It’s that time of year again and swarms of youngsters from across the globe are making plans in order to attend this years World Youth Day , planned to be held between the 15th and 20th July in Australia.

However many may find that their plans may not run as smoothly as they had previously hoped, with the Australian Government having announced that they can no longer guarrantee immediate decisions for visa applications in the current months leading up to the World Youth Event.

The Australian Embassy has warned all potential visitors and participants that a visa will be required in order to gain entry into the country. However, applications which are lodged after June 1st will not be guaranteed to be processed in time.

World Youth Day is a youth orientated Roman Catholic Church event aimed at young people. The event carries symbolic values of gathering together, putting trust in the young and meeting the international world on a human level.

This year the event in Australia is scheduled to be held in Randwick, Sydney, it is thought that the occasion will attract hundreds of thousands of youths from almost every country on the planet.