Hi all

My wife and I are in the final stages (obtaining the required medical insurance) of our application for a 410 visa under the old criteria. However although we have meet the financial criteria we still haven't sold our home. If this remains to be the case or at least until it sells, we will probably decide to rent a property in Australia and live there for only 6 months of the year while keeping our home in the UK but not renting it out. Under these circumstances can anyone advise me how I would be treated for tax purposes under Australian tax rules.

You may be tax resident in the UK and in Australia, and therefore reliant on tie breaker clauses in the UK - Australia Tax Treaty => this is probably a subject that is too involved for a general discussion forum; we will be happy to help more formally if you would like to send me an email.

Best regards.

Under the circumstances you describe you will most certainly be consider a UK tax resident. Therefore any UK income will be accessible in the UK.

Drop me a lin eif you require any further info.