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Moving to Oz in April

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  • 10-01-2020 2:58pm
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    Featherbeard
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi All. I'm moving to Oz on the WHV in April with my Argentinian girlfriend (I'm Irish). We are planning on completing the 3 months specified work to apply for a 2nd year visa, just to get it out of the way. Anyone have recommendations on anywhere in Northern Australia where we could both work (her in hospitality as her visa allows her to do so, and myself in either construction or farmwork)? I am currently doing some research as I am not too familiar with many areas in Northern Oz...

    Cheers!
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    aido79
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 5,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭aido79


    Featherbeard wrote: »
    Hi All. I'm moving to Oz on the WHV in April with my Argentinian girlfriend (I'm Irish). We are planning on completing the 3 months specified work to apply for a 2nd year visa, just to get it out of the way. Anyone have recommendations on anywhere in Northern Australia where we could both work (her in hospitality as her visa allows her to do so, and myself in either construction or farmwork)? I am currently doing some research as I am not too familiar with many areas in Northern Oz...

    Cheers!

    Do you mean Northern Territory or the northern parts of Western Australia and Queensland?

    I can't help with work but just want to point out that hospitality work doesn't count towards a second year visa regardless of where it's done.


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    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    You can do Hospitality on 462 visa



    The following industries and regions are approved for specified work:
    • plant and animal cultivation in northern Australia and other specified areas of regional Australia
    • fishing and pearling in northern Australia only
    • tree farming and felling in northern Australia only
    • tourism and hospitality in northern Australia only

    Note: Work undertaken in the tourism and hospitality industry must appear in the list of tourism and hospitality occupations, which is based on Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) codes. See the section on Tourism and hospitality occupations for the complete list of eligible occupations.

    Northern Australia is entire NT postcodes plus the following QLD and WA postcodes
      4472 4478 4481 to 4482 4680 4694 to 4695 4697 4699 to 4707 4709 to 4714 4717 4720 to 4728 4730 to 4733 4735 to 4746 4750 to 4751 4753 to 4754 4756 to 4757 4798 to 4800 4801 to 4812​​ 4814 to 4825 4828 to 4830 4849 to 4850 4852 4854 to 4856 4858 to 4861 4865 4868 to 4888 4890 to 4892 4895 Western Australia (all areas north of the Tropic of Capricorn) 0872 6537 6642 6646 6701 6705 6707 6710 to 6714 6716 6718 6720 to 6722 6725 to 6726 6728 6740 6743 6751 6753 to 6754 6758 6760 6762 6765 6770



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    einn32
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭einn32


    You guys could work anywhere. Your girlfriend can work in a pub as long as it is in a certain postcode. I guess up North would be a lot of cattle stations and maybe fruit or cotton but I wouldn't know. Look up backpacker jobs or the hostels have work advertised too.


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    JustAThought
    Registered Users Posts: 5,323 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    em -just pointing out the current crisis and millions of acres of farms and agricultural businesses burnt, with many families who will be desperately and franticially affected by the byshfire infernos across australia. .Old patterns of seasonal employment and places you used readily get tourism or labouring work may be worth serious research in advance.


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    aido79
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 5,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭aido79


    mandrake04 wrote: »
    You can do Hospitality on 462 visa

    Thanks for the correction. I wasn't aware of this.


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    frankston
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭frankston


    JustAThought wrote: »
    em -just pointing out the current crisis and millions of acres of farms and agricultural businesses burnt, with many families who will be desperately and franticially affected by the byshfire infernos across australia. .Old patterns of seasonal employment and places you used readily get tourism or labouring work may be worth serious research in advance.

    Nearly all the fires are down south in NSW, Vic and South Australia do the north is pretty ok


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    Featherbeard
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Featherbeard


    JustAThought wrote: »
    em -just pointing out the current crisis and millions of acres of farms and agricultural businesses burnt, with many families who will be desperately and franticially affected by the byshfire infernos across australia. .Old patterns of seasonal employment and places you used readily get tourism or labouring work may be worth serious research in advance.

    Yes I was considering this and have been keeping up to date with everything thats going on including the crisis maps showing areas that are currently affected! It does appear to be mainly in the East, North East and South of the country.


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    Featherbeard
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Featherbeard


    I'm just trying to choose a location in Northern Oz as this is where we are limited to due to her visa. So if anyone has been there or has any recommendations that would be great! I'm currently researching many areas and possibilities of employment. Thanks for the info folks!


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