22nd November Lincolnshire to perth!!! Need a few tips/help!

[Ellis Coates]

So I booked my flight this morning for the 22nd November after passing my driving test yesterday!

I have already set up my bank account a few weeks back and will transfer around $5000. Should I also take $500 cash just to make sure im okay till I go to the bank to activate account?

Im going to my uk bank on monday to get a certified copy off my bank account to prove I have over the $5000 .

Will be getting my travel insurance sorted today.

Is there anything else I need to before I go that Im missing? Do I get my tax number sorted once Im there?

Any tips etc appreciated

I will be staying at a friends once I get there.

[Nearlythere1]

So I booked my flight this morning for the 22nd November after passing my driving test yesterday!

I have already set up my bank account a few weeks back and will transfer around $5000. Should I also take $500 cash just to make sure im okay till I go to the bank to activate account?

Im going to my uk bank on monday to get a certified copy off my bank account to prove I have over the $5000 .

Will be getting my travel insurance sorted today.

Is there anything else I need to before I go that Im missing? Do I get my tax number sorted once Im there?

Any tips etc appreciated

I will be staying at a friends once I get there.

 

What do you need proof of your $5000 for? Just wondering? :wink:

[MARYROSE02]

It's a good idea to have a couple of hundred dollars in cash on you, especially if you don't have a credit card, but otherwise just do as you would do on any holiday abroad.

 

You can't apply for your TFN until you arrive in Australia.

 

[h=1]Permanent migrants or temporary visitors[/h]You can only complete this application if you are a permanent migrant or temporary visitor who is actually in Australia.

You must also be either:

 

 

• a working holiday-maker
  
• a New Zealander and you are automatically granted a visa on arrival
  
• an overseas student and your visa has been amended to allow you to work
  
• a person with a valid visa allowing you to stay in Australia indefinitely
  
• a person with a business visa.
  

 

If this does not apply to you – if, for example, you are an Australian citizen – you cannot apply for a TFN using this online application.

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Get it done

Apply for a TFN online at iar.ato.gov.auExternal Link

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To apply online, you need a valid passport or relevant travel documents and you must be:

 

 

• authorised to work in Australia by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP), or have a valid overseas student visa allowing you to work, or
• allowed to remain here indefinitely, and
  
• in Australia when you lodge your application.
  

 

When you apply online, you do not have to physically provide proof of identity documents – we will compare your personal and travel document details with DIBP’s records. When we validate your details, we will give you a receipt number.

If you don’t have access to the internet, you can visit an ATO shopfront or public internet facility, such as a public library.

If you are a permanent migrant or temporary visitor to Australia and you apply for a TFN online, your TFN will be sent to the Australian address you provided on your application. You will generally receive notification within 10 working days – however, we may take up to 28 days to process your application.

[MARYROSE02]

[h=1]Health care for visitors to Australia[/h]The Australian Government has signed Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) with the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Norway, Slovenia, Malta and Italy. These agreements entitle you to some subsidised health services for essential medical treatment while visiting Australia.

If you applied for, or received a Subclass Visa 410 (Retiree Visa) before 1 December 1998, you may be able to access Medicare under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreement of your home country.

If you applied for Subclass Visa 410 after 1 December 1998, you’re not eligible for Medicare and you’re not covered under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreements.

[h=2]Period of cover[/h]If you are a resident of New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Finland or Norway, you are covered for the length of your stay in Australia.

If you are a visitor from Belgium, the Netherlands or Slovenia, you need your European Health Insurance card to enrol in Medicare. You are eligible until the expiry date shown on the card, or for the length of your authorised stay in Australia, if that is an earlier date.

If you are visiting from Malta or Italy, and you are a resident and citizen of those countries, you’ll be covered by Medicare for a period of six months from the date of your arrival in Australia.

[h=2]Access to cover[/h]Reciprocal Health Care Agreements cover treatment that is medically essential. This means any ill-health or injury which occurs while you are in Australia and requires treatment before you return home.

[h=2]Students[/h]If you are in Australia on a student visa from the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia, Italy or New Zealand, you are covered by Medicare. Students from Norway, Finland, Malta and the Republic of Ireland are not covered by the agreements with those countries.

Note: With the exception of students from Belgium, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden it is a condition of your student visa that you take out Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

[h=2]Your entitlements[/h]As a resident of one of these countries, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Norway, Slovenia, Malta and Italy, you are entitled to the following health or injury treatments while you are in Australia:

 

 

• free treatment as a public in-patient or out-patient in a public hospital
  
• subsidised medicine under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
  
• Medicare benefits for out-of-hospital treatment provided by a doctor
  

 

Residents of the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand are entitled to:

 

 

• services as a public patient in a public hospital (including outpatient services) for medically necessary treatment medicines available on prescription which are subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), at the general rate
  

 

[h=2]Treatment outside a hospital[/h]You can get medical treatment in private doctors' practices and community health centres. Doctors in these practices charge for their services in one of the following ways.

[h=3]1. The doctor bills Medicare directly[/h]You’ll be asked to show your reciprocal health care card and sign a completed Medicare bulk bill form after seeing the doctor but you won’t need to pay. Please note not all doctors bulk bill.

[h=3]2. The doctor gives you a bill[/h]Doctors who don’t bulk bill will ask you to pay a fee at the time of consultation. You can either pay the full bill, or lodge the unpaid bill with Medicare.

If you pay the full bill at the time of consultation, you can:

 

 

• ask the reception staff if they can lodge your Medicare claim for you
  
• claim your benefit in person at a DHS Service Centre^[1]
  
• send a completed Medicare claim form, the original doctor’s bill and receipt to the Department of Human Services, GPO Box 9822, in your capital city. We will send you a cheque to cover the Medicare portion of the bill
  
• claim online by Self service^[2]
  
• claim over the phone by calling 132 011
  

 

To lodge your unpaid bill you need to:

 

 

• take the unpaid bill and a completed claim form to a DHS Service Centre^[1], or send it to the Department of Human Services, GPO Box 9822, in your capital city. We will send you a cheque made payable to the doctor
  
• take the cheque to your doctor and pay the difference between the Medicare benefit and the total fee charged by the doctor
  

 

[h=2]Treatment in a hospital[/h]If you receive essential medical treatment as a public patient in a public hospital, you won't be charged for any treatment or accommodation. Simply show your passport or reciprocal health care card to staff when you arrive at the hospital.

If you elect to be treated as a private patient in a public hospital or as a private patient in a private hospital, you will be charged for both medical treatment and accommodation. These fees can't be claimed from Medicare.

[h=3]3. Medical services not covered by Medicare[/h]Medicare will not cover:

 

 

• medicine not subsidised under the PBS
  
• treatment arranged before your visit to Australia
  
• accommodation and medical treatment in a private hospital
  
• accommodation and medical treatment as a private patient in a public hospital
  
• ambulance services
  
• dental examinations and treatment (except specified items introduced for allied health services as part of the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) program
  
• physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, eye therapy, chiropractic services, podiatry or psychology (except specified items introduced for allied health services as part of the CDM program
  
• acupuncture (unless part of a doctor's consultation)
  
• glasses and contact lenses
  
• hearing aids and other appliances
  
• the cost of prostheses
  
• medical costs for which someone else is responsible (for example a compensation insurer, an employer, a government or government authority)
  
• medical services which are not clinically necessary
  
• surgery solely for cosmetic reasons
  
• examinations for life insurance, superannuation or membership of a friendly society
  
• eye therapy
  
• home nursing
  

 

You can take out private health insurance to cover many of these services.

[Ellis Coates]

You need proof off the $5000 as a Visa requirement I know alot off people say they dont check but Id rather have it just incase

[Ellis Coates]

Thanks for the reply and am I right in thinking I do need health insurance as medicare does not cover ?