Daniel Brocklehurst

I think we're going to wait a year and spend that time applying for the de facto visa for Australia. I've heard it can be a lengthy (and rather intrusive) affair but it's the best thing in the long run. Many thanks for all of the advice and information!

Thanks very much for the info. I really appreciate it. It's certainly a very complicated affair. My GF is indeed Aussie herself. She was over in the UK for the past two years but her visa ran out in March. She's 25 and I'm 27. It's a real shame to hear about the partner visa application. Are you talking about the de facto visa? We do have a plan B, which does involve me not going to Australia for a year, working elsewhere, then going with a more substantial amount of money. Of course, this poses its own obvious difficulties - although it pragmatically seems like the best option and involves much less risk. You do have a good point about the competition with tutoring. I'm certainly under no illusion about this. Many thanks for the information!

Hello all! I am looking to move to Australia for one or two years to live with my girlfriend, before moving back to the UK with her. I would like to earn money via English private tuition, as I have been tutoring in the UK for a year (before this, I was a secondary school English teacher). This work would therefore be self-employed, unless of course I used an agency to find work (in which case, they would be my employer, I assume?). Am I allowed to do this? How would the 6 month rule about switching employers work with this? The official Australian website only refers to having to change employers every six months, not anything about earning money through self-employed means? I'm struggling to find anything concrete about this. I understand the nature of the working holiday visa - it's supposed to be for a holiday... is there a better visa, therefore? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Danny