Working Visas - can you go and come back?

by Dan
(UK)

If I applied for and got a working visa for Australia - did 3 months fruit picking, and then after 6 months decided I wanted to go to NZ, or Europe or wherever...then came back to Australia after maybe another few months or even a year, would I still be able to apply for another visa having only "used" 6 months of the first one?

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Working Visas - can you go and come back?

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Second Australian working visa
by: Birgit

From the Australian working visa page:

"If you can prove that you did seasonal work in regional Australia (e.g. fruit picking) for at least three months during your first visit, then you can get a second 12 months Australia Working Holiday Visa."

If you did three month you can get another visa. There is no requirement to spend the full 12 month in Australia. That is just the maximum that the first visa is valid for.

About second year visa
by: Anonymous

I am coming to the end of my first year in March and will be going home, but I want to come back in 3-4 years time, if I applied for my second year visa when I got back to england could I come back in 3-4 years time on my second year visa?

Second Working Holiday Visa
by: Birgit

No, you couldn't. You must travel within 12 months of a working holiday visa being granted, not three to four years after.
There is no difference between the first and second visa in that respect, or with regard to age or anything else. The only difference is that you only get the second working holiday visa if you have completed the three months specified work during your first year.

Returning to Australia
by: Anonymous

I'm on my first year visa and I am doing my fruit-picking so I'm going to apply for my second year and I will travel for in total 24 months. After the 2 years in Australia I am going to New Zealand for two years, my question is can I come back on a brand new first year working visa after two years in New Zealand?

One, two, three...
by: Birgit

If you had a first and a second visa granted then you would be applying for the third. No such thing as a third working holiday visa
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hi
by: Anonymous

Hi, I was currently living in oz for the past two years. I'm home since June I was only a working holiday visa as I did the seasonal work. Is there any way I could go back? Are you entitled to reapply for another working holiday visa?

Second Year visa confusion
by: Anonymous

I'm still confused about the second year visa. I arrived in Australia in October (2010) on my first year visa. I am going to QLD next month to do my three months fruit picking. However, I then hoped to go home after that and come back to use my second year visa in maybe 6 months. Can I do that?

I read somewhere that if you apply for your second year visa while still in Australia, you have to use it straight away? Does that mean if I go home before my first visa is up and apply then for my second from Ireland that I can use it some other time?

How to get proof of my fruit picking 5 years later?
by: BARRY

Hi, I am just writing this to see if anybody knows how to go about getting my proof that I completed fruit picking in 2006. Looking to get a 2nd visa so I can start working asap.

Thanks.
Barry

Hey Berry
by: Anonymous

Hey Berry,

You don't need a proof. Just fill out all the details on the e-visa page and they will find out themselves with your employers ABN. If they really need a written proof, they will tell you. However, none of my friends or I ever needed it.

Holiday Visa
by: Anonymous

I have got my 12 month working holiday visa but I only intend to stay and work in Australia for 6 months. Can I get banned for not completing the full year visa?

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