Edwina estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 people have emigrated with her company so far this year. Teachers who are finding it hard to get jobs in Ireland because of the cutbacks to the education sector will have no trouble finding work in Australia, according to Edwina from VisaFirst.
“Teachers are sponsored by the Stare in Western Australia and they are really saying ‘we need you now over there‘.”
She added: “They’ve changed he migration policy now and individual states have their own shortage list of skilled workers. Before July of last year, a carpenter could apply to anywhere in Australia, but they’d have a waiting list of up to one year.”
Meanwhile, those who are looking for work closer to Melbourne and Sydney will also be in demand. In New South Wales they’re looking for accountants, people in the financial area or computing, engineers, and people from pharmacy or medical backgrounds.
“It’s easier for native English speakers to apply because any other nationalities have to do an English test before they can go.”
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Last week we received an interesting query on our Live Chat. The person had already traveled to Australia on a Working Holiday visa about 2 years ago. He got the visa using his Irish passport. Now he wants to travel to Australia again. He plans to apply for another Working Holiday visa with his UK passport. Is he able to do so? Let’s see how the conversation went.
- Daisy: Hi Stephen!
- Daisy: Were you on working holiday visa in Australia?
- Stephen: Yes, I got that visa
- Daisy: This is a one time visa.
- Daisy: Although you have a different passport.
- Daisy: Have you done any harvesting/construction work on the first visa?
- Stephen: Yes, I have surrendered my Irish passport, and taken up my other. No i was only in OZ for two months.
- Daisy: In this case you are not eligible to apply for another Working Holiday visa.
- Stephen: Even with a different passport?
- Daisy: If you are willing to travel and work in Australia. You can try with the Australian Skilled Migration visa or the Sponsorship visa
- Stephen: OK, many thanks for you help.
Australian Working Holiday visas are perfect for GAP Year. If you wish to spend some time Down Under after graduating highschool, there is no better solution for you. A lot of young people decide to take a year off, before going into college. If you wish to spend more time (more than 12/24 months), you should consider the Skilled Migration visa.
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