To be eligible for a Working Holiday Visa to Australia, you must meet the following criteria:
• You must be aged between 18 and 30 (inclusive) at the date of your Australia work
visa application
• You must not have any dependent children
• You may be asked to show sufficient funds for a return or onward fare, and enough
money to support yourself when you arrive in Australia.
• You must hold a passport from an eligible country (see below) and have at least
one year until that passport expires
• You must declare any serious criminal convictions
• You must declare any serious medical issues
Applications for Australian Working Holiday Visas must be made from outside of Australia.
Australia has working holiday agreements with:
Belgium Canada Denmark Estonia
Finland France Germany Hong Kong*
Italy Japan Malta Norway
Republic of Cyprus** Republic of Ireland Republic of Korea Sweden
Taiwan The Netherlands United Kingdom USA (w/t visa)
*Hong Kong special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China
**Applicants from the Republic of Cyprus must lodge their application with their resident Australian Government Office
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Australia working holiday visa cost
The Australian working holiday visa costs $AUD230 which is approximately €140/£130
Most people leaving for Australia will either use an agent to organise their visa or go direct and apply with Australian immigration.
Determining which visa option to use is more complicated than simply choosing based on price. Its the overall product offering. Having researched all australian visa options the following are the main issues to look out for:
- Speed to apply for the working holiday visa
- Cost of the working holiday visa
- Ease of applying for your visa
- Visa Guarantee
- Follow on visa assistance
Having taken a look at various operators it seems apparent that the organisation www.visafirst.com tick all the boxes. They offer a 48 hour visa service, their visa includes free internet for 12 months in Australia, they guarantee that if they are not sucessful you receive a full refund and they also assistance if you wish to stay longer in Australia on sponsorship or skilled migration visas
They also seem to have a cool live chat that provides answers live by clicking www.visafirst.com/chat which is miles above any other method of applying.
Most people leaving for Australia will either use an agent to organise their visa or go direct and apply with Australian immigration.
Determining which visa option to use is more complicated than simply choosing based on price. Its the overall product offering. Having researched all australian visa options the following are the main issues to look out for:
- Speed to apply for the working holiday visa
- Cost of the working holiday visa
- Ease of applying for your visa
- Visa Guarantee
- Follow on visa assistance
Having taken a look at various operators it seems apparent that the organisation www.visafirst.com tick all the boxes. They offer a 48 hour visa service, their visa includes free internet for 12 months in Australia, they guarantee that if they are not sucessful you receive a full refund and they also assistance if you wish to stay longer in Australia on sponsorship or skilled migration visas
They also seem to have a cool live chat that provides answers live by clicking www.visafirst.com/chat which is miles above any other method of applying.
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