Do International students get jobs in Australia?

We all know, Australia is a popular destination for the international students. Many students choose Australia for the quality education, global recognition, safety, security and the career opportunity.  Australia offers favorable environment too for the international students.  International students have an opportunity to work 48 hours fortnightly. In this post, we will discuss around the questions: “Do International students get jobs in Australia?”

International students after landing on Australia are required to obtain Tax File Number.  It doesn’t charge any cost to apply for tax file number. You can apply online or by paper depending on your circumstances. You can find many information about Tax File Number on this link.

After you get TFN on your hand, you can start apply for jobs online.  The jobs portal like gumtree.com, indeed.com, seek.com, careerone.com, linkedin.com are a popular websites where you can apply for jobs easily. You can also visit nearby restaurants, hotels, grocery stores physically: you never know there might be a vacancy available.

Some of the vacancy or job opportunities available for the international students are listed below:

  1. Sales Assistants
  2. Waiter
  3. House Keeper
  4. Ride Sharing Driver
  5. Aged- Care Assistant
  6. Kitchen Hand
  7. Delivery Driver and many more.

There are much more job opportunities than listed above. With right attitude and belief, you will get jobs easily as an international students.

Once you are shortlisted for the job, you are required to submit visa details, bank details, superannuation details, police check certificate or working with children check certificate to the employer. But make sure, you complies with the rules and regulation of your student visa.  Usually, the students are allowed to work 48 hours per fortnight and when they are on a semester break, they can work unlimited hours. There is no such restriction for international students during their study break.

I hope, it answers all the queries with your questions ” Do International students get jobs in Australia?” but still if there is any doubt, I suggest to you to find the best educational agent and ask for their support.

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