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you send them to oz house london,,with your copy of visa acceptance , a self addressed envelope,and a letter with your name address and phone number on it..

it took 2 days for me...

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Ast, did you do that with Royal Mail?

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mmmm not sure i want to send it back to london from spain i wonder if i could send them to aus embassy in madrid:confused:

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sorry caz,,i have lost track who has and has not got em..

hey ive had a look in me balls and its looking very good for you...keep your chin up...

ast

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got me there mate,,,hey wherever you send them mate,wishing you all the luck in the world..

ast

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Something I forgot to add to my list. Thanks to Fraser, I've got 2 Aus sim cards for our mobile phones.

I believe you can get them on eBay too now:)

Gill

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yes..how about you ?cost £75 for the year,

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hey gill,why would you want an oz sim,,?

are you not going on contract over there?

thanks ast

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Think I'll go with pay as you go Ast. That's what I've always done here. Mind you, it's maybe worth considering on arrival as I guess we could be making a LOT of calls from our mobiles.:)

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yes i see what you mean,,who the best to go with..

thanks..

xxxxx

ps, just had a look on ebay and theres a dealer in brum...great

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Can I just say I am soooooooooo not organised for this!! I know we only got our visa grant yesterday but ast you are only a couple of weeks ahead of us and you are storming along.....respect! Reading some of these posts has really helped to make me think of everything I (sorry WE) need to do to make this move possible by Sept......OMG better get off the computer :ohmy: :ohmy:

Keep up the good work guys :thumbsup:

Pam x x

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had a day ringing all round the dreaded tax departments...


child tax credits said you can just ring in your earnings and just tell them to end payments

tax,,,a p85 has to sent in which can be downloaded...send that in with your p45...

child benefit,,,,also require a form to be sent in.....

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I phone up child benefit and the did it over the phone - well they said they had!! (had to phone an dept dealing with people moving abroad though)

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Ast

When you planning to fly

Mick

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june 5.....how about you?

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Great thread Ast, we are awaiting our 457 visa, other than starting a list haven't done anything yet....... This thread is brilliant but yikes it makes you realise just how much needs finalising. Once we get that email (fingers crossed) you'll not get me off this site - actually who am I kidding I can't stay off it now :)

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got my phone unlocked ready for the off,you can ring your provider and they will give you the unlock code...t mobile charge 15 quid:(

bought a oz sim off ebay,,this gives you your new oz number ,so you will have it to pass on to your chums before you leave....

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hello m8
we go in october from birmingham and cant wait,flights are all booked .we are useing crown to take our things over,we also got a 3 week rental fully furnished with a pool for $800 for the 3 weeks and they are picking us up from the air port.we are looking at liveing in the north of perth but not right at the top.not to long to go we got a few hollidays to take with friends and family a kind of saying good bye.
all the best
Dave

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I am on vodafone pay as you go. $30 gets me $130 worth of credit to use in 1 month.

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Which one is this? I can't find one that cheap???

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Hi Dave, do you mind telling me who you got your rental with. $800 for 3 weeks seems awful cheap compared to some I've seen.

Cheers,

Denis. :thumbup:

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hello there sorry it should of been £800 not in dollors for a 4 bed place with pool and very nice, we got it through poms in perth sight.i wish it was $800 this would have saved me alot ha silly me
Dave

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hey chaps how are you all getting on with your lists,,mines like a bungee cord,i get it down to a few items and then boing its straight back up...

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eeek I'm getting into panic mode now....so much to do ...so little time.

this is what we've done so far....

opened Oz bank account

Booked shippers - not taking much have got rid of most of our big furniture

looked at flights (but don't want to book until house completes - in 12 days time :ohmy: )

Need to set up account to transfer funds

Get off this computer and do something more useful :rofl:

Karen

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heypo2 westpak peice of cake...

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Concentrating on getting the house sold first - then will move onto open bank accounts, book flights, shipping etc. It's like the visa process all over again - want to make plans but cautious until get the ok first.
Viewings start today - so wish me luck (feeling quite nervous! - not me at all!!) Deep down feel our house should sell no problem but still quite jittery. Got to act like I'm in no rush to potential buyers but really I want quick sale and gt out of here now...........:eek:

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Mike's calling Westpac today to open our accounts.

We have also booked a hire car for 2 weeks from airline-network.co.uk. Got a Mitsubishi Magner so nice and big.

Talking of cars, we've been trawling the net and going round dealers here trying to decide which car to buy when we move. We really fancied a Rav4 but we just can't justify the cost (to us and the planet), so prob go for a saloon.

Gill

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hey,gill..westpack are great have you goy the number?

no messing at all and all done in about 3 days,,,

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I am so behind!!!

Only real thing done on the move front is Quarantine booked, so we now have dates we can fly, August 10th :thumbsup:

House Sale Agreed, but don't want to do much else, and tempt fate!! Once we have closing date will book shippers, don't want to end up sleeping on the floor!!

Getting ready to sell main car and keep the little one for running around, and so much else to do, I think it is list time.

Deep Breaths..........:rofl:

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Hey Storms....where are you going???? I've just applied for import permits for cat and dog but not had them back yet......Wondered where you're off too cos I will need to book quarantine in Perth and wondered how long you had to wait for a place???

Pam x x

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eight weeks for perth if your lucky...get em booked in quick..have you tried golden arrow,,there very good..

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Didnae know you needed quarantined Ast?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?:rofl:

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at the medical the doctor noticed my lipstick was hanging out..;) :rofl: :rofl:

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Hi Pam

Booked Pets end of last week and got 10th August. So that is nearly a 13week lead time!!! When are you looking at going?

Started doing bits now this weekend as all the efficient people made me feel so guilty!!!
:ohmy:

Storms

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Hiya Storms,

Looking at going middle of August but can't book quarantine until we get import permit back!! Also got to book a cat and dog so could make it a bit difficult......we'll have to wait and see. Not booking flights until we've got quarantine booked, I want to take them up to the airport myself (sad I know!) but I'm going to miss them, my dog is a bit of a mummys boy and will sulk and pine for the whole time, although my cat is a evil, twisted beast who hates everyone and will probably not care!!!
I got a couple of quotes from carriers (massive difference in price between them), haven't tried Golden Arrow so might give them a ring on Friday, thanks for the tip Ast...

Pam x x

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hey chaps i just wanted to let you know this.i sold my car yesterday and we had to hire a car for 21 days.i found a company called 1car1,they were the cheapest car hire company i could find.
i happened to mention ,i dont know why,perhaps its because i am a crafty bleeder, that i was going to oz an was a member of a forum that had thousands of potental customers..not only did they deliver the car,there picking it up and i got a free upgrade.
so if anyone would like the number just give me a shout...

ast

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Hi Guys, Can I ask for a bit of advice I had White and Co around today to quote for shipping. Not sure if this is true or not but they said that it wasn't a good idea for us to pack our own stuff as customs tend to check the ones that have pbo (packed by owner) by them...is this true or is he spinning me a yarn to try and get me to spend more money:frown:!!!

On a good note we sold our house and had the survey done today so fingers crossed that turns out ok:) I've also sent e-mail inquires to airpets, parair and animal airlines I'll try crown on friday!

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Hi Ozzy,
I think customs do tend to look at pbo more frequently than those items packed by shippers, but I'd ask several companies for quotes and their advice before making a decision...
On the cat and dog front, animal airlines by far gave me the best quote.....Golden Arrow and Parair wanted over £250 for the export licence alone which cost me £140 for 2 pets!!! The people at DEFRA are really helpful if you phone them they will send you loads of info on how to complete most of the work yourself with your vet....more complicated for a dog but do-able all the same.
I've booked quarantine for 23 August (and that just takes a phone call with your export licence no) so hopefully we will fly out 24th or 25th August.
Pam x x

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Vodafone gave us unlock codes FOC. Charge for phone less than 1 yr old is £20. We bought ours in July 2006 so just said hey were a year old in the email and got the unlock codes the next day :thumbsup:

Congrats on getting the car sold Ast. How did you do it? We're thinking eBay and Auto Trader.