au_dnv
Work and Holiday Visa
Australia · Oceania
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2003
- Governing lawPublished
- Migration Act 1958
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Department of Home Affairs
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Experience Australia's unique landscapes and culture while legally working to fund your travels with this 12-month visa designed for young adults from eligible partner countries
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- Yes
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of sufficient funds to support the stay in the country
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- No
- Spouse includedPublished
- No
- Children includedPublished
- No
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 5.4–7.9 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online; US citizens can apply online from outside Australia
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 75% in 38 days, 90% in 55 days
- Official application routePublished
- https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/login
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $485
- Application feePublished
- $410
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $895
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- $3,200
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 12 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 36 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum-stay rule (12-month multiple-entry visa)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-45%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- No
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Temporary permission: nothing requires presence; it simply lapses if unused; Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462): ages 18-30 only; 12 months, multiple entry
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/work-holiday-462
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://visaenvoy.com/work-and-holiday-visa-subclass-462/ | https://www.hect.com.au/?p=5628 | https://lifeinaus.com/work-and-holiday-visa
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.