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Working Visa HELP!!!

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BrieCheese89

From: United States

8/3/2007 17:16 EST

I am 18 years old, graduated from high school and I have an amazing opportunity to live in Penrith, NSW with my aunt for a year. She offered her place to me for some change of scenery after graduation, and suggested that I should get a workers visa to keep me funded throughout my stay there. I have contacted various government websites, and I have found that since I am a US citizen, it is harder for me to apply for certain visas. If anyone has any information on how I could get to AU with a worker's visa, please let me know!!!
Thanks!!

Brie

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VickyM

From: Australia

8/5/2007 07:58 EST

Dear Brie,

After I graduated from college, I went to Australia on a special program visa sponsored by BUNAC. It allowed me to work for 4 months in any job, anywhere, with the option of switching over to a tourist visa afterwards. The only req for the program is that you must be a US citizen between the ages of 18 and 30. I highly recommend it.
http://www.bunac.org/usa/workaustralia

Other options for gaining work rights in Australia would be to attend university (expensive) or get sponsored by an employer (usually very difficult).

Good luck!

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