Extending my visitors status

[manapaka@yahoo.com]

I want to stay longer than the three months that my ETA had initially. How is this accomplished? I'm quite sure I have the 1 year visa but that requires you leave after 3 months and then "come back". Have any others done this? Is it hard? What's involved, can I jump over to NZ and then back to OZ post haste?

[misterbig]

I think ETA's are only for 3 months, multiple entries. And I think you can go to NZ and back.

[ShawnMcCrea]

Not sure what visa you have but I went and had the 1 year Working Holiday visa and it didnt require you to leave at any time. The only thing was you couldnt work at 1 job more than 6 months.

[alien1]

**Visitor ETA conditions
-Valid for visits to Australia for tourism or to visit friends or relatives
-Valid for multiple visits within 12 months from date of issue
-Maximum length of each visit is three months
-You must not work while in Australia

It's explained in their website.

You will have to go out for few days.....

[manapaka@yahoo.com]

I guess I'm just wondering if it was that easy.. It sounds insanely simple. Hope a plane to NZ, and tour about for a day or two and then go back to OZ.
I was looking for someone who's done it.

[misterbig]

I've done it before but that was in 2002 but it looks like the requirements haven't changed. The point of the ETA was to encourage tourists to use Aus as a base for exploring. Yes, you could keep using the ETA like that but you'll find it's cheaper to just apply for a 1yr visa.

[manapaka@yahoo.com]

there is not really a 1 year visa for people over 31, so that's cactus. But I was planning on going about to NZ and perhaps some other surrounding islands.