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Visas, Immigration and Refugees

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.

A-F G-L M-Z
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus, Republic of
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
HKSAR*
Ireland, Republic of
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan
United Kingdom

*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.
See: Work and Holiday visa (Subclass 462)

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