Can a student visa to Australia be changed to a working holiday visa after the course without having to leave the country?

9/25/2012 10:13:49 AM

Does your friend know they can work while here on a student visa? Once their course has started they can work to 40 hrs a fortnight or maybe more, depending on their visa subclass. (See Permission to Work Arrangement for Student Visa Holders)

However, if they want to stay on after their course they’ll need a Working Holiday Visa as you suggest and since they’re coming from Korea it’d be of Subclass 417.

The Department of Immigration website lists following requirements (amongst others):

  • be outside Australia when you apply and, when your visa is granted
  • be applying no more than 12 months before you intend to travel to Australia

Now, I’m not an expert but it sounds to me like your friend would be ok so long as their work visa was applied for and granted before they arrived in Australia on their student visa.

To be sure, I’d suggest you/your friend spend some time checking the details online: http://www.immi.gov.au/immigration/

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