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Work and Holiday Visa Allows Young Greeks to Work in Australia for 12 Months

The long-awaited Work and Holiday Visa legislation for Australian and Greek citizens finally saw the bill published in the Greek Official Government Gazette this week, making it official. It will allow for hopeful applicants from 18 to 31 years of...

Greek Deputy Foreign Minister to Present Work and Holiday Visa at the Greek Parliament

The Embassy of Greece in Australia is pleased to announce, on the instructions of the Diplomatic Office of the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, that deputy minister Ioannis Amanatidis will present the Work and Holiday Visa Memorandum of Understanding to...

Greek-Australian Work and Holiday Visa Agreement Signed

After two years of effort, Greece has finally signed the intergovernmental agreement with Australia to grant a combination of work and holiday visas to 500 individuals, aged 18-30 years old, in order to satisfy the request of the Greek Diaspora....

Greece and Australia to Sign Work and Holiday Visa

The work and holiday visa arrangement between Greece and Australia will be signed on Wednesday, May 14. The visa will be available to young people aged 18 to 30 years old, who want to travel and work in Australia...

Working Holiday Visa Program for Greeks and Australians Approved by Greek Government

The Greek government has granted the approval of a visa program which will allow Greeks and Australian nationals up to the age of 31-years-old to work in each of the countries, respectively, for up to 12 months. The approval of...

No Negotiations Between Greece and Australia for the Holiday Working Visa

“Australia is currently not negotiating with Greece on signing a Holiday Working Visa intergovernmental agreement.” The statement was made by the Australian Ambassador in Athens, Jenny Bloomfield, and is expected to provoke angry reactions, since there had been the impression...

Youth Mobility Program Between Greece and Australia Comes into Effect

A new visa agreement for the Greek and Australian youth has came into effect as of July 1st. The program is based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Greece and Australia on a ''Work and Holiday'' Visa...

Mystery Delay Hits Greek, Aussie Visa Scheme

  A working-holiday visa program which was intended to see hundreds of young Greeks travel and work in Australia has yet to take off, local media are reporting. A memorandum of understanding between Canberra and Athens was to allow 500 Greek...

GCM Welcomes Greek Government’s Approval of the Working Holiday Visa

The Greek Government passed the relevant legislation related to the approval and implementation of the working holiday visa. All relevant Ministers signed the legislation and the Ministry of Education is the responsible authority. The agreement is in part an initiative...

Australia-Greece Work Visa Approved by Greek Parliament

The new bilateral agreement between Australia and Greece, regarding work and holiday visas was recently ratified by the Greek Parliament. The Greek Community of Melbourne was relieved to hear the news since the visa had been part of the...

Greek-Australians Frustrated Over Visa Agreement

Six months ago, Greece and Australia ratified a Work and Holiday visa agreement for young adults to visit and temporarily work in the two nations. However, the program has stalled, since the Greek government has not signed the agreement...

Australia Hikes Visa Fees for Job Seekers

The Australian government has proposed an increase to the Visa Application Charges (VAC) for several visa subclasses that provide permission to work and are in high demand according to the government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. If approved, the new...

Tony Abbott: “We’ll Help Greeks to Come to Australia to Work”

Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott said in an interview with Neos Kosmos that he will try hard to help Greeks under the age of 30 seeking a Work and Holiday visa that will let them move to Australia for a year. Abbott...

Greece, Australia, Trying to Clarify Mutual Visa Program

Greek-Australians are complaining that a visa program to let Greeks between the age of 18-30 to stay in Australia for one year - and for Australians to stay the same length of time in Greece - would come under...

Australia Begins Talks on Holiday Working Visas with Greece

The Australian Government will begin negotiations with Greece about establishing a reciprocal work and holiday visa arrangement, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen said on Aug. 14.  “A work and holiday arrangement recognizes the strength of these...