We are flying out 31st May to land Perth 1st June. Only got 2 weeks booked as a holiday home, until we find soemwhere we want to be. What do I do about my mail from UK, do I need to give an Oz address for forwarding or a different UK, such as my mum's?

Please help someone, getting too stressed now, it's getting closer and closer!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jayne

Hiya, no need to be stressed ....... just take one decision at a time....

For my mail, I advised pretty much most of the important people to forward to my Australian address (I was fortunate to have a place here already).

If you don't have an Australian address then have it sent to a friend or family in the UK.

Once you arrive and buy/rent/find a place to live, type up a standard letter and send it to all and sundry (with appropraite reference numbers etc) advising of your new address.

The only one I had a problem with was my UK bank account - but they were happy for me to give them an Australian addres for fcorresopndence, but an english residential address for reference purposes (so if I buy something online I can use the Uk address, but all the mail come to Australia).

not forget to bring important paperwork with you - you will need things like work references, insurance documents (to get no claims discounts), bank statements (if you are going to get a loan, they will want proof of your saving etc.

If in doubt, run it through a photocopier and leave copies with your parents/frineds, if you find that you need something tell them to post it to you. For example, I gave an envelope toa friend in it were a series of otehr envelopes, one with all my car insurance details, one with all my bank details, one with all my taxation details etc .....if I ever need anything I can phone them and say - 'hey, send me the envelope with .......'

One thing at a time!

good luck - don't get stressed, its onlyh moving house, people do it every day!

Could be worth investigating a Post Office Box at post office local to work or in the area you plan to live.....

http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467...7EMO19,00.html

Not sure if you can do it from off-shore....

Actually, thats a prety good idea - a few years back I had on because I was moving so often - meant that I didn't have to change my addresses on evrything every few months.

the exception being things like my car license and gun license (and I think my boat license) because they need your residential address for those.

Thanks for that, very thorough.

Hopefully everything will work out, trying not to stress!!!!!!!!!

Jayne