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New Work for U.S. Backpackers in Australia

by Mike Richard

Great news for U.S. backpackers looking for work in Australia, via Concierge.com:

If you or someone you know is hoping to pick up some casual work while backpacking around Australia, there’s good news: A new agreement between Australia and the U.S. will let Americans do just that. When I backpacked around Oz back in 2001, I ran into hundreds of Brits, Canadians, and Kiwis who were working their way around the continent. Americans who wanted to do the same had to pay more and work less. Now, the same rights that have been granted to British Commonwealth citizens are being extended to us Americans.

The visa will be available, starting October 31, to Americans between the ages of 18 and 30. It will allow holders to travel in Australia for up to a year and work for one employer for up to six months.

I’ll be over the hill 30 by the time I find my way to Australia, but it’s a step in the right direction.

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About the Author


Vagabondish editor, Mike Richard, lives in Rhode Island - a spit of land in the northeastern U.S. He is a professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, camping, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats, small, declarative sentences and speaking in the third person.

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Dave
September 22nd, 2007

Nice to hear a change in favor of us Americans. I’ll be 31 in a few days, so I’m missing the boat too. I’m not really planning to work on my trip though, which is why it took me 5 1/2 years to save enough money!





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