marie Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Hi all, So its just 2 weeks till we are emigrating to Australia.(gold coast,QLD) Just wondered some advice on things I need to do once in oz or have I forgotten anything that needs doing in those first few weeks? 1-already got bank set up car hire from airport for 1week,place to stay for 3 weeks. 2- GET A TFN number- looks like this can be done online, or at post office. 3- I need to buy a car- I wont have an address when we arrive- can we buy a car/get insurance without an address straight away? & get road tax,Insurance, and recovery insurance 4-Get driving license changed to AUStralian ( think I read have up to 3months to change) 5- get a rental house- 6- sort Medicare out which I think I just go into a Medicare to do. 7- Sim cards for Uk phones which are unloked 8- Possible private healthcare insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldcoastMAD Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Hi all, So its just 2 weeks till we are emigrating to Australia.(gold coast,QLD) Just wondered some advice on things I need to do once in oz or have I forgotten anything that needs doing in those first few weeks? 1-already got bank set up car hire from airport for 1week,place to stay for 3 weeks. 2- GET A TFN number- looks like this can be done online, or at post office. 3- I need to buy a car- I wont have an address when we arrive- can we buy a car/get insurance without an address straight away? & get road tax,Insurance, and recovery insurance 4-Get driving license changed to AUStralian ( think I read have up to 3months to change) 5- get a rental house- 6- sort Medicare out which I think I just go into a Medicare to do. 7- Sim cards for Uk phones which are unloked 8- Possible private healthcare insurance Hi Marie, we go in 5 weeks, here's what i have down, to do over the first few weeks register with Center link for Medicare Apply for TFN online ABN online for JRP Get Australian Drivers licenses x 2 Get Sims Cards x 3 Arrange release Appointment for Dogs from quarantine Register with local Doctor Find Temp 6 month rental Buy a Used car Get car Insurance Inform Bank of New Address Register dogs with Council Register with a Vets Get Dog Collars with Name tags Oh and find a job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sit back and relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Aww can remember all this good luck both i been in perth now for 9 weeks! Yep basically thats it! Tip - i bought amaysin sim cards online for the four of us registered and topped up a day before leaving that way we all had working phones when we landed in oz and popped in our sims which helped to let family know we arrived safely. U have 3 months to get oz driving licence so no hurry for that but it is a good source of id. ABN was easy did it online for the husband and although no letter confirming he is active when i searched the abn register and that took less than 2 weeks. Medicare just went to the office with id for us all and tempory cards given straight away cards arrived 2 weeks later ( we used a friends address as we didnt have a permenant one then) TFN was also easy applied online and back within 14 days. Stressed over so much before arriving but everything was really easy. Good luck with it all, u will be here before you know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniCooper Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Aww can remember all this good luck both i been in perth now for 9 weeks! Yep basically thats it!Tip - i bought amaysin sim cards online for the four of us registered and topped up a day before leaving that way we all had working phones when we landed in oz and popped in our sims which helped to let family know we arrived safely. U have 3 months to get oz driving licence so no hurry for that but it is a good source of id. ABN was easy did it online for the husband and although no letter confirming he is active when i searched the abn register and that took less than 2 weeks. Medicare just went to the office with id for us all and tempory cards given straight away cards arrived 2 weeks later ( we used a friends address as we didnt have a permenant one then) TFN was also easy applied online and back within 14 days. Stressed over so much before arriving but everything was really easy. Good luck with it all, u will be here before you know it! Hi, sorry to jump in, what is ABN? I leave on Monday...alone. Hubby doesn't finish work until 20th July so will follow then! I have no idea how I'm feeling! Impossible to describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Australian Business Number. Consider it a registration number for businesses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 chill, it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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