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Guide to Housing, Jobs and Community

๐Ÿ“Ÿ Join SmartVisaGuide Housing, Jobs and Community Whatsapp group.

Before Arrival - โœˆ๏ธ Book Flights: Google Flights - ๐Ÿ’ฎ Get Protector Stamp (Pakistani Nationals) - ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Keep your passport, flight ticket and a physical print out of visa grant letter ready (for all applicants). - Optional: Carry Vaccination Certificates for all applicants

After Arrival - ๐Ÿ“‹ Inform Nominating State via official channels (check your email). VIC NSW - ๐Ÿ“ฑ Get Mobile Number: Optus | Telstra | Vodafone | Lebara | Lyca | Compare Plans - ๐Ÿฆ Open Bank Account: Wise | CommBank | ANZ Bank | WestPac Bank | NAB - ๐Ÿ“‡ Apply Tax File Number TFN - ๐Ÿงฐ Apply Australian Business Number ABN (if you want to open business) - โ›‘๏ธ Apply Medicare Card - ๐Ÿ  Buy or Rent Home: RealEstate | FlatMates - ๐Ÿจ Short Term Accomodation: AirBnB - โš’๏ธ Search and Apply Jobs: Seek | LinkedIn | Jora | Indeed | WFA | CareerOne - ๐Ÿšƒ Public Transport: ACT | NSW TripView App | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA - ๐Ÿชช Convert or Apply Driving License: ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA - ๐Ÿš™ Buy or Rent Car: CarSales | Hertz | Didi | Uber - ๐Ÿข Schools: ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA

Useful Apps - Planning Travel App

Other Resources - ๐Ÿช Shopping: Woolworths Supermarket | Coles Supermarket | Aldi Supermarket | Amazon Online | JB Hi Fi | Kmart | The Good Guys - ๐Ÿ›ต Part Time Jobs: Uber Eats | Doordash - ๐Ÿฅ Private Health Insurance: BUPA | AAMI - ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป Childcare and Subsidies - ๐Ÿฃ CentreLink and Welfare - ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Superannuation - Road to Solo Driving Handbook VIC

Other Tips and Tricks - Bank Account: You can usually open a bank account online upto 14 days before arrival. On arrival in Australia, you will need to visit the bank branch to activate your account. - Finance: Reddit Finance and Frugal Living subreddits - Use CANSTAR for financial/energy/banking/phone plan comparisons.

๐Ÿ‘‡ You can click on the bookmark button below to bookmark this post. Please feel free to provide contributions in comments below, and I will incorporate them into the main guide above.

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@zanygiraffe9375 3mo ago

Planning travel

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citymapper.app.release

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@zanygiraffe9375 7mo ago

VIC Notify state after arrival - https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/contact-us/forms/visa/skilled-outcome-arrived-in-victoria

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@zippyfox1148 7mo ago

My relatives have arrived in regional NSW. There is no official email from the NSW. How should they notify NSW about their address? Quoting from the "Inform Nominating State via official channels (check your email)"

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@namrata 11mo ago

Please share insights about travel insurance we need to take before flying to australia. How can we get that and for how many days its required? Please let me know thank you

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@gregormendel 1y ago

PTV Moving

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@zanygiraffe9375 1y ago

Inform state of grant using official channel

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@zanygiraffe9375 1y ago

@Gregormendel
Car rent / taxi Didi - https://web.didiglobal.com/au/store/ Uber - https://www.uber.com/au/en/

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@zanygiraffe9375 1y ago

@Gregormendel jobs - suggestions:

Jora Jobs : https://au.jora.com Indeed: https://au.indeed.com WFA https://www.workforceaustralia.gov.au/ CareerOne https://www.careerone.com.au

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@biotechy 1y ago

add Flatemates for accomodation please

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@luffy 1y ago

@gregormendel there are two links in the post that are invalid. The problem with them is that are missing the protocol and it makes then relative to the current page URL, and on opening them we get the 404 page on smartvisaguide.

Steps to reproduce: Click on JB Hifi.

Fix: Need to add the https protocal in the URLs to let the browser know that the referenced href link is an external resource.

Only these two links needs to be fixed: JB Hi Fi The Good Guys

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@sillybear9789 1y ago

  1. how can I acquire an austrlian mobile number to receive calls before making my first entry?
  2. Can i send money to the account in this 14 days and get proof of receipt before I reach Australia and activate the account?
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@gregormendel 1y ago

@all I have updated above guide. Its still work in progress, will keep updating it as we go ahead.

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@gregormendel 1y ago

Please feel free to provide contributions in comments, and I can incorporate them into the main guide above.

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