Arrival planned for June 2015

[samandcraig]

Hi everyone,

 

We will be moving to Adelaide mid March - April next year and would love to be part of your network group.

It is a very exciting but daunting time and its great to have the support of others in the same

position.

It would also be good to get the children in contact with others too as they are keen to make friends.

 

We are potentially looking at the Seaview Downs area for properties, the schools also look really nice around there.

Does anyone else know much about this area or have any advice on the best areas for families / schools etc?

 

Look forward to chatting with you all,

 

Visa granted 07/10/2014

Flights booked for 14/03/2015

Carly - Quality Assurance / Childcare trainer & Assessor

Chris - Firefighter

Abbie - 13 yrs old

Kian - 10 yrs old

Jaimie - 8 yrs old

 

Hi, we seem to have our visa granted around the same time and we also fly to Oz on the same day!!! Although we are off to Darwin to see my brother for a week before we arrive in Adelaide. My husband is a joiner/carpenter and I work in retail, we have an 11yr old son And a 5year old daughter. We have a four week rental booked for 4 weeks so we can take a look at all areas near by.....good luck xx

[Amit Malhotra]

Any reviews on Black Forest and Glandor suburbs - schools and lifestyle and which one is better.... I checked Glenelg but it too far from city.

[Karthik]

Hello everyone, Nice to see many of'em moving to Adelaide during early 2015. We (I, Wife & 2 yr old) would be migrating here by feb/mar 2015 too. It would be good to catch up then. Our research is in progress and Glenelg seems to suit us. Any information/links on Homes, IT/ICT Jobs in/around CBD and primary schools would be highly appreciated.

[Amit Malhotra]

Hi Kartik,

 

There are many links for home - download apps for domain and real estate also check rent form here, for buying stuff log on to gumtree and visit woolworths site. NOW. Jobs you have to have 2 referrals for that logon to LinkedIn and start talking to people to refer you. What in IT you do as I am in Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery.

[Amit Malhotra]

​On arrival services for skilled migrants

 

1. On arrival registration - General Skilled Migrants only

· https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/node/42

· If you're a recent state nominated migrant it is condition of your visa that you register your arrival and complete five short surveys during your first two years in South Australia.

o Once you've registered your arrival you'll be contacted by email to complete surveys after three months, six months, one year, 18 months and the final survey after two years.

o The surveys are very short containing up to six questions only. Questions relate to the employment status and employment satisfaction.

o The information provided in these surveys is important so we know how migrants are settling in to life in South Australia. It also helps Immigration SA continue to improve its services for future migrants.

o If you've recently migrated to South Australia on a state nominated visa but have not received your invitation to register or complete a survey, please emailDMITREImmigrationSARegistrations@sa.gov.au.

o https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/user?destination=information%20sessions

 

2. Specialist Migrant Services (SMS)

· https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/node/177

· Telephone: 1800 506 266 Web: skills.sa.gov.au

· The South Australian Government’s Specialist Migrant Services (SMS) supports skilled migrants to find meaningful employment through a range of services including:

o Information, consultation and support with employment related issues

o Meetings with new migrants to cover resume writing, understand job advertisements and job interview techniques

o Ongoing support through the process of skills recognition and into skilled employment

o Information and advice about pathways to recognition of overseas gained qualifications or locally gained trade skills

o Comparative assessments of academic qualifications gained overseas.

 

3. Information sessions

· Information sessions are free events held once a month in Adelaide. The sessions cover important information about living and working in South Australia specific to newly arrived migrants.

· State nominated migrants are encouraged to register and attend an information session hosted by Immigration SA soon after arrival in South Australia.

· Information sessions are held in Adelaide once a month to help new arrivals settle in to South Australia.

o Your responsibilities as a state nominated visa holder

o Employment assistance – details of service providers able to assist you to gain employment in South Australia

o Pathways to permanency for provisional visa subclasses 495, 475, 487 and 489.

o Presenters from a variety of agencies are available to answer your questions after each session.

o Information Sessions are held at:

o Time: 1:30pm - 3.00pm (entry from 1:15pm)

o Venue: Theatrette, Ground Floor, 55 Currie Street, Adelaide

o Register: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/node/110

 

Provisional visa holders

 

· Provisional visa holders are asked to register their arrival online. An email request is sent to help registration. About six to eight weeks after your visa is granted and email will be sent to you with a link to register online. If you haven’t received an email asking you to register, please contact gsm.sa@sa.gov.au.

· Once you’ve registered your arrival, you’ll also start receiving regular employment surveys from Immigration SA. A total of five surveys will be sent to you at three, six, twelve, eighteen and twenty four months from the time of your arrival in South Australia.

· We also encourage you to attend an information session where you will be given useful information about employment, permanency and government services.

 

Enroll your children in school

· https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/node/28

· http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/locs/pages/default/default/

· Child Care: http://ifp.mychild.gov.au/

· Glenelg Primary School: www.glenelgps.sa.edu.au/

 

Find your new job

· https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/node/26

· https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/29823_SkilledMigrantsFactsheetMay2014_FINAL.pdf

· http://www.adzuna.com.au/

· http://au.indeed.com/

· http://www.seek.com.au/

· http://www.simplyhired.com.au/

· http://www.careerone.com.au/

· http://www.gumtree.com.au/

 

Activate Bank Account

· BankSA

· Commonwealth Bank of Australia

· ANZ

· NAB

· Westpac

 

Ambulance Cover

· Ambulance Cover - SA Ambulance Service

 

Australian Sim card for Mobile Phone

· http://shop.vodafone.com.au/

· www.virginmobile.com.au

· http://www.optus.com.au/

· http://www.telstra.com.au/

 

Buy a car

· http://www.drive.com.au/

 

Find a Rental

· http://www.domain.com.au/

· http://www.realestate.com.au/

· http://www.property.com.au/

 

Medicare/Health Insurance

· http://www.privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/compare.aspx

 

South Australian Drivers Licence

· http://www.raa.com.au/about-us/contact-us/locate-us

 

Car Insurance

· RAA

 

Tax File Number

· https://iar.ato.gov.au/iarweb/default.aspx?pid=4&sid=1&outcome=1

[clan mac]

We are arriving end of March beg of April 2015, I am just waiting on the pet transport people telling me when the dog is safe to travel. We have been in this process for a LONG time! It took nearly 3 years for our house to sell and we were stuck unable to do anything. We are in a rental property here with most of our stuff in storage. We are very excited and I think it's a great idea that you have set up this thread. HELLOOOOOO we are the McKnight family from Glasgow. My hubby is a project manager (construction). I work in community mental health and homeless services (I teach Zumba in the evenings too). We have 2 boys aged 18 and 16, and a year old border collie named Theo.

Lorraine x

[Reena1991]

Hi everyone, we'll also jump on this thread as we are in the same situation. We hope to arrive next march/April, visa was granted last July. We have accepted am offer on our house but won't be completing until the new year and don't have an exchange date yet. We might be doing things slightly different, in that, my OH rick may go out early to set things up- house, any furnishings we may need, car and job. He is a mechanic so hoping he will be able to get work fairly quickly. The he is either coming back to help with the flight as we have a 1 and 2 year old- very energetic boys! Or if work date is ASAP, I may have to do the actual goodbye part and flight alone,eeekkk! As we don't need to be near the city, we are looking at suburbs in the south as there's no point paying a premium to live near a city where neither of us need to work. Aldinga, moana, port n etc. I am a primary teacher but probably won't work until kids are at school or if we work out that childcare is worth it money wise as at the moment it definitely isn't worth me working as we would be out of pocket. So am just doing 1 day a week as my mum has the boys then. Hoping that our move will be a fresh start as neither side of our families are particularly close or easy to deal with :-( except my mum but she was actually the one who kept going on about trying oz so is happy about our decision. Think we are going to be living a fairly simple life on just one wage unless I can find tutoring or some sort of evening work but we don't lead expensive lives here and as I will go back to work eventually, I know it's not forever as kids get more expensive as they get older!

 

Hopefully we we will all meet at some point once we arrive :-)

[samandcraig]

Hi everyone, we'll also jump on this thread as we are in the same situation. We hope to arrive next march/April, visa was granted last July. We have accepted am offer on our house but won't be completing until the new year and don't have an exchange date yet. We might be doing things slightly different, in that, my OH rick may go out early to set things up- house, any furnishings we may need, car and job. He is a mechanic so hoping he will be able to get work fairly quickly. The he is either coming back to help with the flight as we have a 1 and 2 year old- very energetic boys! Or if work date is ASAP, I may have to do the actual goodbye part and flight alone,eeekkk! As we don't need to be near the city, we are looking at suburbs in the south as there's no point paying a premium to live near a city where neither of us need to work. Aldinga, moana, port n etc. I am a primary teacher but probably won't work until kids are at school or if we work out that childcare is worth it money wise as at the moment it definitely isn't worth me working as we would be out of pocket. So am just doing 1 day a week as my mum has the boys then. Hoping that our move will be a fresh start as neither side of our families are particularly close or easy to deal with :-( except my mum but she was actually the one who kept going on about trying oz so is happy about our decision. Think we are going to be living a fairly simple life on just one wage unless I can find tutoring or some sort of evening work but we don't lead expensive lives here and as I will go back to work eventually, I know it's not forever as kids get more expensive as they get older!

 

Hopefully we we will all meet at some point once we arrive :-)

 

hi, I'm not planning on working until,the kids are well and truly settled either, although like yourself if we work out that childcare can be sorted and it's worth working then I will. We are also looking at Southern suburbs for probably the same reasons as you. We arrive on the 21st March x

[Reena1991]

hi, I'm not planning on working until,the kids are well and truly settled either, although like yourself if we work out that childcare can be sorted and it's worth working then I will. We are also looking at Southern suburbs for probably the same reasons as you. We arrive on the 21st March x

 

We will not be able to leave until the easter hols either way as I have missed the window to give notice at work but as Easter is early next year I think it should be end of March/ very beginning of April. Like I said to you earlier, won't be leaving it any later as I will be in my old bedroom at my mums with 2 children and maybe rick as well so for everyone's sanity we'll be leaving ASAP! X

[samandcraig]

Ha ha......yeah you will be eager by then are you on Facebook?

[Amit Malhotra]

Reena for Jobs create account in seek and indeed and start applying with this you can all add people in similar profile in LinkedIn and you will get referrals... I did that and already have people wiling to meet me when I arrive or provide referrals.

[clan mac]

Flights booked, flying out on April 1st will follow up on your advice Amit regarding Seek. Now let the planning begin accommodation to sort!

[tim1974]

Hi guys

My name’s Tim and I am moving out to Adelaide next feb/march time. Moving out on my own so very keen to meet up with folks so thought I’d hijack this thread! I’m a 40 year old GP hoping to live near the beach and will be working up in Elizabeth/Golden Grove. However having read some of the very useful tips on here the foot of the hills also sounds great. Planning to go into short term rental until I find my feet and get to grips with the area. Good luck to you all with the process and hope to catch up.

[Amit Malhotra]

Good luck .... I would request everyone to post as and when they arrive or achieve a milestone like securing a job or accommodation

[Lorraineandsean]

Hi guys we are leaving uk at the end of jan but stopping in Vietnam for 4-6 week so I think we will get to adelaide in March we have a 6 year old daughter. I'm 40 and work in mental health services and Sean is 38 and an electrician. We love kitesurfing , camping and been know to have a few drinks and a bit of a dance ! x x just signed up to the forum tonight our visa was granted today x x

Edited November 21, 2014 by Lorraineandsean

[Amit Malhotra]

Congrats Lorraine looking forward to meet you

[samandcraig]

Hi Lorraine, where are you planning to settle?

[Lorraineandsean]

Hi Sam and Craig to start with we are looking the southern beach suburbs as Sean's sister lives in sheidow park, but will just take it as it comes with jobs and bits. x Sean's sister said march is a great month in adelaide with womadalaide a music festival and the fringe festival ! Whereabouts are you guys heading to to start with ?

 

it will be great if we have a group that can meet up when we all arrive ! X x

[Lorraineandsean]

We are arriving end of March beg of April 2015, I am just waiting on the pet transport people telling me when the dog is safe to travel. We have been in this process for a LONG time! It took nearly 3 years for our house to sell and we were stuck unable to do anything. We are in a rental property here with most of our stuff in storage. We are very excited and I think it's a great idea that you have set up this thread. HELLOOOOOO we are the McKnight family from Glasgow. My hubby is a project manager (construction). I work in community mental health and homeless services (I teach Zumba in the evenings too). We have 2 boys aged 18 and 16, and a year old border collie named Theo.

Lorraine x

 

Hi Lorraine I'm Lorraine and also worked in homeless services for 10 years and now in mental health too ! Sound like you have had a real endurance test to get to adelaide. Our dog is coming too!

[samandcraig]

Great stuff, yeah seems like a lot of people are flying out in March, we must all have the same plan, would be great to meet up with other new arrivals

[Amit Malhotra]

Has anyone checked the west beach area for accommodation and schools as the rentals are low and they have some real good properties. Any feedback that anyone can share?

[snifter]

Has anyone checked the west beach area for accommodation and schools as the rentals are low and they have some real good properties. Any feedback that anyone can share?

 

You are probably better starting a new thread and asking these sorts of questions in whichever area of the forum applies. People may not read all the posts in this thread and if you want feedback from people already here, a new thread is a better way to go.

[Amit Malhotra]

Just checked with ANZ bank and that we can open a bank account before moving to Adelaide, but that have associates charges to do that. anyone has done this with any other bank with no charges

[Lorraineandsean]

Hi Amit NAB have a fee free a/c with an I saver account you can apply in about 5 min !

[C4rlyb]

Just wanted to say merry xmas and wish all those moving to Adelaide in the upcoming months a fantastic new year, all the best for the move and good luck with the preparations. I know my family and I are trying to enjoy our last few days of relaxation before the craziness of the new year starts and the final preparations are made!

Hope to chat with you all on here soon and look forward to meeting with you when we all arrive in Adelaide!

 

take care

 

Carly, Chris, Abbie(13),Kian(10) and Jaimie(8)

 

xxxx