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Work and Holiday Visa

If you want to work in Australia to fund your holiday, you could apply for a Subclass 462 Work and Holiday Visa.

Subclass 462 Work and Holiday Visa

What can you do with this visa?

 

With a Subclass 462 Work and Holiday 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 3 months of specified subclass 462 work to become eligible for a second Work and Holiday visa

Key eligibility criteria:

To apply for a Subclass 462 Work and Holiday visa, you must:

  • have a passport from an eligible country

  • have a functional English (An average band score of at least 4.5 of IELT​​S Academic or General Training or required scores of other specified English tests)

  • have a tertiary qualification or have completed 2 years of undergraduate university study

  • be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive)

  • apply from outside Australia

  • not be accompanied by dependent children

  • not have previously entered Australia on a subclass 462 or 417 visa.​

Australian Government Visa Fees and charges: 

            Please click here for current Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Fees and Charges for visas

*Eligible Country or Jurisdiction of Subclass 462 Work and Holiday Visa

If your passport issued by one of the following countries or jurisdictions, your passport is eligible for a Subclass 462 Work and Holiday Visa.
Subclass 462 Eligible Country Flag
Eligible Passport Country
Argentina
Austria
Chile
China, People's Republic of
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Peru
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Uruguay
United States of America
Vietnam

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