If you are staying for World Youth Day after IBYC, all participants coming from a country outside Australia MUST register as a GROUP
through World Youth Day. The Australian Government will grant a visa to those coming to WYD free of charge.

The registration fee for WYD covers accommodation, activities, meals and transport for the WYD (14th -20 July 2008) days in Sydney.

If you do NOT intend to stay for World Youth Day activities you can register directly on the IBYC site. A separate payment for IBYC days 10 – 14 July is made through the IBYC registration.

Depending on your country of origin, you will have to get a Visa to enter Australia.
To enter Australia you must have a valid passport that expires six months after the date of your departure from Australia.

Do I need a visa?

Yes. Australia has a universal visa system and all non-Australian pilgrims need a visa to enter Australia before boarding their plane; they cannot apply for a visa on arrival. The only exception is New Zealand and Norfolk Island passport holders who will be issued with a visa on arrival in Australia and normally do not need to lodge a visa application prior to their departure. WYD are working with the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship to simplify the visa application process. Pilgrims will receive comprehensive information about the application process when they complete online their registration.

Through support offered by the Australian Government, visa will be free of government charges when applied for through the WYD registration process and there will be no quotas on visas from any country (ie. there will be no limit on the number of visas issued to any country).

If you do not wish to attend WYD, got to STEP 2 IBYC Registration

STEP 1 - WYD08 REGISTRATION

WYD ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEDICTINES

St Scholastica’s College, Sydney will be a venue for Benedictine expos and experiences as well as a catechesis site for WYD catechesis.

If you register with ENGLISH as a first language you will be assigned accommodation by WYD at St Scholastica’s. 

If you register with another first language eg Spanish, German etc you will be assigned to accommodation near the catechesis language site.

These are the steps your leaders will need to register their group first (keeping in mind, international groups will need to get onto flights immediately)

4 EASY STEPS TO REGISTER YOUR GROUP as a PILGRIM GROUP for World Youth Day

Step 1 Identify a Pilgrim Group Leader.

Step 2 Pilgrim Group Leader prepares the following:

• The Pilgrim Group Name e.g. Name of your Parish & Suburb
• An estimate of Group size;
• Identify the pilgrim package the members of your group will pick
• Identify the Catechesis language for your group

Step 3 Pilgrim Group Leader must determine a Username and Password

• Your username must:
  • consist of 6-14 alphanumeric characters
  • not contains spaces or symbols (/#*) etc
• Your password must:
  • consist of a minimum 8 characters
  • include at least one upper case letter
  • include at least one lower case letter
  • include at least one numeric digit
  • not be or contain your username

Step 4 Pilgrim Group Leader to visit the WYD08 WEBSITE www.wyd2008.org and click on REGISTER NOW and SELECT GROUP LEADER then follow the prompts.

At the bottom of this please ensure you link your group to – Benedictines @ glebe: No 5224

Please ensure they do not join Benedictines @ Glebe as then the group leader Sr Linda will be responsible for collecting the pilgrims fees and they will be charged at the Australian rate

Once completed now it is time to get the individual Pilgrims to get online and register as a pilgrim.

The group leader will be notified when a pilgrim joins their group and the group leader is responsible for ensuring each pilgrim pays (WYD will automatically remind them).

If you have further registration issues please email gle@wyd2008.org

Matthew Whan
WYDSAC Groups and Movements Liaison
PH: (02) 9390 5942
M: 0432 537 651
Email: Matthew.Whan@wyd2008.org
Polding Centre, 133 Liverpool St, Sydney 2000