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First steps in a new country
Australia
Buy
a "Go card" from a News Agency
(To
travel by bus. To
buy tickets in the bus is very expensive)
Apply
for a
Transport
Concession Card
(For
university students. Must
be shown together with the student card)
Open
a bank account
Register
with Centrelink
(To
receive all the government allowances)
Apply
for a taxi file number
(To
be able to work)
Rent
a house or unit
Buy furniture
(Cheaper
in garage sales)
Register
with Medicare
Register
with Private Health insurance
(Depending
of your visa requirements)
Errol your children in school
Errol yourself at an English course
Take
driving lessons
(To
learn how to drive on the left side of the roads and transport
rules)
Apply
for a driver's license
Apply
for professional
skills
recognition
Apply
for professional board registration
Apply
for professional association affiliation
Find
a good church
Find
a good GP
Find
a good dentist
Seek for places and activities where you can make friends
To
get information about theses documents and where to apply for, go
or call a Centrelink office, or an
Australian
Taxation Office (ATO)
You
can request free translate and interpreter services by phone or
personally
You
can also ask at Centrelink for the list of organizations which
offer free counselling support sessions for new arrivals in
case of crises, depression, stress, domestic violence, child
abuse, etc
Mrs Glaucia Barbosa, PACFA Reg. Provisional 25212 MCouns, MQCA(Clinical) ABN: 19 476 932 954 |
