Australian Working Holiday Visa
Australian Working Holiday Visa
Australian Working Holiday Visa
The Working Holiday Visa to Australia, also known as the WHM Visa, gives young people between the ages of 18 and 30 the opportunity to enjoy an extended stay in Australia for up to 24 months.
Passport holders of 18 foreign countries - the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Italy, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Germany, Belgium and Estonia - are able to apply for a Working Holiday visa to Australia.
Holders of passports from the Republic of Cyprus are not eligible to apply online and must lodge their visa application with their resident Australian Government Office.
The Working Holiday Visa allows you to supplement the cost of your holiday through incidental employment. You are not allowed to work for more than 6 months with any one employer.
To be eligible for an Working Holiday Visa to Australia, the application must be made overseas and you must:
- Be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) of age and unaccompanied by dependent children
- Be eligible passport holder with at least 1 year until renewal on the passport
- Be going to Australia on holidays
- Be able to show sufficient funds for a return or onward fare and an adequate amount of funds for the first part of their stay
- Be of good character and meet the health criteria
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
- undertake up to 4 months of study or training
Extending an Australian Working Holiday Visa
The Working Holiday visa may be extended for another 12 months if you have completed at least 3 months of seasonal or construction work in regional Australia.
The Working Holiday Visa holders working in several primary industries, including plant / animal cultivation, fishing, tree farming, mining and construction work, will be eligible to apply for a second working holiday visa, thus extending their trip from 12 months to 24.
Applications for a second Australian Working Holiday Visa can be made both offshore and onshore in Australia.
Still confused about which travel visa you require for your trip to Australia?
Complete our Australian Working Holiday application form to take advantage of our professional migration services.
Cost of this service is AU$299.
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