There are many things you can organise before you arrive to settle permanently, especially if you come for a short recce visit or to just validate your visa.

Depending on your visa type, you may be able to apply for your Medicare cards and Taxfile number, set up your Australian bank accounts and debit/credit cards, convert your driving licence, get help from a local adviser about transferring your pension and many other practicalities.

Your migration agent will be able to advise you on your entitlement to Child Support (similar to UK Child Benefit) and we can help you to apply for this.

Drawing on our several years of experience, we can smooth the way to getting these practicalities organised.

We also have a network of specialist contacts for Financial, Tax, Mortgage and Pensions advice, all of whom have served us and our clients well in the past. We only recommend companies or individuals of whom we or our clients have experience and we take no referral fees from any of them.