[h=2]Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)[/h]Countries/Regions Participating in Working Holiday Program
The table lists the countries and regions involved in the Working Holiday Program with Australia. If you hold a passport for one of these countries, you may be eligible to apply for this visa.
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[TD]Belgium
Canada
Cyprus, Republic of
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France[/TD]
[TD]Germany
HKSAR*
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of[/TD]
[TD]Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan
United Kingdom[/TD]
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*Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (includes British National Overseas passport holders).
Note:
Hong Kong Documents of Identity cannot be used to apply for this visa
German Documents of Identity or Children's passports cannot be used to apply for this visa
European Union and national identity cards cannot be used to apply for this visa. You must apply using a passport from an eligible country. If you lodge an application using an identity card, your application cannot be accepted, and you will need to lodge another application using your passport
If you are from Chile, Thailand, Turkey or USA, you may be eligible to apply for a Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462), which provides similar opportunities for tertiary educated people aged 18 to 30.
Exemption: Applicants from the USA are exempt from the tertiary education requirement.
Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)
The Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa is for young people aged 18 to 30 who want to travel and work for up to 12 months in Australia. This visa allows you to supplement the cost of your holiday through periods of temporary or casual employment.
The Work and Holiday visa program is designed to encourage cultural exchange and closer ties between arrangement countries.
This visa is for people from Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and the USA. Citizens of Iran who are currently in Australia on a Work and Holiday visa may also be eligible to apply for further Work and Holiday visas.
Note: Most countries under this visa program have a limit on the number of Work and Holiday visas issued per year.