Guest Zmeggers Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 What were your priorities/list of things to do on arrival in Perth? And did they go to plan? xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I remember the Oz mobile phone sim card being a pain. Optus - a reasonably priced plan, lots of cheap overseas calling but my advise would be to get them to set up and register it in the shop cos we found it to be a total pain trying to do it at home on the internet, took hours (but that could just be me). Internet weve only got a virgin mobile device, easy enough but we did have to lie and say we had been at the address for over 2 years, cos no Oz credit history. Bank accounts even if youve opened before you leave you still have to make appointment to go in and sort Tax File No - did online and it took about a week to come through Medicare - go to nearest branch with all your ID, fill in form, will get a temp card with proper one arriving in about a week Driving licence - again head to the nearest centre with all ID, take a ticket and wait (could be for a while), pay your money, again should have it in about a week. Doctors/Dentists etc you dont need to worry about because you can go to any, just turn up when you need to. Can all feel a bit daunting, but most of the people you deal with are nice and will help if your not too sure what you need to do. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Leave it a few days before going to medicare, we went in the first couple of days and weren't on the system and had to go back at the end of the week. You have 3 months to change your licence so don't need to rush with that one until you've found your barings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 yes medicare first then driving licence when this is done you have Australian id a necessity as all other id apart from passport is null and void Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussiMel Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 My priorities were Oz mobile sim card, tax file number, bank, medicare, school for daughter and centrelink. I found most pretty straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyW Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hi I arrived 6 days ago and have so far sorted out only my bank account as I have been at job interviews. Can you get your Medicare card and TFN without a permanant address as we are only in temporary two week accomadation? I thought it might be best to wait?! Zmeggers- we have found having a hire car and internet connection a must on arrival!! Thanks Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsmich Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hi can you get driving licence etc if you are staying in holiday accommodation for the first 4 weeks of your arrival? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zmeggers Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Brilliant replies! LadyW how you getting on with the job hunting? What is it that you do? My husband got a transfer with his work but i will be on the hunt on arrival. I have to wing in by a couple of agencies i have been liasing with over the last couple of months so thats a start. So many people have mentioned a car to us. How much are you paying for hire at the moment? I think we will probably hire to start with before we buy. His work asked the question the other day if we would like our accomodation to be city centre or in the suburbs. We have no intention of settling in the city centre but thought it would be good to be in the centre for the first 3 months of our free accomodation just to experience it a bit. We were going to get passes for Transperth and thought that would be easier access to the suburbs on public transport...whats your thoughts on that? Do you still think we need the car right away? Might even be an idea just hiring a car at the weekends when he is going to be off work and we can go explore our surroundings a bit more. More to the point 6 days in...how you finding it????? xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiajoemillie Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Great post guys we arrive in perth on 26 th January ,we have a 4 week holiday apartment in south yunderup . we have to find rental, suburb we like / can afford, high and primary school and hopefully a plumbing job to fund are adventure . good luck Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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