Hi there,
I have a friend whose working holiday visa ran out more than a month ago. He thought he could get away with it seeing as he has fulfilled the reauirements for a second working holiday visa but he called them up today and they said no, you need to leave the country. For whatever reason he has decided to stay for the next 2 weeks and finish working his job and then fly home. My question is what will happen when he front up at the airport to fly home? Clealry they will take him aside and talk to him but what else happens? it will have been almost 2 months by then i think.
Understandably, he is scared and really didn't mean for things to end up this way. I'm hoping to get some advice so he doesn't go into this situation blind.
Thanks a lot
Elisha
Where is your friend overstaying? I'm assuming Australia since there's where most travellers with WHV go.
According to immi.gov.au website, overstayers would be subject to period of exclusion from travel to Australia - from a minimum of 3 years, to possible lifetime exclusion. Since he's planning to leave voluntarily, he should look into a bridging visa to tide the period of time while making arrangement to leave, and be honest with the situation. Instead of remaining as he is right now, which is illegal.
At the immigration, overstayers will be directed to a room and be in custody, but not under arrest. A series of interviews will be carried out, normally for hours and chances are, regardless if he/she is allowed to leave voluntarily or be deported (regardless if the intent is voluntary departure), the flight would have been missed. Ensues some mayhem. If deportation is considered, then he/she can be in custody for up to 3-5 days. If it does come down to deportation, then there will also be a bill for costs of deportation and detention, which must be cleared if he/she ever wants to travel to Australia again after the period of exclusion ends.
So do get the bridging visa and try to make this overstayed period as legal as it could be.
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