I will be going to Australia on a gap year soon but would very much like to stay there. Is there a way of finding work and using that work to stay longer than my gap year visa?
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What country are you from? If you're entering on a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417), and work for a total of 3 months doing seasonal work for a primary producer, you can get a second 12 month working holiday visa, but it's not possible to get extensions beyond that. If you're not from a qualifying country or if you want to stay permanently, as a new high school graduate, you would not have sufficient skills and qualifications to qualify for a work visa under our current immigration laws. You would need to either do your further studies here and gain Australian qualifications, or return to your own country, get qualifications and some experience and then apply in a few years. For info. on the second WH visa go to: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/417/index.htm For all other immigration information, see:http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm Take particular notice of the visa types, required occupations and the points test requirements.
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No, to immigrate to Australia you must be a skilled worker in an occupation Australia needs,and you need to apply from your home country,you must also pass a points test list of occupations http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf points test http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/175/eligibility-applicant.htm visa http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/visa-options-outside.htm
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What field of work are you experience in?.
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the answers above regarding 417 visa etc are all good and correct. There is however also available a 457 class visa, IF (and its a big if) you have particular skills and an Australian employer is prepared to sponsor you. These visas allow up to 4 years stay (I think). However you say this is a gap year thing, so that suggests that you might need or want to get a bit more experience under your belt before considering seeking such sponsorship as simply having completed school education isn't likely to be terribly convincing as a "skill" or qualification. Nonetheless, come and spend your year here and see in fact whether you like it? Then, maybe you can examine options for the future. Good luck.
