The Working Holiday Program provides opportunities for people between 18 and 30 from some
countries to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment.
The visa allows a stay of up to 12 months from the date of first entry to Australia, regardless of whether or not you spend the whole time in Australia.
Working holiday makers must hold a passport of a country which has a reciprocal arrangement with Australia. Currently, these countries are:
| The United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Finland and the Republic of Cyprus.
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Australia's Working Holiday Program allows working holiday makers to have an extended holiday in Australia by
supplementing their travel funds through incidental employment, and to experience closer contact with a local community. Australia has reciprocal working holiday maker arrangements with 14 foreign countries:
| The United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hong Kong SAR, Finland and Cyprus.
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People who hold valid passports of most of these foreign countries are able to apply for a Working Holiday visa in any country (except Australia). Applicants who hold a valid passport from Japan, Korea, Malta, Germany, Hong Kong SAR (or a British National Overseas passport) or Cyprus, must apply in the foreign country which issued the passport.
Visa Criteria
All Australian Working Holiday visa applications must be made overseas. Applicants need to be passport holders from arrangement countries
aged between 18 and 30, and
without dependent children.
Their main reason for coming to Australia should be to holiday; any work they do should be to support themselves while they holiday. They should have a return ticket or sufficient funds for a return or onward fare as well as sufficient funds for the first part of their stay.
Working holiday makers are permitted a stay of 12 months from date of initial entry to Australia regardless of whether or not they spend the whole period in Australia. They are allowed to study or train for up to three months.
Work Conditions
Working holiday makers are permitted to do any kind of work of a temporary or casual nature. As the main purpose of the visit is for holiday and travel, work for longer than three months with any one employer is not allowed. Working holiday makers should be paid according to Australian award rates and conditions.
So there you go, that's the official word on just how to get to Australia.
If you're gonna travel abroad, make sure you are prepared... take it from us, travel insurance is an absolute must!
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