Australia Migration Permit

Australia Migration Permit

AA Education Network has affiliations with immigration lawyers to assist the large number of skilled and business professionals wishing to migrate to Australia. They are available to help reduce the time, confusion and frustration often associated with the application process.

AA Education Network works together with registered Immigration Lawyers who operate under a strict Code of Conduct which is administered by MARA (Migration Agents Registration Authority). They are also Members of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA).

You can therefore be assured that the advice you receive is accurate, thorough and up-to-date, especially in consideration with current policy issues which may impact your visa application.

Working Holiday Makers in Australia

Working Holiday Makers must hold a passport of a country which has a reciprocal arrangement with Australia.

The Working Holiday Program provides opportunities for childless people between 18 and 30 from some countries to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment. These countries are: The United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hong Kong, Finland, the Republic of Cyprus, Italy and France.

A working holiday agreement has also been signed with Belgium. This agreement is not yet in effect.

The working holiday visa allows you to stay 1 year from the date of first entry to Australia, regardless of whether or not you spend the whole time in Australia.

You are allowed to do all kinds of temporary or casual work but cannot work the whole 12 months.

Work for more than three months with any one employer is not permitted. In special circumstances, this may be extended.

The Working Holiday Visa is issued only once in a lifetime. You must be healthy and should not have a criminal record. You will also need to prove you have a return airfare or sufficient funds for one.

Student Visa with Permission to Work

From 29 March 2004 DIMIA is introducing new procedures to streamline Permission to Work Visa applications lodged over the Internet. A new facility will enable Education Providers to electronically notify DIMIA that a student has commenced their course. Where providers use the facility, students will then be able to lodge an electronic application for a Student Visa with Permission to Work and, if all other requirements are met, have their visa granted automatically. An email will then be sent advising the student of the grant of their Permission to Work visa.
Students who are not automatically granted a Permission to Work visa will receive an email advising them to contact the nearest DIMIA office.

Students cannot apply for Permission to Work over the Internet unless their Education Provider has informed DIMIA electronically that the student has commenced their study.

Procedure for lodging an application for a Student visa with Permission to Work over the Internet

Ask your education provider to notify DIMIA electronically of your course commencement. Please allow an hour for the transfer of this message into the DIMIA system.

Make your online application on the department website http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/students.htm. Note: you will need access to a credit card to apply online.

Follow the prompts to complete the online application form for Permission to Work

After being granted Permission to Work, students will need to attend the nearest DIMIA office to have a visa label placed in their passport.

Note: department offices have express lanes for students who have lodged their Permission to Work applications online.

You can check the progress of your application by using the online visa enquiry facility at https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/inquiry/ 
 

Benefits of lodging an application online include:

• access to express service at DIMIA Office; and students are able to use the Online Visa Enquiry page at
  https://www.econ.immi.gov.au/inquiry/ to track progress of their application and confirm their visa status after grant.
• Students who do not wish to, or can not use the Internet to lodge an application may still lodge a paper application. However, processing times may be longer, particularly during peak processing times.

( Source: Jim Ross, Assistant Director, Sponsored Training and Education Relations Section, Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs)