Travel And Work With Australia Holiday Visa

By Author: Dylan Lautner
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Want your vacation not only to be full of fun but also of adventure?

Australia’s diverse scenic environment, ranging from the breathtakingly impressive beauty of the world's largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, the topical golden sandy beaches that profile the coastline of Australia to the iconic colorful Ayers Rock, one of the oldest rocks on Earth, and the widely famous du jour Outback, has made the country one of the most preferred holiday destinations of the world.

With a widely diverse exciting scenic environment, Australia has become the haven for holiday makers.

To be able to holiday in Australia, one has to apply for an Australian Holiday Visa.

Under the Australia Visitor Visa Program, people can come to Australia for a short period of time of up to 12 months for a holiday or to visit family or friends.

Under this program, there two visa categories, each of which has its own visa subclasses and requirements.

TOURIST SHORT STAY VISAS

This Australia holiday visa(s) are for people to visit Australia for holidaying, sightseeing, recreation, to visit relatives, ...
... friends or for other short-term non-work purposes.

There are a number of visas available for people to visit Australia as a tourist.

Australian Visitor ETA (Subclass 976)

This visa is for people who want travel to Australia for a short holiday of up to 3 months.

this visa is available for ETA-eligible  passport holders from:

Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Brunei
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong SAR
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
South
Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
US
Visitor Short Stay (Subclass 676) Visa

This holiday visa Australia is for people want to come to Australia of up to three or six or 12 months

Family Sponsored - Visitor Short Stay (Subclass 679) Visa

This visa is for people seeking to visit family in Australia for a stay period of up to 12 months.

The visa applicant must have an eligible relative in Australia or an Australian Government official willing to sponsor them.

BUSINESS SHORT STAY VISAS

These visas are for business people who want to visit Australia for business purposes like to attend a conference or training session, to conduct business with an Australia-based organization, to conduct business negotiations or for an exploratory business visit

Business ETA (Subclass 977) Visa

This visa is for people want to want to visit Australia for short-term business purposes, including:

attending educational or business related meetings, seminars, conventions, conferences, or networking

informal studies or training

a short term project requiring a high level of skill

this visa is available for ETA-eligible  passport holders

Business Short Stay (Subclass 456) Visa

This visa is for people want to come to Australia for a short period of up to three (3) months for business meetings, conventions, conferences, negotiation or exploratory business visit; or a short term project requiring a high level of skill.

This visa is available to all passport holders who want to visit Australia for business purposes and no sponsorship is required.

Australia Visitor Visa REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for any of these Visitor Visas, you must meet the following requirements:

Have sufficient funds to cover the trip;

Have an “incentive to return”

Meet character requirements

Meet both character and health requirements

However, if you are worried that your holiday funds would run out while you are still in the middle of your holiday, you can avail of Australian Working Holiday Visa.

To avoid all that potential hassle and stress of worrying that you would run out of funds while in the middle of a holiday, you can take your holiday in Australia while supplementing your holiday funds with short-term work in Australia with Australia Holiday Visa Working.

AUSTRALIAN WORKING HOLIDAY VISA

Under Australia's Working Holiday Program, young people can have an extended holiday in Australia while giving them the option to supplement their funds with short-term or casual employment.

With Australia Working Holiday Visa, young people aged 18 to 30 years of age, can have an extended holiday in Australia of up to 12 months while having the option of taking part-term employment in order to supplement their holiday funds.

Working Holiday Visa Requirements

In order to be eligible for this Australian Working Holiday Visa, you must meet the following requirements:

be a passport holder from one of the following countries:

USA
Turkey
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
United Kingdom (UK)
be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) at the time of applying

Meet both character and health requirements

If you have questions about Australian Working Holiday Visa or any of the Australian Holiday Visas, just inquire from National Visas, the topnotch online Australian immigration advices and visa service provider.

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Dylan Lautner
http://www.nationalvisas.com.au/