462 working holiday visa

These visas allow people aged 18 to 30 to travel and work in Australia for up to a year.

The applicant must hold a passport from an eligible country and the application must be completed outside Australia;

Applicants can work in Australia or study for up to four months, and can travel to and from Australia as long as their visa is valid.

If the applicant meets the specified conditions, they are eligible to apply for a second 462 visa.

For specific work requirements, please see: Specified Work for work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) (homeaffairs.gov.au)

China limits number of people per year: 5,000

English proficiency requirement

Ielts: A minimum of 4.5 overall and no less than 4 in each item

TOEFL iBT: A total score of at least 32

PTE: The total score is not less than 30

CAE: Total score not less than 147

For additional English requirements, see Functional English (homeaffairs.gov.au)

You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:

• Argentina

• Austria

• Brazil

• Chile

• China, People's Republic of

• Czech Republic

• Ecuador

• Greece

• Hungary

• Indonesia

• Israel

• Luxembourg

• Malaysia

• Mongolia

• Papua New Guinea (PNG)

• Peru

• Poland

• Portugal

• San Marino

• Singapore

• Slovak Republic

• Slovenia

• Spain

• Switzerland

• Thailand

• Türkiye

• Uruguay

• United States of America

• Vietnam

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417 working holiday visa

The visas allow 18 - to 30-year-olds (up to 35 in some countries) to travel and work while earning money for up to a year.

The applicant must hold a passport from an eligible country and the application must be completed outside Australia; But there is no requirement for English proficiency;

Applicants can work in Australia or study for up to four months, and can travel to and from Australia as long as their visa is valid.

If the applicant has been engaged in designated work for more than three months, they are eligible to apply for a second 417 visa.

See Specified work for Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) (homeaffairs.gov.au)

You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries/jurisdictions:

• Belgium

• Canada

• Republic of Cyprus

• Denmark

• Estonia

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

• Republic of Ireland

• Italy

• Japan

• Republic of Korea

• Malta

• Netherlands

• Norway

• Sweden

• Taiwan (other than an official or diplomatic passport)

• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including British National Overseas passport holders)