Work Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)

You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:

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First Work and Holiday Visa

This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who currently hold, or who have held… (read more)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You must have a passport from an eligible country

You can work while you are here​

You can apply for a second Work and Holiday visa if you meet certain eligibility criteria​​​

Stay

12 months

Cost

From AUD 510

Processing Time

25% of applications: Less than 1 day

50% of applications: Less than 1 day

75% of applications: 28 days

90% of applications: 3 months

Applications which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed are now being finalised. As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased. Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly. 75 per cent of applications lodged since 1 November 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 70 days.

Second Work and Holiday Visa

This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who currently hold, or who have held… (read more)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You must have a passport from an eligible country

You can work while you are here​

You can apply for a second Work and Holiday visa if you meet certain eligibility criteria​​​

Stay

12 months

Cost

From AUD 510

Processing Time

25% of applications: Less than 1 day

50% of applications: Less than 1 day

75% of applications: 28 days

90% of applications: 3 months

Applications which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed are now being finalised. As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased. Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly. 75 per cent of applications lodged since 1 November 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 70 days.

Third Work and Holiday Visa

This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who currently hold, or who have held… (read more)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You must have a passport from an eligible country

You can work while you are here​

You can apply for a second Work and Holiday visa if you meet certain eligibility criteria​​​

Stay

12 months

Cost

From AUD 510

Processing Time

25% of applications: Less than 1 day

50% of applications: Less than 1 day

75% of applications: 28 days

90% of applications: 3 months

Applications which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed are now being finalised. As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased. Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly. 75 per cent of applications lodged since 1 November 2021 that were finalised before 28 February 2022 were finalised in 70 days.

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