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Hey Stacey! I booked my flight before I had all of my savings, the first time i went. It worked as an incentive, because I KNEW I had to save a certain amount by the time I got on that plane. Unless you think there isn't a hope in hell of you reaching your target amount by then, I would say book up, if the price is right. Oh, also. Hiya! :hug: It's been a while I know. (In the middle of finals this month!) How are you? I'm sure there's loads for us to catch up on! xx

Thank you sooo much. That is so helpful! x Glad your doing great!

Thanks gang, that's some stuff to be getting on with. :-)

So, I can't even believe I'm writing this post, but; almost 4 years on, I'm hopefully only 2 exams away from qualifying as a Podiatrist! Can you actually believe that? I've still got to write my dissertation, but we won't talk about that! Haha. Anyway, As I get ever closer to becoming a Podiatrist, I have been looking into the process of registering my skills so that I can work in Australia, as has always sort of been the plan. I don't know about visas or anything yet, I still fancy coming out on a WHV and seeing how I like it, but I'll still need all the relevant bits of paper, so my main question, is where do I even start? Who do I contact and what should I expect? Am I right in thinking I need to have my HCPC registration here in the UK before I can apply for the Australian equivalent? I am hoping my UK reg should be here sometime in August. Oh I'm so confused haha, I don't know how long the process might take, if i can start looking at visas before get my registration, can I start making tentative job inquiries? Any way anyone might be able to break the steps down at all, would be greatly appreciated, maybe @littlesarah is still on the forum? Sorry its been so long since I've been active, but I've been working 3 jobs to get through Uni and haven't really had any time to get online. Anyway, thanks ever so much for taking the time to read this and I look forward to maybe getting that one step closer. Wow, remember when I first came on here, I hadn't even got onto my access course at that point! Scary!

Try telling me that on a cold November night, full of assignment and Pharmacology HELL! No, you're right Stace, it's so close I can taste it. I have to keep getting inspiration to study through threads like this and Youtube videos of people on their WHV. x

Can I just say that I am exceptionally jealous! Enjoy yourselves, it will be incredible, maybe you'll all still be out there when I eventually make it over. x

You don't need a return ticket at all. My brother is out there on his first WHV and he arrived on a one way ticket. I'm planning on doing the same sometime in the not too distant future as well. Have an amazing time!

Magnetic Island, also when you go to Byron Bay, which you have too, even though everyone else does, you must stay at the arts factory. Opposite the Buddha bar. AMAZING!

I forgot to mention last night, that sometimes it is worth flying to Amsterdam first and then continuing from there. I've done that before and there are sometimes some serious deals to be had. My brother flew to Brisbane with Singapore last month from Amsterdam, He paid around 400 EURO for a single. That's not bad. All he had to do was jump on a cheap 6am flight from Bristol to Amsterdam and bingo. No having to hack all the way to London first either. I should also mention that we are also Dutch, so a couple of days in The Netherlands before a long haul flight where we can spend time with family isn't exactly difficult, but it might be worth a look.

I meant £1000, made a mistake, all fixed now. Impossible? Funnily enough, at the time no. I know someone who flew Air Asia X via KL to Melbs, they paid £86 one way. I saw their receipt and Itinerary. Unfortunately Air Asia don't fly to the UK anymore, nor are those sorts of deals around as far as I know. Always willing to be proven wrong though.

I paid £600 odd when I went in July to Oz from the UK and back just for a holiday. I flew Emirates and they were fab! I know that was a seriously good price, they do exist sometimes. When I went a few years back, I flew Cathay and payed as close to £1000 as makes no odds, I think that's the usual price give or take.

I'm hoping to do the same too! (I can't believe I'm actually saying that!!!) I'm in my final year of my degree, I will finish in the summer, then need to work and get my registration before I go. I probably won't be going for another 18-24 months, but when I joined the forum it was 6 years away! Getting there slowly lol! STACE!?!?!?!? You're going to soon?? Brilliant! We totally need a catch up, I'm so behind. x

That is perfect! Thank you ever so much, it is showing as being offshore, so no need to worry. Really appreciate the replies. I was just worried how they stamped my passport when I arrived but not when I left, like they did in my old passport. Thanks again anyway, it's put my mind at ease.

Hi gang, This is a random one, most of you will know that I had a holiday in Australia a few weeks ago, well, I arrived on a brand spanking new passport that was all fine. when I got to immigration at the airport, they couldn't scan my passport and they had to ring someone or something to check that it was ok, then they stamped it and I was on my way. The same thing happened on the way home, they couldn't scan it and I had to wait while they rang some office. The officer said he had never seen a passport like this before and it must be a new way the Dutch government are doing things, he handed me back my passport and I got on the plane. The other day I looked through my passport and there is no stamp in it to say I actually left Australia, also they were obviously unable to scan it. My question is, how do I get in contact with immigration to double check that they know I left the country as per my visa conditions and I am not overstaying? I have this awful vision of trying to go back in a year or 2 and being slapped with a 3 year ban. Any advice would be very much appreciated, so thanks in advance. :-)

:-( as a Dutch citizen I'm only allowed the one. If I become an Aus citizen at any point I would have to renounce my Dutch citizenship. Go for as many as you can. :-) x

It's primarily about Australia I'm afraid. You get the odd Kiwi on, but it's all about moving to and living in Oz, hence the name. Hope your loving NZ!

As far as I understand it, you can only work for six months for one employer on each visa. So you can work 12 months for the same employer in total, however, you would need to wait for your second visa to kick in before you can do the second set of six months. I hope that makes sense. :-)

Obvs!

Hi lads, unfortunately I just can't get the time off work for this one. Really sorry. Would have been great Craic. Enjoy it and maybe I'll see you at another one sometime! xx

I've never flown with them, but I've heard nothing but good things. I've never heard anyone say anything negative about them. My brother is flying out with them in September. 3 days after booking his flight, they phoned us up to explain there was going to be a change of aircraft and that his seat had been changed. I thought that was pretty good of them. I've never heard of that sort of service from anyone else. Having said that, I've just flown out to Oz with Emirates and they were exceptional.

Aaaaaaaargghhhh! Hahaha, that's scary. I can't believe I'm a final year. I can't believe I might be able to get to Aus and work! WOW! XX

I have been in Adelaide for the past fortnight. (Back in the UK now) It wasn't hot but by no means cold. Slightly chilly, sure. The other thing I noticed was that when people said, oh no it's going to rain tomorrow; it would rain for an hour and then the sun would come out and it was beautiful. I've got to be honest, it was good for me to be there in winter after only ever being there in the summer in the past. It wasn't half as bad as I imagined though, I found it was not cold like it is in Northern Europe in the winter and you can still go out and do things. Just take your rain coat. I even went for a swim at Glenelg which everyone thought was crazy, but I didn't think it was that cold at all. It was good to see how cold it does get, however if that's the coldest it gets in Adelaide, then I'm in. I could absolutely live with that.

I'm no expert but I'd say using "both legs" is absolutely a good start. Fair play to you and good luck.

In answer to the original question. Yes.

I also realise that I appear to have killed this thread, sorry lads...