chrispym

Hi Bristolgirlxx, How long ago were your cautions and what were they for and when was the DUI? How long did it take for them to respond asking you for those details? I applied for my 2nd WHV and have a DUI so am expecting them to ask me for something similar. Thanks

Thank you for the response Raul. I was thinking I could attach my police clearance cert from my country and also a record of my driving history here. I have seen a lot of comments online where a person has accumulated a lot more of a criminal history (drugs, dui, assault) and still has received a WHV. I am just looking for any info people may have on what I should be attaching.

Just an update for anybody who may be in a similar situation, I was able to pay off all of my fines and received a police certificate report which had details of the drink driving conviction. I have just applied today for my 2nd year visa and disclosed all information to them, I was wondering if anybody on here could advise me if I should add any supporting documentation such as an explanation that all of this happened on one day and it is one of the biggest regrets of my life and the fact I've never been in trouble before or since and have went on to complete my degree and masters in UNI and now work for a large multinational company? Any advice would be much appreciated???? Thanks

Hi Tulip, I don't have thousands to pay off the fines I would be looking at paying the two court fines first and then paying off the SDRO fines in installments in order to fully clear everything over the next year. Any constructive advice or are you just going to keep telling me how much of a bold boy I was when I was 21? Look I realise that it was a stupid thing to do firstly and I am genuinely looking for advice on how i can move forward. Thanks.

Yeah I know it wasn't the right thing to do at the time but I did leave on the last day of my 1st WH visa and had no way of paying the fines. All I can do really is try and right the wrongs now and hope for the best. I was hoping maybe to get some advice on if there was a warrant out is there a way to resolve it from abroad maybe by paying the fines off as I've seen some info online saying the warrant can be dropped if the matter is resolved. Thanks for the comment.

I understand what you are saying and appreciate the comment but Uni is not cheap so I've not really had the opportunity since I came home to be in a financial position to pay the fines off until recently. Surely the fact that I am trying to resolve the past issues counts for something and going by the good character requirements on https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa/char it doesn't look like I come anywhere near failing the assessment.

I've seen numerous postings here where people have been approved for visas with extensive criminal records or at least with records a lot more substantial than mine, many of which include drink driving (multiple convictions) or drug or violent related incidents. The fine I have listed above is broken down between two different court houses (one in QLD ($600 dollars) and one in NSW($1080)) and the SDRO with the balance, as far as I'm aware from what I've been reading online on the fine from QLD court would have been referred to SPER and the NSW court fine would have been referred to Revenue NSW formerly State Debt Recovery Office. I have applied for the Australian Police Certificate and surely any warrants out for my arrest will be visible on this if this is the case. Are you aware of any cases personally in which what you have said is the case? I was aware that warrants may have been issued which is why I applied for the APC but if this is not the case I imagine I should be able to pay the fines off or do you disagree? Also I have completed my regional work and have substantial evidence to back this up which I have held on to.

Hi All. Here is a post I made in this forum from over 5 years ago: Basically what happened was when I was 21 I was caught drink driving in Australia, so about 5 and a half years ago. I was also speeding at the time which was why my fines were so high. A few months after this I had agreed to do volunteer work up in Bundaberg in order to complete my regional work for the 2nd year visa, upon arriving at the house I had found the place to not be liveable as it was infested with insects etc. I took the owners car into town as there was no internet or phone reception in order to try find somewhere else to live/work, on my trip into town I got pulled over and got caught driving whilst disqualified which incurred more fines and a 2 year ban of my driving licence, the judge was very accepting of my reasons here. I left Australia about a week after my court appearance for driving whilst disqualified. I have never been in trouble before or since these events took place and have since went on to Uni and got a double Bachelors degree and Masters degree and working as a software engineer. I kind of just put the issue of the fines to the back of my mind for a long time as I wanted to just forget the whole experience. Now my girlfriend is wanting to go over to Australia on her first WHV and hoping I will go with her. Does anyone have any ideas on whether I will be granted my second year visa with the DUI and driving whilst disqualified from 5 and a half years ago? I have applied for an Australian Police Certificate and I'm waiting to hear back to see exactly what I'm dealing with. I have also made contact with the relevant two court houses and state debt recovery agency in order to repay my outstanding fines if possible. Does anyone know if I will still be able to pay these fines and if I do will the DUI and DWDQ will affect my visa application? Any help is greatly appreciated. I hope this episode from my youth doesn't come back to haunt me! Thanks, Chris

Hi i need some advice I have some outstanding fines.... approx $5331 and a conviction for drink driving in Australia on my 1st WHV and I am heading home in a few days and I am just wondering if anybody has any experience in applying for a 2nd year visa with this sort of conviction and will the outstanding fines affect me getting the 2nd year visa and coming back into the country?, I will be setting up a payment plan to pay off the fines but its hard as i am a backpacker would they refuse me a 2nd year because of the conviction even if i start to pay the fines off?.... only helpful info please i know what i done was wrong and dont need to be reminded of it thanks very much