All You Need to Know about Immigration, Working Holidays, Visas etc

NB This is NOT a thread to ask questions. If, after reading the links provided in this thread, you still have questions you are best off starting your own new topic.

If you've got questions about other visas please be sure to specify the passport you'll be travelling on and which country you're trying to visit.

Extensions to visas for seasonal work, studying in Australia, extending your stay, Australian citizenship, where to find fruit picking/harvesting jobs (a link from the Working Holiday Makers page) can be found at this website
Tip - use the menus along the top. It's all quite straight forward and user friendly. link for NZ WHV more »

Migrating to a new server

Hi all,

The whole of lonelyplanet.com, including Thorn Tree, is changing hosting providers in the following days. While this change takes place, Thorn Tree and the Lonely Planet website will be unavailable for a short period of time. We will communicate the exact time nearer the date. This migration will hopefully be a matter of hours but we have a lot of Thorntree content to move! We will do everything we can to cause minimal disruption to users. You will be able to chart the progress of the work while the site is down through our Twitter account.

Thanks,

Zabba

Fruit Picking 2yr WHV - South Aus or Victoria?!

Heyyy guys!

I have been reading a lot of posts about the requirements for the 2nd year WHV... I have just been granted my first one and intend to travel to Aus in Feb 2014- i know it is a long way off but i need to book flights so i get them as cheap as possible!

I am currently therefore looking at where to fly into, i am going to do my regional work to obtain the 2nd yr whv straight away so that I can relax and not have to stress about it later in the year- plus i figured it would be a great way to see parts of aus that i might not have done otherwise- i.e victoria, South Australia or Western Australia- which is where i'm thinking of doing my regional work- fruit picking etc...

I have family in Melbourne so was hoping to base myself there, but having looked through the downloadable doc from the Harvest Trail website and looking at the eligible postcodes i'm not sure its goi... more »

Carshare Brisbane Ocean

Hi everyone!

I'm searching for someone kindly sharing his/her car for a (return) lift from Brisbane to any surf spot during the week-ends :) . If you are a surfer, I'd be glad to share you surf sessions too (5 years of surf for me). :)

The lift would be during the day (I can wake up early if needed), the deal is that we share the gas cost so everyone wins!

Thanks, see you!

Martin (23 yo french easygoing guy :) )

Architects in Australia

Hi,

I'm planing to migrate in Australia. I'm taking course for IELTS tests at the moment, and researching the way for legalize my diploma ( master degree). I'm from Macedonia but I finish my education in Bulgaria. I'm an architect working in Bulgaria with more than 6 year work experience. When I'll take my IELTS ( with the rating I need) and legalize my diploma I should find a job, get a job and after that I can apply for visa. I'll be very grateful if someone is going to give me any kind of information how to find a job as an architect. Thanks in advance!!!

Your sincerely,
Snezhana

Edited by: Sneska_Eska

walking fraser island

Hi,
I am planning my trip to australia (august) and want to go to Fraser Island, I am travelling alone and preferd to walk the island instead of a 4wd tour.

I have seen a recommendation of a walking tour with footprintsonfraser, I haven´t been able to contact them or open there web page, has any one done it? any other company I can arrange this type of trip?

Also would need to decide between whitsunday or kepple island, I am budget so need advise. Also like to see kakadu so if you have any recommendation it would be great.
Thanks!

Suggestions for a 7 days South Island roadtrip during August 2013

Road trip in early August 2013. We love scenery and looking at a good photography opportunity during this trip. Would love to squeeze some time for bungy/tandem skydive/jetboating

Will be arriving at midnight and checking in a nearby motel till morning for collection of car.

Day 1 - arrive at CHC, depart to Fox Glacier through Arthur's Pass in the morning (1 night)

The drive might be a little tricky during winter season? No experience in driving on snow/ice. Googled and it says it will take about 5hrs for a 400km drive. Anyone has experience on this? This is my most worrying part.

Day 2 - Fox Glacier half day walk (read good reviews on it)

Depart for Wanaka - puzzling world
Depart for Queenstown after or should I stay at Wanaka for a night?

Day 3 - Queenstown (bungy?skydive?jetboat? we saw a combo deal at combos.co.nz !)

Day 4 - Milford Sound? Te Anau?

Day 5 -... more »

Looking for advice regarding travel between Alice Springs/Uluru

As it stands I'll be looking to travel to Alice Springs Darwin on or around the 12th June this year. One plan is to travel overnight on The Ghan train, though that only leaves on the 12th. It's slightly difficult however as my girlfriend it flying out of Alice Springs on the 16th before I head east.

Ideally we'd like to spend at least one night camping in and around Uluru and we have a possible tour in mind. The problem is simply timing. In order to do the tour we have in mind we would have to be at the Ayers Rock centre to be picked up in the early afternoon, with the tour finishing in the early afternoon the next day.

If this were to be the tour we'd choose then there is a flight eary enough from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock, though the return trip is a problem. There only seems to be Quantas that flies from AR to AS and it leaves too early in the morning. As such I'd be look... more »

visiting the red center in december or january with a children 4 years olld

hi
i'd to visit the Ayer's rock in that period but somebody tell me that it's too hot in December(i 'll fly in Sidney or Melbourne one month and half travelling)with a young children and considering that isn't a economic destination i don't know what i have to do....Exploring just the coast from Sidney to Melbourne?There is enough to see in one month and half?Is itworth while really Ayer's rock in that season?
Thank you so much
Stefano