Significant changes to Australias popular Working Holiday Maker Visa came into effect on 1 July 2006. The changes give holiday makers the opportunity to work and study for longer in Australia and the chance to extend their visa for another year by offering an increased selection of seasonal jobs in regional areas.
Working Holiday Maker (WHM) Visa applications are now subject to the following changes:
increased work rights; the ability to work for any one employer for 6 months, rather than the 3 previously allowed
increased stuffy rights; the ability to study for 4 months, rather the 3 previously allowed
increased selection of seasonal jobs in regional areas; leading to a second working holiday visa of an additional 12 months
Although the primary group of applicants for this visa are young gap year students, university students and backpackers, in the last 12 months or so weve seen a significant increase in the number of young professionals taking career breaks, said Oonagh Baerveldt, spokesperson Australian Visa Bureau.
They are frustrated or feeling burnt out and want to take a year out. The WHM visa is a good solution because you...
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