VISAS
List of visas' available to all British citizens:
- 3 months tourist visa
- 6 months Extended tourist visa
- 12 months working holiday visa
- Student visa
Very popular visa as about 75% of all visitors to Australia require a visa for their brief stay in the country for leisure(Holiday).
Back in the late 90's the Australian Immigration brought in Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) which is a computorised visa that is electronically placed on your passport and is scanned when you check-in, arrive in Australia and depart.
This visa means that you cannot work at all and you are just visiting the country for leisure reasons.
Your maximum stay is 3 months but this can be extended to a 6 months visa just as long as you show you have sufficient funds in a bank account to keep you alive basically �2,000 minimum. If you were to depart after 2 months and later wish to visit Australia you may for 1 month within a 12 month period that you entered the country 1st time round.
Another condition is that you must use your visa within 12 months of buying it this is the same with all visas.
The travel agent you book your flights with will be able to apply for your 3 month visa and 6 months visa for you and will automatically placed on your passport.
DONT RENEW YOU'RE PASSPORT ONE YOU HAVE THE VISA AS YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE LIKE MY FRIEND DID!
Cost �25 max
If you wish to stay in Australia for longer than 6 months then a 12 months working holiday visa would be best.
This visa allows you to work for a maximum of 3 months at a time with the same company.
You can only get 1 working holiday visa in your life subject to conditions.
You must be aged between 18-30 years old