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As VS has said, watch out for school fees - that really depends on the state you are planning on going to but range from $4k-$10kpa.

Yes you may well struggle to find work - temporary visa dependents aren't attractive to employers as they could be off with 2 months notice and they might get more bang for their buck with a young home grown option. If you have a professional skill in high demand then once you've got through any registration process you might score locum type work. School hours work is highly sought after by Aussie mums and you would get no assistance with after school care.

 Find out what the school cost are if any and negotiate them as part of your husbands salary package. It is a perfectly reasonable request for an employee who is relocating on a temporary basis, if you were permanent you wouldn't have to pay it and you don't have to pay in the UK.  If you don't ask you don't get [emoji16]
 

They can do another two year extension, but that is it and he has no path to pr.
You should make sure you know what a 457 is. It is a visa with a lot of issues including:
It is tied to the employer and if he loses his job for any reason, you have 60 days to find another company willing and able to sponsor or leave the country.
Many states will charge for education for your child. I think the average is about $4k a year.
The partners of 457 holders can find it difficult to find work.
You are not entitled to any state benefits.
Option for credit are more limited.

Ok, we're just a bit confused by it all at the moment. Does anyone know say if after the 2 yrs and the company still want to employ my husband can they reapply for another 457 visa or do we have to go back home

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There are no age restrictions for a subclass 457 visa.

It's a long way to go for two years

Hi my husband is being sponsored by his employer in Australia to work there. We have just finished our application for this and sent everything off to the migration agent and now waiting for an answer.

My question is, with all the new rules and regulations that have come in will my husband's visa be rejected due to his age he is 45 now or will they allow it through for the 2yrs we will be coming in on. We are just a bit concerned that after paying for police checks etc that it will be all for nothing.

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Were still waiting as well, applied for our police checks last week and our migration agent said that they can lodge the application without the police checks, but when we get them to send them to her and she would've forward them to immigration for there records. Fingers crossed it comes through soon x

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Emirates, Etihad & Singapore give 30kg standard. We phoned Emirates & Etihad prior to booking tickets to see if they'd give a bigger allowance as we were emigrating & they said no.

Have you thought about getting your stuff shipped & delivered to a storage place? Not sure where you're moving to but we're in Sydney & when we moved we'd pre booked for our shipping to be sent straight to a storage company, as like you we did an Air BnB. Luckily we found a place to live before the shipping arrived so we were able to change the address. It cost us nothing to change it & the storage company didn't charge us either. They're super cheap to rent, at least they are in Sydney.


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Thanks for the information, I have looked on Emirates and they say 30kg but I'm a bit thick really does this mean that are you only allowed 1 suitcase per person or can you take 2 suitcases. The company will pay up to 15,000 dollars but that will include returns flights to UK a small move cube will cost about 800pounds but as we don't have an address we can't send anything by this method of transport can we?

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Me, my husband and son will be coming out for 2 yrs later this year, husband's got a job and 457 visa is for 2yrs. My question is how many checked suitcases are we allowed on the flight. We can't ship anything out as we are stopping in an air BnB place for 3 months then will be looking for our own place to rent.

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It varies by state , if you are in NSW and have a temporary  visa you can drive on your UK licence.

No test required as long as you've held your license a certain time. Just book an appointment, turn up, pay the fee and your license will turn up in the post 10(ish) days later. I did have one small issue with VicRoads, they thought my motorcycle entitlement wasn't over 3 years old (a glitch when I went from old paper to plastic UK license). Luckily I had my paper part with me and I was able to show I passed the test in 1990 so all was good.

You can get an international type 'pass' from the post office but in general getting an Oz license is the way forward. It's a pretty easy process from my experience, we started in QLD and then transferred them to VIC when we moved. I know VIC do require you to have VIC licenses after 3 months of taking up residence, I'm not sure if the requirements in other states. We had the option of 1,2,3,4 or 5 year licences at differing rates. Also an Oz driving license comes in handy as a proof of residency (for school, rental applications etc) and some car insurers load premiums or won't even offer cover for overseas licences.

My husband and I will be coming to Australia later this year for 2 yrs. Can we use our English driving licence or do we need to get Australian ones?

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We're just trying to decide what the best thing to do at the moment. It's a lot to think about and as we have never been to Australia before it's so hard to get an idea of how far everything is from the CBD and nice areas as well x

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Thanks for the information, but it will not be big enough for us (we are a family of 3) and it's too far from husband's office he's based in the CBD.

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Hi, well we're not a company as such, just a "mum and dad" operation, but if you PM me your email address I would be happy to email you details.  Over the last 7 years we have helped people from all over the world start their new lives in Melbourne.
 

Great, what's your company called so I can find it on Google and see what you have to rent.

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So do you think we should rent something from Airbnb or similar and then look for rental when were there

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My OH has had his contract of employment sent to him and it says that they will pay for 3 months accommodation but we have to find it. Ideally we want furnished as we can't send anything out if we don't have an address to forward it to. Can anyone advise what's the best way to go around this.

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Thanks guys I'll take a look at these.

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How do I find this section?

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Thanks

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Hi I'm not sure if I am in the right section, but can anyone help me out with a quick question regarding mobile phones. I have a contract here but I am cancelling it before I leave. Do you have such plans as pay as you go I've looked on websites but they all are like contract where it renews at the end of the month. I was just hoping to get a sim card and then be able to top up as and when I needed. Is this not possible.

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