Working Holiday Visa

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Young people aged from 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who hold eligible passports may be able to visit and work in Australia on the Working Holiday visa. This is to encourage cultural exchange and closer ties between selected countries.

Generally, young people can travel to Australia and support themselves by working for any business for up to six months. They can also study up to four months.

In some scenarios, people on this temporary visa may subsequently apply for an employer sponsored work visa, namely the Temporary Skill Shortage visa (482).

Generally, there are two options:

In addition, WH visa (417) and the W+H visa (462) can be extended, subject to meeting certain eligibility criteria. Therefore, people can apply for the first, second and third WH visa (417) and the first, second and third W+H visa (462).

Basic Eligibility

For the WH visa (417), the applicant:

has turned 18, but not turned 31 (or 36 years old for some countries*), at the time of lodgment of the visa application
holds a passport from one of the following countries: Belgium, Canada*, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark*, Estonia, Finland, France*, Germany, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Italy*, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom
is outside Australia when the visa application is applied for and granted
must not travel with any children
has enough money at the initial stage ($5,000) plus return airfare

For the W+H visa (462), the applicant:

has turned 18, but not turned 31, at the time of lodgment of the visa application
holds a passport from one of the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador*, Greece*, Hungary, Indonesia*, Israel, Luxembourg*, Malaysia*, Mongolia*, Peru*, Poland*, Portugal, San Marino*, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia*, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand*, Turkey*, Uruguay, United States of America, Vietnam
is outside Australia when the visa application is applied for and granted
must not travel with any children
has enough funds at the initial stage ($5,000) plus return airfaire
satisfy education and English requirements, which will depend on country of passport
provides a letter of support from the Government for selected countries*

If you wish to change from the WH visa or W+H visa to a 482 visa, contact Migration Agents Melbourne for professional and practical immigration solutions.