Hello. My wife is in Australia on a Partner Visa (first stage - temp citizen). We recently came back from a 2 month holiday in Europe. I have uploaded photos and plane tickets to our immi account. Is there anything else i should do to advise the department of our recent joint travel? I recall...

Hi Guys I need some advice on visa options to bring my girlfriend into Australia. She is from Hong Kong and we have been in a relationship for one year. I met her here in Australia when she was on a working holiday visa. Then we spent 3 months apart when she had to go back to Hong Kong and...

Hi, I am an Australia citizen and my husband is currently living in India studying Electrical Engineering full-time. We would like to live together once his studies are finished. I will apply for the spouse at the end of 2018 once he finishes his degree in mid-2019. I wanted him to spend his...

Hi, my partner is from Germany and HIV+. He'd like to come on a working holiday visa to Australia. Is there a chance to get the visa approved? Cheers, dragonos

A little over 2 years ago, I(American) visited Australia for a few months on a Work and Holiday Visa 462. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay as long as I wanted and did not get a chance to work over there. I now have an opportunity to go back and work at a hotel. Will I have any issue getting...

A record number of people visited Australia in 2015, up 8% on the previous year and the coming year is also expected to see a rise in visitor arrivals. There was an increase in numbers from India, China, the United States and the UK, with strong growth in people visiting for a holiday and also...

Hungary has today become the latest country to sign a reciprocal arrangement with Australia, allowing young people from both countries to visit each other's nations under the Australian Government's work and holiday arrangements. Australian Immigration Minister Peter said it will encourage...

hi, quick question if anyone knows, about sufficient funds for a Working Holiday Visa, i need 5'000 AUD, but is it ok if i have a credit card overdraft available on my account for that amount? i dont need it anyway, cos i'll be living with my partner.

Hi guys, I met my Vietnamese girlfriend when I was on holiday in Vietnam in September 2014, and I have subsequently gone back twice (once in March and again in September this year). I would like her to come to visit me here in March/April next year for a few weeks, and then she will eventually...

I'm currently on a Working Holiday Visa (462), and within the next 2 weeks will be transferring to Visitors Visa (600 I think). Using it as more or less a bridging visa while my partner gets a loan to pay for the Partner visa (820), and also giving us time to collect all our pictures and proof...

Hi everyone, I'm Clement, 25, french, and my wife is 28, she has the serbian nationality. She has a master degree in linguistics from Serbia, speaks several languages including a brilliant british, and I'm going to graduate as a tennis coach in september 2016.. We want to move to Australia in...

Hi, My name is colette. I'm from America and I have been here in australia on a work and holiday visa since January 2014. I'm only here because my partner of two years is an australian citizen. My visa ends in January 5 2015 and eventually we want to move back to America hopefully by the end of...

Went to Cradle Mountain the other week and thought i'd test out my new camera. Not the best photos but they show how amazing the sky can be on a clear night in Tasmania.

Spain is the latest country to sign a reciprocal work and holiday visa arrangement with Australia aimed at young people from both countries. The work and holiday visa programme aims to provide a unique opportunity for young people to experience the vibrancy of each other's culture. The...

Anyone doing anything on the Gold Coast or Brisbane? :D

Hi I'm from the uk and did my first working holiday visa in 2009, in this time I did about 4 months banana picking In innisfail qld and 6 weeks mango picking In NT. I had to return home for family reasons rather than taking up my second year visa at the time. I'm now ready to get back out...

I am planning on taking a caravan trip around Australia for a few months while on long service just wondering if anybody has any recommendations for life insurance whilst I am travelling?

Hello all. Ok heres a quick bit about me. I have a U.S. BA in elementary education Will have my U.S. MA in special needs education by this may (4 months) I am already registered with QLD college of teachers. I plan on receiving a medical checkout (not needed for me) but I may work with...

heres my story... im america. my boyfriend is australian. we met over a year ago on vacation and have, over the past year, travelled to different parts of the world, including australia, just to spend time with each other. we have reached the point where we want to live together and try out real...