Hi guys, I wanna have a conversation with you about something that you should consider when weighing up, working holiday visa, versus student visa. Of course, in Australia, you’re gonna need to work. You’re gonna need to make some money. So let’s think about what an employer would be thinking about when you come to them and ask for work.

Now under a working holiday visa, you can work with the same employer in the same location for six months. But under a student visa, you can have work rights with the same employer as long as your student visa is valid. Which can be two years, three years, five years. Depending on how long that is. Now one of the restrictions of a student visa, is you can work a maximum of 40 hours every two weeks with unlimited working hours during your course breaks.

On a working holiday visa, you can have unlimited working hours, but only for six months at a time. So let’s think about what an employer wants when you come to them and ask for a job. Do they want someone who’s stable? Do they want someone who’s committed, or do they want someone who’s gonna leave them after six months? The reality is many working holiday visa holders, find it difficult to get professional jobs in Australia, because their employers know that they’ll only be here and with them for six months.

But those on student visas, can get professional jobs. Because although they may only be able to work around 20 hours a week, they’re gonna be with with employer for much much longer. So a typical working holiday visa holder will generally get jobs in construction, hospitality, jobs with high turn over. All right. That’s fine if that’s what you’re looking for.

But if you wanna get a professional job, if you wanna get your start in Australia and show that you’re committed to your employer, a student visa is the way to go. Because although you’ll have restrictions on the numbers of hours you can work in a week, you can stay with that employer for many many years. You can show loyalty, you can show that you can bring value to that organization over a long period of time.

And then you can have a chat about more permanent hours for you to stay in Australia. These include things like sponsorship. Where a company will sponsor you for two years or four years, to undertake a specific role, so you can continue to stay in Australia, and enjoy the experience down under.

It’s not an easy decision to make, so it’s important that you talk this over with a professional. Have a chat with us at Go Study Australia, we talk to thousands and thousands of people, looking to live, work, and study in Australia every single year. We know all the details of the working holiday visa, the student visa, and what it means for you.

So before you make any decision, contact Go Study, have a chat, we’ll work out what’s best for your goals, and your outcomes and we’ll make sure that you find success in Australia. We’ll see ya down under.