Clyde Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Personal checklist I used to successfully set myself up in Sydney admin-wise. Checklist in chronological order - follow them sequentially. Prices attached for anything not free. Questions and feedback welcome. Before entering Sydney -Post Office Credit Card for 0% foreign transaction fees -ImmiAccount creation for visa -Visa subclass 417 "WHV" online application (£220) -NAB/banking online application -Cheap dualband Nokia (£15) or unlock your phone -Student number "USI" creation for RSA & other -RSA (£54) only if you want to wait/bartend + Australia Post appt for the photo card -Print outs: resumés x20, visa approval email x2, Medicare form -iOS app downloads: Opal Travel, Opalapp (£0.79), NAB, My Optus, Clipp After entering Sydney -Prepaid SIM w/ $30 from Optus @SYD✈ (£10) -Opal card w/ $20 from WHS @SYD✈ (£10), then register on here -Tax Number "TFN" creation for employment -Visit NAB branch for debit card collection -Visit myGov for Medicare submission Terminology Opal = Oyster Resumé = CV Prepaid = Payg RSA = A license to serve alcohol E.g. CommBank has a hidden $4/month fee in the small print, so I am advocating fee-free NAB. Feel free to experiment with different companies mentioned above if your philosophy in life is to make mistakes on purpose, or get it right the first time and make your life easier! Edited July 4, 2015 by Clyde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Needham Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thank you for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Looks like things are starting to look up for you mate, hope all is going well now? My flights booked for Aug 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Looks like things are starting to look up for you mate, hope all is going well now? I'm back in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Wow that was quite quick. You're the second person I know from on here who is back in the UK quickly. Makes me nervous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 This is a good list and has been buried in other threads, worth the bump. Shame to see you came back to the UK so early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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