This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) have an extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
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Do short-term work in Australia to help pay for your holiday, study for up to 4 months, travel to and from Australia as many times as you want and do 3 months of specified work to become eligible for a second Working Holiday visa.
This Subclass 462 visa can be extended twice with each time an extension of 1 year maximum.
You must have completed 3 months of 'specified' subclass 462 work.
You must have completed 6 months of 'specified' subclass 462 work.
The visa holders have full work rights in Australia.
If you have spouse/partner and kids, they can not be included in your application.
The visa application charge for this visa application is A$1,000.
Standard Application: 50% of applications in 21 days, 90% of applications in 70 days.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) have an extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, People's Republic of China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkiye, Uruguay, United States of America, Vietnam. China, India and Vietnam passport holders must participate in a visa pre-application process (ballot) and be randomly selected to apply for a first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.
You must not have previously entered Australia on a: Working Holiday visa (Subclass 417) or Work and Holiday visa (Subclass 462).
You must have enough money to support yourself while you are in Australia, and to leave Australia at the end of your stay. This is usually about AUD5,000 for your initial stay, plus the fare to where you are going after leaving Australia.
You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
You must meet Australia's health, character, Australian values requirement and owe no debt to Australian Government.
To be eligible to apply, you must be the biological, legal (including adoptive) parent, step-parent or parent in-law of the Parent Sponsor and be at least 18 years of age. There is no balance of family test or Assurance of Support requirements for this visa.
The following industries and areas are approved for specified work:
1. Tourism and hospitality in northern, remote or very remote Australia only
2. Plant and animal cultivation in regional Australia
3. Fishing and pearling in regional Australia
4. Tree farming and felling in regional Australia
5. Mining in regional Australia
6. Construction in regional Australia
7. Bushfire recovery work in declared bushfire affected areas only, after 31 July 20198.
8. Critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors anywhere in Australia, after 31 January 2020
Specified work is any type of work which must be the primary role, function or activity performed during your employment. Supporting work, such as book-keeping, in any industry described in the list above, does not meet the definition of specified work.
To be eligible for a second WHM visa, you must have carried out at least 3 months of specified work. '3 months' is taken to mean a period equivalent to the 3 shortest 'calendar' months of the year, that is, a minimum period of 88 calendar days, including weekends or equivalent rest days during your period of employment.
To be eligible for a third WHM visa, you must have carried out at least 6 months of specified work on or after 1 July 2019. '6 months' is taken to mean a period equivalent to the 6 shortest 'calendar' months of the year, that is, a minimum period of 179 calendar days, including weekends or equivalent rest days during your period of employment.
The Australian Government has put in place a pre visa application (ballot) process for the following countries from where there is high-demand for Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas: Vietnam, China, India.
Registrations for India, China and Vietnam for the visa ballot process for the program year 2026 - 2027 will remain open for 3 weeks from Thursday 04 June 2026 to Thursday 25 June 2026.
To register for your country's subclass 462 visa ballot, you must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 30 (inclusive) when you register.
- Hold a valid passport issued by an eligible ballot participating country.
- Hold a valid national identity card issued by an eligible ballot participating country.
- Have a valid email address.
- Agree to declarations on the registration form.
- Pay A$25 registration fee.
You can be in or outside Australia when you register. If you are selected, you can only apply for a first Subclass 462 Work and Holiday visa from outside Australia.
Subclass 462 visa is for eligible participants from specified countries to do short-term work in Australia to help pay for your holiday.
Subclass 462 visa is applied online and applicant must be outside Australia while applying for their first working holiday visa.
India is one of the three countries for which the Australian Government has put in place a pre visa application (ballot) process. The 462 visa ballot process provides a fair, streamlined and transparent way to select applicants randomly from three eligible countries where demand exceeds the number of places available in a program year.
For subclass 462 the applicant will need atleast two years of post secondary study, and meet minimum english language requirement. For Subclass 417 post secondary study and english language requirements are not applicable.
The visitor subclass 600 visa is for tourists, business visitors or to visit family for 3, 6 or 12 months.
The subclass 602 visa is for those who want to travel to Australia for medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment.
The sponsored parent subclass 870 visa lets a parent of an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years.
This subclass 417 visa is for young adults from some countries to holiday in Australia, and work in Australia to fund those holidays.
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