Visas For Australia

I’ve got two questions for you:

1) Are you interested in a short working holiday in Australia?

2) Do you have a passport from one of the following countries: 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 or the United Kingdom?

If you answered yes to both questions, you should read on, as this is the working holiday visa for you! (If you have a passport from the United States of America, Chile, Thailand or Turkey, you should look into this visa instead).

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Checklist For Applying For A Student Visa For Australia

You will need to apply and be accepted by an Australian university before you can apply for your student visa.

Once you have your acceptance letter, here’s what you will need:
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This visa lets you work in Australia for up to 4 years.

The duration depends upon the needs of your employer in Australia.

The official name of this visa is the Temporary Business (Long Stay) – Standard Business Sponsorship (Subclass 457).

One of the great advantages of this visa is that you can bring “secondary applicants” with you.

This means is that your husband or your wife (or your same-sex partner) can work or study in Australia too.
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Tourist visas for Australia are necessary for citizens of every country in the world except for New Zealand.

Update: All European passport holders should read about the new eVisitor visa. Everyone else, you have two choices here. You can either get an Electronic Tourist Authority (ETA subclass 976) which is like an electronic visa, or you can get a regular tourist visa (subclass 676). The advantages and disadvantages of each are below.

ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 976)

You won’t receive a sticker in your passport – instead, your passport number will be registered with the Australian customs officials. It’s sort of like getting your name on the door at a private party.

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Do you want to work in Australia while you’re travelling? Do you have a passport from the USA, Chile, Thailand or Turkey?

If you answered ‘yes’ to both questions, then this visa (the “Work and Holiday Visa for Australia (Subclass 462)”) is the visa for you.

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What Is The “eVisitor”?

The eVisitor is a free tourist visa for Australia.

It’s only for European passport holders at this stage. US & Canadian passport holders may be included in the future but should apply for a regular tourist visa for Australia until then.

Once you have an eVisitor, you can visit Australia for up to 3 months at a time. You have 12 months from the date the eVisitor is granted. The eVisitor works just like a multiple entry tourist visa – you can come and go as many times as you like within your 12 month window.
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