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Superannuation Refund

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  • 11-07-2010 4:06pm
    #1
    Jimmy81
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭


    Has anyone applied for their superannuation refund online via the ato website?
    If so how long did it take for you to get the money?
    It is my understanding that your super fund send you a cheque in $AUD to Ireland.

    thanks


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    do a search, this has been answered many times already.


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    Jimmy81
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Jimmy81


    hussey wrote: »
    do a search, this has been answered many times already.

    "If so how long did it take for you to get the money?"

    Ok, can you show me where this q was answered?
    I did a search before I posted and could not find the answer.


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    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    Took me a long time - had to apply online (no response for a long time), then get my status of immigration certified by Hobart (costs $55) and fill in the relevant DASP form for my fund and which gets sent directly to the fund with the cert of immigration...took about 2/3 months altogether if not longer...

    Edit - just checked - inital application response on 28th Oct and was Sorted on Feb 2nd


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    Jimmy81
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Jimmy81


    FreeAnd.. wrote: »
    Took me a long time - had to apply online (no response for a long time), then get my status of immigration certified by Hobart (costs $55) and fill in the relevant DASP form for my fund and which gets sent directly to the fund with the cert of immigration...took about 2/3 months altogether if not longer...

    Edit - just checked - inital application response on 28th Oct and was Sorted on Feb 2nd

    cool, thanks for that. I had a feeling it would take a little bit longer than the 28 days mentioned on the ato website!


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    john hanrahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭john hanrahan


    hi apply as early as u can i got mine pretty quickly but had to collect my wife's the day we left for the airport.

    it can vary

    nice when u get it though


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    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    john hanrahan wrote: »
    hi apply as early as u can i got mine pretty quickly but had to collect my wife's the day we left for the airport.

    it can vary

    nice when u get it though

    Do you not have to be out of the country before you can apply? You have to terminate your visa and or have proof of departure and confirmation of immigration status i.e that you are no longer in or eligible to be in the country


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    john hanrahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭john hanrahan


    things may have changed but 13 years ago we had the money/ cheque before we left, we still have our citizenship i cannot remember what proof we had to give, an affidavit maybe

    our super was the only money we took home

    apply early enough and it will b fine


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    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    john hanrahan wrote: »
    things may have changed but 13 years ago we had the money/ cheque before we left, we still have our citizenship i cannot remember what proof we had to give, an affidavit maybe

    our super was the only money we took home

    apply early enough and it will b fine

    Ah well, different rules for citizens and temporary residents

    http://www.ato.gov.au/superfunds/content.asp?doc=/content/23515.htm
    You must complete a DASP summary if:

    * you are a superannuation fund, approved deposit fund (ADF) or retirement savings account (RSA) provider, and
    * your member
    o is an eligible temporary resident who has left Australia
    o wants to access their superannuation (subject to withholding tax), and
    o has applied to you to have their superannuation released.


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    Manofthewest
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭Manofthewest


    I submitted mine in January of this year and not heard back from them yet. I am only getting time to follow up on it now unfortunatly. Hopefully I will get it sorted soon.


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    augustus gloop
    Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭augustus gloop


    on another note, dunno if thgis applies to you but, if you have any intentions of returning to stay for good, do nt claim it, it is very tricky to set it up, if claimed


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    oconnot5
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭oconnot5


    The current situation for applying is online via https://applicant.tr.super.ato.gov.au/applicants/default.aspx?pid=1.
    I did it on 11th July.Got it today, 13th August. I requested it not to be sent by cheque. It still arrives by AUD cheque.
    They take 35% of it. Is this correct? As far as I know I cannot claim this back through tax return but not sure. Is it not dependent on your tax rate?


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    the flananator
    Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭the flananator


    I have two different super funds as I have had two different employers. Will this make things more difficult for me?


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    #14
    oconnot5
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭oconnot5


    I had two as well but had merged them before applying for refund. I am really not sure how much more difficult it will be to get a refund from both, probably not much more though. I expect you will fill in both together on the online form. They will be sent to the two super plans by revenue and probably will result in two separate cheques being sent out.


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