Third Working Holiday visa

• do short-term work in Australia to help pay for your holiday
• study for up to 4 months
• travel to and from Australia as many times as you want

Work

You can do any kind of work on this visa.

Usually, you can only work for the same employer for 6 months.

If the main purpose of your stay is to work, consider a work visa.

Study

You can study for up to 4 months (17 weeks).

If the main purpose of your stay is to study, consider a Student visa.

This depends on your circumstances when we grant the Working Holiday visa. Your grant notification will tell you how long you can stay in Australia. You can check your visa details and conditions using VEVO.

You are in Australia on your second Working Holiday visa or a bridging visa

The bridging visa must be the one you were granted after your second Working Holiday visa expired.

You can stay in Australia for up to 12 months from the date your second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa expired or would have expired.

Time spent outside Australia after your third visa starts does not extend the visa.

You are in Australia on a different visa

You can stay in Australia for 12 months from the date we grant the Working Holiday visa.

If you are in Australia on an Australian Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event) subclass 408 visa, you can stay on your third Working Holiday visa for up to 12 months from when your Pandemic Event visa expired or would have expired.

Time spent outside Australia after your third Working Holiday visa starts does not extend the visa period of stay in Australia.

You are outside Australia

You can stay in Australia for 12 months from the date you enter Australia.

You must enter Australia within 12 months of the date we grant the visa. We cannot extend or defer this timeframe.

If you have dual citizenship and hold more than one passport, you must enter Australia on the passport linked to your Working Holiday visa grant.

You must only apply for a Working Holiday visa once you are ready to enter Australia on that visa.

Once we grant your Working Holiday visa and you travel to Australia and are immigration cleared at the border, the 12-month visa period of stay will automatically start upon entry, regardless of the purpose of your visit.

For more information, see Before you travel.

You cannot stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. If you want to stay in Australia longer, apply for another visa.
You cannot get a fourth Working Holiday visa if you have already held 3 Working Holiday visas in Australia

Stay longer on a visitor visa

Generally, we don't grant a visitor visa after you have been in Australia on a Working Holiday visa.

If you want to apply for a Visitor visa to stay longer in Australia and the Visitor visa would result in you staying longer than 12 consecutive months in Australia, you must show there are exceptional circumstances.

For this visa, exceptional circumstances might be that a close family member in Australia has died or is seriously ill and you are required to stay in Australia to provide assistance or support.

You cannot include family members in your application.

You cannot be accompanied by dependent children while you are in Australia on this visa.

AUD1,000.00

You might also have to pay for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.

You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa. You must select your current location at the time you apply.

If you apply when you are in Australia, you must be in Australia when we grant your visa.

If you apply when you are outside Australia, you must be outside Australia when we grant your visa.

If you change location after you apply

You must declare your current location correctly on your Working Holiday visa application form.

We can only grant you an associated bridging visa if you were in Australia when you applied for your Working Holiday visa.

We cannot grant you a bridging visa associated to your Working Holiday visa application if you apply outside Australia then enter Australia on another visa before we decide your application.

If you select the wrong location you will need to amend the information. This may delay processing of your application.

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

Your application might take longer to process if:

• you do not fill it in correctly
• you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
• it takes us time to verify your information

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See the conditions for this visa.

Tax

When you work in Australia on this visa you must pay taxes.

Superannuation

Australia has compulsory superannuation - a retirement savings scheme. Your employer must pay superannuation into your superannuation fund if you earn over a certain amount.

When you leave Australia, you can access your superannuation.

Learn more about compulsory superannuation.

We strongly recommend you take out health insurance to cover any unforeseen medical treatment you might need in Australia. You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability.

See what we consider adequate health insurance.

Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is in effect.

The time you spend outside Australia after your first entry does not extend the visa’s 12 month period of stay.

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries/jurisdictions:

• Belgium
• Canada
• Republic of Cyprus
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
• Republic of Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Sweden
• Taiwan, other than an official or diplomatic passport
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including British National Overseas passport holders)

You must:

• hold or previously have held second Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) or a bridging visa that came into effect when your second Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa expired
• if in Australia, hold a substantive visa or your last substantive visa expired less than 28 days ago
• have complied with all the conditions on your second Working Holiday visa

You must have enough money to:

• support yourself while you are in Australia
• leave Australia at the end of your stay

This is usually about AUD5,000 for your initial stay, plus the fare to where you are going after leaving Australia.

If you are applying in Australia, you don’t need to provide evidence. If you are applying outside Australia and don’t attach evidence to your application, processing may be delayed if we need to contact you to request further information.

You must have completed 6 months of specified subclass 417 work.

UK passport holders can be granted a third Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa without having to meet the 6 months of specified subclass 417 work if they apply on or after 1 July 2024 using their UK passport.

For more information, see New arrangements for UK passport holders.

At the time of application, you must be within the eligible age limit for your passport country:

• Belgium – 18 to 30 years
• Canada – 18 to 35 years
• Republic of Cyprus - 18 to 35 years
• Denmark - 18 to 35 years
• Estonia - 18 to 30 years
• Finland - 18 to 35 years
• France - 18 to 35 years
• Germany - 18 to 35 years
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China - 18 to 30 years
• Republic of Ireland - 18 to 35 years
• Italy - 18 to 35 years
• Japan - 18 to 30 years
• Republic of Korea - 18 to 35 years
• Malta - 18 to 30 years
• Netherlands - 18 to 30 years
• Norway - 18 to 30 years
• Sweden - 18 to 30 years
• Taiwan (other than an official or diplomatic passport) - 18 to 30 years
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including British National Overseas passport holders) - 18 to 35 years

** You must apply for your visa before you turn 31 (or 36) years old in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)/Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDST). The deadline to lodge an application is midnight AEST/AEDST the day before your 31st or 36th birthday. This time applies even if you are applying from outside Australia.

Note that AEST/AEDST will be different to when your birthday ends in your country due to time differences between countries.

*** Avoid submitting your application on your birthday, if possible.

We can still grant you the visa if you apply for it at 30 (or 35) but turn 31 (or 36) years old before we make a decision. You must still meet all other requirements.

You must meet our health requirement.

You must meet our character requirement.

If you or any family members (including those who don't apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.

We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused.

In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused see Limitations on applications in Australia.

If applying for a visa from outside Australia see Can I go to Australia.

If you want immigration assistance, see Who can help with your visa application.

You must acknowledge the Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws when you apply for the visa.

Before you travel

You must only apply for a third Working Holiday visa once you are ready to enter Australia on that visa. Once we grant your Working Holiday visa, you can use the visa to enter Australia.

After we grant your third Working Holiday Visa you do not need to apply for another visa, such as an eVisitor (subclass 651), a Transit (subclass 771), or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601) visa to enter Australia.

If we grant you an eVisitor or Transit visa after your Working Holiday visa

If we grant you another visa (such as an eVisitor or Transit visa) after the grant of your Working Holiday visa, your Working Holiday visa (and related work rights) will cease as soon as we grant that other visa.

If your third Working Holiday visa ceased due to the grant of another visa, such as an eVisitor or Transit visa, and you entered Australia on that other visa, you may be able to apply for another third Working Holiday visa while you are in Australia. You will need to pay the Visa Application Charge (VAC) if you apply again.

If we grant you an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601) visa

If you enter Australia after the grant of your Working Holiday visa, the 12-month period of stay on your visa will automatically start on that day.

The Working Holiday visa period will start regardless of the purpose of your visit, even if:

• you just want to transit through Australia on your way to another country

or

• we have also granted you an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601).

An ETA grant will not cease your Working Holiday visa

An ETA cannot be in effect at the same time as your Working Holiday visa. When you enter Australia your Working Holiday visa will commence. Your ETA will come into effect after the Working Holiday visa ceases.

Check your travel documents are up to date.

Your Working Holiday visa will be linked to the passport you declared on your application. If you obtain a new passport after your visa is granted, you must tell us your new passport details. See how to tell us if your situation changes.

If you do not update your passport details, you will face delays at your overseas departure point and may not be permitted to board your flight

You must:

• have a Working Holiday visa that is in effect to enter Australia. You do not need a separate visa to enter Australia. We recommend that you keep a copy of your grant letter (electronic or paper) while travelling
• hold a valid passport issued by a Working Holiday participant country
• be a national of the participant country
• enter Australia using the passport linked to your WHM visa grant. This applies even if you have dual citizenship and hold more than one valid passport.

At the border

Completing an Incoming Passenger Card

All people arriving in Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card. You will be given this card on board.

Leaving the airport faster

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport, if you have one. You may be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

With this visa you can:

• have a holiday
• do any kind of work
• study for up to 4 months
• travel to and from Australia as many times as you want

Work

Usually, you can only work for the same employer for 6 months.

You can work another 6 months with an employer you worked for on your first and/or second visa.

To see your specific work entitlements use VEVO.

You must pay taxes when you work.

You are protected by Australian workplace law. See information for migrant workers and your workplace rights and entitlements.

Superannuation

If you earn over a certain amount, your employer must pay superannuation into your superannuation fund. Australia has compulsory superannuation - a retirement savings scheme.

Study

You can study for up to 4 months (17 weeks).

To see your study entitlements use VEVO.

Travel

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is in effect.

Time spent outside Australia after your visa commences does not extend the visa period of stay in Australia.

How long you can stay

This depends on your circumstances when you applied and when we granted the visa. Your grant notification will tell you how long you can stay in Australia and you can also use VEVO to check your visa details and conditions.

You were in Australia on your second subclass 417 visa or a bridging visa

The bridging visa must be the one you were granted after your second Working Holiday visa expired.

You can stay in Australia for up to 12 months from the date your second Working Holiday visa expired or would have expired.

You were in Australia on a different visa

You can stay for 12 months from the date we granted the visa.

If you were in Australia on an Australian Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event) subclass 408 visa, you can stay on your third Working Holiday visa for up to 12 months from when your Pandemic Event visa expired or would have expired.

You were outside Australia

You can stay for 12 months from the date you entered Australia on the visa.

You must enter Australia within 12 months of the date we grant the visa. We cannot extend or defer this timeframe.

To see when you must leave, use VEVO.

Time spent outside Australia after the visa starts does not extend the visa.

Stay longer

You cannot stay in Australia longer by extending this visa.

You cannot get a fourth Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa if you have held three Working Holiday (subclass 417) visas in Australia.

You must apply for a new visa if you want to stay longer.

See your visa options.

What you must do on this visa

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See your conditions in your visa grant letter or VEVO.

Proving you have a visa

To prove you have a visa and show your conditions to someone, use VEVO.

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about include:

• changes to your passport
• changes to your relationship status
• the birth of a child

See how to tell us if your situation changes.

Check your travel documents.

You must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.

See what to do if your visa has expired or is about to expire.

At the border

Departures SmartGate We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You may be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

After you leave

Getting your superannuation

You are likely to have some money in a superannuation fund if you worked in Australia and you are:

• aged 18 years or older
• paid $450 or more before tax in a month

See how to access your super.

Proving you have been to Australia

Request your international movement records to get proof of your travel in and out of Australia.