The Australian Government will currently grant working holiday visas to applicants from the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Malta, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Finland, France, Italy, Taiwan and the Republic of Cyprus, aged between 18 and 30.

Applicants must also show that they have no dependent children.
The Department must be satisfied that the applicant has sufficient money for their return fare and for the purposes of support whilst undertaking a working holiday.

The Department also must be satisfied that the applicant has reasonable prospects of obtaining employment in Australia and will not undertake any studies in Australia other than an English language course.

These visas are not granted for periods in excess of 12 months and can only be obtained once.
A limited number of working holiday visas are granted each year.
Note, that the successful applicant must not be employed in Australia by any one employer, for more than 3 months, without prior permission of DIMIA.

They must also not engage for more than 3 months in any studies or training.

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