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- If
I have a student visa for Australia, is it possible
to work to help pay expenses?
- You can generally
work for up to 20 hours a week during term time, and
full time during holidays.
Permission to work is not automatically given with
your first student visa, you must get this added to
your visa by DIMA once you prove to them you have
begun study in Australia.
Your dependents may have the right to work as well,
depending on the course you are studying and what
country you are from
DIMA
Factsheet 50 - Overseas Students
- Bear in mind that
most students, even with limited work rights, only
get casual and poorly paid work in Australia. The
effect of working on your studies must also be considered.
You should not rely on working to support yourself.
- I
would like to apply for a working holiday visa, but
my country doesn't have an agreement with Australia.
Is it still possible to apply?
As of the 1 July 2000, the answer is no. It used to
be possible, and applications submitted before 1 July
2000 will still be processed and existing visas will
be allowed to continue through to expiry. Australia
is in negotiations with a range of additional countries
to establish reciprocal working holiday arrangements.
- In
order to apply for the Working Holiday Visa scheme,
does someone with UK nationality have to be a British
citizen, or will any form of British passport do?
Your UK passport must describe you as a British Citizen
to participate in the scheme for UK nationals. Other
British passport holders, including British Dependent
Territories citizens and British Overseas citizens
are not eligibl, although most people from current
British territories acquired full British citizenship
21 May 2002 (they should acquire British citizen passports
to be eligible).
British Nationals (Overseas) are not eligible to be
treated as UK nationals, but can apply for the scheme
recently set up with Hong Kong.
- As
long as I am under 31 when I apply for a working holiday
visa, does it matter if DIMA decide on the application
or I actually travel to Australia after my 31st birthday?
The only restriction is that you must apply for the
visa before your 31st birthday. Subject to this, it's
not important when the visa is granted, or when you
actually travel to Australia (provided you abide by
the entry date given on the visa).
- If
you have passports from two eligible countries (eg
the UK and Republic of Ireland) can you apply for
a second Australian Working Holiday Visa?
No. Although you can choose which nationality to apply
on the basis of (for some countries you must apply
in the country of citizenship, for others this requirement
does not apply) you cannot get a second WHV once you
have used the first one to enter Australia.
Obtaining a second WHV constitutes visa fraud and
will set you up for mega-problems either immediately
or later when you want to settle in Australia.
- If
I have had a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa, does
that stop me applying for an Australian one?
As long as you are eligible for an Australian WHV,
the fact you have had a NZ WHV is irrelevant.
- I
am a citizen of a WHV eligible country, but my spouse
isn't. Can she hold a WHV visa on the basis of being
married to me?
No. If both spouses are to hold WHVs, then both must
meet the requirements in their own right. Your spouse
will be able to accompany you to Australia, but will
have to use another visa - eg tourist status, and
abide by the conditions of that visa.
- My
spouse and I hold a Temporary Business visa, subclass
457. I know he can only work for his sponsoring company,
but are there any restrictions on my work rights?
Generally speaking no. Restriction on employing company
only applies to the principal visa holder, the spouse
may work for any employer.
- If
my spouse applies for migration from outside Australia,
will that mean she will have problems getting a tourist
visa before her PR is approved?
In many cases, yes. Applying for migration is taken
as showing an intent to remain in Australia and as
a result it could well cause problems in getting any
sort of temporary visa. The solution is normally to
obtain a temporary visa before applying for migration.
Although if she has an ETA-eligible passport, it shouldn't
matter as ETAs are easier to obtain than standard
tourist visas.
- How
do I know what passports are eligible for ETAs?
ETA Eligible Passports is the list from
DIMA's site. It's also possible to apply for an ETA
directly at DIMIA's
ETA Page.
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