Relocation Guide
Moving to Australia for FIFO isn't a normal move. You'll live in one place and work 1,500 km away, and your home becomes somewhere you're only at half the time. Most generic relocation advice doesn't account for that.
This guide is built around how FIFO works: choose your base by flight routes, land with enough cash to get to your first pay, and set up housing, banking and paperwork for someone who's away half the time.
Work rights come first, which is what Visa Path is for. This guide starts when you know you can legally work.
7 chapters4 interactive tools3 checklists~1h to work through
Relocation Guide
Move to Australia without the chaos
What you walk away with
Done, not just read.
Base city, landing budget, first 30 days, housing and life on roster: the full landing playbook.
- 01
A base city chosen around the flight routes to the region you're targeting
- 02
Your landing cash figure, worked out to the dollar in your home currency
- 03
A 12-week move countdown with every task in order
- 04
Bank, TFN, super, SIM and Medicare sorted in your first week
Inside the guide
7 chapters, in order.
Each one ends with something done. The first is free to read right now.
- 01
Pick your base
You don't move to the mine. You live in a hub city and fly to the work. Choose the hub first.
You have one or two base cities chosen around where the jobs are and how you'd get there.
Hub & route mapMines map8 min - 02
Your landing budget
Between landing and your first FIFO pay is usually 6–10 weeks. Land with enough to cover it, with room to spare.
You know how much cash to land with, in your home currency, and where it goes.
Landing budget4 min With the guide - 03
The 12-week countdown
Every task from 12 weeks out to your first month on the ground, in the order it needs doing.
Your whole move is planned on a timeline with a saved checklist, so nothing gets missed.
Move countdown4 min With the guide - 04
Your first 10 days
SIM, bank, TFN, super and health cover. The admin that gets you paid, done in the right order.
You're set up to be employed: reachable, bankable, taxable and insured.
3 min With the guide - 05
Housing for a FIFO life
Short stay first, then a room you can leave behind. How FIFO workers actually live, and how to avoid rental scams.
You know what kind of housing fits your roster, how to secure it, and how to spot a scam.
3 min With the guide - 06
Driving, kit & getting to site
Licence rules, whether you need a car, what to pack for a swing, and how fly-out day works.
You're legal to drive, kitted out, and you know how fly-out day works.
3 min With the guide - 07
Life on the roster
Camp life, home life, relationships and mental health. The part the job ads don't mention.
You go into your first swing knowing what camp is like, and with a plan to look after your relationships, sleep and head.
3 min With the guide
Try a tool from this guide
Will your savings last?
Most people underestimate this by thousands. Enter your plan and see what it takes to get from landing to your first FIFO pay. It's the same calculator as chapter 2.
Stage 2 of 4
This guide is one leg of the route.
Most people moving from overseas need more than one. All four are A$149 together, instead of A$196.
- 01 · Before you flyVisa PathWhich visa actually gets you on site, and how to prove it in under a minute.A$49
- 02 · You're hereRelocation GuideWhich city to base yourself in, how much cash to bring, and your first 30 days.A$49
- 03 · On the groundGet HiredThe right first role, the right tickets, and a resume that gets the call back.A$49
- 04 · Once you're paidWealth & ExitKeep the money, then work out the number that lets you walk away.A$49
Save A$47 on buying them one at a time.
Questions
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Base city, landing budget, first 30 days, housing and life on roster: the full landing playbook.