Work and Holiday Visa for Australia

• Spain
• Portugal
• Czech Republic
• Austria
• Slovenia
• Hungary
• Luxembourg
• Poland
• Slovak Republic
• San Marino
• Turkey
• Greece

• Argentina
• Chile
• Peru
• Uruguay
• Ecuador

• United States of America
• People’s Republic of China
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Thailand
• China
• Vietnam

• The first requirement is age: to apply, you must be between 18 and 30 years old. However, since 2016, there’s a rumor that the age limit may be extended to 35. For now, it’s still a rumor, but we’ll keep you informed.
• Have a purchased return ticket to your country or at least have enough money to buy it.
• Don’t bring children on your adventure in Australia.
• Pay the $640 AUD visa application fee.

If it’s your first time applying for the Work & Holiday Visa, you must demonstrate at least a functional level of English.

“How do I do this?” you might be wondering. Keep reading because there are as many answers as possibilities.

Note! If you don’t have sufficient English proficiency or if you specifically want to improve your English, you can always come to Australia with the Student Visa.

You have sufficient English proficiency if…

You are a citizen or have a passport from any of these countries:

• United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand, or the Republic of Ireland.

You have passed or will pass one of these specific language proficiency tests within the specified time frames:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Demonstrate an average band score of at least 4.5 points for all four test components (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) completed within the 12 months before applying for the visa.
• Occupational English Test (OET): Completed within the 12 months before visa application.
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Achieve a minimum overall score of 30 points for all four test components (speaking, reading, writing, and listening) within 12 months of applying for the visa.
• Cambridge English Advanced (CAE): Achieve at least 147 points in total for all four test components (speaking, reading, writing, and listening). Also, the test must have been taken within the 12 months before applying for the visa.

Or if you are in any of these situations:

• You have successfully completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary school in an institution where all instruction was in English.
• You have completed at least five years of secondary education (high school) in an educational institution where all instruction was in English.
• You have a post-secondary qualification of at least two years of full-time study where all classes were conducted in English.
• You have completed at least one year of full-time or equivalent study and obtained a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate diploma at an Australian institution where all instruction was in English.
• You have successfully passed an English Bagrut exam at the three-unit level (this only applies to Israeli applicants).

In this matter, each country has its own requirements. Depending on where you come from, you’ll be asked for different education requirements. In the following table, we compile them all.

Later, we’ll detail step by step all the documentation you need to provide. But as a preview and as highlights, you’ll need to attach a notarized copy of your passport (you can notarize it at the police station, for example), your birth certificate (with international copy), and two passport photos.

If it’s your first time applying for the Work & Holiday Visa, and depending on your nationality, you may need to attach a government support letter from your country to your application. Note that this letter does not guarantee you a place 100%.

You can contact the relevant agency in your country to obtain a government support letter:

• Czech Republic: You must obtain a letter of introduction from your educational institution at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
• Ecuador
• Greece
• Hungary: Ministry of Interior (Department of European Cooperation)
• Indonesia
• Luxembourg: National Youth Service
• Malaysia
• Peru: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Poland: Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
• San Marino: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Slovak Republic: Ministry of Interior
• Slovenia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Thailand
• Turkey: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Uruguay: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Vietnam

You do not need a letter of support to obtain your Work and Holiday Visa 462 if you are from these countries:

• Argentina
• Austria
• Chile
• Israel
• People’s Republic of China
• Portugal
• Spain
• Singapore
• United States

To do this, you must attach to the application a statement from your bank account indicating that you have at least the equivalent in your country’s currency of $5,000 AUD, and also the equivalent for round-trip airfares if you haven’t bought them yet.

Your personal details: In the first boxes, you will have to fill in your details as they appear on your passport.

There are some fields where you may not know exactly what to put, such as…

• Usual occupation: What is your occupation? Are you a student or have you worked as an economist? Indicate it here.
• What type of employment…: You probably don’t know what job you will have, but put something general like “Agriculture” or “Hospitality.”
• Qualifications: Don’t worry, you don’t have to list all your grades; it means you should list the titles obtained. Your degree, vocational training, or master’s degree.

Here they ask for the details of your previous visas if you have been in Australia. If you haven’t been or applied for a visa, you will have to indicate “No” in points 22 and 23 and go straight to Part C.

In box 28, you will have to list the places where you have lived for more than three months, not the places you have visited. For example, if you were on Erasmus for six months in Italy, indicate it.

The rest are questions about your health and intentions to use the Australian health system. You know, the only thing to consider when answering is to do it with common sense.

This part is about your criminal record and related issues.

This part refers to whether you have an agency processing your visa. If not, answer “No” at point 38 and skip to Part F.

Here they ask who they should contact. In principle, if you don’t have a manager, communication will be directly with you.

We enter the payment zone. To get the amounts, you will have to look for them here. In principle, you will only have to fill out the visa you are applying for (Visa subclass: 462) and the “Application charge” base. The fee you will have to pay will likely be $640 AUD.