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The main purpose of this visa is to allow opportunities for people between 18 and 30 to combine a holiday with work and supplement your funds with incidental work in Australia. You can do any kind of work in Australia. You are allowed to do any kind of work of a temporary or casual nature however you can only work with the same employer for up to six months.
You must depart Australia when your visa ends, unless you apply for another type of visa to extend your stay. A first Working Holiday visa cannot be extended beyond the 12 month validity period. However, if you have completed three months seasonal work in regional Australia on your first Working Holiday visa, you may be eligible to apply for a second Working Holiday visa.
People who have worked as a seasonal worker in regional Australia for a minimum of three months while on their first Working Holiday visa, may be eligible to apply for a second Working Holiday visa.
To be eligible for your ‘First’ Working Holiday visa, you must meet a number of requirements.
- be outside Australia when you apply and, when your visa is granted.
- not have entered Australia on a Working Holiday visa before
- be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) at the time of applying
- be applying no more than 12 months before you intend to travel to Australia.
- not have dependent children (either at the time of applying or after the visa has been granted)
- hold a passport for a country or region participating with Australia in the Working Holiday Maker programme
Australia has reciprocal Working Holiday maker arrangements in effect with Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Sweden, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
The Working Holiday Program visa application process is a very straight forward process and we would encourage you to apply for this type of visa personally with the Department of Immigration & Citizenship.
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