Your first week — Days 1–7
VEVO — check your visa conditions
Free service that shows your visa status, expiry and exact conditions.
VEVO — check your visa conditions
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Free service that shows your visa status, expiry and exact conditions.
There is no visa stamp in your passport in Australia — it is all electronic. VEVO is how you and your employer prove your work rights.
Have ready before you start
- Passport number
- Visa grant number or transaction reference
Do ImmiAccount first — this depends on it.
Know your condition numbers. 8547 caps working holiday makers at six months with one employer; 8105 caps student work hours. Breaching a condition can cancel a visa.
This is one entry from G'day Guide — every official service, help line and useful site for arriving in Australia, explained in plain English and put in the order you actually need them. No affiliate links, no sponsored placements, no paid rankings.
Usually done around the same time
- myGov The single sign-on that links Medicare, the ATO, Centrelink, My Health Record and more.
- Tax file number (TFN) Your personal tax identifier. Free, and applied for online once you are in Australia.
- Ambulance cover — check your state Ambulance is run and charged state by state, and it is not covered by Medicare in most of the country.