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Israeli youths can now get work and travel visas to Australia

Agreement signed between Jerusalem and Canberra will allow 500 youths per year from each country to work and travel the other country.

Israel and Australia signed an agreement on Wednesday that will allow 500 Israeli youths a year to travel and work in Australia, Ynet learned.

 

 

Young Israelis dreaming to travel and work down under will have to meet certain criteria - they would have to have completed either IDF service or national service, and be between the ages of 18-30.

 

Work and travel visas will allow Israelis to stay in Australia for a year. They could also leave Australia and return to it several times during that year.

 

The agreement is mutual and so 500 Australian youths will receive travel and work visas to Israel every year, taking on temporary jobs in agriculture, tourism, fishing, construction, teaching, and more.

 

"The agreement was reached after long and constructive negotiations with the Australian side and now Israel joins other countries that have similar agreements with the government of Australia," said Israeli Ambassador to Canberra Shmuel Ben-Shmuel at the signing ceremony in the Australian capital.

 

He went on to say that "the agreement is another important means of strengthening the good bilateral relationship between Israel and Australia and will also enable the strengthening of ties between the two nations and for us to get to know each other's culture."

 

The agreement, he added, will also open the door to future cooperation in business, science and other fields.

 

Young Israelis have a bad image in Australia following reports of Israelis selling Dead Sea products in shopping malls in the country who took advantage of elderly people and people with disabilities and sold them thousands of dollars worth of cosmetics.

 

Israel has similar travel and work agreements with New Zealand, Germany, South Korea and several other countries. It is also in talks with additional countries to sign similar agreements.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.22.14, 12:52
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