How much money to carry

nellyshark

Hi,

I have heard various reports where you need X amount of money in your account before you travel.

I was at a visa migration seminar which said this was untrue.

How much would be an acceptable amount to carry out? For Sydney btw

toweringinferno

Think you need 5000 AUS Dollars in ur account

nellyshark

toweringinferno wrote: »

Think you need 5000 AUS Dollars in ur account

Thats was the stories that I heard but the visa specialists said that was pish

Doop

nellyshark wrote: »

Thats was the stories that I heard but the visa specialists said that was pish

It is "pish". If you have a credit card with you'll be fine. Not that ive ever heard of anyone ever getting asked about how they plan to support themselves on arrival.

I think maybe if your a bit dodge, and they're looking for a reason to turn you away they might come up with this. But reckon its mostly for people who turn up without a work visa, for an extended amount of time.

Doc

nellyshark wrote: »

Thats was the stories that I heard but the visa specialists said that was pish

Its not pish

You must have access to sufficient funds to support yourself for the initial stage of your holiday. Generally, AUD$5000 may be regarded as sufficient, but the amount may vary depending on your length of stay and the extent of your travel.

But it is usually never checked unless they had other reasons they might want to refuse you entry.

mandrake04

$5000 is not really a lot of money, if you had any less than that and didn't get work in the first 2 months... it wouldn't feel like much of a holiday.