Australian Working Holiday Visa – Visas for Australia
The Australian working holiday visa scheme provides a great opportunity for young people aged 18 – 31 to travel round Australia, whilst earning money to help found your holiday.
Your Australia working holiday visa permits you to stay for up to twelve months. Your visa permits you to work to subsidise your travel when entering under Australian working holiday visas. However, you may only work for an individual employer for a maximum of six months.
You may also study or train for up to four months using your Australian working holiday visa. There is also the opportunity to extend Australia working holiday visas for up to another twelve months by completing three months seasonal work, you will be required to provide evidence of this when applying for your second year.
To be eligible for an Australian working holiday visa. You must be aged between eighteen and thirty at the time of your application, and hold a valid passport from one of the following countries:
Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan or United Kingdom.
You must also have no dependent children to be eligible for Australian working holiday visas. All applications for an Australia working holiday visa must be made from outside Australia. Finally, there are certain health, character and financial requirements that may effect your application for Australia working holiday visas. (Please follow links below for further information.)
The application process usually takes around 48 hours. However, in some situations it may take longer. Once Australian working holiday visas have been issued, you have up to twelve months to activate the visa by entering Australia. From the date you enter under an Australian working holiday visa you may stay in Australia for 12 months. You may leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you wish during this time.
Australian Travel Visas Ltd Specialise in arranging all aspects of Australia working holiday visas. We can arrange all the paperwork and deal with the Australian government on your behalf. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us to discuss this with one of our Australia working holiday visa specialists. We strongly advise that you do not book your flights until your visa has been confirmed.
If you are wishing to apply for a 2nd Year Working Holiday Visa, please note that you are required to have completed 3 months agricultural work (fruit picking etc.) on your first visit to Australia. You will need to E-Mail us at geoff@visasforaustralia.co.uk with the company('s) you worked for's ABN, company name, address and scanned copies of your pay slips as attachments before we can begin processing your visa application.
If you have any questions please contact one of our experts. UK Office 01925 451 165
You can also apply by phone, it only takes about 5 minutes.
The cost of the Australian Working Holiday Visa is £119, subject to currency variations.
>> How long will an Australian Working Holiday Visa allow me to stay in Australia for?
Your Australian Working Holiday Visa will permit you to stay in Australia for up to 12 months.
>> Once my visa is issued, how long do I have to enter?
You have 12 months to enter Australia from the day your visa is issued. You will then be allowed to stay for 12 months from the time you first arrive on Australian soil.
>> Can I enter more than once on this visa?
Your Australian Working Holiday Visa is valid on your passport for 12 months from day you first enter Australia, and will allow multiple entry.
>> How long will it take for my visa to be issued?
Your Australian Working Holiday Visa will usually be issued within 48 hours and a confirmation of your visa will be posted or emailed to you.
