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and also simple kitchen utensils can be expensive, I regret leaving my jamie oliver spud peeler! my look out on my next op shop trek!!

good mouth wash, chocolate, duty free alcohol, Asda sandals, a good fitting bikini and mascara. If you have kids, sachets of ibuprofen or paracetomol, they only have dissoluble here. The op shops are very good here.

we had quotes from both companies, we went with UKforx in the end as they didn't keep texting and bothering us when we already had a lot to sort out. Very easy transfer via phone; bit scary when transferring large amounts but worked for us,

we have just arrived in oz, and to be honest there are so many things to sort out the child trust trust funds have been the last think on my mind!!I know they are important, we changed the correspondance address to grandparents In the uk. The big things I suggest to sort are TRN, Medicare, bank accounts, oz driving license (everyone asks for it), we are in Warnbro if you need any help, Jen xx

I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone on this site who has helped us with the biggest move of our life. We started of very humbly with a daft ideas of oz being the land of dreams and what ifs, took the plunge and went to a 'down under' event after watching all the shows!! Well what a journey since then, every emotion possible and now we are finally here. without this site we would not have made it, the info has been invaluable, thank you so much, Jen and family x

Hi all, this is probably the strangest question I have ever asked (so far!!). I am busy packing and want to take our toaster. I have frantically cleaned it but there are still blasted crumbs that refuse to budge!! Will it be ok with customs if our container is checked. Bizarre question I know!! Thanks, j x

Hi all, well its nearly here, we fly on the 30th sep!! staying in warnbro for the first month, just wondering if anyone knows of any meetups in october, November or dare I say Chrimbo!! we have 2 kids so preferably with other families. Thanks , Jen

ours went up on the same day

Thanks for fab advice snifter and calngary:wink:

Hi all, movecube came today to check out access to road! Having a complete breakdown!, must have packed boxes at least 7 times, can anyone reassure me and give me a list of what they took with them. We are going in furnished rented, not taking any furniture with us as nothing we had was of any value. So far I have lots of photos of kids, wedding dress, books, etc, mainly sentimental things I could never replace, oh and my one luxury, my juicer machine!! What has everyone else packed? Thanks , jen

We spoke to lots of people and all everyone said was stay away from 457 if you have kids, why not try your bets on a 190 or 189 visa if your husband has the skills? Good luck what ever you do.

what a lovely time, congrats xxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for all your replies, think I am just panicking about everything now!!:chatterbox:

good luck with everything, use POI, it has been invaluable to us.

Hi all as title says just wondering what can we take in a small movecube self pack?I cant seem to find a comprehensive list on line. I'm thinking of stocking up on cheap toiletries, tinned food etc. from pound shops in Uk, any advice, thanks.

just to let everyone know we have found a rental in Rockingham through ozhouserentals.com I cannot prise them enough so far, really helpful and prompt with replies and have been able to accommodate our budget.:wink:

Hi all, well we have booked flights, due to arrive in Perth 1st October!!!! Now we need to find a rental for the first month, we are not fussy, happy to go in one room, (2 adults, 2 kids age 8 & 10). Everywhere we are looking seems really expensive, can anyone tell me where they stayed when they first arrived. We have never been to Oz so open to suggestions. No jobs yet, Ahhhh!! but would prefer to be within a hours commute to Perth central for hopefully when I get a job. Any advice really appreciated as always. :wink:

Hi all, I know that child benefit can we claimed for the first 12 weeks when out of the UK, but what / is there an equivalent in OZ. Would we qualify immediately on the 189 visa? I have looked on Oz gov website and seem to be confusing myself even more!! Any advice much appreciated as always, thanks.

I agree with Pom queen, I looked at your post as we are just about to use movecube. As we don't know who you are we thought its a bit risky for all our world possessions!!, sorry.

Hi all, been a while since we have been on PIO. Hope everyone is moving on with plans. We are packing our house up now, just wondering whether to buy a new inflatable kids pool for the garden. Is it the norm to have inflatable pools, someone has said the water charges are high so no one has them??

Hi aaliyah, yes we got our visa. Just sold our house!! So excited, have a look at my signature, you can see the time scale. Where are you up to. is it 189 you are after? what is your profession?

Hi all, I have psoriasis on my legs, arms, scalp, torso and face. The Weather is really effective to my condition, however just wondering should bring over meds from UK, or are treatments in Oz easily available and low cost? How much can I bring from UK?? Also what is the general public approach to skin conditions in Oz? I have had very bad reactions in UK, most people think psoriasis is contagious. Thanks, Jen

You have the dream I want!!! so glad for you.

Hi Debbie, where in Perth are you thinking of. We are heading out this year with 2 girls aged 8 and 10. Good luck, J x

Hi lee lee. Our first step was to go to an immigration road show, I know a lot of people don't think much of them, but we met someone there who recommended this site. At the show you should be able to get a free assessment to see what points you or your partner may be able to achieve. Be mindful though, they look at things very optimistically. Because of my qualifications they presumed IELTS would be easy and I would gain top marks, I didn't!! Keep using this site, the knowledge is vast and people will really give as much advice as they can. We didn't use an agent, I don't know your situation but consider the cheaper option of doing it yourself if you can . Good luck, j