On analogue inputs you might have a problem but hdmi should be fine.
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On analogue inputs you might have a problem but hdmi should be fine.
gregmcc
Honorary Master
Ok wait,
So the company you work for is laying off foreigners. And you are now "shipped" back to SA?
:erm: Why not just find other employment there
/something stinks.
Sounds like his company was sponsoring him. In that case if he wants to stay there he will need to find another company willing to sponsor. Not an easy thing to do.
MrGray
Honorary Master
A sense of humour...
ScottulusMaximus
Honorary Master
Ok wait,
So the company you work for is laying off foreigners. And you are now "shipped" back to SA?
:erm: Why not just find other employment there
/something stinks.
You've clearly never worked/studied in a foreign country on a visa... It's not fun.
The internet never forgets
Jola
Honorary Master
That. If it does 220v I would bring it.
Jola
Honorary Master
Just remember that you can only bring "used" goods, and you must have lived overseas for at least a year.
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
Oh dear.
patrick
Expert Member
I'd find out if you could get cash instead of the container. My office allows that. You can't use any of the appliances, unless they run on a transformer (laptop etc). Dollars though are very usable.
Jola
Honorary Master
He has certainly been overseas for longer than a year, and you throw away the boxes and original packaging and apply designer wear and tear marks to the items, easy ...
Sure, but you must remember to do that. I seem to recall that you also need to have owned the stuff for a certain period of time...
I once came back from the UK, there were all sorts of requirements. For example, they wanted me to get a SABC licence before they would release some of the stuff.
news24
Expert Member
I'm on L1 visa, which is non transferable. It's tough times for oil industry my parent company already laid off 20000 people this year and planning to lay off 10000 more by end of year.
news24
Expert Member
Ok wait,
So the company you work for is laying off foreigners. And you are now "shipped" back to SA?
:erm: Why not just find other employment there
/something stinks.
L1 visa is a intra-company transfer visa and cannot be extended to another company. The day I'm laid off is the day I have to leave the country unless I get adjustment of status to B2 visa which will afford me additional 30 days in the country to rap things up.
I don't think it will be difficult for me to gain new employment there, but it will be a process taking atleast 6 months as the new company would have to sponsor me for H1b visa.
news24
Expert Member
Fortunately for me, I already have a bank account with a credit union that allows non-residents to bank with them, that's where I'll be stashing my moola.
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Also this. A container shipment is worth a lot of money so it might be better to take cash if you can. As for this:
Nothing. Everything you bring in will be subject to VAT and duties. Even your old crap. Uncle Zoomzoom wants a new fancy jet and those are NOT cheap. Take the money, in cash and convert it to Rand there so you don't have to jump through eleventy hoops with the retarded SA forex rules, and stuff it in your pockets. Your cousin/wife can also take some if it's too much. Beyond that just take what you can onto the plane. Sell the rest.
Comments about electronics are mostly BS though, most PC's and TV's these days have auto-switching power supplies, they work on 110 or 220-230V.
Arthur
Honorary Master
Not really true for TVs ad most domestic appliances. Sure, our models do. But the US market is so big that manufacturers make 110V-only models just for that market. I've checked this out many times. Doesn't help to quote Amazon models, btw. They're often dual voltage. But most high street stores sell 110V-only TV models. Same more many home/prosumer electronics.
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itareanlnotani
Executive Member
Hoard your dollars. They're worth more and more these days - I changed some last week at slightly over 14. I expect we'll hit 20 within the next few years due to our wonderful governance, and the amount of debt we keep adding.
Keep it out of our grubby governments hands too. Oversea's bank account (which you say you already have, so good).
Bring back stuff you can use yourself - eg iPad, Macbook yadda yadda (carry in not in container).
If you have enough to buy a fixed asset, eg a house, and you don't have one to live in, think about it, but it may be better long term to keep the dollars.
Keep it out of our grubby governments hands too. Oversea's bank account (which you say you already have, so good).
Bring back stuff you can use yourself - eg iPad, Macbook yadda yadda (carry in not in container).
If you have enough to buy a fixed asset, eg a house, and you don't have one to live in, think about it, but it may be better long term to keep the dollars.
Appliances aren't electronics. Do a bit of reading regarding TV's etc. The vast majority DO actually work on both, they are just not advertised as such because doing so would require additional certification etc. which costs money in the US. The major manufacturers like Sony, LG, Samsung etc already make 110/220V TV's for the majority of the world so it would be more expensive to have a separate model that's only 110V.
More portable things like laptops etc all have switching PSU's. They are specifically designed to work all over the world.
Arthur
Honorary Master
OK, interesting. I've checked on the products, manuals and labelling and many say just 110V. Your point about certification is a good one. You could well be right, of course.