Are you looking to do a working holiday in Australia? There are two visas that will allow you to do so. They are the Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) and the Working Holiday visa (subclass 417).

The Working Holiday 417 visa is a little more lenient, having no educational requirements, english requirements or government support. The different visa subclasses have different eligible countries.

The 462 visa allows its holder to stay and work in Australia for up to 12 months. The An individual may hold a maximum of two 462 visas.

The applicant:

• Must not have previously been in Australia on a Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)
• Must not have held more than one Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)
• Must apply outside of Australia unless they are applying for their second 462 visa
• Must be the holder of an eligible passport
• Must have a letter of support from their government unless they are Chinese, Israeli or US 
• Must be at least 18 years of age but not have turned 31
• Must be a genuine visitor
• Must have sufficient money
• Cannot be accompanied by dependent children
• Must have functional level English
• Must meet educational requirements

The current processing time for this visa varies between a month to two months.

Age

You must have turned 18 years of age and not have turned 31 at the time of application. You may apply for your visa before your 31st first and still be granted your visa after you have turned 31.