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Visa for Australia

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To work in Australia one must hold a passport from home country and an Australian visa that permits one to work. There are work visa options for those who want to permanently or temporarily work in Australia.

First type Visa Working Holiday : This is the most common work visa in Australia for backpackers and the perfect option for young travelers ready to embark on an extended adventure in Australia. The main purpose of the working holiday visa in Australia is to enable you to holiday and travel.

Who: people between the ages of 18 and 30, who have no dependents and are citizens of countries who have working holiday agreements with Australia, see below for eligible countries.

What: you can do any kind of temporary or casual employment, and you can work for each employer for up to six months.

How long: 12 months from the date you arrive in Australia.
How to apply: Apply online at the Australian immigration website or download a paper application form. If applying online, the average processing time is 48 hours.
Cost: AUD$190

Countries currently eligible are: The United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hong Kong, Finland, Cyprus, Belgium, Italy, France, Taiwan and Estonia.

Second Type Visa working holiday: Usually one can apply for a working holiday visa only once in a lifetime. If one wishes to take advantage of new Australian immigration policies introduced in 2005 which permits one to apply for a second working holiday visa.

To qualify for a second working holiday visa in Australia you must complete three months of seasonal work in regional Australia.

One may only apply for the first working holiday visa from outside Australia, but for the second work visa for Australia one may be residing within or outside the country.

To be eligible the three months of seasonal work in regional Australia, must completed which can be anywhere in Australia except Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, the NSW Central Coast, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne or the ACT.

Seasonal work is defined as picking crops or general maintenance of crop work, or any other work associated with packing or processing the harvest.

You may also be eligible if you complete certain work in the fishing, pearling, shearing, butchery or forestry industries.

If you want to apply for a second working holiday visa make sure you are working in a job and region accepted under the scheme, and obtain an employment verification form. Make sure you also keep evidence of your employment.

Work and holiday visa
This Australian visa is different from the working holiday visa. It is for tertiary educated people from certain countries where no Working Holiday Visa agreement exists. It is for people between the ages of 18 and 30 who would like to take an extended holiday of up to 12 months in Australia.

Most countries under this work visa for Australia have an annual limit of 100 Work and Holiday visas per year.

Who: tertiary-educated people between the ages of 18 and 30, from the USA, Thailand, Chile and Turkey (note: Australia has signed a Work and Holiday visa agreement with Bangladesh but it is not yet in effect)

What: you can do any kind of temporary or casual employment to supplement your extended holiday, and you can work for each employer for up to six months
How long: 12 months from the date you arrive in Australia
How to apply: on the internet or by mail
Cost: AUD$180

For further assistance regarding Australian visa contact TEFL International.