Our first two weeks as Permanent Residents

We organised temporary accommodation for about 4 weeks before we arrived in Australia, along with an airport transfer to our accommodation.
During our first two weeks as permanent residents in Australia we:

Tried to find our way around our new suburb and city, with regard to using public transport;

Then got a mobile phone;
Got some groceries, coffee, sugar, [...]

Fun things to do in Australia

The list below is based on our most popular searches for more click on the ‘See more in’ link for each State.

Queensland

Sea World located on the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland, Australia it offers fun rides and attractions for the whole family as well as amazing marine life displays and shows. My daughter and [...]

How do I get an Australian drivers licence?

If you remain in Australia under 3 months there is not need to convert your licence to the Australian drivers licence, you can use your overseas licence. Once you know you will be staying in Australia longer than 3 months, you will have to convert your driver’s licence to an Australian drivers licence within these [...]

Do we all need to travel together to validate?

Do we all need to travel together to validate? Or do we all have to travel together to Australia?
These are the next common questions asked when having to travel to Australia on you fresh new visa stamp. This can happen, when the main applicant wants to enter Australia first to set up home, or [...]

Validate your visa in your passport

Once you receive the official Approval Letter from the Australian Government to say that you have the Visa you applied for, you will have to validate the visa in your passport. You will have received an attached letter named ‘Visa Evidencing – Your Country.pdf’. This document will explain how you can validate your passport or [...]