Australia Working Holiday Visa | What To Know Before You Go! 

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Hey Belle, thanks so much for watching glad it was helpful! Unfortunately for Uk citizens we are limited, you can also help with planting trees or something but it’s very hard to find work in that. Farm work is the main thing for us to do for the 2nd year, I know it seems crazy but apparently a lot of travellers say it was their funnest time as you meet a lot of people and make a lot of friends! You just have to hope you get a good placement!

wait same!! im graduating this semester and waiting for corona szn to be over so i can get tickets :(((((

@@aliciareneeariel359 i hope by august this corona thing is better so the world can start traveling again! what is your major??

So glad it was useful, thank you so much for watching and for your feedback =D! You will LOVE Brisbane it is so beautiful, I don't have any more informative Australia videos but make sure to check out my road trip vlogs, especially Brisbane to Cairns as that journey is a MUST! Also my vlog of Daintree Rainforest in Cairns which is also such a beautiful place to visit =]. If you have any questions just let me know xx

Thank you for watching! Hopefully things will get back to normal soon and you can come out! Luckily Australia's summer is from November/December so you are only missing the colder months x

travelingmochii very good advice! Brisbane is a great city, it’s beautiful and the location is perfect because you do have so many amazing places and attractions near it 😁

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Are you there yet? I’m coming in April

Aw wow that’s amazing! They have changed the visa now since I made this so you no longer have to do farm work which is a huge result! Hope you have an amazing time ❤️❤️

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Are you from the uk looking to go?

@@tallisbuchi9488 yeah

Hello Becca, The best thing for you to do is stay in a hostel, I know that may not sound appealing but you will make so many friends there and meet other like minded people who you can then travel with and get a nicer apartment with. I wish we had stayed in a hostel as everyone I know who went out there made so many friends that way and had such a laugh. If you get an air bnb you will be on your own and it will be harder for you to meet people x

I’m thinking of doing the same as well x

Where is the sun? There really are backpackers everywhere it’s just during winter months (June-September) it’s cold further down south so people tend to go more north such as Queensland as it’s still warm and sunny there. X

Thank you so much Kristina 🤗 yes you can drive with a UK licence 😁 xx

What time of year are you going? Brisbane wasn’t too hard to find work, I got a gym job luckily quite quickly (right place right time) but then I also got a job at Pig N Whistle on Riverside which is a British themed bar and really easy to get a job, it’s pretty much all WHV people from England, Scotland, Europe etc. It depends what you want, Melbourne is a bigger city with more there, but it’s more European. Brisbane is more Australia to me, and it’s sunny all year round. You also have Gold Coast and a lot of cool places nearby x

Looking at Jan 2021, providing I can save enough up by then. How much would you recommend saving up to go with? X

Ben Isherwood they say you need to save £3000 which I would definitely advise, however, if you can save more definitely do because you don’t want to be stressing if it takes a while to get work, and you will also feel like you’re on holiday and want to go out and have fun so just make sure you have enough to get you by that first month or two x

Hey thanks so much for watching. I would recommend to just do it on your own, everyone does and as soon as you get to your first hostel you will meet so many people and have the flexibility to do what you want so you don’t need to spend loads on a set up thing x

Thank you so much for watching! xx

Hello Cam, sorry I’m only just seeing your message now! You should be able to get a job quite easily if you have restaurant experience. The best and most common jobs for WHV are hospitality so if you have experience in that area then you should get hired quite quickly, you just need to print out your cv and hand it round a load of bars and restaurants, also just make sure to get your RSA and you will be good to go! Thank you for watching, let me know if you have any other questions 😁

Ribby Eildon awesome! Thanks for the help :)

Nicole Butterly hello Nicole, sorry for the late response, I seem to miss some of my RU-vid notifications sometimes! That’s great you are a qualified PT congrats 😁. PT jobs are easy to get if you are going to pay rent at the gym, but actual gym jobs can be hard because they want people long term and don’t like people on WHV but if you have already got a second year visa I think they would be more welcoming as they will feel like you’re more likely to stick around then others who want to travel about. Are you going to stay in one city the whole year? Because if you say that to them and say how you are hoping to stay on in Australia for longer etc they shouldn’t have a problem hiring you. I found that independent gyms were better because you meet the owner and it’s up to them, however, with the big chains they have all these rules and regulations they have to stick too x

Unfortunately for us Brits that rule is just for Americans. I met people who were working in bars or even scuba diving instructors (amazing) and they got their second year because Americans have that agreement with Aus. It sucks for us as we still have to do the Fram work lol, you are very lucky!

Ribby Eildon oh that sucks. They should make it for everyone!! I’d hate to do farm work just to stay in Australia 😭.

Big Time Rusher I know! Such a long time too! And if you want to do your 3rd year you have to do 6 months farm work 😱

Hey I’m an American online student now and planning to go to Australia this summer. How is it working there during Covid? Also do you have a link to which visa you applied for? Thx

Heya no it doesn’t unfortunately! But the laws have changed now because of the disruption to hospitality and tourism so now you don’t have to do farm work you can work at a bar! But you’ll need to look it up as I don’t know all the details 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 so I don’t need to worry about doing farm work for 3 months if I wanna stay for second/third year I can work in a bar? I’m Canadian btw!

Tahnk you for adding that! I don't think I got anything back in the end because it wasn't worth the hassle with the amount I would get lol

Hello Bella, thank you so much for your comment! 7k is more than enough ha! They say to have 3k minimum and I think that’s what we had which lasted us until we got a job. Obviously the more you have the better because then you will really be able to enjoy yourself before you get a job and don’t have as much time. It’s expensive in some ways like supermarkets but I found eating out not to be bad, most places are about $20 a meal which is like £10! I would say it’s similar to London with most prices, but it just depends where you go. Hope this helped! Xx

Hello, I can’t actually remember! But maybe just print it to be safe! X

Hello Lynn, thanks so much for your message! Is this for a placement year at uni? Or after uni? Xx

@@ribbyeildon7964 hii, it’s for an internship while still at Uni! So to get work experience and such.

Hey James, thanks so much for watching! Hmm it’s hard to say because it really depends how you want to do it, are you literally just going for a month to travel or are you doing the year? If you are just travelling for a month then you will want more money as you will want to make the most of it and eat out and do a lot of excursions all in the month so you will need a couple grand really and that’s not including the plane fares. But you can do it more on a budget it just really depends!

@@ribbyeildon7964 it was just to plan out how much money I need per month for a working holiday, just incase I couldn’t find work straight away! Thanks for replying! Your video is great and informative

Thank you so much! Medicare was free for me, are you British? X

Yes I am! Xx

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Hey Amy, thank you so much for watching and for your comment I’m so glad you have found this useful! The more you can save the better and the more you will be able to enjoy yourself when you first get out there. Defo try and get £3000 minimum and then whatever you can on top. We were spending a lot the first few weeks as we were in holiday mode but then we had to be really careful and couldn’t eat out or do any excursions as we were so worried about not being able to find a job! So to be able to enjoy yourself as much as you can without the panic just save as much as possible! X

Heya, thanks so much for watching! The RSA depends where you are as each state has their own one but if you go on a ligitimate travel website that has a blog post on it they will provide you links that you can trust such as this www.australia-backpackersguide.com/get-rsa-certificate/

Hey Alice, thank you so much for watching and congrats on your degree! I actually have no idea when it comes to graduate jobs and internships but I’m sure they would definitely have some! I guess just try and search as much as you can online and I’m sure you will find information for it. Thank you again! 😊❤️

Actually Australian graduates are really struggling to get work in their chosen field, so there is no promises. Whilst we pretty much sailed through Covid, the reason we have is due to our shut borders and our borders are likely to still be shut by Easter of next year, at least. Our vaccine program is painfully slow here and whilst our economy is currently buoyant it won't remain so at this rate. The competition will only get stiffer and I'm sorry to stay having 'a business degree' will not make you stand out from Australian business graduates. However, start looking at Seek.com.au or indeed.com.au the most popular job site to get an idea of what is out there. You can also look at the State Government websites of the State you are thinking of going to. Type in ' jobs with ( state name) Government' each State has a different style of web page. Bear in mind many of these jobs will oy be for permanent resident citizens. The bottom line is, if you are coming here for a 1 to 2 year working holiday you should not be coming expecting to start your career here, unless you have a particular specialisation and you are being sponsored ( eg Emergency Dept doctor). Come with the attitude of I'll take what I can get, I suggest you do a barista course before you come ( we take our coffee seriously here, especially in Melbourne) and try to get some experience in a bar or cafe. You will never be unemployed in Australia in this area of work. Hope you get here, have have fun and travel a lot.

@@triarb5790 wow thank you, I really appreciate you replying with such detail. Funnily enough, I have been a barista here in Scotland since I was 17 so that would be great 🤣

Hey Joel, I am 28 and I like having my own space and living in a clean and comfortable environment haha also because I have my own fitness range it would have been extremely difficult to work on it and get content if I was working and living on a farm. If I had gone to Australia when I was younger and I didn't have those responsibilities I would have done it =].

Hi Jamie, ah no that’s such a shame, you can get a visa up until your 31 I think, so as long as you apply before your 31st visa I think you’re fine...where are you from? The UK is a great place just completely different, but I’m sure you would have an amazing time here as well, there is a lot going on in the UK!

Thank you so much for watching! So glad it's helpful 😊! Me and my fiance went and my brother was also out there with his girlfriend x

Hello Winnie, thanks for your message. That was to Cairns, people will be going throughout the year to Australia, but we were a bit late to get jobs in Cairns because that is where its warmest during their winter and all the backpackers had got there just before us. Most people will go in September to Australia though as that is when Spring starts and the weather starts getting hotter. xx

Hello Griffy, thank you so much for watching and so sorry for the late reply! Yes of course! You can get a one year WHV and then if you get sponsored it just gets sorted out for the next year that way 😊

People do farm work to get their second year visa so if you want to do 2 years out there then just do the farm work first, get it out of the way, and then you can travel. You won’t really get to travel whilst on the farm as you will be in the middle of nowhere and you will normally be working 6 days a week but then you’ll get your 88 days done (that’s what’s needed to get 2nd year visa) done quicker. If you just get a normal job in a city somewhere then you will be able to take time off and travel and go back to your job etc. X

Hello Lina, yes there is. You need to get sponsored from a job so that you can stay out there past your visa and then I've heard there is a point system (but I'm not 100% sure how it works) and when you get a certain amount of points you can become a citizen. Thank you for watching!

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T0pMan15 you can definitely go home and then go back. I know a couple people who have done it, I’m not sure how it all works and what you have to do but you can definitely do that x

Ribby Eildon oh sound cheers for the response x

Ribby Eildon one more question. So say you get your WHV and you’re working for a company for let’s say 5 months. Then your 1st year visa expires and goes to a bridging one (cos you’ve applied for 2nd year). Obviously the 6 month work for one employer resets again on a bridging visa but will it reset again once the 2nd years been granted? And would you have to leave that same employer and join back again or because you’ve been working for 5 months and then your new visa comes you can just carry on working for the same employer as the 6 month rule has been reset again

Hello Robbie, Thank you so much for watching! I had about £3000 and it was enough but I was also careful not to spend too much as I didn’t know when I would be able to get work. I recommend saving as much as possible so that way you aren’t stressing over work and you can actually just enjoy yourself and live it up as soon as you get there 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 Do you have to prove you have the funds and does that proof of funds need to be in an Australian account or in an English account?

I have no idea, but I probably wouldn't get one now until you know when they will start letting people in again. When you apply for it it comes really quickly anyway so you don't need to worry about it too much

and thank you =D

Ribby Eildon Thank you loads

No problem! 😁

Hello, I think you have to get the working holiday visa and then try and get sponsored by a job while you’re out there if you want to stay 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 ok thank you!

It depends on your age if you want a working holiday visa

Hey Jer, thank you so much for watching! It’s through the government, the website I put up in the video shows what the page looks like and the link is something like immi.home affairs.gov.au be careful as there are loads of other sites out there and I don’t know if they are scammers or not

Hello Joel, it's not as easy but it can be done, I know someone who did go out there and worked an office job (I can't remember what exactly though). You might want to look into it and see if you can get in touch with any companies before you go and make some connections or even apply for anything beforehand. Thank you for watching!

Hello, thanks for watching 😊. Farm work is what you have to do if you want to stay for a second year or a third year. It is literally working on a farm, normally picking a certain type of vegetables or fruit, you work long hours from early in the morning and live somewhere on the farm or in farm hostels xx

Hello Jack, I got a working holiday visa which means you can live out there for a year and work, if you want to do two years you have to do 3 months farm work within the first year to extend your visa. The Gold Coast is beautiful you will love it!

@@ribbyeildon7964 thanks. In you’re video you mentioned you’re getting a car had you been using public transport since then as like I said you can only drive with a uk license for 3 months.

We hired a campervan to do road trips but that was only for 2 weeks at a time and the rest of the time we lived city centre so walked or got buses etc to places. I don’t know about the 3 month car thing I haven’t heard of that before 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hello, thank you so much for watching! If you’re living in a city you don’t need a car, we just used public transport and then hired cars/Campervan’s when we wanted to go to certain places or travel. You can also get the greyhound coach too for a cheaper option 😊

Hello Aaron, they are changing the visa so it will go up to 35 but not sure when this will come into effect. If you want to go then just go as soon as possible I say, I did do personal training work out there so you can easily move and build up your career while there. Thank you for watching!

Hello Abi, I know you can get a 3 month visa but I’m not sure about working I’m afraid, you might just have to get the full one but look into it and see 😊

Hello Lincoln, thank you so much for watching, of course you can still go if you don’t drive. When you’re living in the cities you don’t need a car, it’s only if you want to do a road trip. I know a lot of people that go though make friends and one of them will normally be able to drive so you just get someone else to do it ha! They also have the greyhound coach which goes to all the different spots for cheap so that’s another way people get around as well 😊

Hello Romina, I would recommend to wait, the visa comes really quickly once you apply so just wait until you know you will be able to go xx

Does it really come that quick? I read it on the immigration website that it would take 3 to 4 months! Moreover I read that you can't be employed with the same employer for more than 6 months! Is that true? And you said that the countdown would start from the date of entering the country...why would it matter if we get the visa in advance? Also if the VISA gets rejected, will we be refunded? Your info was really helpful! I look forward to hearing from you soon!

They say you have to have £3000 in your account so that they know you can survive, which I would recommend to take, for the first 10 weeks we didn't have a job and we spent about £2000 each, but we were acting like we were on holiday, doing excursions and trips and we did the Cairns to Brisbane road trip. But the more money you can save the better because you don't know how long it will take you to get a job and you want to make the most of your trip and be able to have fun.

Hello, thanks so much for watching! It’s only mandatory if you want to do a second year. If you just go for a year then you don’t need to do it, but if you want to get a visa to stay another year you have to spend 3 months working on a farm 😊

Hello Stephanie, thank you so much for watching! I saved up about £3000 xx

Hey Lauren, thanks so much for watching! Definitely £3000 each. You don’t need it for getting the visa but you will need spending money out there before you find work. Me and my fiancé had £3000 each and we spent most of it within the first month or two xx

@@ribbyeildon7964 Okay Thankyou so much for replying! We have relatives there so will be staying with them and savings will add up after applying for the visa so good to know not needed when applying!

Hey Xona, no not at all! I’m 28 and had my 28th birthday out there, and my friend is 28 and is out there now as well. Most people do do it after uni as travelling is the thing to do before getting a job but you can go anytime up until 30 as that’s when the WHV allows up to, so if you want to go you should go now defo! Xx

And no you don’t have to have gone uni xx

Hey yes I spoke about jobs in this, you can start messaging people but honestly unless your going for a specific specialised job then your best bet is to just do it all when you’re out there because they want to me you for interviews etc

If you have your own income and don’t need to get a physical job there then I don’t think you would no x

Hey Grace, thanks for watching my video 😊. If you are only going for a year then you don’t need to do farm work. You only need to do farm work if you want to do a second year x

@@ribbyeildon7964 Thank you so much!! Loved the video btw it was really informative xx

Thank you 😊 really appreciate it xx

Hello Dor, thank you so much for watching and for your message. One of the gyms just asked me to sign up with REPS so that my qualification would be valid in Australia, however, my fiancé who also got a job in a gym didn’t have to get anything else. So I think just wait till you go out and apply at gyms and see what they ask from you as it depends on the manager. Let me know if you have any other questions 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 Thanks a lot yes I have some more questions lol Is this the site you signed up for? fitness.org.au/members/registration_simplified/start/REP And where did you do your certification? (Is it international)?

Hello Dor, Are you from the UK sorry? If so then this is the REPS website I signed up with: www.exerciseregister.org I did my course with a company called my training centre, but they don’t exist anymore, but it’s the standard PT level 3 qualification and they say it’s recognised worldwide. 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 I'm from Israel, I looked at the site and saw the requirements, This means that if I do a Level 3 online course through the UK And will register on the site I will be able to engage within a personal trainer in Australia with it?

@@DEM_Music50 sorry just to clarify do you have a personal training certificate in Israel?

Hey Lincoln, yes of course! If you don’t need to work for the money then you can do what you want I’m sure!

Hello Richard, no of course not! As long as you are between the age of 18-30 you can go =]

Hey not at all! I was 27 when I went and turned 28 while I was out there. My friend is out there now and she’s 28 😁. If you go into a big city then you should be able to get a job :)

I haven't is that where you are from? Are you planning to go?

@Ribby Eildon y im Indonesian But i need to wait till this pandemic clearly done

OH WEW yes of course, you are closer to aus at least. Won’t be as long of a flight for you 😆

Hello Hugh, so sorry for the late reply! The visa is for 18-30s I’m pretty sure so as long as you’re 18 it’s fine! 😊

@@ribbyeildon7964 cool, was just wondering if I needed any extended qualifications or something

Hi I’m so sorry I’ve been off RU-vid for a while. This reply may not be relevant to you anymore, but I’ll say anyway, I’m not sure about that specific company but if you mean the ones where you go with a group and it’s planned out for you, then they are good if you don’t want to have to organise it yourself and the safety of being with a group but you really don’t need to do it like that. You will meet plenty of people at hostels if you go alone, it will cost you a lot less and you will have the freedom of being able to do exactly what you want to do. But it’s up to you what you would prefer! Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you for your advice ! I came on the working holiday visa on my own. Do you have any recommendations on where to look for a job?@@ribbyeildon7964

Hey Jack, thanks for watching! Do you mean is it necessary for you to get Medicare? You don’t have to but obviously it would be safer to get it in case anything happened, you could have an incident and need to go to hospital or something and atleast that way you are all covered 😊

Hello, thanks so much for watching! You can either try and find somewhere before you go on flatmates.com or Facebook groups, however, if you go on your own I recommend to just book a hostel for the first few weeks and then you'll meet people etc that you can potentially look at finding a place to stay with 😊