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Hi there, I will be traveling to Melbourne for a year from October. I have Ulcerative colitis and i'm on prescription medication (azathioprine and mesalazine). Does anyone know if it's best to bring a years supply with me to Oz or to try and get hold of it there? Thanks Dan

I have Ulcerative Colitis and no worries with the medical. It's just to check for any infectious diseases! I am trying to work out how I will get my medication there though. Any ideas?

We are going to wait for the 457. My girlfriend has applied and had her medical today, and received her nomination. Flights not yet changed but if it doesn't come through in 10 working days, she'll put the flight back to October. Thanks for all your responses.

Hi, Myself and my girlfriend are both flying in October for a year. We want to ship over our bikes alongside us. We have 30kg each for baggage on Singapore Airlines. Bikes are probably about 10kg each. What is the best way of getting the bikes over there? thanks, Dan

So, i've spoke to the very diplomatic immigration staff who can't give advice either way other than it’s not recommended to apply for a 457 then WHV, it’s “not the appropriate pathway” he says that it’s “doable” but he can’t predict the questions the border guards will ask. He says you should enter Australia with the visa that is correct for the purpose of the visit. He wouldn’t give me an answer as to whether we should apply in Australia, or outside Australia... he just kept saying “it’s up to the client”. It takes usually 2-10 working days for a WHV to come through and applying for one, should not affect the other application, it’s whichever one comes first. I will discuss delaying our trip with my partner. I agree it's the wisest thing to do! Lets hope we get the 457 as quickly as possible. I am keen to get going! Dan

Hi Bungo, First of all, thank you very much for replying. I appreciate it! We stupidly assumed that the employer was sorting out the visa for us. It turns out they were just doing the nomination. It wasn't until we recieved the nomination last week, that we could start the full application. Problem is, we have purchased our flights and our jobs end in the UK pretty soon. Therefore we are ready to get over to Oz and get started! I've already received my Working Holiday Visa and i'm hoping my girlfriend will be able to get hers pretty quickly. We are both turning 30 in the next 6 months so I don't mind us using it now. Thanks again, Dan

Hi all, My girlfriend and I are flying to Melbourne for a year on 7th September. Her work is due to commence on 14th September. She has been nominated by her employer for a 457 (Temporary work visa) and I am her dependant. We will be lodging the application tomorrow. I understand that this can take 2-3 months to process. In the meantime, can we get a Working Holiday VISA (417) to work with our employers lined up in Australia whilst we wait for the 457 to process? I contacted immigration today and they told me if we arrive on a holiday VISA, after applying for a 457, this is obvious we are not taking a holiday, and they can refuse you entry!? A 417 is different to a pure holiday visa though... If anyone can give us any advice or experience, I would really appreciate it! It's silly it's got to this point but we thought the VISA was taken care of by her employer, turns out, it was just the nomination. Many thanks, Dan