Aussies working holiday visa thingy??

Skr4wny

1) Is ir true that it's now 2 years in lenght?

2)Do you have to apply for it in Ireland or can you apply for it when abroad?

Cheers

WexCan

Have a funny feeling it's 2 years but you can only do about a year's worth of work but on't quote me on that. Have a google for Australian Immigration and it should point you in the right direction.

Skittlebrau

It's not automatically 2 years in length. You get the initial visa which is for one year and give you permission to work for the year as long as you don't work in the same job for more than 6 months (they recently raised it from 3 months).

If you do 3 months "harvest work" which is basically fruit picking or farm work then you can apply for a second working holiday visa for another year. On the second visa you can again work for the year with the same 6 month restriction. You can however go back and work in the same job as you did in your first year. There are restrictions about what areas count for the harvest work. All the info is available on the Immigration website.

So in theory you could arrive in Oz, do your harvest work and then get a job for a full year (the last 6 months of your first visa and the first 6 months of your second visa).

I'm not sure about applying from abroad. I imagine you can but don't quote me on that one.

Chinafoot

If you apply here you have one year to enter Autralia after you receive your visa.

Dellas

Try www.visafirst.ie it does all your visas for you and gives you all the info you need.

Skr4wny

Cheers for that lads.

Is there alot of harvesting work in Oz? What parts of the country are jobs like that available and around what time of year?

Skittlebrau

http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail/

It's all here.

Skr4wny

Sound.

hussey

Don't go near Visafirst!!

Just apply on the Oz site yourself, will save you about 50-100euro
and is just as fast (I got mine in 24hrs)
(http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/index.htm)

There are TONS of harvesting work in Oz, but believe me this is only the work for the desperate (In my opinion of course) it's hard work, and pretty badly paid. But you can apply for a 2nd WHV you must complete at least 3months harvesting work in regional Australia.

I live in Oz now (on business visa) if you want any questions, just PM me and I'll reply

Joeyjoejoe43

Usit, Visa first = waste of money.
Go straight to http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/work...iday/index.htm and you'll have your visa in 2/3 days tops.

discosue

Eh just a question for the last 2 posters, how did you both get your visas so quick from http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/work...iday/index.htm ?

Says on the checklist for application to include passport, bank statement or proof of return ticket etc. how did you show those details online?

hussey

You don't need them
just provide your passport number, and if they need to do a check they will contact you (highly unlikely)

your visa is linked to your passport, so when you arrive if you don't have a passport you can't get the visa

You don't need a return ticket

application page : http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/visitors-outside-whm-visa-options.htm

discosue

hussey wrote:

You don't need them
just provide your passport number, and if they need to do a check they will contact you (highly unlikely)

your visa is linked to your passport, so when you arrive if you don't have a passport you can't get the visa

You don't need a return ticket

application page : http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/visitors-outside-whm-visa-options.htm

Deadly, thanks was gonna go with visa first but won't bother now, aud185 converted on xe.com is €112 so you's have saved me bout €40, not to be sniffed at thanks again