462 – Australia Work and Holiday visa
Eligible passport holders aged between 18 and 30 can apply for a 12-month work and holiday visa. Visa holders who complete three months of specified paid work in northern Australia may be eligible to apply for a second 12-month work and holiday visa.
Eligible countries
| Work and Holiday eligible countries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Israel | San Marino | Thailand |
| Bangladesh | Luxembourg | Singapore | Turkey |
| Chile | Malaysia | Slovak Republic | USA |
| China, People’s Republic of | Peru | Slovenia | Uruguay |
| Hungary | Poland | Spain | Vietnam |
| Indonesia | Portugal | ||
Two new Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangements were signed with Austria and the Czech Republic in October 2017. These programs will be implemented soon. This webpage will be updated when nationals from these countries are eligible to apply for a visa.
Schedule 1 — Areas of Australia
Work and Holiday visa holders who complete three months of paid specified work in these postcodes in northern Australia, may be eligible to apply for a second Work and Holiday visa.
| Areas of Northern Australia by postcode | |
|---|---|
| Postcodes in the Northern Territory | |
| All post codes in Northern Australia | |
| Postcodes in Queensland | |
| 4472 | 4798 to 4800 |
| 4478 | 4801 to 4812 |
| 4481 to 4482 | 4814 to 4825 |
| 4680 | 4828 to 4830 |
| 4694 to 4695 | 4849 to 4850 |
| 4697 | 4852 |
| 4699 to 4707 | 4854 to 4856 |
| 4709 to 4714 | 4858 to 4861 |
| 4717 | 4865 |
| 4720 to 4728 | 4868 to 4888 |
| 4730 to 4733 | 4890 to 4892 |
| 4735 to 4746 | 4895 |
| 4750 to 4751 | |
| 4753 to 4754 | |
| 4756 to 4757 | |
| Postcodes in Western Australia | |
| 0872 | 6725 to 6726 |
| 6537 | 6728 |
| 6642 | 6740 |
| 6646 | 6743 |
| 6701 | 6751 |
| 6705 | 6753 to 6754 |
| 6707 | 6758 |
| 6710 to 6714 | 6760 |
| 6716 | 6762 |
| 6718 | 6765 |
| 6720 to 6722 | 6770 |
Schedule 2 — Specified work
Work and Holiday visa holders who complete three months of paid work in northern Australia, in any of these occupations, may be eligible to apply for a second Work and Holiday visa.
| ANZSCO | Occupation Title | Alternative Title(s) | Specialisation(s) and Occupations included in this group as provided in ANZSCO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141999 | Accommodation and Hospitality Managers not elsewhere classified | N/A |
|
| 139911 | Arts Administrator or Manager | N/A |
|
| 431111 | Bar Attendant | Bar Steward | N/A |
| 431911 | Bar Useful or Busser |
|
N/A |
| 431112 | Barista | N/A | N/A |
| 141911 | Bed and Breakfast Operator | N/A | N/A |
| 452211 | Bungy Jump Master | N/A | N/A |
| 141111 | Cafe or Restaurant Manager |
|
|
| 431211 | Cafe Worker |
|
Canteen Attendant |
| 141211 | Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager | N/A | N/A |
| 731212 | Charter and Tour Bus Driver | N/A | Coach Tour Driver |
| 731111 | Chauffeur | N/A |
|
| 351311 | Chef | N/A |
|
| 811411 | Commercial Housekeeper | N/A | N/A |
| 149311 | Conference and Event Organiser | Event Manager |
|
| 351411 | Cook | N/A | N/A |
| 452311 | Diving Instructor (Open Water) | N/A |
|
| 431912 | Doorperson or Luggage Porter | N/A | N/A |
| 452212 | Fishing Guide | N/A |
|
| 224212 | Gallery or Museum Curator | N/A | N/A |
| 451411 | Gallery or Museum Guide | Gallery or Museum Attendant | N/A |
| 431311 | Gaming Worker | Croupier |
|
| 431999 | Hospitality Workers not elsewhere classified | N/A |
|
| 141311 | Hotel or Motel Manager |
|
|
| 542113 | Hotel or Motel Receptionist | N/A | N/A |
| 431411 | Hotel Service Manager | Hotel Service Supervisor |
|
| 452213 | Hunting Guide | N/A | N/A |
| 851311 | Kitchenhand | Kitchen Steward |
|
| 141411 | Licensed Club Manager | Club Licensee |
|
| 452214 | Mountain or Glacier Guide | N/A |
|
| 452299 | Outdoor Adventure Guides not elsewhere classified | N/A |
|
| 452215 | Outdoor Adventure Instructor | Outdoor Adventure Leader |
|
| 731213 | Passenger Coach Driver | N/A | N/A |
| 899921 | Ticket Collector or Usher | Venue Attendant |
|
| 639411 | Ticket Seller | N/A |
|
| 451412 | Tour Guide |
|
Regional Guide |
| 451611 | Tourist Information Officer | Tourist Adviser | N/A |
| 149413 | Transport Company Manager | N/A |
|
| 639412 | Transport Conductor | N/A | N/A |
| 142116 | Travel Agency Manager | N/A | N/A |
| 451799 | Travel Attendants not elsewhere classified | N/A |
|
| 451612 | Travel Consultant | Travel Agent |
|
| 452216 | Trekking Guide | Bushwalking Guide | N/A |
| 431511 | Waiter | Food and Beverage Attendant |
|
| 452217 | Whitewater Rafting Guide | N/A | N/A |
| 361114 | Zookeeper | N/A | Aquarist |
Schedule 3 — Specified work (agriculture industry)
Plant and animal cultivation
- the harvesting and/or packing of fruit and vegetable crops;
- pruning and trimming vines and trees;
- general maintenance crop work;
- cultivating or propagating plants, fungi or their products or parts;
- immediate processing of plant products;
- maintaining animals for the purpose of selling them or their bodily produce, including natural increase;
- immediate processing of animal products including shearing, butchery, packing and tanning;
- manufacturing dairy produce from raw material.
Fishing and pearling
- conducting operations relating directly to taking or catching fish and other aquatic species;
- conducting operations relating directly to taking or culturing pearls or pearl shell.
Tree farming and felling
- planting or tending trees in a plantation or forest that are intended to be felled;
- felling trees in a plantation or forest;
- transporting trees or parts of trees that were felled in a plantation or forest to the place where they are first to be milled or processed or from which they are to be transported to the place where they are to be milled or processed.