Talk:Working holidays in Australia

Grwalker 08:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)An Australian working holiday is a one in a life time experience for young people between the ages of 18-30, and is only available to citizens with which Australia has a working holiday maker agreement.

There are four basic criteria that must be fulfilled by before DIMA (Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) will grant a Working Holiday Visa.

Each applicant must:


 * Be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) of age without dependent children;


 * Be eligible passport holders with at least 1 year until renewal on their passport;


 * Be going to Australia on holidays; and


 * Be able to show sufficient funds for a return or onward fare and an adequate amount of funds for the first part of their stay.

A useful frequently asked questions guide on the Australian Working Holiday programme is available.

The following countries have working holiday maker agreements with Australia:

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR*, Italy, Japan, Malta, Norway, Republic of Cyprus, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.


 * Special Administrative Region

External link
There was a link to a commercial site: http://www.visabureau.com/australia/working-holiday-visa.aspx I changed it to the official site of the Australian government, it provides more appropriate information: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/417/index.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rougieux (talk • contribs) 20:15, 21 April 2008 (UTC)