Australia Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)
About the Australia Work and Holiday Visa (subclass 462)
If you have a tertiary education and are between 18 to 30, you may apply for an Australia Work and Holiday visa which allows you to travel and work for up to 12 months in Australia. This visa allows you to supplement the cost of your Australia holiday through periods of temporary or casual employment. Most countries under this visa program have a limit on the number of Work and Holiday visas issued per year.
It is not possible to qualify for an additional Work and Holiday visa by working in regional Australia. This option is only available under the Working Holiday visa.
Who is this visa for?
Currently, the Work and Holiday visa arrangement is eligible for nationalities of Chile, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and the United States of America.
People from Iran who hold a Work and Holiday visa and are in Australia can apply for this visa.
Australia has signed a Work and Holiday visa arrangement with Indonesia. This arrangement is not yet in effect, therefore it is not possible for people from Indonesia to apply for this visa at present.
Australia has signed a Work and Holiday visa arrangement with Bangladesh. This arrangement is not yet in effect, therefore, it is not possible for people from Bangladesh to apply for this visa at present.
Note: If you are from Belgium, Canada, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom you may be eligible to apply for a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) which provides similar opportunities.
What does this visa let me do?
If you are granted a Australia Work and Holiday visa you can:
- enter Australia at any time within 3 months of the visa grant date
- stay for up to 12 months in Australia
- leave and re–enter Australia any number of times in the 12 months from the date of first entry
- undertake temporary employment in Australia
- study for up to 4 months.
For more details see http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/462/
