Working Holiday in Australia

Eligibility. Who can apply?

Applicants must:
• Be citizens of one of the following countries to get a Working Holiday visa to Australia: Canada, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom;
• Be aged between 18 and 30 (inclusive).

How to apply for a programme

1. Fill out the application form and send it to Global Choices;
2. Make payment;
3. Get the package;
4. Have an outstanding trip!

Required documents

• Completed application form provided by Global Choices.

Work permits and visa

The Working Holiday Programme aims to promote international understanding, through helping young people experience the culture of another country. People who hold valid passports for most of the 16 eligible countries are able to apply for a Working Holiday visa in any one of them. Applicants who hold a valid passport from Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, the HKSAR or the Republic of Cyprus, must apply in the country that issued the passport.

You have the option of applying for the Working Holiday Visa through Global Choices. Print and fill a Working Holiday Visa application form, then send it to Global Choices and we will apply for the visa on your behalf.

Visa extension

Since 1 November 2005, travellers holding WHM visas have been able to apply for a second year providing they complete three months’ seasonal work in regional Australia. At the time of application for the second visa, the applicant must be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive).

Seasonal work is defined by the department of Immigration as: ‘Any type of work that is seasonal in nature or that is undertaken as the employee of a primary producer, including plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling.’ Regional Australia is defined as: ‘Any area except Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, the NSW central coast, Brisbane, The Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne and the ACT’. Visit the Immigration Department website, www.immi.gov.au.’ to check specific postcodes to ensure the area in which you plan to work is classified as part of regional Australia.’

Unlike the first WHM visa, you can apply for your second from within Australia.

Do not hesitate to contact our staff should you have any questions.