Your first 90 days

Confirm the housing and immigration position of every household member, what each Permit or Certificate allows and any action required before arrival. Read the permits guide and check your own position with the authorities.

If children are coming, speak with School Admissions about the relevant cohort or an in-year move. The schools guide explains the questions to ask. Do not rely on a deadline for an earlier intake.

If you would enjoy it, have a conversation with someone who lives here about an interest or an ordinary part of their week. Practical preparation and getting a feel for the place can sit alongside each other.

Register with Social Security and a GP practice, and confirm your individual eligibility, what you will pay and any cover you need from arrival. Registration alone does not provide automatic healthcare coverage. The healthcare guide separates residents' cover from visitor arrangements.

Check that your permit paperwork is in place and that you understand any conditions. Set up the household arrangements you need, such as banking, utilities and heating.

Explore the routes between home, work, shops and school in ways that suit your mobility and household. Current bus routes and timetables can help you try alternatives to driving.

If you bring a vehicle, check the official driving and vehicle requirements. Look into ambulance cover and other healthcare costs before assuming they are included.

Ask what each person would like to explore, not only what the household needs to get done. An activity, a project, rest or time with someone new might be welcome. Nobody has to join a club on a prescribed day.

The partner work guide can help with separate work plans. New Beginnings offers coffee and conversation and a separate building session on Mondays, 10am to 1pm at The Duke, if either interests you.

Check in together when it is useful. What are you enjoying, what is difficult and what would you like to try differently? A new arrival and someone who has lived here for years can both benefit from those questions.

There is no universal month-one, month-two or month-three pattern. The household worksheet can hold your own figures and unresolved questions as the picture changes.