It's only taken me 6 months, a trip to England, a Voluntary Severance payment and 9 flights, but I'm here! Credit where credit is due I say...
Upon landing in Brisbane I got my passport stamped (actually I'm slightly concerned about this. The immigration guy just stamped my passport with a date stamp, even though I'm here on a working visa. Surely this can't be right?!) and headed to the nearest pay-phone to call Dan and find out what to do!
Dan was alive, not drunk and actually pretty useful in assisting me get to 'The Transit Centre' where he was headed to meet me. After a dirty McDonalds breakfast (oh, things don't change) and a quick catch up, we headed to 'Chill Backpackers'. A hostel for backpackers in Brisbane.
I've become quite accustomed to having my own space, so a 10 share room wasn't my idea of a good place to stay. So we got a twin room @ AU$80 per night and proceeded to get me set up to the same position Dan is in (employable).
After visiting ANZ bank and an internet cafe, I now have a bank account and a Tax File Number is being processed for me. These two thing are all I need to undertake employment here in Australia.
My tax file number will take 7 days to process and arrive, so I may as well go on holiday...right?
Byron Bay, here we come!
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