tawhilltiger Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Hello I’m thinking of relocating to Australia for a couple of years for an extended period of a couple of years to write a book, what is the best visa for this? A twelve month holiday visa that renews or? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 It will depend what country you’re from and your age but there are some options. If you’re young enough a working holiday visa would be first choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 40 minutes ago, tawhilltiger said: Hello I’m thinking of relocating to Australia for a couple of years for an extended period of a couple of years to write a book, what is the best visa for this? A twelve month holiday visa that renews or? A holiday visa is your only choice as far as I know, but whether you'd be able to renew it is another question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawhilltiger Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 I’m from the UK and will be 60 next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 2 hours ago, tawhilltiger said: I’m from the UK and will be 60 next year It will just be holiday visas you need to look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukbound Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 02/09/2024 at 12:04, tawhilltiger said: Hello I’m thinking of relocating to Australia for a couple of years for an extended period of a couple of years to write a book, what is the best visa for this? A twelve month holiday visa that renews or? thanks I think a 3 month tourist visa is the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonagh migrations Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 02/09/2024 at 21:04, tawhilltiger said: Hello I’m thinking of relocating to Australia for a couple of years for an extended period of a couple of years to write a book, what is the best visa for this? A twelve month holiday visa that renews or? thanks Hi, As a general rule the authorities want you to use the visas for the designed and intended purpose. So living in Australia for a year on a Tourist visa is theoretically possible, using a SC601. Going for multiple years will need minimum times out of the country (typical 6 months in every 18) and you would probably face a bit of scrutiny since one of the criteria is to be a "Genuine Temporary Entrant", which they may argue you aren't. That said many things are possible so that's probably the path I would explore. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 The bigger issue will be were you live. Formal rental (estate agent etc) will want to check residency status so you will be limited to Airbnb, hotels, room shares and private ad rentals from landlords who don't mind taking a risk on someone on a tourist visa (and at the moment given the dearth of rental properties why would they bother when they can get astronomical rents from residents that are less of risky proposition). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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