Just arrived in Australia. What next?????

So you have just landed in Australia and you are completely clueless to about what to do in order to get all settled, up and running.


Ok here are some things you should try to get done as quickly as possible upon your arrival in Australia.

1. Apply for a Tax File Number. To get a job in Australia, you must have a Tax File Number, TFN. You can apply for a Tax File number online by visiting the Australian Tax Office's website. www.ato.gov.au You can apply for the TFN while you are overseas if you know the residential address of the place where you are going to live. You can also give your friend's residential address. Once you have your TFN, most employers will have no problem employing you. **Please note that by law, you have to wait till your university confirms your enrolment to the immigration department before you can apply for your new student visa which allows you to work 20 hours per week. The visa that is stamped on your passport in the Australian embassy of your country doesn't allow you to work 20 hours. You have to get it changed when you arrive in Australia. You can apply for it as soon as your university confirms your enrolment to the immigration department. But that doesn't stop you from applying for a TFN. You can still apply for TFN and later on once your university confirms you enrolment to the immigration department, you can then apply for the student visa which allows you to work 20 hours per week.**
2. Ok, now that you have your TFN, it would be wise to have your visa changed and get the new visa stamped on your passport. As mentioned in point number 1, you can do that as soon as your university confirms your enrolment to the Immigration department, DIAC. Normally this happens between 2 to 4 weeks of the start of the semester.
3. Good. now you are all set to start finding a job. Refer to my earlier post on how to find and search jobs and where to find them. Jobs in Australia
   
4. One of the most important things you must do asap is to get an Australian class C driving license. Refer to my earlier post of how to get an Australian driving license to find out about driving licenses in Australia. If you want to get a FULL unrestricted Class C Australian driving license, you must bring from your home country, a driving license which is three years old at the time of your application. If you can get a full unrestricted class C driving license in Australia, you can find lots of jobs which require your to drive. So getting to learn driving vehicles is one skill you should have before you come to Australia.
5. The next step should be to apply for a credit card. Getting credit cards is a tricky business and I have explained how to get one in another post. How to get a credit card in Australia. Make sure you read that post before you apply for one. Having a credit card helps you in having a credit history. If you have a good credit history, you can have access to lots of credit which means you can buy things which you normally cannot. So read my post before you apply for a credit card.

So the above mentioned 5 steps are the most basic steps which you must follow in order to quickly get settled down and get going with your life.

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Kind Regards

Junaid

Migration Agent Registration Number: 0964018