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Australia and Greece negotiating working holiday agreement

Boyana — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:06:34 +0000

As the working holiday visa is beneficial for both Australia and the visa holders, Australia will be soon negotiating an agreement with Greece for granting the popular visa.

Australia has agreements for working holidays with 15 countries so far. If Australia reaches an agreement with Greece, young Creek people will be able to go toAustralia for about a year and will be allowed to work while staying there and vise versa. Usually, this type of visa is granted for people between the ages of 18 and 30 years.

This is not the first time both sides discuss such agreement. In the past, Greece would agree …

Australian tourism needs backpackers – changes in working holiday visa to apply

Boyana — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:00:06 +0000

The Australian Tourism Holiday Council (ATEC) has proposed a change in the working holiday visa (WHV 417) to Australia, according to which backpackers will have to work in the tourism sector for three months.

The changes in the working holiday visas to Australia are being discussed since last year due to controversial opinions. According to ATEC, the tourism sector has thousands of job vacancies that need to be filled up or else many tourism businesses are threatened to shut down. Thus, changes in the working holiday program are necessary.

ATEC suggests that shortages in the tourism sector could be fixed if backpackers on WHV 417 …

UK Youth Mobility Scheme 2012 Available for Taiwanese citizens

deyan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:01:03 +0000

New changes to the UK immigration rules have made it possible for Taiwanese citizens to apply for the UK Youth mobility scheme from January 2012

UK Border agency has allocated a quota of 1000 places for applicants from Taiwan for the UK Youth Mobility Scheme during the year of 2012. This corresponds to the number of places that the UK Citizens will receive in the Taiwanese Working Holiday Scheme.

The application requirements for Taiwanese will be similar to those of other countries’ candidates. In order to apply for the program you must be between 18-30 years old. You have to possess maintenance funds in cash …

Australian Working Holiday Visa Growing in Popularity

Boyana — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:42:10 +0000

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship registers a major increase in working holiday visa applications during 2011.

According to recent statistics published by the Australian government, the popularity of the Australian Working Holiday Visa grew up significantly.

The total number of visa applications granted in 2011 has been 110,541 which is 13,6% increase from the 97,306 applications granted in the 2010. The largest contributors for the growth are the applicants from Taiwan, Ireland and Italy which have grown with 3,105, 2,998 and 1,220 respectively.

The reasons for this increase are to be found in the attractive conditions that the Working Holiday Visa offers. It …

Working Holiday in Cyprus

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:14:20 +0000

Now you have the opportunity to explore Cyprus – a land of Roman ruins, medieval frescoed churches, castles, Mediterranean cuisine, and lots of fun.

Visa First recently started offering assistance to Australians for Working Holiday visas for Cyprus, Australians can work while experiencing the life and culture of Cyprus – a place much different from their home country.

Cyprus is an island located in the Eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon. Nicosia is the capital. Its population is about 800,000 people, which makes it the third biggest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardinia. Cyprus is a presidential republic …