Work and holiday visa 462

The Working and Holiday visa 462 allows certain tourists to do short-term work in Australia to help pay for their holiday. This visa is valid for 12 months and allows travel to and from Australia as many time as wanted. The visa holders can generally work for up to 6 months with any one employer and can study for up to 4 months. There is an annual limit on the number of first Work and Holiday visas granted to each country.

Eligibility criteria:

• Hold a passport from an eligible country or jurisdiction
• Be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive)
• Not be accompanied by dependent children during their stay in Australia
• Have Functional English
• Have educational qualification
• Need a letter of support from your government with the exception of Argentina, Austria, Chile, Israel, PROC, Portugal, Spain, Singapore, the USA
• Meets the genuine visitor criteria, has sufficient funds and has a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in Australia
• Have enough money to support while you are here in Australia and to leave Australia at the end of your stay (about $5000 for stay and fare to where you are going after leaving Australia)
• Not have previously entered Australia on a subclass 417 or 462 visa. If you have previously been in Australia on a subclass 462 visa, see the second Work and Holiday visa or Third Work and Holiday visa
• Meet health and character requirements

If you are applying for your second Work and Holiday visa, you must also:

• have completed three calendar months of specified work in regional Australia while on your first Working Holiday visa

If you are applying for your third Work and Holiday visa, you must:

• on or after 1 July 2019, have completed six calendar months of specified work in regional Australia while on your second Working Holiday visa