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Thank you silencio and blossom79 for your kind advice. Surely it will help.

Thanks Diane for your great advice. Surely I will post there.

Thanks hotrod for your valuable suggestion. Could you please advise me how can I get a short term property, better be a cheap one? Thanks again.

Hi all, We have got the 176 visa and are planning to move on late September 2014. Could you please provide me with some advice like - 1. Which one should be the best area to live for a family of 4 (two little children aged 8 and 2) 2. How much would it cost to rent? 3. Is it possible to rent it BEFORE our arrival so that we can go there straight away? 4. where can I get help in renting the ideal home? Thanks in advance for your kind cooperation.

Form 80 is used for security clearance (so far I understand). Typically you need to send it when the CO asked for it. Otherwise don't provide it. I think they used form 80 and its verification to judge your potential as a security threat. Usually applicants from countries not issuing Machine Readable Passports (MRP) are required to provide the form 80. Though MRP passport holders may require to provide it. For example, we hold MRP, but we had to provide form 80 and it took almost one year to get the security clearance. whenever I asked my CO about the outcome of form 80, he replied it is not under his hand and he can only proceed further after getting the verification results. Thankfully, we got the clearance after about one year and got our visa as well. Hope it helps.

I myself completed our 176 PR application and all other necessary things (including the professional assessment from Engineers Australia). It requires a number of papers (evidences), but everything is well written in the website and/or documents. So I didn't face any slightest challenge. Moreover, after getting my Case Officer, I get my every question answered from him within couple of days from asking. A lot many people I know from my organization have applied by their own and so far I know, everybody got their visa. But if you are unsure, you better go to an agent.