emuw

Hi
I am hoping to come to Australia on a working holiday visa, i have been reading through the visa details and in the section about eligibility for the visa it says that you need sufficient funds to support yourself and that sufficient funds may be regarded as 5000AUS$ and that you may be asked to show evidence of this.
It seemed a bit vague to me so i was wondering what other people had found and if in their experience you are asked to show evidence of the money you had and how lenient they were about the exact amount you had.
Thanks very much
Emily

ABCDiamond

A credit card statement with a $5,000 (£3,000) available balance should do the trick

bcworld

When I entered on a WHV (in 2003) those requirements were the same but I wasn't asked to show anything on arrival - no proof of funds and no proof of onward travel. Plenty of people have reported the same from what I can remember. You should of course be prepared to show something.

canadaeh

I agree with this.

Of all the people I know who have come on a WHV, none of them have ever been asked to show the proof of funds.

AStyle

Yep, I came in to 2 weeks ago on WHV and wasn't asked anything about funds or asked for proof...

IvanM

I came here after uni on a WHV with an overdraft. That was the nineties.

LisaIan

My partner and I came in on WHVs last year and were not asked to provide evidence of funds, we didn't quite have the required amount either.

hopelong7

can i buy a one way ticket to australia if im on a one year working holiday,as the airline will only let me buy a return in march 2011, if i book my ticket now.(im not going till nov 2010).if i buy the return ticket i will have to pay to have the date changed,and im not sure if i will stay for a full year.is there a problem entering australia with just a one way ticket.

bcworld

I entered on a one way ticket - no questions asked.

hopelong7

thanks for reply.

emma jayne

hi i am entering on a skilled working visa , however my boyfriend is also coming over on a working holiday visa - is it true that h can only seek employmen for 6months at a time?

does this mean that every 6 months he will have to get another job? we didt realise this was the case and his job isnt on the skills list?

has anyone stayed longer on this type of visa?

chheeers

bcworld

Yes, he will have to change jobs after 6 months. Expect this fact to really limit his choice of jobs.

The visa lasts 12 months only, no extensions. You can now apply for a second WHV but only if you have spent 3 months working in the primary industries - i.e. Fruit picking - in a rural area. So absolute maximum stay is 2 years.

hectorafp

I was exactly the same (except it was 2004)