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Ah glad you going! Definitely avoid aspirin until you know what the cause is

You will end up with rebound headaches from all the pain killers on top of the headaches you already have. Please see your GP - at least then you will know for certain and there are other medications that could help you! I'm going to leave it there now good luck!

Ps don't take three paracetamol - just two!

Hi I'm a doctor - whilst your are right common things are common so probably nothing alarming but you really do need to go to your gp ASAP to be assessed and examined - I don't want you to panic but I really want you to seek medical advice! Good luck!

Oh yes good point!

Hi congratulations on reaching this stage Yes you can do police check and medical before co - we did and this May speed things up. I'm in Adelaide but I'm not sure about your jobs sorry - poms in Adelaide may have some people who know though if you ask there! Congrats again and hope the next stage is speedy for you

Ah no probs - happy to help

There is a form on the SLC website about moving overseas - you show how you intend to financially survive and they then decide how much you pay. In this case as long as there is proof that she will still be a student then I'm sure it would be held off until she has finished - they've given my husband and I 8 months without repayment and then to reassess when sorted with jobs etc. don't get me wrong I'm making it sound more straight forward than the conversations I tried to have with them haha! I'd advise just asking them to send the form and then fill in and then let them assess as I found nobody I spoke to really knew what would happen - though maybe I was unlucky - but once we just filled in the forms it was very easy to sort!

Our 189 visa took about 4 months to complete all together - 3 of those was for the skills assessment and then the last bit went through really quick - think my husband was quite quick on getting medicals etc before asked though so think that helped and probably a bit of luck too I imagine! We came based on him being a teacher! Hope your plans work out well and quickly for you

Ah good luck with it all - hope all works out well

We used go Matilda and were always very happy with them but that was from the uk - I think they do have offices in austalia too though

We used go Matilda for our 189 visa - always communicated well and quickly! Would definitely recommend them. Good luck!

Depending on how old your child is they may need some extra immunisations e.g. Hep b and varicella but you can get them done when you arrive. Also I think you have to be on a permanent visa for the rebate - not sure what you are on. We arrived 3 months ago and still waiting to hear from centrelink! So just register as soon as you arrive and you should get it back payed - fingers crossed!

I'm not sure but I wouldn't have thought it would be long - have you had your police check done too? We already had those things attached and so the case officer was assigned and visa granted the same day so I imagine as long as they don't need any extra info it would be soon - though I don't know if they have a Christmas break! Not sure that was any help sorry! Good luck!

Thanks Hallie3000 - it's really useful to hear lots of different opinions good or bad so thanks for taking the time to tell me about your experiences and sorry to hear that for you. Thanks again

thanks so much for the info - that's really useful to know - I'm pleased to hear you got furnished close to transport links - what area is it? I'm currently in a quandary about whether to ship furniture or not so I'm glad furnished is still manageable on a small budget as that will defo be us! What sort of hospital work do you do? Did you get work before you left? I've joined the other site - thanks for the link x

Thanks to you both for the info! Can I ask what areas you are in? Or where is considered most family friendly? I'd heard the crime rate was quite low too so was wondering what sort of crime you had come across hallie3000? Anyways thank you both again!

Hi there! Thanks for getting in touch! I've joined the other site too thank you! How long have you been in Adelaide? Are you enjoying it and glad you made the move? X

Thanks so much for the info Diane! Wish I'd found this site ages ago! It's so nice of people to help ) live joined the adelaide site too - top tip! thanks for the short term rental site - I will check it out - I'm hoping it's not all really expensive as we still won't have jobs! Thanks again x

Hi there! Thanks for replying! I don't suppose you have a young child and know about child care costs? Is there much casual work around at the moment? We are teachers but I'm worried about no supply work being available and so may need to try something else in the meantime! Thanks again!

Thanks so much for the info Diane! Wish I'd found this site ages ago! It's so nice of people to help ) live joined the adelaide site too - top tip! thanks for the short term rental site - I will check it out - I'm hoping it's not all really expensive as we still won't have jobs! Thanks again x

Thanks for the useful information - we are both teachers and finding that it is impossible to get a job before we arrive which is understandable but pretty scary! I'm hoping we can get work just doing anything so that we don't end up on the streets! Are there many furnished properties to rent in the north east? My husband is the brains behind the move and I just feel a bit nervous with our little girl only being 3. What are child are options like and are they expensive? thanks so much for your reply!

Hi everyone I'm a bit of a novice at this sort of thing! Visa granted yesterday so hoping to move to Adelaide in the new year from Liverpool. Just saying hi and wondering if anyone would be able to help me with all my questions! I'm excited but a bit scared as we have a toddler too so don't want to make any wrong decisions! :huh: