Citizens of certain countries and age groups are able to come to Australia on a working holiday. See the Australia Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs web site for more information about working holidays in Australia and how to apply for a visa for Australia.

No, all applicants must be outside Australia at the time of application. People from Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, RO Ireland, Estonia, Sweden, and the UK can apply anywhere outside of Australia and their home country. Those from Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Malta, Taiwan, and RO Cyprus must apply in the country of their passport. You can apply for the 2nd-year visa in or outside of Australia.

Yes you can, New Zealand working holiday schemes allow 18 to 30 year olds from partner countries to spend 12 months in New Zealand and undertake temporary work. On 22 November the Minister of Immigration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced some major changes to the working holiday schemes New Zealand has with a number of other countries. These changes will all take effect on 1 July 2005.

A Working Holiday Visa gives you 12 months to travel to Australia from the date the visa is granted, and allows you to stay in Australia for 12 months from the date you first enter Australia. You can leave and re-enter Australia within the 12 months from the date of initial entry to Australia. However, if you depart Australia during your 12 month stay, you are not able to recover in any way the period of time spent outside Australia.

Kidney failure can make travelling difficult but not impossible. You may be able to attend work and social events or enjoy a great holiday with careful planning. If you are thinking about travelling, it is important to first speak to your health care team about the effect that this might have on your health. If you are well enough, a holiday can be a great boost to your confidence and well being.

It will probably be easier to calculate the holiday entitlement as shifts. So if a worker works four twelve-hour shifts, followed by four days off (the 'continental' shift pattern), then the average working week is 3? twelve-hour shifts. So 4.8 weeks' holiday is 4.8 x 3? = 16.8 twelve-hour shifts.

You need to calculate how many hours a week is worked over the whole year. So if a worker is contracted to work a total of 1,600 hours a year, or 33? hours a week over 48 weeks of the year3, the holiday entitlement is 4.8 weeks x 33? hours a week = 160 hours holiday for the year.

You need to calculate the holiday entitlement in hours. For example, if a worker works a 36-hour week (over four days instead of five days), their annual holiday entitlement is 36 hours x 4.8 weeks = 172.8 hours holiday for the year. Rather than taking a day's holiday, they would take the number of hours that they would have otherwise worked on that day (i.e. for 36 hours worked over four days, they would take 9 hours' holiday for each day otherwise worked).

The Working Time Regulations describe how to calculate the minimum amount a worker should be paid for the holiday entitlement. Any premium rate of pay for bank holidays (such as 'double time') is a contractual matter between employer and workers.

You will need to apply for a visa which allows for a longer stay. Please review the website under Temporary Visa's, Long Stay. VISITOR ETAs have a multiple entry facility. You can enter Australia as many times as necessary within the validity of the ETA. Provided you have a valid visa for New Zealand (or are exempt), you can travel to New Zealand from Australia and then return as long as your ETA remains valid. BUSINESS (Short Validity) ETAs have a multiple entry facility.

Check your credit card invoice against your receipts within 30 days of the invoice date and inform us immediately in writing of any discrepancies. If you pay for your travel arrangements with your MasterCard/VISA Card you are automatically covered by travel and flight insurance. There is nothing else you need to do.

Although 4.8 weeks would equate to 28.8 days for someone working a six-day week, the maximum statutory holiday entitlement is 28 days. online calculator is available on the Business Link site which can calculate the holiday entitlement for those starting or leaving an employer part-way through a leave year.

When calculating average weekly working time, if the worker is away during the reference period (the period over which working hours are averaged) because he or she is taking time off as part of the current four-week holiday entitlement, this time is made up for in the calculation by adding the hours worked during the days which immediately followed the 17-week period, using the same number of days as those when work was missed.

No. Bio21 Australia Ltd only acts to administer the UROP scheme. No research is conducted at our premises and we are not part of the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute. All placements are made in the participating institutions and university laboratories and the students employment contract is with the organisation in which they are placed. Often, international students are given a visa that allows them to study only.

No. You can only apply for an ETA when you are outside Australia. You should contact the nearest DIMA Regional Office to discuss your visa requirements.

If you work on a statuatory holiday then you will be paid for the hours you work at a rate of time and a half. Otherwise, in order to be paid for a statuatory holiday, one must meet the qualifications for Stat Holiday pay. This would entitle you to 7.5 REG hours pay for that day.

The Working Holiday visa may be granted for people between 18 and 30 from some countries listed below to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment. The countries are : The United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Finland, the Republic of Cyprus, Italy and France.

We will, where possible, honour any preference for one of our areas, but the job or even the area may change before the end of the season. As previously stated we require our reps to be flexible and adaptable, often at short notice! We normally decide who will be assigned to each region when we meet you all together on the training course.

Time and a half. You may also get an alternate day, if you work a normally rostered shift on a Public Holiday. Ask your supervisor.

Working on a bank holiday will always be paid at the rate of DOUBLE TIME whether for payment or time off. This also applies to part time working officers. When a bank holiday falls on a rest day, the bank holiday always take precedence, the rest day MUST be re-rostered to another day (after consultation with the officer) The re-rostered day is a rest day and all conditions applying to rest days apply to it.

We only support IE5++. Cookies enabled, Java enabled. Period. Also, as stated before, this site is a work in progress, so sometimes we might be working on the site while you're surfing. We think the key is that the admins are so involved with the members. We try to address all the suggestions and problems that people tell us about. And we actually listen all the input from members. That's not saying we agree with all the input, but we do listen. Plus, we think our member base is really cool.

No, The Institute has a unique worldwide seminar network, whereby you attend the seminar closest to you for the practical component of your course.

Once you are here if you can afford a mobile phone, it will make your travelling a lot easier and we can keep in touch with you.

A valid passport or similar acceptable travel document is required of all people wishing to travel to and enter Australia. Everyone, except holders of Australian and New Zealand passports, requires a visa to enter Australia. New Zealand passport holders apply for a visa upon arrival in Australia. All other passport holders must hold a visa before travelling to Australia.

See the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs site which has information about immigration and other useful contacts. Please note: The Australian Tourist Commission is not able to assist with any immigration queries. Please contact the nearest Australian Consulate or High Commission for information.

Australia has strict quarantine guidelines designed to protect our native flora and fauna against many pests and diseases. The general guideline for bringing any item through customs is that if you are concerned, please declare it. The Australian customs website for more information is www.customs.gov.au

According to the Australia Government website (http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/StudyCosts/LivingCosts), the average international student will spend approximately $A335 (??137) a week on living costs, including accommodation, shopping, transport and entertainment. This could be between $A16,000 (??6,500) to $20,000 (??8,200) a year depending on location and lifestyle.

long as the employer approves it, the workers family can be included on the visa/sponsorship application. We recommend that family members come to Australia after the worker has been in Australia for at least 3 months. This allows the worker to pass a probationary period and become suitably accustomed to Australian life so the family transition is smooth.

You will need to have enough money to cover expenses such as accommodation, taxi or transport fares, money for food. ABC will advise you as to the cost of your accommodation so that you have enough money to support yourself until you receive your first pay.