Is your decision made? Head to Australia to keep English-speaking cherubs, while enjoying magnificent landscapes and an exceptional quality of life.
The Australian government does not have a special program to welcome foreigners as Au Pair. This type of employment can be carried out under a working holiday visa. Thanks to this visa you have access to Australian territory for 1 year to travel, work there but also study there for a period of less than 4 months.
Australia is the most popular destination for French people who want to emigrate with a working holiday visa. Other popular destinations are New Zealand and Canada. The country of maple syrup also has quotas, which generates disappointments each year with rejected candidates. Indeed, you have to be lucky enough to get the precious sesame.
The working holiday visa system with Australia was introduced in 2003. Since then, more than 350,000 French people have left for Australia on a working holiday visa. In 2017 - 2018, they were 23,000. The French represent the third nationality in Australia in terms of working holiday visas, just behind the British and the Germans.
What are the criteria for obtaining an Australian Working Holiday Visa?
- Be between 18 and 30 years old
- Have a valid passport
- Have the necessary resources to support yourself in the country, and be able to pay for your return ticket. According to the Australian government, this represents approximately 5,000 Australian dollars, or approximately 3,000 euros.
The whole procedure will cost you 450 Australian dollars. Your visa lasts for 1 year. During this period you can work for different employers, travel with the possibility of leaving and returning, but also study for 4 months.
You are not supposed to work more than 6 months for the same employer. However, you can apply to the relevant authorities to extend your contract, which will most likely happen to you as Australian host families prefer to establish contracts for more than 6 months.
Indeed, they do not want to have to start the recruitment process for a young Au Pair every 2 months. In addition, this prevents the daily life of their children from being too disrupted by the arrival of a new person in their environment.
Your professional activity must follow Australian regulations, particularly in terms of remuneration. You should be making over A $ 19 per hour. This amount applies for the year 2019, for a person over the age of 20, without qualifications and who works part-time.
However, this remuneration changes according to your age, your qualifications and your experience. You can simulate your compensation on the Australian government's Fair Work website. This income is taxable in Australia. Taxes are taken directly from your salary.
The visa application is no longer made at the Australian Embassy in Paris. The entire application process is now done online on the Department of Home Affairs website.
What are the stages of the visa application?
Create your account on the Department of Home Affairs website
Leave your documents in your space: photocopy of your passport, your birth certificate, as well as an extract from your criminal record.
Pay the procedure fees which amount to approximately € 280. Without this regulation, your file will not be processed.
Wait patiently for the response from the Department of Home Affairs.
Once you have obtained your visa, take your plane tickets and prepare for your departure.
Apply for a second working holiday visa for an Au Pair stay:
Following your first year in Australia with your working holiday visa, you can apply for a second visa to spend a second year in the country. This visa also costs AUS $ 450.
To be eligible, you must have 3 months of experience in a job in agriculture, construction or in the exploitation of resources. You can find the complete list of jobs recognized as “specified work” on the website of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Since November 2018, it is even possible for you to spend a 3rd year in Australia with a working holiday visa. However, in your first 2 years you must have completed 6 months of “specified work” in agriculture, construction or the exploitation of natural resources.
Translated from etudionsaletranger dot fr
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