@Far****

. 3 years of experience during g your degree doesn't count as experience in the job market , you were still learning If that is what you refer to as experience. Eg . I did a 4 year apprenticeship. My time during that meant nothing even after qualifying. Wasn't deemed experienced until years after post trade.

A bachelor's degree these days, especially here, doesn't mean a lot at your age. 90% of staff here need one to get job there. A degree doesn't equal expertise or experience anywhere. It just shows the ability to stick at one task long term in one field. Experience after that is where it matters

Tax laws have nothing to do with immigration so your "opinion " from someone at Imm is moot. It's a Revenue Dept thing. How do I assume this? ? My Thai wife is an accountant, tax certified, and External Auditor . Aus has a dta with Thailand. Any money you send to Thailand once that has been taxed already inOz isn't taxed again here.

@Nick ******

the sooner you realise officials here would rather lie than confirm their incompetence, the easier life here will be. It's a face saving thing.

@David *********

. Now you are just trolling.. At passport control you clown.. If you use an automatic gate it scans it too. And what part of US agreement with Mexico confuses you? What part of every.other country confuses you?

@David *********

. USA and Mexico have a long standing agreement regarding what you just mentioned. If you exit USA to enter any other country your passport will be scanned by USA border control and the country you enter.

@David *********

. Think about it... an expired passport is worthless. They will deactivate your old passport when you recieve a new one be it renewed or replaced. If you recieve a new one whilst overseas at a US embassy, they also do this prior to giving you new one. Will have new passport number rendering old passport void. All history will be transferred to new passport via the microchip.

@David *********

. Also a passport is a federal document and belongs to your government, not you. Gives you permission to leave if they have no reason to not let you and permission to re enter.

@David *********

. Yes. Australia has same system . The equivalent dept knows when you leave and will limit or remove any supplemental social security payments you recieve such as rent assistance utility bill assistance, etc. Unemployment benefits are stopped after a certain time too . They don't track you... but you will be flagged in your file that you have left the country and will be flagged again when returning. The whole purpose of the microchip is to know what country you are in.. First thing passport control in any country does is scan the chip in your passport to check your history and visa status. That's its purpose. Also massively reduced passport forgery. Days of fresh passport to hide travel history are over. Welcome to the 21st century.

@David *********

. A little thing called a microchip in your passport... they , like most countries, know the moment you leave and the moment you return. All linked to govt services