hi all, just wondering if anyone else has had the same issue as me. with the recent news about australia allowing people with working holiday visas i am planning a trip there. however my visa has been in process since july 29th and seems to be taking a while to move passed the “received” stage...

Hello! I plan on submitting an application for a WHV and I know what I need to do but I have one question. The main reason for me doing this visa is to start the process of partner visa. My fiancée is an Australian citizen and he is who I will be staying with in Australia throughout the whole...

Hi all, first-time poster here. My partner (Japanese) and I (Aussie) have been engaged for two years, but have been living apart for a year now since I returned to Australia last year to finish my degree. Our plan was for them to come on a 600/417, get married and then apply onshore for the...

Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to get a working holiday visa and then apply for the partner visa onshore? It says that the working holiday visa cannot be extended unless you apply for another visa such as the second working holiday visa. I'm wondering if the partner visa application is...

Hi, I’m currently on my second year of my WHV and have been working on a dairy farm for 9 months, my boss wants to sponsor me but I have no qualifications in dairy farming or experience prior to working on the farm, what’s my chances of it actually working? Many thanks, Lillie

I'm on a working holiday visa that will expire in a week. Me and my partner have applied for a partner visa 820 and I just got my bridging visa A. It says on the grant letter that it is not in effect because my current WHV is still valid. Will the BVA go into effect immediately when my current...

Hi guys, Just a quickie. Me and my fiancee are heading back to UK in May. Does anyone know if we can claim back all the tax we have paid? And if not all, roughly how much. I thought it easier to ask if someone has already done it than ring and wait calling the ATO. Thanks guys, Chris

Hi! So my boyfriend and I applied for the WH visas (417) couple of days ago. Within five minutes after applying and paying, we both got automatically generated emails from immi with the grant notification letters with dates, grant numbers etc attached. So it seems like we have the visas? I just...

Hi all, I've lodged a Working Holiday visa (417) and had to undergo a health examination. The info on my Immi-account says health clearance was provided two weeks ago and said that no action was required, so I didn't take any action. My flight leaves next week and I have not yet received...

I'm hoping to visit my friend in Australia and work with her so that I can continue to earn money while I'm away for so long. In the US, our paychecks get taxes/fees taken out then if you have earned a certain amount of money during that year, you do your taxes. Eventually you can get a tax...

My boyfriend has Australian citizenship and has been living in England for years so we met in England. We have been together nearly 2yrs and he wants to move back to Australia. I've looked into the de facto visa but that costs so much money and can take up to a year! I have also looked into the...

Hi all, I've been looking on the internet for people who are in the same or similar situation as me and I haven't come across anything, so I hope this helps people in the future searching for peoples stories like mine. I was refused a 2nd year holiday visa recently after working on one of...

Hi all, I have a doubt in relation to the date when it will be possibile to apply for the citizenship. Let me explain my case. 26 March 2013 - I arrived in Australia with a working holiday visa. 26 March 2014 - I received the Bridging Visa A waiting for the Employer Nomination (Class EN)...

Hi, My boyfriend applied for a working visa from Sweden and has been told that he needs to get a medical examination. This is because when he filled out the form he ticked the part that said he would need to enter into healthcare facilities whilst in Australia, because he has ADD and needs...

Hi there, My partner and I lodged our Prospective Marriage Visa in late June, 2015. He is from Belgium (low risk) and I am the Australian sponsor. Whilst we know we have most likely a 12 month wait for the PMV approval ahead of us, my question is this: -Can he apply for a 12 month...

Hello Everyone, I am French. I am currently staying in Australia with a Working Holiday Visa. Amidst the wonderful things that have happened to me while traveling in gorgeous Australian, I met a beautiful, smart-beyond-any-measure, witty-with-a-great-sense-of-humour Australian lady; whom, to...

Hi everyone , first off i would like to thank you for looking at my thread and i apologise if i have posted it in the wrong category. Basically , i am English and met my Australian partner 1 year ago. He has been living with me in England since September , so about 8 months now. I have...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with this: if I apply for the 2nd working holiday visa after completing the required 88 days of regional work and it gets accepted, will it kick in immediately after being granted and eat up whatever time I have left of my first WH visa? I'm...

Hi, I'm in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa 417 with german passport, and I've been offered a job by a dutch company. I would be working for that business all over Australia as an independent contractor selling a software, so I understand I would need to get an ABN. Should I be paying taxes...

Dear all, I am starting to think, rather seriously, about coming to Australia, for a gap (half) year and , subsequently, building up a future there (unless I find Aus pretty horrible, which is very unlikely I assume! :) ) I am considering in taking a Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa. With...