| 1)
Dr. Kangajet, why people call you like that? |
| A:
Because the turbines that I have on my backs which
makes me move even faster between Countries. |
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| 2)
Dr. Kangajet who needs a Visa to enter Australia? |
| A:
Any citizen from any country except New Zealand.
Depending on the Australian classification about the level
of the Country the process can be more
or less bureaucracy. For example, for Countries level
1, the Visa can be taken online over the Internet. |
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| 3)
Is any Visa possible to be obtained from my own
country or can it be asked from any country? |
| A:
From any country you are, throughout the Australian
Embassy or Consulate nearest to you. The only problem
is that some documents asked you'll have to provide
them in English or translate them into English by an
approved official translator. |
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| 4)
If I am in Australia under a certain Visa, can I
change into another Visa class? |
| A:
It also depends on the classification of your country
of passport under the level system. Level 1 is always
easier, but there are still some impositions for other
country-levels. The remedy is to go out of Australia
(New Zealand for example) and obtain a new class of
Visa. Note that the condition of "no
further stay" stamped in your passport means you
can not extend or renew the Visa inside Australia. |
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| 5)
Dr. Kangajet...How long a visitor is allowed to stay
in Australia? |
| A:
It depends. Normally the Tourist Visa comprehends a
maximum stay of 3 months, but it is renewable for
another 3 or more depending on your financial capacity
to sustain yourself while touring Australia plus a
good explanation to the Immigration officers why you
need to stay so long. Note that under a tourist Visa,
a visitor can not get work of any kind. |
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| 6)
But people under a Student Visa can work, can't they? |
| A.:
Yes and no. Only international students on a full
time course are allowed to work 20 hour per week
and 40 hours per week during the school breaks and
holiday periods. People studding for less than 90 day
don't need a Student Visa and can not work, except
with previous consent from the Immigration
Department. |
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| 7)
If I am under a Student Visa and I do have a partner.
Is my partner allowed to work too? |
| A.:
Yes, your husband/wife or partner/De facto is also
allowed to work 20 hours per week, or 40 hour per week
if the course you're taking is a PHD or Master with
research course. Anyway, he/she will have to obtain a
work permission with the Immigration department and
only will be able to start working after you start the
course. You will have to prove to the immigration a
stable relationship with your partner of more than 1
year. |
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| 8)
How long does a Student Visa is valid? |
| A.:
It is valid for the time that course last. Howver, you
can extend the Visa after the course finished, by
enrolling in another course and getting another visa.
(don't need to go overseas). |
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| 9)
What about other Visas? |
| A.:
There are many different Visas for each situation. For
example, there is the working Visa, Business
Visa, Refugee Visa, Permanent Residency Visa, Tourist
Visa, Working Holiday Visa and many others. |
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| 10)
How can I know more about the different Visas? |
| A.:
The best thing you can do is to have a good look at
the website of
the Department of Immigration, or visit the
Australian Embassy or Consulate nearest to you. |
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Attention:
All information in this topic are to be taken as
a guide only and may be outdated. The Department
of Immigration of Australia, constantly modify
and update the rules for most types of Visas.
For actual and correct information, please
consult the 
We've
met in Brisbane the
leader of the Working Kangaroo Party, the iron
roo, Dr. Kangajet, who decided to give us an
interview about Visas to Australia. The result
of the interview, which helps to respond the
most frequent asked questions about Visas to
Australia follows...
