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Travel and work in Australia with the Working Holiday Visa 417 or Work and Holiday Visa 462
People often feel confused about which type of visa they require to travel and work in Australia. But don’t worry! This post will explain each type of the two visas, so you can decide which one is suitable for you.
Working holiday visa (417)
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) – except for Canadian and Irish citizens up to 35 (inclusive) – have their first extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:
- Belgium
- Canada
- Republic of Cyprus
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (including British National Overseas passport holders)
- Republic of Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Sweden
- Taiwan (other than an official or diplomatic passport)
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
New Working Holiday 417 visa arrangements for UK passport holders
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) entered into force, commencing new arrangements under Australia’s Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program and the UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS).
From 1 July 2023, UK passport holders can apply for a Working Holiday visa between the ages of 18 and 35 years inclusive. Working Holiday visa holders can currently stay three years in Australia. This stay consists of three separate visas granted for 12 months each.
From 1 July 2024, UK passport holders can also be granted up to three separate Working Holiday visas without having to meet any specified work requirements such as hospitality or farming.
You must apply online from outside Australia, not be accompanied by dependent children and not have previously been in Australia on a subclass 417 or 462 visa. You can stay for 12 months and the visa costs AUD450.
The majority of applications is processed in 3o days.
- do short-term work in Australia to help pay for your holiday
- study for up to 4 months
- travel to and from Australia as many times as you want
- do specified work to become eligible for a second Working Holiday visa
- usually, you can only work for the same employer for 6 months.
To learn more about this visa and to apply, click here
Work and Holiday Visa 462
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) have an extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip. You can stay up to 12 months and the visa cost is AUD450.
- 75% of applications in 24 days
- 90% of applications in 32 days
With this visa, you can
- do short-term work in Australia to help pay for your holiday
- study for up to 4 months
- travel to and from Australia as many times as you want
- do specified subclass 462 work to become eligible for a second Work and Holiday visa
You must:
- have a passport from an eligible country
- be at least 18 to 30 years old (inclusive)
- apply from outside Australia
- not be accompanied by dependent children
- not have previously entered Australia on subclass 462 or 417 visa
You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:
- Argentina
- Austria
- Chile
- China, People’s Republic of
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Uruguay
- United States of America
- Vietnam
Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
This blog was last updated on the 8th February 2019.
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