Thursday 9 October 2008

Applying for an Australian Visa

#All the oficial info of Australian Visas-> http://immi.gov.au

Like in a lot of countries, Schengen passport holders doesn't need a visa...or doesn't need to go to a consulate for a Visa:). Let me explain, as happen in Turkey, you have to pay a little amount of money to enter as a visitor in Australia (9,53€). This Visitor Visa allows you to make visits for periods shorter than 3 months during the next year.

As always, making this kind of things sometimes are funny, like the back questions of the I-94 form to enter in the US:

-In the advisory, the first web where appears all the legal conditions, in red, it advises not to put your credit card data in a pop-up window, because there is a troyan that steals that info.(I have a Mac ;D).Next step is to put your credit card data in a pop-up window.

-In one point, the system tells that you cannot be in Australia at time to issue this visa, and the next question is 'Are you in Australia?'.

OK, those are a bit WTF! details, but the real WTF is that the student visa, for going there more than a 3 months, is 315€, and afterwards you still have to pay a health insurance. This student visa allow you to work 20 hours/week, that is the good point.

Then finally, I can enter in Australia

1 comment:

sandy223 said...

Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the four dominant West European economies. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels. Commodities account for 57% of the value of total exports, so that a downturn in world commodity prices can have a big impact on the economy. The government is pushing for increased exports of manufactured goods, but competition in international markets continues to be severe.
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Sandy Romeo

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