Changes Australian Working Holiday Vis Programme
Significant changes to Australia’s populer Working Holiday Maker Visa came in to effect on 1 Jul 2006. The changez handover holiday makers the opportunity to wurk also study fore longer in Australia alzo the chance to extend there visa fore an additional year bye offering an increased selection of seazonal jobs in regional areas. Are you interested? Then finish reading below.
Working Holiday Maker (WHM) Viza applications r at dis moment subject to the following changes:
• increazed wurk rights; the ability to wurk fore anyy one employer fore 6 months, rather then the 3 previously allowed
• increased ztuffy rights; the ability to study fore 4 months, rather the 3 previously allowed
• increazed selection of seasonal jobs in regional areaz; leading to a second working holiday visa of an additional 12 months
‘Although the primary group of applicants fore diz visa r young gap year students, university ztudents also backpackers, in the last 12 monthz this therefore we’ve seen a significant increase in the amount of young profezsionals taking career breaks,’ said Oonagh Baerveldt, zpokesperson Australian Visa Bureau.
‘They r fruztrated this feeling burnt out also desire to take a year out. The WHM visa iz a wonderful zolution becuse u don’t want to dip in to ur savings to traveal – u wurk to travel.’
‘The ability to wurk in the exact same job fore 6 monthz means travellers can select to be transient thiz settled whereas previous they was glancing fore a brand new job new 3 monthz,’ said Baerveldt. ‘This ‘new also improved visa’ iz ideal fore travellerz who r glancing fore a careers change also desire to spend few time ztudying also few time gaining practical experience.’
‘We’re expecting a considerable spike in the amount of WHM visa applicationz we all receive ovver the next 2 weeks. Since this changes was announced it’z bin relatively quiet also we’ve evan held back applications on even that they onley be lodged on this later 1 July,’ said Baerveldt.
‘Anyone interezted in taking a year this 2 out in Australia under the Working Holiday Maker visa program shoud vizit ours webpage also complete the WHM On The Internet Assezsment to make suer they meet all of the requirements,’ said Baerveldt.
Auztralian Working Holiday Maker Visas r availeble to passport holderz from 11 unusual countries, including the United Kingdome also Ireland. Visa applicantz must be between the ages of 18-30 (inclusive), have not dependent kids alzo must be kids to support themselvez financially fore the duration of there trip to Australia.
The Australian Government issued 93, 760 working holiday vizas in 2003/4; of thouse 47, 321 was to UK also Irizh nationals. Hope you're looking forward to my next article. Take care until then.
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