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Moving to Australia

On this page we have grouped links to information of particular interest to people planning to move to Australia. For more, see our individual sites for each capital city on the links to the left.

Information about Immigration Requirements, Entry Visas etc

• Australian Immigration from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs' (DIMA)
  • Visas and Immigration information
    • Workers for professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia
    • Migrants People moving permanently to Australia or returning from overseas
    • Visitors Tourists, working holiday makers, people visiting family or friends, or visiting for business or an event
    • Students People studying or seeking study, training, or skills development in Australia. Education agents and providers
    • Employers Employers who sponsor skilled people to work in Australia
    • Applications & Forms Online and printable applications, information forms and booklets
    • Humanitarian Information for people seeking assistance under the refugee and humanitarian programme
• Australian Customs Service
• Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service protects Australia's unique environment against exotic pests and diseases. They inspect incoming luggage, cargo, mail, animals and plants and their products. This is where you'll find information on taking your cat, dog or other animals into or out of Australia 
• Australian Passports for Australian citizens renewing their passport in Australia or from overseas.
   
• Medicare Information Kit for new arrivals translated into 19 languages. This website contains important information about Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, Australian Organ Donor Register and Family Assistance Office. Find out about your entitlements to Medicare, how to get a Medicare card, how to enrol your children on the Immunisation Register, how to become an organ donor etc.  
   
• Live In Australia - Skilled Visa Assessment. Find out if you qualify for Skilled Migration to Australia in accordance with the latest criteria specified by The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

Employment and Cost of Living

• BCL Real Estate thousands of properties for sale, rent and to share all around Australia. 
   
• MyCareer Browse the latest classified listings of positions vacant around Australia, including Accounting, Engineering, Sales, Tourism and lots more. You can search by location, industry, type of job and salary required. See more on jobs in Australia here.
   
• GreatAuPair.com Find nanny and Au Pair jobs worldwide, or find a nanny for your family. is the world’s largest, most-trusted online Au Pair & Nanny Agency serving 140+ countries.
   
• NOOSR (National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition) 
• The Universal Currency Converter will tell you how Australian dollars compare to your own currency.

Business Services

• Serviced offices provide a quick way to get your business running quickly. Use this free service to get details of serviced offices around Australia here.
   
• Government information and fact sheets
  Articles and links provided by business.gov.au to provide access to information from many different government departments in one place.
   
• Live In Australia - Skilled Visa Assessment. Find out if you qualify for Skilled Migration to Australia in accordance with the latest criteria specified by The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

  Contacts

• Britishexpats forum on migrating to Australia and New Zealand

Making New Friends

Joining groups and clubs is a good way to meet people and make new friends in your new home. Each BCL city site has a clubs section with everything from sports clubs and car clubs to art groups, drama and choral groups.

• Brisbane Clubs and Interest Groups
• Gold Coast Clubs and Interest Groups
• Sydney Clubs and Interest Groups
• Melbourne Clubs and Interest Groups
• Adelaide Clubs and Interest Groups
• Perth Clubs and Interest Groups
• Hobart Clubs and Interest Groups
• Darwin Clubs and Interest Groups