of activities and beautiful sights to explore. Whether you are moving to Singapore for the family and/or career opportunities or the fantastic lifestyle, Wridgways will ensure you and your precious belongings arrive in Singapore safe and sound. Let us take away the hassle and stress out of your international relocation.
Many Australians move to various Asian countries each year and you can too, with Wridgways. Having carefully moved individuals and families household items across the globe for over 125 years, leave the hard work in our very capable hands as we move your most treasured possessions safely to Singapore.
Contact us today or get a FREE quote for your move to Singapore.
Wridgways Complete Moving Service to Singapore
Now you’ve made the big decision to relocate to Singapore, but knowing the best time to move, what to take and how to get there can be daunting to consider without the right assistance. This is where your dedicated Wridgways team is here to help! We will keep you updated on the progress of your personal delivery throughout the transport process and be available to answer any questions or queries you might have along the way.
From the professional packing to managing the secure transport of your household goods to insurance, customs and quarantine clearance, and even unpacking your cartons at the other end, we do it all. We specialise in transporting not only your precious personal goods and vehicles but your much-loved pets too.
Other aspects you might face like purchasing or renting a home, arranging passports and visa and immigration documentation, school search programs for the kids and more can also be arranged by our Santa Fe Relocation team.
Sea Freight and Air Freight Delivery from a Global Moving Company
We provide all of our customers with a complete door-to-door moving service from Australia to Sentosa, Queenstown, Jurong, Changi, in fact anywhere in Singapore.
Part of the Santa Fe Group, spanning Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Wridgways is part of a global network with 96 offices in 47 countries. This means your personal goods are handled by Wridgways experienced team every step of the way. We are experienced in all aspects of transporting personal and household goods, both domestically in Australia and around the world.
Broad air freight and sea freight transport options are available to suit you. We can handle any size move; from a just a few boxes to a large family home.
5 Reasons to Move to Singapore:
Attractions – from the night safari to the incredible amusement park on Sentosa Island, there are endless activities to discover and enjoy.
Climate – tropical rainforest temperatures with daily averages around 29-30°C.
Innovation & Technology – Singapore offers some of the most high-tech gadgets on the market at some of the lowest prices – they’re worth a look!
Employment Opportunities – low taxes and vast job opportunities make Singapore the ideal destination for your new home.
Shopping – Orchard Road isn’t famous for nothing, and boasts some of Singapore’s best retail outlets. If you’ve had enough of the bustling Orchard shopping complex, head on down to the local markets for a more laid-back atmosphere.
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Moving to Asia? We make it easy.
Wridgways Moving Services: Experts in International Moving
Singapore, Japan, China, Malaysia and Hong Kong are increasingly becoming some of the most favoured Asian destinations for relocating individuals from Australia. Asia is gaining attention for its growing economic prowess. Boasting both high-profile emerging economies like India, and long-time powerhouses like Japan, it’s no wonder the continent is attracting expats looking to further their career. Striking regional contrasts in terms of ethnicity, culture, history, economy and environment may surprise many – but as the world’s largest and most populous continent, it’s also part of the allure.
When relocating to Asia Wridgways and Santa Fe Relocation work to provide one international moving service throughout Asia. Our international moving network enables us to provide you with the most competitive rates and a totally dependable international moving service.
As you can tell, Asia is one of our busiest international moving locations in the world; moving thousands of Australians to and from Japan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong and more each year! Having safely moved individuals and families household items around the world for nearly a century, your relocation is in our very capable hands; after all, we are the international moving experts.
Contact us today or get a FREE quote for your move to Asia.
Wridgways Complete Moving Service to Asia
Because each Asian country is different, with its own establishments, it is important that you have a clear understanding of the processes involved in moving to that particular country. That’s where Wridgways can help – contact us before you start making moving arrangements and you will be surprised at how much of the process we can handle, with a comprehensive range of professional services available to anyone moving overseas.
With a truly global network, Wridgways is an obvious first choice for international moving and relocation. We coordinate all aspects of your international relocation to Asia including the in-home visit, quotation, confirmation, insurance, packing, transport, customs clearance, delivery, and storage if needed, with the same attention to detail throughout the entire process.
Other aspects you might face like purchasing or renting a home, arranging passports and visa and immigration documentation, school search programs for the kids can also be arranged by our Santa Fe Relocation team.
Safe Sea Freight and Airfreight Delivery from a Global Moving Company
Wridgways will provide a complete door-to-door moving service whether you are moving to Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines in fact anywhere in Asia! You will have confidence knowing that your belongings will be looked after by a single company with the same worldwide quality procedures throughout your move. Broad airfreight and sea freight transport options are available to suit you. We can handle any size move; from a just a few boxes to a large family home.
An Accredited International Moving Company
Wridgways is a fully accredited removalist company. Proudly members of:
- Federation of International Furniture Removals (FIDI),
- Overseas Moving Network International (OMNI),
- International Association of Movers (IAM) and,
- The Australian Furniture Removals Association (AFRA).
This means Wridgways not only has years of moving experience, but the necessary equipment, transportation methods, premises and staff training needed to complete a professional international move to Asia.
Helpful information about Asia:
Currency – Each country has their own currency. Some types of Asian currency are yuan (China), won (Korean), riel (Cambodia), yen (Japan), tugrik (Mongolia), peso (Philippines), and kip (Laos), so make sure you’re well aware of your new countries currency beforehand.
Language – There are an array of languages spoken in Asia. The top three most spoken languages are Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.
Asia’s population – Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent with a population of 4.3 billion people. Located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres, China and India are a third of the world’s population: A total of 2.5 billion people inhabit the two countries.
Visa requirements in Asia – Visa rules relating to work and business visits are governed by each individual country in Asia. If you are planning to stay in Asia for longer than 90 or in some cases 180 days, you will need to speak to a Wridgways relocation consultant to find out which visa best suits your circumstances; they can help arrange this for you.
If you’re thinking of relocating to Asia contact Wridgways today or arrange to get a free quote. Enjoy a complete door-to-door service from an experienced and professional international team.
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IMMIGRATION UPDATE – AUSTRALIA
Update on Sponsorship Obligations
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has recently announced updatedamendments to sponsorship obligations.
The two obligations which cause most concern to employees and their assignees are thereturn travel costs and showing equivalent terms and conditions. Please find below anextract from the revised Policy that details how and when records of these obligations mustbe kept.
Return travel costs
Regulation 2.82(3)(a) applies to standard business sponsors, religious worker sponsors,special program sponsors or a party to a work agreement and requires that the person mustkeep the following records:
- The written request for payment of return travel
- A record of when the request was received and
- A record of how the sponsor complied with the request (including the costs paid, whothe costs were paid for and the date of payment which is maintained in a manner thatis capable of being verified by an independent person).
The Department considers an independent person is a person who is free from influence orauthority of the sponsor, who can establish the correctness of a record on the basis of thepresented facts.
All of the records must be kept in a reproducible format. No record needs to be kept for morethan five years.
Equivalent terms and conditions of employment
Regulation 2.82(3)(c) applies to standard business sponsors or a party to a work agreementand requires that the person must keep:
- A record of money paid to the primary sponsored person
- A record of the money applied or dealt with in any way on the primary sponsoredperson’s behalf or as the sponsored person directed
- A record of agreed non-monetary benefits provided to the primary sponsored personincluding the agreed value and the time at which, or the period over which, thosebenefits were provided
- A record of terms and conditions of employment of equivalent workers within theworkplace
- A record of tasks performed by the primary sponsored person and the location(s)where the tasks were performed
- If a party to a work agreement, the sponsor must keep records specified in the workagreement.
The following records must be maintained in a manner capable of being verified by anindependent person:
- Records on how the sponsor complied with a request for payment of return travelcosts
- Records of money paid to the primary sponsored person
- Records of the money applied or dealt with in any way on the primary sponsoredperson’s behalf or as the primary sponsored person directed.
The Department’s position is that cash payments are generally not capable of being verifiedby an independent person. If a sponsor chooses to pay sponsored persons in cash, theonus is on the sponsor to ensure that they keep records of such payments. To avoid anydoubt, sponsors are strongly encouraged to use salary payment methods such as ElectronicFunds Transfers.
Please contact Jane Simpson for further information.
Jane Simpson
NSW Manager, Relocation Services
Tel: (61) 2 96457700
Email: jane.simpson@wridgways.soulwolf.onstage.yourtemporary.com
IMMIGRATION UPDATE – AUSTRALIA
Significant Investor Visa
On 24 November 2012, Australia introduced a significant investor visa category.
This category is being introduced as a new stream within the existing business innovation and investment (provisional) visa category subclass 188 which was introduced on 1 July 2012 and offers applicants a clear pathway to permanent residence. Apart from satisfying the usual health and character requirements, applicants applying under this category will be required to invest AUD 5,000,000.00 of their own capital into complying investments in Australia for a minimum of four years.
There are a number of benefits for applicants under this new visa category including:
- No upper age limit (applicants of any age can apply)
- No minimum level of English language ability required however all applicants and any dependants over the age of 18 years who are unable to demonstrate functional English language ability will be required to pay a second instalment of the visa application charge which is current $4,200.00 per person
- It is possible to include a spouse and all dependent children in this visa category
- Applicants have control and discretion over how they invest their funds in Australia.
In this regard, complying investments include:
- Commonwealth, State or Territory Government Bonds
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) regulated managed funds with a mandate for investing in Australia
- Direct investment into Australian proprietary companies
Applicants may hold investments in each of the above investment options in any proportion and may also change between the complying investments provided they meet specified reinvestment requirements.
To qualify for permanent residence apart from maintaining their investments in Australia, applicants are only required to physically reside in Australia for 161 days over a four year period and this can be extended by two further periods of two years each.
Applicants under this significant investor visa category will require sponsorship by the State Government in the State of Australia where they intend to reside before being eligible to formally lodge an Immigration Application.
Please do not hesitate to contact Ivan Chait (Registered Migration Agent No: 9253612) at ivan.chait@wridgways.soulwolf.onstage.yourtemporary.com or Jane Simpson at jane.simpson@wridgways.soulwolf.onstage.yourtemporary.com for further information.
Thinking Relocation? Think Santa Fe.
Santa Fe provides the full range of relocation services to support businesses with international interests from diverse industry sectors. Santa Fe is conveniently located in 52 countries with 122 offices globally and offers holistic relocation solutions to support businesses and relocating employees.
Last year, we handled 110,000 relocations globally. Our core services are Immigration, Moving, Relocation, Real Estate and Records Management.
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Santa Fe’s new App is designed for relocating individuals and provides a wealth of information and interactive features to make your relocation easy. Receive instant access to a broad range of useful tools including:
- A fully-customisable move planner
- Currency conversion
- Travel and language tools
- A complete collection of destination guides full of practical information to help you learn about your new location
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It is inevitable that there will come a time in our lives when we will need to part with and store our precious household items for the short or long term.
The top 5 reasons people need storage are:
- Moving overseas – moving overseas can be expensive, particuarly in you pack and move furniture and personal effects you don’t need. Moving house overseas provides a great opportunity to cull and sort to reduce your furniture removal costs. Storage is the perfect short or long-term solution for your cherished belongings and are safely waiting for you upon your return.
- Renovating – or expanding your home is an exciting project. The anticipation of remodelling your home or adding space opens a whole new level of possibilities. Renovations do however entail a lot of preparation even before the actual hard work begins. Store your belongings safely out of the way during the renovation process by using secure storage. You will have peace of mind knowing your goods are in the safe hands of our removalists.
- Taking an extended holiday – as much as you know you should be relaxing, there will probably be a little part of you stressing, knowing you’ve left behind valuable items in the home. Our homes all contain valuable or sentimental belongings and thieves may try to break in and steal these even if security systems are in place. Why not put your valuable items into a temporary storage facility for your peace of mind? (more…)
You might be buying a home overseas to live in, as an investment, or even as a holiday home. Whatever the reason, there are certainly a few key points you will need to consider prior to this commitment, aside from style of course! Spend time to consider these 5 points:
- Firstly, you will need to know what you intend to do with the house you’re purchasing. This will help determine where you choose to buy, the type of property and how much you’re willing to spend. For example, if looking to buy a home to live in yourself, you will most likely be led by your emotional responses to the area and look of the home, more so than the price. Having a firm idea of why you want the property and what you want to get from it in the long term will make it easier to narrow your search.
- Before you start looking at individual properties, make sure you are 100 percent sure about the country and region you’re looking at. Whether you’re intending to live in the property or not, it’s always better to have visited the area beforehand. If possible, spend time researching and speaking to locals or other foreigners who live in region. Check out local town halls, restaurants, sports facilities etc. Always look into the property market in the area your considering. Is the value of housing going up or down and are there any factors which could significantly alter the value of your property over time?
- When purchasing a property, it isn’t uncommon to experience delays and unexpected additional costs. Therefore, knowing exactly how you’re going to be funding your purchase is important. Before you make any firm decisions, determine a realistic budget. Factor in all costs; this includes things like getting the utilities connected and the furnishing / decorating for your property. In the event of an emergency, it is always handy to have back-up funds for a flight home. Having an idea of the average cost of a flight just in case will help you set aside funds for this.
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