Originally Posted by
Stretch06
Slight thread drift.... but I know many ex students who still have it hanging over their heads and will do for many many years to come. Not to mention the ones that left the country and now don't pay it back at all (unless they return and pay Aussie Tax at some point in their future).
Was discussing this today with some colleagues. Certain countries (particularly Asian ones) don’t allow dual citizenship so it’s not all that common for them to leave the country and not come back. This is because you can only get the loan as a permanent resident.
As the student pilot put in that post on the other thread about this, many of the students were are older age guys with half-decent jobs, looking to change careers and many have families.... generally not the type to get up and run away.