Do I need to have £2000 in my account for a aus working holiday visa? do they check?

Question

and is it ok to have a little less?

(im from the united kingdom)

(answer if you have been before it would help :))

Answer 1

You actually do need to have it in there, and they can turn you away at the airport and put you back on the plane if you don´t. This actually happened to a female friend of mine.

You shouldnt complain- we have to have $5000 to get in to Great Britain on your bloody working holidays. Ahahaha. ; )

Answer 2

Yes you do... and they do check.

It would probably be okay if you had a "little" less... but not much.

They want to be certain that you have enough money to cover your basic living expenses for a certain length of time, so it's better to have what they ask for than risk being turned away.