It's been a busy month at work, but I wanted to write about my visa for Australia. I finally applied for my visa, and it was granted!!! So it's now official, that I will be going to Australia for a year!
I applied for the Work and Holiday Visa, which for those that don't know, it's a visa for 18-31y/o who want to travel Australia, for up to a year. The visa grants you access to work, but your primary reason for entering the country is for holiday. You can leave and enter the country as many times as you want, but once you enter the first time, your 12 month period starts and any time after that spent outside Australia will still count towards your 12 months. The visa requires that you have $5000AUD in your bank account, health insurance, and limits you to only being able to work for one company for a max of 6 months. The visa process was fairly easy, you can access and apply for it online, and within a matter of an hour I was granted my visa. The visa is electronic, so it will show up when my passport is scanned at customs.
I am so excited that I have the visa, and am now one step closer to my trip! Over the past few weeks, I started buying items that I will need for my trip, I will update in the next month or so with more details of things that I have bought for my year long backpacking trip.
Bye for now <3
