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Visitor Visas This Visa is for people to visit Australia for a holiday, sightseeing, social or recreational reasons, to visit relatives, friends or for other short-term non-work purposes up to 12 months. There are a number of visas available for people to visit Australia as a tourist.
Some conditions to consider include the following:
- You must have a return airline ticket
- You can study up to 3 months maximum
- This visa can be renewed in Australia for another visitor stay as long as the total duration on the country is not over 12 months and there is no mention of NO FURTHER STAY on your visa (applicants will be required to show financial evidence of minimum AU$ 1000/month of stay)
- Depending on your country, you may be eligible to renew onto a student visa or occupational trainee visa
- You are not allowed to work at all!!
More information can be gained by visiting the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship website or contact us and we can guide you through the process.
Student Visas This is the unique visa that allows you to study over 3 months in Australia and work part-time to a maximum of 20 hours per week). This visa is recommended for those who want to study in Australia for over 3 months.
Some conditions to consider include the following:
- You cannot apply for a student visa unless you have been enrolled in an accredited Australian institution, have paid all fees and received an e-COE (electronic Confirmation of Enrolment)
- You must be enrolled in a FULL TIME course superior or equal to 3 months (12 weeks): it can be an English course, vocational training, university degrees, secondary studies… with the conditions they are all CRICOS accredited;
- You can work up to 20 hours per week during your studies and full time during your school holidays (Note: you cannot work unless you have started your course).
- You must have paid the compulsory OSHC (Overseas Students Health Cover) with the selected Australian institution
- This visa can be renewed several times as long as you are enrolled in a full time course each time and when your student visa expires, it may be renewed into a different visas such as visitor visa, Sponsorship visa or permanent residency.
- You may have to undertake medical exams and X-rays
Working Holiday Visas
Working Holiday Visas, as part of The Australian governments Working Holiday and Work and Holiday programs encourage cultural exchange and closer ties between arrangement countries by allowing people to have an extended holiday supplemented by short-term employment. This visa is recommended for those who want to travel in Australia for one year and work at the same time in order to cover their costs.
Australia has reciprocal working holiday visa arrangements with many countries. All countries have the same basic requirements. However, it is important to note there are a few extra requirements if you wish to have an extended working holiday in the USA, Turkey, Thailand, Chile or Malaysia.
Some conditions to consider include the following:
- This visa is valid for one year from arrival in Australia
- This visa must be applied for OUTSIDE of Australia only
- You will receive an electronic virtual visa if you apply online!!
- You must be between 18 and 30 years old;
- You can study a course of maximum 4 months (16 weeks)
- You can work full time for one year but not more than 6 months for the same employer
- When your visa expires, you can renew it into different visas such as visitor visa, student visa, Sponsorship visa
More information can be gained by visiting the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship website or contact us and we can guide you through the process.
Permanent Residency It is a very complex process to apply for the permanent residency and the requirements are regularly modified and updated by by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. For this reason we recommend all those interested in obtaining permanent residency use the services of a professional Migration Agent accredited by the MARA or by the MIA. The Oak Education is in partnership with Phillip Au Associate registered migration agent. Through The Oak we are able to provide advice on all migration matters and offer a free consultation for all General Skilled Migration enquires.
Business Sponsorship Business sponsorship is one possible gateway to permanent residency but as with permanent residency it is a very complex process and the requirements are regularly modified and updated by by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. For this reason we recommend all those interested use the services of a professional Migration Agent accredited by the MARA or by the MIA. The Oak Education is in partnership with Phillip Au Associate registered migration agent. Through The Oak we are able to provide advice on all migration matters and offer a free consultation for all General Skilled Migration enquires.