Australia is a country that encourages the immigration of people who are skilled or seeking to be skilled and want to start a fresh life in a new country.

One of the biggest advantages of choosing to relocate to Australia is that when an International student is granted a visa for Australia they are automatically given the right to work in Australia.

Students who have been granted a visa will be given consent to work in a part time capacity alongside their study. Once the course has commenced (and only after it has commenced) the student is entitled to work up to 20 hours per week during the school term (this does not include any work that is required to be undertaken as part of the course of study or training) and when the school term is not in session the hours of work are unlimited.

Families (or dependents) of students with visas are also given the right to work up to 20 hours per week (once the course in Australia has begun) unless the student has started a course at the Masters Degree or Doctorate level in which case the students dependents can work unlimited hours.

It is important to note that if a student or their family member/dependent work in excess of the approved conditions the visa may be subject to cancellation.

For any student wishing to work in Australia it is important to obtain a Tax File Number. One of these will be issued through the Australian Taxation Office and providing details including full name, current address, date and place of birth. Obtaining a tax file number is not just necessary when a student is requiring work but also it is required when opening a bank account.