35 Hours is the Minimum Hours Required in a Week to Count 7 Days – MYTH There is often a lot of confusion around hours worked and days counted in a week, 35 hours is regarded as the minimum required to obtain a full working week be granted 7 days work. Immigration denies there is …
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Everything We Know About How Immigration Calculates Your Farm Days.
One of the great mysteries and sources of the most speculation when you’re completing your 88 days farm work is exactly how many of your farm work days will count. Rumours of a 35 hour cut off mark are rife throughout rural Australia as backpackers struggle to make the holy grail of a 7 day …
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Is it worth doing 6 months farm work for a 3rd year visa?
So you’re coming up to halfway through your 2nd year visa and the idea of leaving Australia in just 6 months is unimaginable. But is it worth sacrificing half of your year in rural Australia just for one more year? Often the original 88 days is too much for many backpackers, in 2017 over 90000 …
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Saving Money During Your Farm Work
Hourly Paid Work – Without doubt the easiest way to save money is through reliable hourly work, the high minimum wage in Australia means most of these jobs pay over $800 a week. Contact The 88th Day if you’d like one, it’s our specialty. Piece Rate Work – This work refers to the payment scheme …
How to keep yourself entertained during Farm Work
Maybe these 3 months aren’t quite how you imagined pending your time in Australia, however that doesn’t mean they can’t be a fantastic few months. Day Trips – It may feel like you are in the middle of nowhere but that doesn’t mean there aren’t great activities within driving distance. Make the most of your …
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How to find specified regional work in Australia?
Like most people the place to start is Google, a generic google search will throw up numerous websites advertising all sorts of rural farm work, there is the larger job advertising sites such as Indeed or Jora however this is where everybody looks and you’re likely to be competing with a large number of backpackers! …
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What do you need before farm work?
Most importantly you need all the proper documentation that proves you are eligible to work in Australia, it’s recommended to print hard a hard copy of your visa grant notification, a copy of your passport, then details of your Tax File Number (TFN) and bank details so that you can get paid! Otherwise have an …
I’ve made it to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa, what do I do next?
It’s never easy moving away from the comforts of the country you call home, and being Australia you’re guaranteed to be a long way from home wherever in the world you’re from! Hat’s off for making it this far! You’ve touched down in Australia, the first concern might be where to lay your head the …
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