Visiting Melbourne with short business visa subclass 456

[shaaq]

Hello, i am a doctor by profession and will be coming to Melbourne late December/Early January to give my AMC clinical exam due in late Feb/early March . I will have business short stay subclass 456 visa which allows me to stay in Australia for upto 3months with multiple entries for a year. hopefully, after successful completion of my exam,ill be searching a job there and will be permanently settling there. But i have nothing planned as yet,that is why im very confused, and need some guidance.

 

1) I know not a single soul on Aussie land and will be coming alone. Can anyone guide how much will be the expense monthly (considering i will not be able to work with subclass 456 visa)

 

2) How to get a place to live for at least 3 months before reaching australia?

 

3) Which is a nice place to settle initially?

 

4) is there some way to open a bank account before coming to Australia?

 

Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated.

I may ask other questions when they come in my mind

 

Regards

[Petals]

Welcome. Where will you be based in Melbourne? Short term furnished rentals are more expensive but if you are going to be here for a certain period of time probably get a weekly rate.

 

People are generally very friendly and there is a group on here who have regular meet ups.

[shaaq]

thanks for replying.. at the moment im just searching for a place to live through google map (as ive know idea which place to go to) ... so maybe u can suggest a place? and idea how much it will cost me weekly? and from where to look out for a place to live? i searched gumtree, its an excellent website but i dont think someone like outside australia can use it...so im confused how to get a place before reaching...