What Documents to Take?
Aug 24th 2007, 12:47 pm
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What Documents to Take?
HEHE!!
We fly into Brisbane on Sat 22nd Sept but don't really know what old statements, documents, insurance etc to be taken if anything.
Cheers
Steve
We fly into Brisbane on Sat 22nd Sept but don't really know what old statements, documents, insurance etc to be taken if anything.
Cheers
Steve
Aug 24th 2007, 1:28 pm
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Re: What Documents to Take?
regards tony
Aug 24th 2007, 1:39 pm
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Re: What Documents to Take?
hi, be sure to take your no claims discount letter from your car insurance company.bank statements, landlord refs or a letter from your estate agent confirming you are a jolly nice person.it all helps securing rentals or mortagage. this is what ive been advised on this top drawer site.
regards tony
regards tony
The NO Claims Bonus was the only one we needed
The rest........... are still in the case where i put them before we came here
Aug 24th 2007, 7:47 pm
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Re: What Documents to Take?
Actually you need nothing really. Hate to disappoint. You wont need car insurance proof of no claims. For example with Suncorp or any of the other major insurance companies you simply phone for cover and make the statement that you have been driving for 5 years, have no claims etc and you get rating 1 for life awarded as new migrant (full protected no claims to you).
You certainly dont need bank statements. Nobody cares what money you had in the UK and references from mortgage lenders etc are unnecesary. When renting a house here the landlord or agent basically needs to know that you can afford the rent in Australia given either capital funds in your australian bank or employment references from your new employer in Australia.
The only useful things that you tend to need are your passport & uk driving licence just so you can transfer it over to your Queensland licence as soon as possible and then coupled with your passport is enough ID to accomplish most things.
You certainly dont need bank statements. Nobody cares what money you had in the UK and references from mortgage lenders etc are unnecesary. When renting a house here the landlord or agent basically needs to know that you can afford the rent in Australia given either capital funds in your australian bank or employment references from your new employer in Australia.
The only useful things that you tend to need are your passport & uk driving licence just so you can transfer it over to your Queensland licence as soon as possible and then coupled with your passport is enough ID to accomplish most things.
Aug 25th 2007, 1:03 am
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Re: What Documents to Take?
- Bank Contact Details (last statement, etc) - I kept an account open
- Latest Private Pension Statements
- Professional Qualification Certificates
- Driving Licence (a tatty old old paper one)
- Birth Certificate
- References From Old Employers
- Some work-related documents evidencing previous experience
- NHS Medical Card
- Hardcopy of anything the Immigration People emailed me
Of these I have needed a grand total of my Birth Certificate when I got married and my driving licence.
Last edited by Vim Fuego; Aug 25th 2007 at 2:45 am.
Aug 25th 2007, 2:40 am
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Re: What Documents to Take?
If you have kids bring vaccination records (needed to get them into primary school - not necessary for secondary) and copies of school reports.
Aug 25th 2007, 7:45 am
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Re: What Documents to Take?
Actually you need nothing really. Hate to disappoint. You wont need car insurance proof of no claims. For example with Suncorp or any of the other major insurance companies you simply phone for cover and make the statement that you have been driving for 5 years, have no claims etc and you get rating 1 for life awarded as new migrant (full protected no claims to you).
You certainly dont need bank statements. Nobody cares what money you had in the UK and references from mortgage lenders etc are unnecesary. When renting a house here the landlord or agent basically needs to know that you can afford the rent in Australia given either capital funds in your australian bank or employment references from your new employer in Australia.
The only useful things that you tend to need are your passport & uk driving licence just so you can transfer it over to your Queensland licence as soon as possible and then coupled with your passport is enough ID to accomplish most things.
You certainly dont need bank statements. Nobody cares what money you had in the UK and references from mortgage lenders etc are unnecesary. When renting a house here the landlord or agent basically needs to know that you can afford the rent in Australia given either capital funds in your australian bank or employment references from your new employer in Australia.
The only useful things that you tend to need are your passport & uk driving licence just so you can transfer it over to your Queensland licence as soon as possible and then coupled with your passport is enough ID to accomplish most things.
Aug 25th 2007, 7:49 am
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