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Guide to Housing, Jobs and Community
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Before Arrival - ✈️ Book Flights: Google Flights - 💮 Get Protector Stamp (Pakistani Nationals) - 🖨️ 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 - 📋 Inform Nominating State via official channels (check your email). VIC NSW - 📱 Get Mobile Number: Optus | Telstra | Vodafone | Lebara | Lyca | Compare Plans - 🏦 Open Bank Account: Wise | CommBank | ANZ Bank | WestPac Bank | NAB - 📇 Apply Tax File Number TFN - 🧰 Apply Australian Business Number ABN (if you want to open business) - ⛑️ Apply Medicare Card - 🏠 Buy or Rent Home: RealEstate | FlatMates - 🏨 Short Term Accomodation: AirBnB - ⚒️ Search and Apply Jobs: Seek | LinkedIn | Jora | Indeed | WFA | CareerOne - 🚃 Public Transport: ACT | NSW TripView App | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA - 🪪 Convert or Apply Driving License: ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA - 🚙 Buy or Rent Car: CarSales | Hertz | Didi | Uber - 🏢 Schools: ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA
Useful Apps - Planning Travel App
Other Resources - 🏪 Shopping: Woolworths Supermarket | Coles Supermarket | Aldi Supermarket | Amazon Online | JB Hi Fi | Kmart | The Good Guys - 🛵 Part Time Jobs: Uber Eats | Doordash - 🏥 Private Health Insurance: BUPA | AAMI - 👶🏻 Childcare and Subsidies - 🏣 CentreLink and Welfare - 🗳️ 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.
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