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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 …
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 …
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 …
