The very first practical thing you need to look into is what kind of
visa you want and what kind of visa can you actually get for your trip to Australia.
This
page should give you the big picture. The details are more complicated,
particularly if you want any more than a basic visitor visa, but
luckily there is help.
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The Different Types of Visas for Australia
All
visitors to Australia need a visa. New Zealanders are the only
nationality who don’t need to apply for one - they get a “special
category” visa on arrival. If you want to
visit Australia as a traveller, and not to work or study here, you
apply for an Australian visitor visa.
If you want to study abroad you
have to apply for a student visa, and
if you want to work
in Australia, there are different kinds of work visa in
Australia - the most popular amongst young travellers who
want to
work
and travel Australia is the working
holiday visa.
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How to Get Your Visa
for Australia Approved
You can go to the Australian Government's DIMIA website and find
which visa you need, and which visa you qualify for. Then get the
forms, fill them and get all the paperwork together (depending on your
visa this can be anything from police records to medical checks and
birth certificates, and so on..). For most people this is really
overwhelming, so where to start?
If you want to save
yourself a lot of
annoying
paperwork you are really smart to use a visa agency. A
reputable
visa
agency does all the boring work for you, and not only that, they make
sure that you got everything
you need to get your
visa approved.
If you apply yourself and miss something it can easily be rejected.
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Get More than Just Your Visa Approved!
One such reputable agency
that I can
definitely recommend
isVisa
First.
They don't only
help you with applying for a visa for Australia, but also organise you
an
Australian bank account, Tax File Number which you need if you work
here, they even do airport pickups, they
help you to find jobs and
accommodation, they hold your mail, give you free
internet,
heck they even organise parties so you can get together with other
likeminded travellers.
It saves you a lot of
worry and
confusion while
you are getting organised in a country that is new to you.
I
wish I
could have used them when I first came to Australia!
Get your
questions answered on free live chat: In
the top
right hand corner ofVisa
First web
pages is a little box for 'live chat' where you can ask any question
about your situation and any visa to Australia, including visitor,
studying, working and even migrant visas, and get immediate answers for
free from a customer service
representative.
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My Australian study trip. Not rated yet Hello,
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