New Visa Scheme For Aust, Indonesia

New visa scheme for Aust, Indonesia

August 06, 2008 07:17pm

AUSTRALIA and Indonesia have agreed to start a working holiday visa scheme.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the two countries had finalised an agreement to establish a working holiday visa scheme, similar to one already in place between Australia and numerous other countries.

"This will facilitate the capacity of young people from each country to work and holiday in each other's countries,'' he said.

"I'm a very firm believer that schemes like this broaden the understanding of each other's cultures.''

Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta said the draft arrangements had been agreed and would be formally signed off later this year.

Under the agreement, Indonesians on holiday in Australia would be entitled to work for several months across all sectors, he said.

However, Australians would only be entitled to work in tourism, as English teachers or in hospitals in Bali or Java while on holiday in Indonesia, he said.

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