Skip to main content

All Questions

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
2 votes
0 answers
190 views

Travelling from London to Queenstown, NZ through Sydney airport, will I go through customs/border control?

I have a working holiday visa for Aus, but I am first flying to NZ to visit friends. I am a UK Citizen. The flights are all on one ticket. My transit is through Singapore, Indonesia and then Sydney, ...
Alice Ham's user avatar
4 votes
0 answers
170 views

No residency for Australian visa application

I am wanting to apply for an Australian working holiday visa and one of the questions is my usual residence and asks for an address. Here's the thing. I don't have a usual country or residence. I ...
Lola's user avatar
  • 41
3 votes
1 answer
936 views

Is it possible to have multiple working holiday visas (not EU)?

As I am approaching 31, I am thinking of giving working holiday a go. I am considering New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Would it be possible to apply for all three and then keep switching countries ...
Mehdi's user avatar
  • 497
3 votes
1 answer
133 views

Latest possible entry after getting an Australian working holiday visa

Let's say you apply for an Australian working holiday visa one day before your 31st birthday and get it (as a German citizen), how much time do you have to travel to Australia and officially start ...
Mehdi's user avatar
  • 497
0 votes
0 answers
130 views

Can a boyfriend provide proof of funds for Canadian moving to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa Subclass 417?

My girlfriend is planning to move to Australia from Canada to live with me (I'm an Australian citizen). She is hoping to start with a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) for one year, and go from ...
Dev Oskii's user avatar
  • 237
6 votes
1 answer
1k views

Can I apply for a working holiday visa at age 30 and get the full 12 months?

I am British and approaching 30 years old and would like to apply for a Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa in Australia. If I successfully apply and enter the country already age 30 and a bit am I ...
Robert's user avatar
  • 61
1 vote
1 answer
471 views

Tourist visa refused after WHV

I recently spent 2 years in Australia working with my Working Holiday Visa. In this time I did little to no sightseeing. In almost all cases I was asked to stay longer by my employers. My plan was to ...
deanonbrown's user avatar
2 votes
0 answers
120 views

Applying for Student Visa while living in Australia on Working Holiday Visa [closed]

I am currently in Australia on a Working Holiday visa which will expire on March 3rd, 2018. I will be applying for a Student Visa soon as I have received my CoE for Uni recently, but I've come to ...
lariza's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
0 answers
59 views

Getting a working visa in time for Christmas [closed]

I am a British citizen currently in Australia for the next few weeks. I am after changing to a working holiday visa by flying up to Bali and sorting it - so I can work here until the end of February. ...
Theo's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
1 answer
842 views

Australia 417 working holiday visa: Can I contract to employer on my business ABN after visa full-time work rights expire? [closed]

I'm really stuck and worried and wonder if any Australia visa gurus can advise. Any help is much appreciated. Facts: In Australia, on a 417 working holiday visa: You can stay up to 12 months and you ...
Barney's user avatar
  • 113
1 vote
1 answer
792 views

Do I need to cancel my tourist visa before applying for a Working Holiday visa?

I already have a tourist visa, that I have used for three months traveling in Australia. Now I want to go back on a Working Holiday Visa. Do I need to cancel my initial tourist visa before I apply for ...
Mikkel's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
110 views

Australia visa application for work and holiday [closed]

Last summer, in 2016, I traveled to Australia with a tourist visa, staying for 3 months. I'm from Chile. I got a speeding ticket and fine in Melbourne in February. I didn't pay the fine in the given ...
Benjamin Claret's user avatar
9 votes
1 answer
208 views

Is China going to be added to the list of countries eligible for working holidays in Australia as part of the upcoming visa changes?

This year USA and China changed their reciprocal visa rules making it easier for their people to visit the other country with visas lasting much longer. I've heard that something similar is in the ...
hippietrail's user avatar
  • 79.7k
4 votes
1 answer
574 views

I am a UK Citizen on a working holiday visa in New Zealand but want to go on holiday to Australia

I am a UK Citizen on a working holiday visa in New Zealand but want to go on holiday to Australia, I looked at evisitor visa (subclass 651) and it says if you hold another visa it can replace it. Is ...
Heather Murphy's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
131 views

Applied for a Canadian Working Holiday Visa over six weeks ago and still haven't heard anything, should I be concerned? [closed]

My boyfriend is Australian and applied for a working holiday visa on May 10, and the site said the processing time would be six weeks. We were under the impression this was the maximum time and he ...
Kaitlyn's user avatar
  • 19
3 votes
1 answer
2k views

Applying for eVisitor visa after WHV

Long story short.. I got back to England about 2 months ago after a 1 year working holiday visa in Australia. I was planning on doing a 2nd year but when I was 8 weeks into my regional work I found ...
Lola1991's user avatar
6 votes
1 answer
244 views

Remaining Employed in Hong Kong While in Australia on a 417 Working Holiday Visa

I have applied for and obtained a type 417 Australia Working Holiday visa. However, should my company in Hong Kong be willing, could I continue working for them while in Australia? I can't find any ...
tar's user avatar
  • 113
2 votes
1 answer
865 views

How easy is it to find a temporary job in Brisbane as a foreign university student? [closed]

I am looking to travel to Brisbane, AU for a period of 3-6+ months. I can obtain a work-holiday visa; but how easy is it for someone to make it a working holiday, especially without prior experience ...
Berecz_Fereng's user avatar
6 votes
1 answer
2k views

What limitations are there on my 4 month old UK driving licence for use travelling across Australia?

I’m looking into buying a cheap car to use for travelling around Australia but have been spending quite a bit of time trying to ascertain the legalities/pitfalls of doing so with a UK issued licence. ...
user8540's user avatar
  • 173
2 votes
1 answer
591 views

Can I stay in Europe for more than 90 days with a UK working visa?

I am an australian citizen and I have a 2 year working visa (youth tier 5) for the UK. I have been traveling through Europe in countries that fall under the Schengen agreement, for almost 3 months, ...
Simon Gregson's user avatar
9 votes
1 answer
8k views

Can a student visa to Australia be changed to a working holiday visa after the course without having to leave the country?

A friend here in Korea just told me he wants to get a student visa to study in Australia for six months then switch to a working holiday visa. I know Koreans are eligible for working holiday visas, I ...
hippietrail's user avatar
  • 79.7k