RI, Australia agree on new holiday, work visas
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta
Tue, 03/03/2009 8:26 PM | National
The governments of Indonesia and Australia governments have signed an agreement to provide working and holiday visas to citizens who fulfill all requirements, Antara state news agency reported Tuesday.
The agreement is part of an MoU inked between Indonesia's Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta and Australia's Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans on Tuesday in Jakarta.
Andi said the visas would be helpful for both Indonesian and Australian citizens who often travel for working or holiday purposes.
“To obtain these visas, citizens must first fulfill all requirements. We see the agreement as an investment in the future of both countries,” Evans said.
Single Australian and Indonesian citizens aged between 18 and 30 years can apply for the visas, valid for 12 months. Both governments will issue 100 visas per year. (ewd)
The Indonesian and Australia governments have signed an agreement to give working and holiday visas for citizens who fulfil all requirements, state news agency Antara reports.
Such agreement is part of the Memorandum of Understanding inked between Indonesia's Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta and Australia's Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans on Tuesday in Jakarta.
Andi said that the visas would be helpful for both Indonesian and Australian citizens who often travel to the countries for working or holiday purposes.
All citizens must fulfill all requirements to obtain the visas and we expect such agreement is an investment for both countries in the future,Evans said.
Australian and Indonesian single citizens aged between 18 and 30 years old can apply for the visas, which are valid for 12 months. Both governments issue 100 visas each year. (ewd)
