koala12

If you're in Oz on a working holiday visa can you swap to holiday visa once it expires if you want to stay on a bit longer and travel around or do you have to apply for this offshore?

yanchep

Oooooo good question, Id like to know the answer to this to, will keep an eye on this one

WS

One of the conditions of the ETA is you have to be outside Australia when you apply for it, you can't be onshore. http://www.eta.immi.gov.au

louie

Looks like you could apply for a 676 tourist visa onshore though - see here. The link says that you need to apply at least two weeks before your current visa expires and that once granted it would supersede the WHV (so you would no longer be able to work immediately it was granted).

rammygirl

Mmmm but on info for the WHV it says this:

"Extending your stay

You must depart Australia when your visa ends, unless you apply for another type of visa to extend your stay.

If your Working Holiday visa ends and you have not departed Australia or applied for another visa, you risk being detained and removed from Australia. You may also be subject to a period of exclusion from Australia.

If you are in Australia and your visa has expired, you should contact the department to regularise your status.
See: Expired Visas

A first Working Holiday visa cannot be extended beyond the 12 month validity period. However, if you have completed three months of specified work in regional Australia on your first Working Holiday visa, you may be eligible to apply for a second Working Holiday visa.
See: Second Working Holiday visa eligibility

There are other visa options for remaining temporarily or permanently in Australia at the end of your working holiday. However, your eligibility depends on your circumstances and intentions.

Note: If you apply for a Tourist visa while in Australia on a Working Holiday visa, it can only be granted in exceptional circumstances, such as being unfit to travel.
See: Tourists

Once you leave Australia, you may be eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
See: Tourists

louie

Good spot. Hadn't seen that.

Looks like a trip to New Zealand might be in order for the OP