Australian Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417)
The Australian Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417) is a temporary visa that allows young people between 18 and 30 years old to live, work and travel in the country for up to 12 months.
However, if you are a citizen of France, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Italy or the UK you can be aged between 18 and 35 years and apply for this visa.
Note that the largest number of entrants under this visa come from the UK.
ELIGILIBITY
You can apply for the Australian 417 visa if:
- Your age is within the set limits (18-30 or up to 35 if you are from the countries mentioned above)
- You hold a valid passport from an eligible country
417 VISA REQUIREMENT
- Your passport must be valid throughout your time in Australia
- You have no dependents with you while you are in Australia eg. a child
- You haven’t been granted and entered Australia on a Working Holiday Visa or a Work and Holiday Visa before
- Must be financially able to support yourself during your time in Australia (eg. AUD 5,000 for 3 months)
- You have no criminal records
Australian Work & Holiday (subclass 462) Visa
The Australian Work & Holiday Visa (subclass 462) is a fantastic visa that allows you to experience the full Aussie lifestyle of what it’s like to travel, live, and work in Australia.
This 462 visa will allow you to stay for up to 12 months and you can undertake temporary work in the country. The highest number of citizens who are granted this visa are from the US.
ELIGIBILITY
You can apply for this visa if:
- You are between the age limit of 18 and 30 years old
- You hold a valid passport from an eligible country
462 VISA REQUIREMENTS
- You have no dependents with you (such as children) while in Australia
- This is your first Australian Work & Holiday 462 visa
- You have no criminal records
- Meet the education requirements (will depend on your nationality)
- Have a certain level of the English language and have proof of that (for countries where English is not the official language)
- Have a letter of support (relevant for certain countries)
- A passport that is valid with blank pages
- Passport photos
- A fully completed application form
- Financially able to support yourself in Australia (eg. AUD 5,000 for three months)
New Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa pre‑application process
In the 2024-25 program year, the Government will implement a visa pre-application (ballot) process with an AUD25 registration fee for the following high-demand Work and Holiday (subclass 462) countries: China, Vietnam and India.
This pre-application process, also known as a ‘ballot’, provides an equitable, streamlined and transparent means of randomly selecting applicants from partner countries where the number of registrations significantly exceeds the number of places available in a program year.
Registrations for the first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa ballots for China, Vietnam and India is set to commence on 16th September 2024.
A ballot is an electronic random selection process, with selected entrants invited to apply for a first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa online.
A ballot aims to provide an equitable, streamlined and transparent means of selecting applicants, where the number of registrations significantly exceeds the number of places available for a participant country in a program year.
COST ESTIMATE
Australian Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417): AUD650.00
Australian Work & Holiday (subclass 462) Visa: AUD650.00
Australian Work & Holiday (subclass 462) Ballot Fee: AUD25.00
NOTE: Both of these 2 visa can be applied for extension!
