When filling out the arrival form on the plane before landing in Australia, do I state that I am intending to live there permanently or that i am just visiting? I am a NZ citizen born & bred.

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mayflower · Answer

go with whatever you're actually doing. Better to tell the truth when you're dealing with customs.
As an NZ citizen you will automatically get a Special Category Visa anyway, so there's no extra hassle in saying you're staying permanently if that is your intention.

wait-awhile-wa · Answer

Just say u're visiting. it's simpler that way..

debbie · Answer

ok so at the sound of sounding stupid haha..someone like myself can buy a one way ticket tomorrow and just fly in and say i plan on livinf for a few yrs and they stamp my visa and off we go? is it all that easy? are there other forms and things to fill out?

interested · Answer

Yes Debbie - you could do that if you wanted to, so long as you don't have any [serious] criminal convictions. There's nothing to fill out other than your standard Aussie immigration card, where you just say that you intend to live in Australia for the foreseeable future.

mayflower · Answer

Yes, pretty simple for an NZ citizen eh!?
It does get a little more complicated if you want the benefits afforded permanent residents and citizens though, as you would need to apply for a medicare card, aussie driver's licence, tax file number (IRD number), etc.
But there's no need to apply for a visa in most instances (i.e. no criminal record)

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You should say that you intend to stay permanently to be granted the 'automatic' visa and getting some of the social benefit ...

daigey · Answer

about seven yrs ago i left nz for oz to live and work permanently, i lived and worked for 2 yrs  and fell pregnant there. wnen i was about 6-7 mnths pregnant, i went to ask assistance from Centre link  and Medicare, to my horror i was  denied. Why is that? So i came back to NZ to have  my daughter. Now my daughter is 4yrs old and i want us to go back and live there permanently, what do i have to do if i want to ask them assistance again, i do want to go back and work in Oz, pls help

megan-nick-and-taleah · Answer

i will be sing a song called jerney to the past with tow other people