Australia
Working holiday AU-462
Source for Application status
Portugal Open 500Australian Department of Home Affairs — Status of country caps
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Best option: use your passport from Portugal
Official sources
- Paused
Source for Application status
Argentina paused 3,400
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- Open
Source for Application status
Portugal Open 500
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- 30 years when applying
Source for Maximum age
You must be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) when you apply.
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For passports ofPortugal
- Annual quota
- 500 places
Source for Annual quota
First Work and Holiday visa application cap status Partner country Status of application cap Annual grant cap Argentina paused 3,400 Austria Open 500 Brazil paused 500 Chile Open 3,400 China CHECK BALLOT STATUS 5,000 Czechia Open 500 Ecuador paused 100 Greece Open 500 Hungary Open 500 India CHECK BALLOT STATUS 1,000 Indonesia CHECK BALLOT STATUS* 5,000 Israel Open 2,500 Luxembourg Open 100 Malaysia paused 1,100 Mongolia paused 100 Papua New Guinea paused 100 Peru paused 1,500 Poland Open 1,500 Portugal Open 500
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- Application fee
- AUD 840
Source for Application fee
Cost AUD840.00 (unless exempt)
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- Stay
- Up to 12 months
Source for Stay
The visa’s period of stay starts on the date you enter Australia. Once you have entered you can: stay in Australia for up to 12 months
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- Age
- 18–30 years
Source for Age
You must be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) when you apply.
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Check the remaining conditions before applying.
Why this passport?
- Application status
- Portugal: Open
Source for Application status
Portugal Open 500
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- Argentina: Paused
Source for Application status
Argentina paused 3,400
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Alternative passport: Argentina
Working holiday AU-462
Applications are not currently available for this route.
- Paused
Source for Application status
Argentina paused 3,400
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- 3,400 places
Source for Annual quota
First Work and Holiday visa application cap status Partner country Status of application cap Annual grant cap Argentina paused 3,400
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- Up to 12 months
Source for Stay
The visa’s period of stay starts on the date you enter Australia. Once you have entered you can: stay in Australia for up to 12 months
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- AUD 840
Source for Application fee
Cost AUD840.00 (unless exempt)
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- 18–30 years
Source for Age
You must be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) when you apply.
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- You must have at least functional English. An approved test is one accepted way to demonstrate it; qualifying citizenship and education may also satisfy it.
Source for English language requirement
You must have at least Functional English. You have Functional English if you meet one of the following: you are a citizen of and hold a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland you are a citizen of and hold a valid passport issued by Israel and have successfully completed an English Bagrut exam in the level of 3 study units you have studied for a certain period at a particular educational institution where all instruction was in English you have completed a relevant approved English language test or assessment*.
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- You do not need a government support letter.
Source for Government support letter
You do not need to provide a letter of support from your government if you are from: Austria Argentina
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- You must have a tertiary qualification from a university, college or training centre, or have completed two years of undergraduate university study.
Source for Education requirement
Country of passport Education requirements Argentina Austria China Czech Republic Ecuador Greece Hungary Indonesia Luxembourg Mongolia Papua New Guinea (PNG) Peru Poland Portugal San Marino Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Türkiye Uruguay Vietnam You must: have a tertiary qualification from a university, college or training centre, or have completed 2 years of undergraduate university study
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