Tools and Tips
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Financial matters
Check that you complete all the financial, taxation and legal matters that affect you and your family. You may need to set up bank accounts that operate from both your old and new country.
Travel plans
Make all your travel plans; find out contact details for relatives, sponsors and friends in your country of destination; and inform them of your itinerary. Leave your new contact details with friends and family before you leave.
Important documents
You will need copies of your personal documents when you first arrive. These include the originals of birth, marriage, medical and work records. You can bring school reports for children and your university or trade papers. You will need your passport for travel.
Customs
If you plan to bring electrical items with you, check that they meet your country of arrival standards. If you plan to bring personal and household goods with you, check that they meet the local customs laws. The country you leave from may limit the cash you take out. You must also declare large sums of overseas currency at customs when you arrive.
Website research – Knowing your destination
We suggest that you familiarise yourself with information regarding your new destination. The Internet provides valuable tools for research and we have compiled the following links to make the search easier.
Australian locations
Migration
Other useful sites
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