Matt Sabin

Can anyone help with a quick question please? I have posted this on the immigration forum but have not yet had a response. My sister-in-law is really tempted to come out to Australia for a year while we're out there - perhaps on a working holiday visa. Does anyone know anything about this please? She's 30 at the moment and will be 31 in March. If she gets on to it now and was to be issued with one, how long would it be valid for? Is it valid for a year or for one year from date of issue?
Any advice gratefully received (we're at her house and we leave on Thursday and she's desparate to know).
Many thanks
Matt

Vash the Stampede

Visas are usually valid from the date of issue.

Fionast

I may be wrong but I believe for the 1 year working holiday visa 30 is the cut off age.

NickyC

This is the scenario as I understand it. If she applies before her 31st birthday (say she applies on 28th Feb 2006) she will be issued with a visa valid for a year. She will have to enter Australia before 28th Feb 2007 when the visa expires. She will then get one year's stay from the day she enters. So if she left it till the last minute, and enters on 28th Feb 2007, she can stay until 28th Feb 2008.

No idea if she'd get the optional extra year though (qualifying by working as a fruit picker or whatever they have to do) - as she'd be well over 31 by the time the year is up.

Matt Sabin

Cool. I think that answers the question. Thanks...