Taking a Year out in Oz?

TC have teamed up with Visas Australia & Coverworks Ltd to offer you a FREE WORKING HOLIDAY VISA worth over £100 when you purchase 12 month 'Young Traveller' World Wide Travel insurance for £269 (€375).

The Young Traveller policy was specifically designed for the backpacker by backpackers, thereby making this policy unique and superior to other policies of its kind. Please see the policy details here or apply here.

Australian Visas Explained - Who needs a Visa?

Unless you are the holder of an Australian or New Zealand passport, all travellers of any age wishing to enter Australia will require a valid visa that covers the duration of their stay. Without a valid visa, an individual will not be permitted to enter Australia until one has been obtained.

Australian Tourist Visas
Of the many types of visa available to travellers wishing to enter Australia, the most common are the short term holiday visas which permit entry into the country for up to twelve months. These visa types are:

1) Electronic Travel Authority (ETA).
An electronic travel authority (ETA) is a short stay visa that can be used for the purpose of tourism or business (e.g. attending a conference, business meeting or business negotiations). You CANT work in Australia with this type of Visa. An electronic travel authority (ETA) is a quick way of gaining Authority to travel to Australia

To apply for an ETA you will need to hold one of the following passports:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City, Hong Kong SAR

To Apply click here

2) Australian Working Holiday Visa (WHV)
An Australian Working Holiday Visa will allow you to spend twelve months working and travelling around Australia, now with the option of extending your working holiday visa additional twelve months whilst travelling. Your Australian working holiday visa enables you to work and travel in Australia for twelve months from the day you enter.

To apply for the Australian working holiday visa you must be over 18 and under 31 years of age, have no dependant children and have one of the following passports:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sweden.

Big 5 Requirements for a Working Holiday Visa (please read prior to application)
1) You need to be aged between 18 - 31
2) You cannot have any dependant children
3) If you have had a Working Holiday Visa before you must be able to provide
evidence of this.
4) If you intend to work in the fields of nursing/teaching you will require a medical.
5) If you have any pending, served or removed convictions you will need to provide a copy of all convictions. No visas will be granted if there are any drug convictions of any type.

If none of these questions are a problem you should not have any issues receiving a WHV.
To Apply click here.

For a detailed FAQ's on both types of VISA please click here

TravellersConnected strongly recommends you do not purchase a travel ticket until your visa has been granted.