PO Box Number
 

Hey!

Just got our visa for Brissy and are flying on 20th Jan :thumbsup: Just a quikie about PO Box numbers - I see that Royal Mail charge about 30 quid for a overseas mail redirection for 3 months. But we have no address just yet so can I redirect to a PO Box number in Brisbane? Also PO Box looks a bit complicated - lots of different sizes. DOes anyoneknow what would be adequate for a family of 3? Also do you have to pay for the whole year or can youjust have it for a few months?

Many thanks :)

Re: PO Box Number
 

We've just got a small box and if it fills up or you get something sent to you that won't fit in, they keep it in the PO and put a card in the box for you. We check ours once a week usually and have never had an issue with it being full. I'm pretty sure you can pay for shorter periods than a year but I couldn't be 100% - our box is our permanent mailing address so I just pay it annually anyway.

I'm pretty sure you can't set up a PO Box before becoming resident but you may be able to redirect your UK mail c/o an Aussie Post Office. We did this when moving from Darwin to Brisbane.

Try contacting the PO directly.

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many thanks - I have emailed to post office via your link. Ta very much - you are a star:thumbsup:

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you can get 1/4 yr boxes however, Im not sure that you will be able to get a box before you are in aus. This subject has been discussed on BE before, maybe try do thread search.

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Easiest solution is to redirect to someone in the UK, then they can scan/forward anything you really need. :)
Getting a PO Box here can be difficult - we have tried a few times but the only ones available are very small and don't take anything larger than a standard card. The problem with other stuff being kept at the Post office is that you can then only pick up when the office is open - which is difficult if you work a normal 5 day week, as some offices don't open Saturdays.