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Can My Polish girlfriend get a working visa in Australia??

SBellThreads: 2 Posts: 1 Joined: Oct 26, 08 ♂	Oct 26, 08, 00:50 #1
Hi there. My Polish girlfriend is currently living in the Uk and she would like to come out to Australia. Does anyone know if she can recieve an Australian working visa??? Would be greatfull for any advice.

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wozzaxing	Jan 23, 09, 07:04 #3
She can apply for a spousal visa, but only if you can prove you are in a defacto relationship for more than 1 year (at least) they want bills rents, zameldowania anything official with both your names on it. I'm not sure if this will entitle her to a work permit - but it will be easier to get a work permit when you have a visa.

Guest	Jan 30, 09, 15:42 #4
Yep spouse visa is the go. Thats what I'm doing with my g/f. As above she will be entitled to work for 2 years then if you're still together-permanently!

Gagi

Apr 14, 09, 22:27 #5

Hey

I find myself in the same situation, ive been checking the internet all afternoon and cant find a concrete answer on whether polish passport holders can apply for a working holiday visa.
Me and my polish boyfriend have been together for just under a year and are thinking of traveling beginning of 2010.
Does having family in Aus which would be happy to sponsor us, help at all with our application.

If this is not possible does anyone know of any other sun splashed countries that would accept polish and irish passport holders?

maranfra

Mar 23, 10, 17:29 #6

I've found this forum with this question, though we are now in March 2010, but I'm looking for some help/clarifications:

My son (Italian) is actually in Australia with a Working Holiday Visa. His girlfriend is polish and she would like to reach him there, but apparently she can only apply for a tourist visa.
Are there any other solutions ?
With your experience, did you find another way to solve your problem?

Pennytoon	Aug 24, 10, 13:38 #7
Hi there I am in a similar situation - my fiance is polish and I am British - we both would love to work in Australia! I am unsure if he can get a working visa and was wondering if you have any further information that would be useful? Everybody seems to have a different answer so any info you can give would be great! Many thanks in advance and good luck!

Pennytoon	Aug 24, 10, 13:56 #8
My Fiance is very fluent in both written and spoken English as he runs his own company (sometimes better than my English - slightly embarassing!). Do you know where he can pass the exam? Thank you!

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Aug 24, 10, 14:07 #9

Pennytoon:

we both would love to work in Australia! I am unsure if he can get a working visa

Are you talking about a temporary one year visa or a longer term one? If it's the latter then don't assume you will get it easily. If you're talking about the one year student working holiday type working visa then I believe that these are not readliy available to Polish citizens buit bizarrely they are available to Estonians!.

I just checked the list on southaustralia.com and it still shows no Poland.

King SobieskiThreads: 7 Posts: 1,103 Joined: Jan 22, 07 ♂	Aug 26, 10, 06:23 #10
no can do, australia usually has a reciporacal program with countries (ie, estonia must offer aussies the chance to work there): http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/417/countries.htm

newstart

Aug 27, 11, 15:35 #11

I have been trying to stay in Oz for 5 years, went to school spent sooo much money and nothing!!! its a horrible place when it comes to visas, they letting black and indian people come but for white they r so strickt, they just want money and more money from you and at the end they change the law. Agents ... some of them are very dodgy, be careful, schools ... well i dont know anymore, Hales is the worst one. De facto allows you to work and live but its so much work to get it.

anyway, good luck people

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Sep 14, 11, 14:59 #12

umm, we have a skilled migrant program and also have certain professions that need filling.

now, what happened was that all these lil college's started offering chef and hairdressing (they were in demand) courses to mainly indian people and charging them $20-30k for the privelege. the problem being that the students never had any interest in working in these professions.

the government has now closed the loophole on this and from what i gather it is a lot harder.

so, in summary, find out what the skills shortage is, study a course in that area and then apply.