Any recent experience with HelpEx?
Replies: 6 - Last Post: Dec 10, 2012 3:10 AM Last Post By: kereru
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Any recent experience with HelpEx?
I have a couple of Chinese students who plan to spend January "working" in Tasmania via Helpex. They have asked me for advice. My main concerns are whether this is legal on a tourist visa ( I know woofing is a grey area) and what sort of work they can expect to be doing.Thanks for any tips.
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It's fruit picking time here in Tasmania. I'm sure there'd be a small fruit grower somewhere that'd flick them some folding currency for an honest day's work. People eat their weight in cherries as a bonus as well. Hostel notice boards would be their best bet.5
AFAIK, the situation in Aus is the same as NZ - technically, you should have a work visa for wwoofing or helpx, BUT in practice the tax department has absolutely no interest in it and has far better things to do with their time.We get loads of wwoofers here on a tourist visa. I've never had anybody say they got any questions from anyone.
