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Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by veryconcluded: 7:51am On Dec 20, 2019 |
My Journey My departure experience from Nigerian Airport was as usual, nothing ghen ghen. I had a stop over at Abu Dhabi and Perth, unknown to me Australia is really a big country cos it took me additional six hours from Perth to Sydney. I dare not make such mistake again My Stopover experience? When I landed at the Abu Dhabi airport, the overzealous airport staff selected me out of the crowd, being the only black and a Nigerian, I knew what this was only a time wasting process started asking silly questions of why I was going to Australia and why I was studying the course I chose. Not even in Australia yet and I am going through all this, despite a valid student's visa. A little clumsy at Perth Airport with all my goodbye nigeria luggage, cos you had to take a bus from the international to the local airport, thankfully i was able to get the Trolley Cart using the Aud coins I had on me because I had my currency changed at Abu dhabi. Nothing remarkable at Perth Airport. * What are the immigration rules to follow? Do not bring growing seeds, anything that can be cracked like beans, nuts. Instead have them all blended and in air tight white bags.You can google Australia incoming passenger card to get familiar with their forbidden foods. Please declare every thing. I declared my wooden stick (omorogun). Have an address that you will be staying handy and also an Australian phone cos you will be asked to fill this in the form. * How did you carry all that cash with you? I had just $4000 us dollars, which was declared . * Can you open bank account while still in Naija? I opened a NAB account which I opened online in Nigeria, and they actually sent the welcome letter to my home address in Lagos. I had my handy eftpos card waiting to be picked up at my selected branch when I got to Australia. * Which State/suburb did you settle in and why? Just like most people, it is where you know someone that you feel comfortable to settle in. I settled in popular gbogbo ero in Liverpool, Sydney . You find a lot of migrants there * Driving in Australia? How long can you use your Naija driving license before you get Aussie license? Hmmmm. This one pass me. It took me a long while to get used to be comfortable driving, I used my Nigeria driving for a year then it expired, kept renewing the Nigeria International driver license yearly for 2 years, until I got the permanent residency then I had no choice but to sit for the dreaded driving test, almost had a heart attack in my preparation. I had to go for a crash driving lesson at the rate of 40 dollars per hr for 4 hrs in 2 weeks. Thank God for that, cos that Naija driving would have failed me woefully. I cannot risk the license taken at all. * Where you live and why you like it or don't like it? Tips on choosing the right neighborhood, mortgage plans, proximity to work etc. Levels changed after no more school fees, we had to move to a quiet neighborhood cos it is closer to kids school. There is really no tips, depends on how much you are willing to pay for the accommodation and proximity to school, station/bus stop, and work Mortgage plan is seriously on the way, tired of the agent peering into your house during the house inspection not to talk of the liability called house rent. * How easy was it to settle in, with your kids? How did you go about finding the right schools for them? What is their school system like for toddlers (age 5 and below)? There is pre-school for 4years old As a parent of little ones , at least a quarter of your income goes to child care. Damn, it was really expensive. Thankfully, we had couple of friends around that sometimes helped to care for our little ones, but remember it is do me I do you and this also comes with a bit of begging and often disappointment. * Can a mother combine work and taking care of the kids? Easier if the kids are older, not less than 8 years. It is possible but one of the parents will have a flexible shift. Here in Australia, it is not mother thing, it is parent thing. * Tips on how to cloth and cope with the cold weather Easy, just like nigeria weather most times of the year. Thankfully, I visited a boutique in lagos before coming and got really beautiful clothes because they don't really have nice female outfits aside their jeans and tops, the classy quality ones are ridiculously expensive. Meanwhile you will get them at affordable prices in Nigeria, UK or America. * How much does your family survive on in a month? It is an expensive place, you cannot risk not getting a good well job. By the way, I was scammed when I was new in town. Got employed by a guy but was not paid for my job, at least if he wont pay he will talk - I used the guy as a work reference to get my accommodation and my 2nd job which was a step to greater heights. Praying for bountiful rain upon the land of Australia and Merry Christmas Everyone. 25 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by happy4lucy: 10:35pm On Dec 21, 2019 |
Hello, Please I will like to prepare Akamu(ogi) or pap for my baby here in Australia. Please who knows a good blender I can use for that or someone that does it which blender do you use. Will be waiting for your reply. Thanks 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Solitin40: 3:17am On Dec 22, 2019 |
happy4lucy:Kmart blender https://www.kmart.com.au/product/1.5l-digital-blender/918805 $49 |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by eedimo(m): 3:34am On Dec 22, 2019 |
tyosho: How is medical practice over there? 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by MPESA(m): 8:10am On Dec 22, 2019 |
tyosho: Hi ma'am please can I pm you because it's personal though my 2nd question has been answer by @soltino in one of the students threads.. Thanks. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by hartson(m): 12:41pm On Dec 22, 2019 |
BhawnaYs:An impressive update there.Can't a PR holder invite a friend apart from close family relatives. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by happy4lucy: 1:36pm On Dec 22, 2019 |
Solitin40: Thanks, was using it and it broke down... just asking for more options if not I will go back to Kmart and get the blender again. The first one lasted for 1year 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by FBS: 2:15pm On Dec 23, 2019 |
hartson:You may not be able to "sponsor" but should be able to invite a friend. i.e you can write a letter inviting them to visit and in it state that you are prepared to cover all their costs while in Australia. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Skyrocket1: 11:28am On Dec 24, 2019 |
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Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by tunlex01(m): 5:57pm On Dec 26, 2019 |
So here is my landing gist Long Post Alert The beginning I got my grant on 31st of October and resigned the following morning giving a month's notice to my employer. Getting the required items needed for the journey ahead amidst handing over tasks and projects at work was hectic but I survived. Friday 29th was my last day at work. It started with a small get-together send forth party at the office then partee after partee at a sea-side bar in Victoria Island. I woke up on Saturday visiting few places I needed to touch down at before leaving. On Sunday morning, I was on my way to my parent's base to say my farewell and pick up some local recipes and items. I was out of the base on Tuesday and had 2 days left to complete the packing before I finally leave on Friday. On Wednesday, malaria came knocking but I just had to kill it totally since it's gonna be my last malaria. So I finished the 'thing' and on Friday, 6th December, I was awake preparing to start a new journey of a new beginning. Your departure experience from Nigerian Airport? My flight was scheduled for 1pm Nigerian time. I left the house 9:50am and got to the airport at 10:20am. Got to Emirate stand and my bags were weighed. Alas! Everything was 69kg (40kg + 22kg + 7kg) when I was only entitled to 53kg (23kg x 23kg x 7kg). The lady had already started calculating extra luggage allowance. I look the lady.. Madam calm down, I need help o. Na so she calm down. I sha ended up paying for extra luggage allowance which I had initially planned for. I proceeded to get my boarding pass and went back to bid my sister and friend farewell. I thereafter moved to a restaurant to have breakfast. At this time, boarding had started. I proceeded to the boarding session and after clearance from 2 Immigration officers, I was referred to another one. He began with series of questions about the trip, final destination, the visa process. He also asked I show him my PTA, I told him I wasn't going for a visit. He asked for BTA, I told him I had money in my account and I don't have to get BTA or PTA for this trip. The baba sha stood his ground and I stood mine too. When I realised this man was going to waste my time, I just told him I will go and get the BTA since I have more than enough in my account. I had moved a bit when he called me back and said I can proceed. I wasn't even in the mood to say thank you. This was when I realised I hadn't checked the time cos I was just 15 minutes to the boarding closure and I hadn't even gone past the checks before boarding. I did this in few minutes and was in the plane. Window seat.. You know. (I had set alarm to book the seats 48 hours prior to the flight time). * Stopover experience? When you landed at the airport? Dubai.... In-flight entertainment and the food were awesome for the 7 hours journey. The only constant thing was my request for water. I guess I was dehydrated due to the malaria fever. I watched 2 movies and listened to the Joyous celebration album...fantastic album and slept for an hour too. Landed in Dubai and walked for about 25 minutes to my boarding gate. (I didn't know it was that far, I would have taken a cart). After relaxing for about an hour, boarding started. This time, the flight was a freaking long 12 hours but I slept for over 6 hours while I continued listening to the Joyous celebration album * What are the immigration rules to follow? Just be confident when being asked questions. Declare food and money in your declaration card. My locust beans was the only item collected and thrashed right in front of me at Adelaide airport. � �� The overzealous officer just saw 'locust beans' and said 'no form of beans is allowed'. I should have just written iru instead of locust beans. Please use 'irú' or 'seasoning' instead of locust beans on your packaging. My groundnut and other items were allowed. * How did you carry all that cash with you? All my money was in my naira account. Although I had opened a Commonwealth bank account when I got my grant, I used my Naira Mastercard for all my transactions in Adelaide till I got my Comm debit card. I made naira transfer to one of the seniors here and got AUD transferred to my Comm account. * Can you open bank account while still in Naija? Yes, I did open with Commonwealth bank * Which State/suburb did you settle in and why? SA - Adelaide cos I was nominated by the state. * Driving in Australia? How long can you use your Naija driving license before you get Aussie license? For 489, you can use Nigeria driver's license for your entire stay, it's only wise to get the Australian driver license for jobs, convenience etc. I haven't driven since I got here, been using my Metrocard. * Where you live I got a place before leaving Nigeria so it made my settling in easier. Got it through a friend of mine who was visiting a friend of his and realised someone was moving out. He spoke to the landlady on my behalf and she was willing to wait 1 week before my arrival. After I had a chat with the landlady, she agreed to rent the apartment to me. That's how I moved in the following day after my arrival. * Are there Nigerian food/restaurants etc? Are they very expensive? During my waka in the CBD one day, I got a promo ticket for Uber eats.(they were just sharing the tickets that day in the CBD). So I ordered for some jollof rice and chicken from an African restaurant with the Uber Eats promo card. Actual cost was A$22 but I paid A$7. I ate it thrice cos it was too much to finish at once I am a Dispute Resolution and Customer Experience Analyst currently looking for job. Although, I have been applying for jobs even before I got here, I hope to get one as soon as the holiday is over. C'est fini Please don't mind my grammatical errors 30 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by LadyHeaven(f): 12:46pm On Dec 27, 2019 |
tunlex01: Congrats again Mr Tunlex, I remember you helped with a lot of my questions earlier this year, i am really glad that finally you are there, i tap into your blessings may this new year favor all hopefuls, amen...prosper and grow brotherly 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by pitman10: 1:35pm On Dec 27, 2019 |
LadyHeaven: Amen o....congratulations to you Sir Tunlex 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by FBS: 2:25pm On Dec 28, 2019 |
The kind thing wey NBNCo/internet dey do these days no be am at all. Constant dropouts and atimes just no connection. ISP is next to useless. And to think that I used to support the yeye people? This is soooo annoying. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by tunlex01(m): 12:38am On Dec 29, 2019 |
LadyHeaven: Amen. You will be celebrated this new year. Thank you. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by tunlex01(m): 12:40am On Dec 29, 2019 |
FBS: very annoying. The message sent to my landlady indicates the issue will persist until January 9th. Me I'm using my Optus data for now and it has not disappointed. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by LadyHeaven(f): 10:42am On Dec 29, 2019 |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by FBS: 3:19pm On Dec 30, 2019 |
So.....internet restored, all appears to be well with the world again. Happy New Year to everyone in advance. Blessings. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by FBS: 5:08pm On Dec 31, 2019 |
And here we are. Happy New Year 2020 to everyone. 8 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Juliette3Ken(f): 4:47pm On Jan 01, 2020 |
Hi Everyone, please is it easy to get an undergraduate visa to Australia? I am asking because I am thinking of the country to apply for my undergraduate studies aside Nigeria |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Smile4mee01: 5:02pm On Jan 02, 2020 |
Nigerians in Australia. Please what's this news about the fire and weather in Australia... What shall it profit a man to leave 9ja and enter fire in Australia? |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by pitman10: 6:09pm On Jan 02, 2020 |
Smile4mee01: This made my day day������ 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by bellong: 2:09am On Jan 03, 2020 |
Juliette3Ken: It depends on your circumstances. Yes, it is not difficult. |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by bellong: 2:12am On Jan 03, 2020 |
Smile4mee01: Nobody is forcing you to leave na. I don't think anyone has complained to you about the fire. The fire is quite unfortunate but it is only affecting a small fraction of the country. It is not as if the whole country is on fire. If it were happening in Nigeria, it wouldn't be a news because nobody cares about others and their well-being. So you can stay put in Nigeria and leave the Australians to handle their fire. 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by felixzo1(m): 6:38am On Jan 03, 2020 |
bellong:the way the news being reported, listening from outside you will think the whole of Australia is on fire. oga bellong happy new year. you scarce for here recently 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Nobody: 10:11am On Jan 03, 2020 |
Good day everyone,pls I've been trying to apply for the 489 myself and it's asking me for Transportation reference number or visa grant number, I dont know how to go about this. Anyone to help? |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Stewart883(m): 10:31am On Jan 03, 2020 |
bellong: Oga, you were only asked a simple question. Just answer and keep all those long stories u wrote up there to yourself!!! 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Juliette3Ken(f): 11:38am On Jan 03, 2020 |
bellong:Alright ma'am |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Mcslize: 6:05pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Smile4mee01: What shall it profit a man to leave 9ja and enter fire in Australia? This is quite a stereotypical statement. So if something little occurs in a speficied area of a country, does that mean it's the whole country that's affected? Your last statement gave you out as someone who is against abroad migration. More like TeamDoNotMigrate gang. Nigeria is better. You will make it in Nigeria than traveling out. Do you know how many fire outbreaks we witnessed this past year in Nigeria? If you've been keeping abreast of news regularly you must have heard about all the market fire outbreaks that occurred this past year 2019. What we are suffering in this country is more than Hell fire. There is a better way to ask such question rather than making it looks like you are an antagonist of those relocating abroad. 1 Like |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by Mcslize: 6:28pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
Stewart883: That can't be called a question. What is the meaning of "What shall it profit a man to leave 9ja and enter fire in Australia". Is that a question? That's more like a mockery. If the person that made that statement is a supporter of team "do not relocate abroad", he or she shouldn't bother to make such a mockery statement of a fire that occurred in small fraction of a country. Are you not aware of how many fire outbreaks we experience here in Nigeria day in day out? Haven't you heard about all the fire outbreaks in Nigeria? Does that means it's the whole of Nigeria that was affected? The said fire didn't even occur in the city. It happened in the remote part of the country more like in the bush. Here in Nigeria, during the dry season, farmers in some villages in Nigeria do experience fire outbreaks in their farmlands. That doesn't mean such fire spreads all through the town they live in. That's simply bush burning. It happens in the bush. There are ways to ask a question. But making a mockery statement about a minor bush burning occurrence that occurred in a fraction part of a country is not enough to make it look like relocating to Australia is a bad move. All #TeamDoNotTravelAbroad gangs should take note of this. We are already facing hell fire in Nigeria. Allow us to enter another Hell fire in Australia. We like it that way. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In Australia/life As An Australian Immigrant by SkinnyNigga: 6:57pm On Jan 03, 2020 |
been hearing about fire fire , hope you guys are safe .. 2 Likes |
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