AUSTRALIAN WORKING HOLIDAY VISAS
The Australia Working Holiday Visa young persons between the ages of 18 and 30 the opportunity to enjoy an stay in Australia for up to 24 months.
This visa Australia Working Holiday Visa holders work rights in order to supplement their travels. Main reason of this visa is holidaying. work can be undertaken and for more than 6 months with any one employer is not allowed. The application for a first Australia Working Holiday Visa must be made outside australia.
This visa Australia Working Holiday Visa holders work rights in order to supplement their travels. Main reason of this visa is holidaying. work can be undertaken and for more than 6 months with any one employer is not allowed. The application for a first Australia Working Holiday Visa must be made outside australia.
What is Australian working holiday visa?
This visa is for people aged 18 to 30 years of age, who are interested in a working holiday of up to 12 months in Australia.
Applicants must have turned 18, but not turned 31, at the time of visa application.
This visa allows you to supplement the cost of your holiday through short-term employment.
People who have worked in a specified industry in regional Australia for a minimum of three months (88 days) while on their first Working Holiday visa, may be eligible to apply for a second Working Holiday visa.
If you are granted this visa you can enter Australia within 12 months of grant, stay up to 12 months, leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid, work in Australia for up to 6 months with each employer, study for up to 4 months. If you hold a second Working Holiday visa, you may return to work for a further 6 months for an employer with whom you worked on your first Working Holiday visa. To find more information about working holiday visas click here.
If you are granted this visa you can enter Australia within 12 months of grant, stay up to 12 months, leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid, work in Australia for up to 6 months with each employer, study for up to 4 months. If you hold a second Working Holiday visa, you may return to work for a further 6 months for an employer with whom you worked on your first Working Holiday visa. To find more information about working holiday visas click here.
Who is eligible to get a working holiday visa for Australia?
Passport holders from one of the countries listed below can apply for the the Working Holiday Visa Program.
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* Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (includes British National Overseas passport holders).
- German Documents of Identity or Children's passports cannot be used to apply for this visa.
- If you are from Chile, Thailand, Turkey or USA, you may be eligible to apply for a Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462), which provides similar opportunities for tertiary educated people aged 18 to 30.
- Exemption: Applicants from the USA are exempt from the tertiary education requirement
- German Documents of Identity or Children's passports cannot be used to apply for this visa.
- If you are from Chile, Thailand, Turkey or USA, you may be eligible to apply for a Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462), which provides similar opportunities for tertiary educated people aged 18 to 30.
- Exemption: Applicants from the USA are exempt from the tertiary education requirement
Where can I apply for the working holiday visa for Australia?
First Working Holiday Visa -
You must be outside Australia to apply for your First Working Holiday visa and when this visa is visa is granted.
Second Working Holiday Visa - You may lodge your second Working Holiday visa application while either in or outside Australia.
If you lodge your application in Australia, you must be in Australia to be granted your visa. You should apply before your current visa ceases.
If you lodge your application outside Australia, you must be outside Australia to be granted your visa.
When lodging your second Working Holiday visa application please use the attachment facility at the end of the online application to attach your form 1263 – Employment Verification. This will expedite the processing of your application.
To find more information about working holiday visas click here.
Second Working Holiday Visa - You may lodge your second Working Holiday visa application while either in or outside Australia.
What are the conditions to when getting an Australian ETA visa?
You must comply with all your visa conditions while in Australia on a Working Holiday visa.
In addition to the work and study limitations, additional visa conditions may be imposed on your first or second Working Holiday visa.
A breach of any of these conditions may result in your visa being cancelled and you may have to leave Australia.
You must not study in Australia for longer than four months. If you study while on your first Working Holiday visa, you may return to the same institution if granted a second Working Holiday visa.
You can do any kind of work in Australia and may work with the same employer for up to six months.
Workplace-based training is considered to be work. You are able to undertake workplace-based training with each employer for up to six months.
If you are referred by an agency or labour supplier to a business, you can work for six months for that business.
To find more information about working holiday visas click here.
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