About The Working Holiday Visa in Australia | Grabatour Travel

The Working Holiday Australia Visa is a great option for young travellers in their 18-30 years old to come to Oz for working and travelling for 1 or 2 years.

The WHV Australia program is the perfect strategy for an extended stay in Oz as it allows gap year students, backpackers and people on a career break to earn an income for supplementing their travel funds.

It’s an opportunity to gain new skills, to travel and really experience life down under, and to immerse yourself in the culture and to meet locals and form life long friendships.

From a career standpoint, the ability to gain new skills by performing different and unusual jobs, or by volunteering on worthwhile projects, can enhance any CV.

The general requirements in obtaining a WHV for Australia include:

You must have turned 18, but not turned 31, at the time of your visa application
You must apply for the WHV Australia visa when you are outside of the country.
You can’t have entered the country on a WHV program before.
You must apply no more than 12 months before you intend to travel to Oz.
You must hold a valid passport for the country or region participating in the working holiday schemes.
You can enter the country at any time within 3 months of your visas grant date.
You can work and travel Australia for up to 12 months.
Leave and re-enter as much as you like within those 12 months.
Undertake temporary employment.
Visa fee = $365

WHO CAN GET A WORKING HOLIDAY AUSTRALIA VISA?

The are actually two categories, subclass 417 and subclass 462, and it depends on which country you come from.

Subclass 417
The Working Holiday Maker Visa (Subclass 417) is available to people from:

United Kingdom
Belgium
Canada
Republic of Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan.
Bonus 2nd Year – Due to the high demand for workers in Australia’s harvest industry (farm work), anyone who works three months or more in an agricultural position can qualify to Renew Their Visa for a 2nd Year.

Note: If you are already in Oz as a holder of a Working Holiday visa and wish to apply for the second year, Download this form.
For complete info on visa subclass 417 click here.

Subclass 462
The Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462) is for people from:

Argentina
Bangladesh
Chile
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Turkey
USA
Vietnam
This visa is also for people aged 18 – 30 who want to work and travel Australia for up to 12 months.

For complete info on visa subclass 462 click here.

GETTING TO AUSTRALIA
There are several websites to start searching for cheap flights to Australia.

Once you arrive, all of Australia’s international airports have regular public transport such as bus, train and taxi connections to the CBD’s. For detailed information on all the airports see the Australian Airports Guide.

Here is a list of websites to start searching for flights to Australia and within Australia:

Flights to Australia:
Skyscanner
Kayak
STA Travel (student discounts)
Air Asia (departing from Asia)
Hotwire – last minute deals
Flights within Australia:
Skyscanner
Adioso
Virgin Australia
Jet Star – award winning low cost airline
Qantas –
Cheap Flights .com.au
Skywest – Flies in WA, the Northern Territory & to Bali

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