Organisme pour partir en Australie et/ou en Nouvelle-Zélande avec le Working Holiday Visa?
by Lyliab78
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Bonjour,
Je projette de partir début 2010 en Australie et/ou Nouvelle zelande avec le WHV.
J'ai vu que plusieurs organismes proposent des packs, avec cours, hebergement, voir meme parfois le billet aller retour.
Qu'en pensez vous??
Cela me parait cher, mais ne parlant pas tres bien anglais je me dis qu'au debut c'est peut etre pas mal??
Sinon combien de temps avant am date de départ dois-je demander le visa??
Et à choisir entre australie et nouvelle zelande?????
Merci d'avance
Salut,
Je viens de rentrer de l'Australie, je suis restée 8 mois à Sydney. Moi aussi je n’ai pas eu confidence dans ce type d'organisme mais après j'ai choisi VISA FIRST, ils ont obtenu le Visa dans 48h pour moi et j'ai choisi un Pack qui inclue le no TFN (en Australie il te faut une adresse fixe pour pouvoir l'obtenir seul), le remboursement des taxes et le Certificat RSA et en plus le Pack n'a pas été cher... Ils ont un Centre à Sydney et ce sont des Français qui travaillent au Centre, ils m'ont bcp aide.
Tu peux aussi essayer: visafirst.fr/vf
Bonjour,
J'aimerais moi aussi partir en australie avce le WHV, et ce fin 2008 ou debut 2009. J'aurais aimé receuillir le plus de temoignages possibles afin de préparer au mieux mon voyage. Voici quelques-unes des questions que je me pose et qui sont toujours sans réponse.
Avec quel organisme partir? Est-ce que cela vaut-il vraiment la peine d'en choisir un, ou ne vaut-il mieux pas partir sans aucune assistance afin d'économiser de l'argent? (Je trouve que les packs proposés par les organismes sont très chers).
Quel budget prévoir? Le coût de la vie est-il différent d'ici (belgique)?
Y a-t-il facilement moyen de trouver un job rémunéré afin de pouvoir s'assumer entièrement/partiellement? Ou la plupart des jobs sont-ils dans les fermes (ceuillettes, ...) ?
Vaut-il mieux partir en Australie ou en Nouvelle-Zélande? Quelles sont les différences entre les deux pays?
Dans le cas d'un travail rémunéré en ville, quel type de logement peut-on espérer trouver? Et à quel prix?
Mes plans sont enfait, de trouver un job rémunéré en ville et d'y vivre, de commencer une nouvelle vie, etc... Cela est-il réellement possible?
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J'aimerais moi aussi partir en australie avce le WHV, et ce fin 2008 ou debut 2009. J'aurais aimé receuillir le plus de temoignages possibles afin de préparer au mieux mon voyage. Voici quelques-unes des questions que je me pose et qui sont toujours sans réponse.
Avec quel organisme partir? Est-ce que cela vaut-il vraiment la peine d'en choisir un, ou ne vaut-il mieux pas partir sans aucune assistance afin d'économiser de l'argent? (Je trouve que les packs proposés par les organismes sont très chers).
Quel budget prévoir? Le coût de la vie est-il différent d'ici (belgique)?
Y a-t-il facilement moyen de trouver un job rémunéré afin de pouvoir s'assumer entièrement/partiellement? Ou la plupart des jobs sont-ils dans les fermes (ceuillettes, ...) ?
Vaut-il mieux partir en Australie ou en Nouvelle-Zélande? Quelles sont les différences entre les deux pays?
Dans le cas d'un travail rémunéré en ville, quel type de logement peut-on espérer trouver? Et à quel prix?
Mes plans sont enfait, de trouver un job rémunéré en ville et d'y vivre, de commencer une nouvelle vie, etc... Cela est-il réellement possible?
Merci d'avance pour vos réponses
Salut,
Moi j'ai pris le pack de Visa First a 375euros... et ils s'ont occupe de tt: le VISA, no TFN, remboursement impôts, premières 4 nuits ds une auberge de jeunesse, transfert aéroport-auberge, mais j'ai eu de la chance parce qu’ils ont le Centre a Sydney et la connexion internet est gratuite une année (et pour 1h tu dois payer 3euros en Australie...). Moi je te conseille de prendre un PAck, comme ca tu ne va pas avoir des problemes et surtt si tu vas a Sydney. Ils ont aussi des agences de recrutement qui travaillent avec eux et il y a des Français au Centre qui peuvent t'aider...tu peux avoir plus d'info: visafirst.fr/vf
Si tu as encore des questions...envoie-moi un message.
Elodie
Si tu as encore des questions...envoie-moi un message.
Elodie
Salut,
je projette de partir en Australie d'ici juin 2010. Ton commentaire a confirmé ce que je pensais de Visafirst, je vais prendre un pack aussi. Je compte partir là-bas vraiment pour travailler et j'ai une petite question à te poser: as-tu galérer pour t'imposer et surtout pour trouver un job dans n'importe quel secteur ou dans le domaine que tu faisais en France? Moi par exemple je suis Secrétaire Comptable, es-ce qu'il t'aide a trouver un job dans ce milieu la dès notre arrivée. Et as-tu ressenti la crise là-bas? Merci beaucoup pour tes réponses, a bientot
je projette de partir en Australie d'ici juin 2010. Ton commentaire a confirmé ce que je pensais de Visafirst, je vais prendre un pack aussi. Je compte partir là-bas vraiment pour travailler et j'ai une petite question à te poser: as-tu galérer pour t'imposer et surtout pour trouver un job dans n'importe quel secteur ou dans le domaine que tu faisais en France? Moi par exemple je suis Secrétaire Comptable, es-ce qu'il t'aide a trouver un job dans ce milieu la dès notre arrivée. Et as-tu ressenti la crise là-bas? Merci beaucoup pour tes réponses, a bientot
Coucou,
Tu peux prendre un pack, c est toujours bien, ou tout simplement partir a l aventure
pour le visa c est tres simple et ca prends 48 heures la plupart du temps. www.immi.gov.au
a partir du moment ou tu as ton visa tu as un an pour l utiliser et tu peux rester un an sur le territoire a partir du moment ou tu as pose le pied en auistralie.
Je travaille pour une societe qui s occupe gratuitement de t aider a faire ton visa, de t'aider a trouver un hebergement etc... Si tu prends des cours d angalsi nous avons des partenariats avec des ecoles, et tu payeras souvent moins cher qu en allant directement vers eux..
n hesite pas a m envoyer un message si je peux t aider
Cheers
vero
ozvero@hotmail.com
Bonjour a tous 😉 ,
De part mon experience, je peux vous dire que trouver un bon job en australie, c'est possible puisque je l'ai fait... Par contre, il ne faut rien laisser au hasard et surtout ne pas croire que cela va se faire facilement. Il faut VRAIMENT bien se preparer. Il vous faut un bon cv , une bonne lettre de motivation et surtout une grande confiance en vous pour les entretiens. Jhabite actuellement a Sydney avec deux autres francaises. Une a 24 ans et lautre 26. Toutes les deux ont ont decroche un bon job (dans la communication et la publicite). Pour se faire aider elles ont fait appel a anglocoach (www.anglocoach.com). Je ne connais pas personnellement cet organisme mais j'en ai que des retours positifs (un de mes collegues est passe par eux egalement). Je crois que ca coute moins de 100 euros!!!
De part mon experience, je peux vous dire que trouver un bon job en australie, c'est possible puisque je l'ai fait... Par contre, il ne faut rien laisser au hasard et surtout ne pas croire que cela va se faire facilement. Il faut VRAIMENT bien se preparer. Il vous faut un bon cv , une bonne lettre de motivation et surtout une grande confiance en vous pour les entretiens. Jhabite actuellement a Sydney avec deux autres francaises. Une a 24 ans et lautre 26. Toutes les deux ont ont decroche un bon job (dans la communication et la publicite). Pour se faire aider elles ont fait appel a anglocoach (www.anglocoach.com). Je ne connais pas personnellement cet organisme mais j'en ai que des retours positifs (un de mes collegues est passe par eux egalement). Je crois que ca coute moins de 100 euros!!!
Salut,
Bon, moi j ai choisi de travailler dans la restauration...mais les deux agences de recrutement qui travaillent avec VisaFirst peuvent t'aider à trouver un job dans quel domaine tu veux et même avant de partir en Australie, ils t'envoient un lien et un mot de passe et tu peux envoyer ton CV des mnt...c'est comme ca que j'ai trouve mon premier job, même avant de partir
Moi j'ai enchaîné Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande avec le VVT, je suis revenu il y a environ 3 mois. J'avais aussi choisi de partir avec un organisme (TravelWorks pour ne pas le citer). C'est le côté pratique, "tu s'occupes de rien, je s'occupe de tout!" qui me plaisait. Il faut dire que bon, je bossais encore à l'époque, donc j'avais pas envie de passer mon temps sur le net à galérer à obtenir des réponses à mes questions. Il n'y avait pas de cours de langues dans le pack, mais l'avion A/R, les trois premières nuits, et des bureaux sur place dans plusieurs villes du pays. Le tout pour environ 1800€ à l'époque. J'avais fait rapidement le calcul avec ce que j'ai pu trouvé sur le net, et je me suis vite rendu compte que ça ne m'aurait pas forcément coûté moins cher de tout faire moi-même.
Pis bon, la flemme.
Enfin, au final bon retour, bonne prise en main, je n'ai pas regretté.
Par contre boulmouette (bien que ton message ait plus de 2 ans, je pense que d'autres se posent les même questions que toi), je ne pense pas qu'il soit très facile de trouver un job dan le même secteur que celui que tu occupes en France. Perso c'est le niveau d'anglais qui m'aurait bloqué, et puis le fait que l'on soit en VVT et donc que l'on ne puisse pas travailler plus de 6 mois. De quoi refroidir les employeurs.
Je conseille à tout le monde de s'orienter plutôt vers des jobs en agriculture et dans le fruitpicking. C'est beaucoup plus facile à trouver, on gagne bien mieux qu'en étant serveur (c'est payé au rendement), et on y rencontre des gens plutôt cools!
Par contre boulmouette (bien que ton message ait plus de 2 ans, je pense que d'autres se posent les même questions que toi), je ne pense pas qu'il soit très facile de trouver un job dan le même secteur que celui que tu occupes en France. Perso c'est le niveau d'anglais qui m'aurait bloqué, et puis le fait que l'on soit en VVT et donc que l'on ne puisse pas travailler plus de 6 mois. De quoi refroidir les employeurs.
Je conseille à tout le monde de s'orienter plutôt vers des jobs en agriculture et dans le fruitpicking. C'est beaucoup plus facile à trouver, on gagne bien mieux qu'en étant serveur (c'est payé au rendement), et on y rencontre des gens plutôt cools!
Coucou,
Tu peux prendre un pack, c est toujours bien, ou tout simplement partir a l aventure
pour le visa c est tres simple et ca prends 48 heures la plupart du temps. www.immi.gov.au
a partir du moment ou tu as ton visa tu as un an pour l utiliser et tu peux rester un an sur le territoire a partir du moment ou tu as pose le pied en auistralie.
Je travaille pour une societe qui s occupe gratuitement de t aider a faire ton visa, de t'aider a trouver un hebergement etc... Si tu prends des cours d angalsi nous avons des partenariats avec des ecoles, et tu payeras souvent moins cher qu en allant directement vers eux..
n hesite pas a m envoyer un message si je peux t aider
Coucou,
Tu peux prendre un pack, c est toujours bien, ou tout simplement partir a l aventure
pour le visa c est tres simple et ca prends 48 heures la plupart du temps. www.immi.gov.au
a partir du moment ou tu as ton visa tu as un an pour l utiliser et tu peux rester un an sur le territoire a partir du moment ou tu as pose le pied en auistralie.
Je travaille pour une societe qui s occupe gratuitement de t aider a faire ton visa, de t'aider a trouver un hebergement etc... Si tu prends des cours d angalsi nous avons des partenariats avec des ecoles, et tu payeras souvent moins cher qu en allant directement vers eux..
n hesite pas a m envoyer un message si je peux t aider
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I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄
Hi everyone,
I’m heading to Dublin as an au pair in a few weeks.
I’m looking for a reputable language school. It’s so hard to choose! Has anyone already done a language stay in Dublin? Any tips? Thanks so much! :)
Hi everyone, so I’m planning to go study at a community college in the U.S., but the only snag is which one—there are so many options over there! I’ve heard about one in California, Diablo Valley College, and another in Florida, Valencia College. I know both states are super attractive for tourism, but my main criteria are teaching quality and price. I’m open to any advice, comments, or suggestions—thanks in advance! The start of the semester is coming up, and I’m a little nervous...
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Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Has anyone gone on a language study trip in Europe? If so, which agencies did you use? What can you tell me about it? Thanks a lot! Kelkune
Hi! I’m looking for an apartment in Malaga from September (2025) until January for my Erasmus exchange, but I’m not finding much, and it seems like there are a lot of scams. Does anyone have any leads or tips? Thanks!^^





