IMGs moving to Australia 🌏
A lot of admin is involved with moving abroad - both for work and general "life admin"....which can become overwhelming.
To aid with this process, the RMO Society have created a time-based checklist to help organise your thoughts and ensure you have everything covered!
To aid with this process, the RMO Society have created a time-based checklist to help organise your thoughts and ensure you have everything covered!
Weeks 1-2 |
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"Life Admin"
✅ Obtain a Phone contract
✅ Look at Rentals/house shares/sub-lets
✅ Find ways to get around!
Tip: Don’t forget to update your addresses when you move into your more permanent rental.
This is helpful when receiving post from AHPRA / Medicare later on!
- Examples include: Optus, Telstra, Coles mobile. Some allow free calls to a number of countries
- Take passport to the bank to open your account
- Don't forget to give medical workforce your payment details to ensure you get paid on time!
✅ Look at Rentals/house shares/sub-lets
- Realestate, Domain, Facebook marketplace (sublets), Flatmates
- Most are unfurnished with a 12m lease.
- Submit an application asap...can use RMH MWU as a reference
✅ Find ways to get around!
- Check out our Cycling to Work Page!
- Myki card - for trams, buses, trains. PTV - to plan routes.
Tip: Don’t forget to update your addresses when you move into your more permanent rental.
This is helpful when receiving post from AHPRA / Medicare later on!
Work Admin
Medical workforce unit (MWU) are a great help if you have any queries.
✅ In-person AHPRA meeting
✅ Indemnity Insurance
✅ In-person AHPRA meeting
- For ID check, MWU will help to arrange this
- General and some have unit specific induction e.g. ICU
- IMG specific induction
✅ Indemnity Insurance
- If you are from the UK and have MPS then you can sign up for MIPS in Australia
- Other examples: Avant, MIGA, MDA national
Weeks 2-4 |
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"Life Admin"
✅ Apply for a Tax File Number
✅ Apply for Medicare Card
✅ Obtain private health insurance
- Visit: www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/ (then “Get a tax file number”)
✅ Apply for Medicare Card
- Allows subsidised GP and other appointments
- Can take 6-8 weeks for the card to arrive
✅ Obtain private health insurance
- Even if you have Medicare - ensures you won’t have a bill (Medicare Levy) at the end of the tax year
- Ensure it fully includes ambulance cover
- Examples: NIB, Bupa, Avant
Work Admin
✅ Salary Packaging
✅ Supperannuation = Pension
✅ Look at your Roster (work schedule)
✅ Find out who your supervisor is
- Usually arranged with onboarding, but if you didn't sign up then you can do this at any time!
- Can save you over 3000 dollars per year!
- Pre-tax salary dollars are put aside to pay for certain living essentials
- Includes: rent/mortgage, meals, car, holidays, and more
- Go to the Maxxia website for more information
✅ Supperannuation = Pension
- Australia has a mandated pension savings scheme
- RMH has some preferred companies: Aware, Hesta. You can also nominate your own.
- Employer pays 10% (this is gradually being increased to 12%)
- If you leave Australia then you can transfer this money when you are overseas
✅ Look at your Roster (work schedule)
- Any concerns with hours use the roster checker: rmh-overtime-tracker.herokuapp.com.
- Sign up, click ‘add roster’ then ‘check EBA’
- If unsure still, clarify with Medical Workforce
✅ Find out who your supervisor is
- They will complete your mid and end of term assessments, arrange a meeting early
Months 1-3 |
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✅ Arrange 3 month APHRA review meeting
- To complete WRIG-30 and ORIG-20*. Needed to meet the requirements for provisional registration
- MWU will be able to help provide these forms, or they can be printed from the AHPRA Website.
- *These will become important when applying for general registration at 12 months
