richard88uk

So... Who is sensible and is in Darwin at the moment while pretty much everywhere else is freezing!!?

Doing oz 2016 alonee my pals r wimps i love to travel its what life is for adventures and funnnn who going it alone n needs a spider buddy haha x

when do you arrive and where you starting?

As long as it's specified work, in a regional area, for 3 months (88 days), and is all signed off it would be from your first job

 

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Provided you have done 88 days work, either consecutively or over a period of time and have certified pay slips or completed the verification form then you should meet the requirements. Remember to keep your pay slips from your employers so that when it comes to applying you don’t have to chase them up

Thanks for the reply, yes the work and the region qualify and i will have it all signed off with payslips to back it up aswell.

Really hoping that it counts as 3 months from date i started first job because it means i only have 4 weeks left after NYE!!! lol

Hi all...

Is there any Immigration Agents on here that could give me some quick advice please, I did 3 weeks and 2 days on one farm but then left that place and started on another farm the following day where i have been for the last 6 weeks and will be for the remainder of my farm work.

The question is do i have to count my 3 months from when i started on my new farm or can i use my original start date meaning i only have 4 weeks left?

P.s... The first farm i was at has signed me off for the time i was there

Thanks in advance

Rich

Ah okay got ya. Im planning to do regional paid farm work/fruit picking so that rule wouldn't affect me anyway

Hey guys! I'm heading out to Sydney on 12th Oct! Really looking forward to it but the visa changes are slightly concerning!

What visa changes do you mean?

Rich

At the moment I think I'm going to sydney but I haven't booked anything. I've been thinking of stopping over in Thailand but it depends on money - I was going to go a max of one week but probably 3 or 4 days in Bangkok. Not sure how much that would cost

Oh right cool. Thailand is really cheap, you could get accommodation and eat for 4 days for about £50 in Bangkok lol. Im budgeting around 800-1000 to last me a month there and that includes doing quite a bit of travelling around. When was it you're going again?

When is it you're going again?

Was you going to stop anywhere on way over or just go straight to Oz?

I'm just outside London, near Stansted Airport

Yeah i think that was one of the many i looked at actually

Haha nothing ever goes quite to plan! Yeah going with the flow suits me quite nicely, im quite laid back lol

Lucky you, I worry about everything from weather to not finding a job and ended up home within 2 months!

Lol... I'm sure you'll be fine! When i moved abroad the first time i didnt even do any research. Just turned up and found a cheap hotel then went round all the bars and got a job lol

I never do, worrying about things is too much effort! Im happy to just wing it haha

Haha very true. If you need any help just throw me some questions and ill try to be helpful!

Nice one cheers, where are you at the moment then?

Afternoon.

Just wondering if anyone can tell me how easy it is to find bars/pubs showing English football matches?

Cheers

Rich

North will be humid then, but it's fine, take it on the chin! Can't always plan your travels around the weather and you'll have fun regardless

Yeah whatever the weather its going to be better than being sat in an office in the UK lol

Well I'm arriving mid September, going to do few months in Melbourne then a month or 2 in Sydney then will be heading north around Feb sort of time.

Yeah im really looking forward to it, well excited! lol

I went in April so driest time of year, the islands were nice but Bangkok and in the jungle north of Bangkok was ridiculously humid.

I arrive in Melbourne mid September so will be keeping an eye on this thread to see what people suggest

which one was you looking at?

I guess it just depends on whether you really want to do that stuff doesnt it, the whole getting yourself sorted once you're there doesn't sound too difficult

FWIW wet season in northern Qld is very humid and lots of rain! Obviously there isn't cyclones every day might get one or 2 in your area over the course of the season.

I was in Cairns from November - Feb. November and December was humid but mostly dry but jan and feb it rained heavily a lot. It didn't bother me that much but obviously it can be a pain when planning days out. You never quite get used to the humidity but it's just something you live with

Yeah the humidity is the hard bit, heat i can deal with comfortably but when i was in Thailand last year it was the humidity i struggled a bit with. Especially at night! Rain doesn't bother me too much being from the UK lol

I have looked into some of these but decided not to bother. I suppose the peace of mind from having a pick-up from the airport, somewhere to stay, Bank Account and TFN sorted for you would be nice.

I'm just gonna book somewhere for 1st 2 weeks so i just got to find my way to there when i land. Applied for bank account online yesterday and received email this morning saying thats all sorted ready for me to transfer money into, just got to pop into a branch when i get there to show my passport and collect debit card. As far as i know the TFN is quite straight forward aswell

Personally i would like to get as many AUD to the £ as i can when i head over in September! lol

Never been to either Austria or Bulgaria, both supposed to be really nice though.

Being stuck in a bar doesn't sound so bad to me! haha

I love a good storm so I am looking forward to the Northern QLD weather. Most the newer houses (post 1983 or something) are built to withstand most cyclone's. There is always plenty of warning too.

 

Weather around Townsville where I am heading averaged around 35 degree's during Jan/Feb from what I could gather.

You're not the only one, very rarely get a real good storm where i am. Being sat in a little beach bar in Koh Phangan watching a massive storm across the sea was a great experience. average temp of 35c sounds good to me! lol... Dont think it will be anywhere near that when i arrive in Melbourne!