JasonM Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 At first I wasn't sure if I was going to do one of these posts or not. I think I have done a master stroke by bringing the mil with us for the first 2 and a half weeks. The wife got on the plane no tears no issues we will see it that remains the same when her mum goes home. We have 2 girls 8 and 3 the 3 year old is challenging so having the Mil has been great as she has taken the kids of when we sort stuff. We have done medicare. If you are going g to the perth office it has moved from what the Internet says. Also sorted my tfn and bank accounts. We have sorted a rental for a year in eden beach and have brought a new car. I have had an interview will have asked when do I want to start but I have another 2 interviews for today and tomorrow. Have spent 2 Sundays on the beach and sunburnt on Sunday just gone. I have been to the college to sort my skills paperwork and booked in when I need to go back. This is where I picked up a parking ticket for the car not facing the flow of traffic. Bang $60 bucks ouch. This is what convinced me to do this post as I wasn't aware of it and something you do Alot at home so watch out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark the spark Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Good news on the job front Jason, does it seem busy work wise over there? I take it the rental was easy to sort? We've give ourselves 1 month in holiday rental, seems like that should be fine to get somewhere permanent if you've managed it in 12 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Mark, we have booked 6 weeks in the rental also, manly so by the time we move into our permanent rental our container will be here and we will have a full house rather than an empty one. The job market seems okay for me Refrigeration and air conditioning, the only issue i am having is the same as what you will is the transfer of skills and having to live on a smaller wage for a while. I have been applying for supervisor roles to try and avoid this but if i have to i will start again at the bottom of the ladder. Getting a rental is odd you have like 10 -15 mins to look around with other people and thats it, if you find something you like go for it. We could have tried to go for a lower rent but as i have no job currently we have paid the asking which is still reasonable rent at the moment. The paperwork to fill out is a mission on its own, well it was for us as never rented before. We also sorted pay monthly contracts not payg and not full 12-24 month contracts but should help with credit ratings. We are off karate tonight and will be joining a gym tomorrow (deal on groupon for 1 month), ooohhhh forgot to mention i have got my daughter into Peter Moyes in Mindarie and she has attended this week and has settled in straight away and loving it. Came home today after day 2 of school asking if 2 other girls can come around to play. At the moment everything seems great apart from boy have we spent some money, feels like having a big wad in your hands and throwing it up in the air. will feel better once i have employment but as others have said WA stands for Wait Awhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Great post ... and good to warn about the traffic and the sunburn, I think we've all underestimated the sun when we fist arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey2645 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Jason, what paperwork did you need to secure your rental? (Did you need references or anything?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Monkey the I'd was easy enough. We took passports. Driving licence UK. Birth certificate. Some uk wage slips and some uk utility bills. Handed it all over and they took what they wanted. Just on the paperwork they want to know everything but it is a standard for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 previous landlord statements (albeit from the UK) do well. Statement from the bank you never paid late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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