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Funds in bank account

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  • 18-01-2011 4:48am
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    astonaidan
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    I plan on travelling to Australia on a WHV in october, Just wondering if I need to have 3000 euros in my account to get a visa, If I do could I get a loan out then print the bank statement then pay the loan back straight away
    Any anwsers welcomed


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    It's not really checked, once you have access to the money (if you had a credit card) then you'll be fine

    do a search on the forum for this - this has come up loads of times


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    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭astonaidan


    does that matter if ive booked a return flight or not, or will just having a credit card an access to funds be enough
    Thanks


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    astonaidan wrote: »
    does that matter if ive booked a return flight or not, or will just having a credit card an access to funds be enough
    Thanks

    return flight would prove it

    but just having access will be good enough -

    they honestly don't check it, it's more they want you to have this so you don't fall into trouble etc


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    In fairness i would recommend having at least that. What you need is 5000AUD, which is about €3,800. I wasnt checked coming in, but unless you have lined up some work straight away you could do with at least that


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    Vorsprung
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    Your start up costs in Oz will require you to have a few Gs in the bank. Rental deposit (by law, 4 times the weekly rent), car/bike, money before you get work all add up pretty quick.


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    uglyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 747 ✭✭✭uglyjohn


    Vorsprung wrote: »
    Your start up costs in Oz will require you to have a few Gs in the bank. Rental deposit (by law, 4 times the weekly rent), car/bike, money before you get work all add up pretty quick.

    completely agree. you should have a few grand to keep your head above water while you're looking for work.

    i jumped through hoops getting my bank statement posted to an embassy in thailand to prove i had the funds and they never checked. i was livid! :mad:


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,354 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    They don't check it, but its for your own good.
    If you don't have 5k coming in, you'll find cutting it close.

    As for return flight, the is no requirement to have a return flight booked. I booked a oneway coming out, as I knew it wasn't getting better at home soon


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    greenprincess
    Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭greenprincess


    I know people have already said it, but you would really want to have that money in your account. Its really expensive out here!! And while it is 'easy' to get jobs, I was lucky I got one in 3 days but a lot of the lads had a month with out a job. So seriously try to bring as much as you can with u


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