The Australian 417 Working Holiday Visa is available to 18–30-year-olds with valid passports from the following countries:

BELGIUM, CYPRUS, DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMANY, HONG KONG, JAPAN, KOREA, TAIWAN, MALTA, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, & SWEDEN.

It’s available to 18–35-year-olds with valid passports from:

UNITED KINGDOM, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, CANADA, DENMARK, FRANCE, & ITALY.

Your Australian Working Holiday Visa allows you to:

• Live, work, and travel in Australia for up to 12 months.
• Extend your stay by an additional 12 months on a 2nd-Year Visa and a further 12 months on a 3rd-Year Visa.
• Enter Australia within 12 months of your visa being granted.
• Leave and re-enter Australia multiple times while the visa is valid.
• Work with each employer for up to 6 months and study for up to 4 months.

Eligibility Requirements for the 417 Working Holiday Visa:

• You must apply from outside Australia and be outside Australia when the visa is granted.
• You cannot have previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday Visa.
• You must apply no more than 12 months before you intend to travel.

Special Update for UK Passport Holders:

• UK passport holders are no longer required to complete 88 days of specified work (such as fruit picking or farm work) to qualify for the 2nd and 3rd-year extensions.

If you wish to extend your stay by another 12 months, you can work for 3 months (88 days) in a Specified Role, e.g., fruit picking or farm work. For those on a 2nd Year Visa extension, you can return to work for an additional 6 months with an employer from your first Working Holiday Visa.

The Australian 462 Work & Travel Visa is available to 18–30-year-olds with valid passports from the following countries:

USA, ARGENTINA, CHILE, MALAYSIA, TURKEY

This visa is valid for up to 12 months, allowing you to live, work, and travel in Australia. You may enter Australia any time within 12 months of the visa grant date, stay for up to 12 months, and re-enter Australia multiple times. A second-year visa extension is possible if you complete 3 months of specified subclass 462 work during your first-year visa.

Additional Requirements for Some Countries:

• USA: You must have graduated from high school.
• Argentina: You must hold tertiary qualifications or be in the third year of an undergraduate degree.
• Chile: You must hold tertiary qualifications or be in the third year of an undergraduate degree.
• Malaysia: You must hold tertiary qualifications or have completed at least two years of an undergraduate degree.
• Thailand: You must hold a degree or post-high school diploma from an accredited institution.
• Turkey: You must hold tertiary qualifications or have completed at least two years of undergraduate study.

Finding work in Australia can be super easy & quick, especially if you are flexible and willing to make a bit of an effort. Australia has been one of the most popular destinations for backpackers for several decades. Most employers are happy to employ travellers on a casual or even full-time basis. Oz is the place to try out new things and do work you would never even consider back home. Most popular jobs are still hospitality positions such as waiting, bar work, chefs or even just kitchen hands. How about some sheep shearing, tractor driving or flipping street signs. Less common jobs often pay a lot more and let you acquire a whole new set of skills. Other popular backpacker jobs are office or retail positions, manual labour in a warehouse, on construction sites or in the mines & fruit picking jobs.

Working holiday makers are generally only allowed to stick with one employer for a maximum of 6 months. Many positions don’t require a lot of previous experience or qualifications. Though, if you’re planning to follow a certain career path experience is definitely a benefit. Moving to Australia for a year without knowing what jobs you’re going to get is definitely a daunting prospect, but let us tell you: if you really want a job, you will get a job!