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Travel Tips
Working Holidays
Welcome to Working Holidays in Australia.
The Working Holiday Program provides opportunities for people between 18 and 30 from some countries (see below) to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment.
The visa allows a stay of up to 12 months from the date of first entry to Australia, regardless of whether or not you spend the whole time in Australia.
You are allowed to do any kind of work of a temporary or casual nature, but work for more than six months with any one employer is not permitted.
Working holiday makers must hold a passport of a country which has a reciprocal arrangement with Australia. Currently, these countries are:
- Belgium, Canada, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom.
Australia is negotiating working holiday maker arrangements with a number of additional countries.
(Extract from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous
website.)
To find our more information about the Working Holiday Visa
Other Visas can be located Department of Immigration and Citizenship
If you want help in your Visa application try a Migration & Visa Consultant - Julie has had over 20 years in immigration issues and is offering 5% off the consultantion fee.
There are companies that can organise sponsorship. Do a search on via Google
Most employers will ask you for your bank account so they can deposit your wages. It is recommend to get a bank account setup within six weeks of arriving. When opening a bank account in Australia you will require a 100 points to open the account. For more information on this and types of accounts you can go to Australian Bankers Association - Smarter Banking. Please be aware to that Australian banks have lots of bank fees in certain transactions.
Once you arrive in Australia go to your nearest Taxation Office and get your Tax Number. You will need to give this to your new employer. When you leave Australia it maybe possible to get your tax back. There are a number of Taxation specialists who deal with this issues.
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