A working holiday visa is, basically, a travel+work permit, given to a person who wants to live in a particular country for a specified period of time. The WHM visa will allow the aspiring traveller to:
a. Live in the new country as a legal non-immigrant resident
b. take up work to ensure survival and to meet travelling expenses
MINIMUM CONDITIONS to qualify for this visa:
- You must be between 18-30 years.
- You should be ideally single, or married to someone who also is in the age group 18-30
- You should not have any dependants under 5 years of age
- You should have a minimum balance in your account to survive the first 2 months
- You should have a valid passport
SPECIAL CONDITIONS about this visa:
- Some countries (like Canada, Australia and from Nov 2008, UK) will accept applications only from citizens of those countries which has a similar WHM scheme.
- There may be an annual quota of intake. For example, the new WHM Scheme in UK (called YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME), has a quota of not more than 1000 visas per participating country.
- You cannot extend the WHM visa. It is usually valid for 6 months to 2 years, depending on the issuing country.
- You can shift to a different category of visa from WHM, if eligible, but it is a tedious and often expensive process.
- You cannot apply for a second time, if you have already WHM-ed in that country.
LINKS:
1. What is a WHM visa?
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