Working Holiday

Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)

  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa

Applying for this Visa


Information to help you prepare your application

Information about certifying and translating documents, communicating with the department, using a migration agent, authorising another person to receive information from the department, and receiving assistance with your application.
See: Information to Help You Prepare Your Application

Travel to Australia

You must not make arrangements to travel to Australia until you are advised that your visa has been granted.

Your visa is linked to the passport number you used in your application and you must use the same passport to travel to Australia.

If you do obtain a new passport, you must advise the department of the new passport details before you travel to Australia. Otherwise, you may experience significant delays at the airport and could be denied permission to board your plane.

Application charge

You must pay a non-refundable visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
See: Fees and Charges

First Working Holiday visa

You must be outside Australia:

Note: Paper applications made by passport holders from Republic of Cyprus, HKSAR (including British National Overseas), Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, must be lodged by posting, faxing or hand-delivering the application form to the departmental office in the country or region that issued the applicant’s passport.
Note: Passport holders from Malta must lodge their application in Germany.

Second Working Holiday visa

You may lodge your second Working Holiday visa application while either in or outside Australia.

How to apply

You can apply online, by post or by courier.
See:
Online Applications
Paper Applications

After you lodge your application

For information about what happens after you lodge your application, including checking the status of your application.
See: After You Lodge Your Application

  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa