Hey!

Just got our visa for Brissy and are flying on 20th Jan 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

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.

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

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.

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.