When you come to work in Australia, it’s a good idea to set up a MyGov account, which is a simple way for you to access Australian government services.
These services include Centrelink, Medicare and the Australian Tax Office (ATO), and are helpful when you need to attend a doctor, lodge a tax return and more.
Once you’ve set up your MyGov account, you can:
- Receive secure messages from these services.
- Update your contact details with those services
- Access important information about those services.
How do I set up a MyGov account?
To set up a MyGov account, you need to visit the MyGov website and follow these simple steps.
- Select ‘Create account’.
- Select ‘Continue with email’.
- Read the Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, then select Next.
- Add your email address, and then select ‘Next’.
- Add the code sent to your email address, then select ‘Next’.
- Add your phone number if you would like to do so, then select ‘Next’.
- Enter the code sent to your phone number if added, then select ‘Next’.
- Add a password and then re-enter it.
- Create your three secret questions and answers. Make sure they are answers you will remember.
And that’s it! Here’s a video to talk you through these steps:
Once you’ve created your account, you can follow the steps on the MyGov site to link your services, then download the MyGov app for easy access wherever you are.
