Singapore is the reason why is not part of Australia working holiday visa regime, when they are part of our? ~ Dampening?

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faninini 16/07/08	Singapore is the reason why is not part of Australia working holiday visa regime, when they are part of our? ~ Dampening?
Ozmaniac 16/07/08	I do not think anyone outside the two governments actually knows the answer to your question, but I know that there are always long negotiations between the countries on visas and special agreements must be signed before the visas are made available. Singapore probably has less stringent requirements than Australia related to their likelihood of visa overstayers and actions to be undertaken when / if this occurs.
Young V 16/07/08	Because Lee Kwan Yew said. and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
faninini 16/07/08	I was looking through the list of countries eligible for a working holiday visa in Australia and unfortunately was struck by the fact that Singapore is not part of the eligible countries. I did a check on the Singapore MOM and found that the ozzies to work and vacation, but we are not here? This kind of bias in my opinion, as other Asian countries like Taiwan and HKSAR get privillege. Who knows why?