For people from Belgium, Canada, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom.

Passport holders from Republic of Cyprus, Hong Kong SAR (including British national overseas), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malta and Taiwan must lodge a paper application to the Australian Consulates/Embassies in their home countries.

Your first Working Holiday Visa must be applied from outside Australia.  You must also be outside Australia when the visa is granted.  You should wait for your visa to be granted before travelling to Australia.

Requirements:

You must:

	be outside Australia when you apply and, when your visa is granted.
	not have entered Australia on a Working Holiday visa before
	be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) at the time of applying
	be applying no more than 12 months before you intend to travel to Australia.
	not have accompanying children
	hold a passport for a country or region participating with Australia in the Working Holiday program
	pass medical examination
	have insurance coverage
	obtain character clearance
	have access to sufficient funds
	declaration to respect Australian values and obey Australia laws

	Specified work must be done within an eligible regional Australia postcode area and you must not be over 30 years old when you apply for the visa, but may be over 30 at the time of visa grant.
	Effective 1 July 2008, working holiday visa holders who have worked in the construction industry in regional Australia for at least three months will be eligible to apply for a second working holiday visa

	are aged 18 to 30 years (inclusive) on the date you apply
	hold a passport from a country that has a Work and Holiday arrangement with Australia
	have a letter of support from your government (not required by applicants from the USA)
	are not accompanied by dependent children
	have not previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday (417) or Work and Holiday (462) visa.
	have  the required education (different for each country)
	provide evidence of English language ability
	have access to sufficient funds
	pass health requirements
	have insurance coverage
	obtain character clearance/s
	declaration to respect Australian values and obey Australian laws

	You can apply for permanent residence while you are in Australia – we can assist in filing your application.
	You may be able to apply for permanent residence now, but may lose this right if you are travelling extensively.
	You can, if you wish to apply for permanent residence and while you are waiting for the visa grant, travel to Australia on a working holiday or work and holiday visa.

	The purpose of your visit must be “…to enter Australia as a genuine visitor whose principal purpose is to spend holiday in Australia”
	You must have reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in Australia
	A word of warning:  If the aim of your trip is to see if you want to migrate to Australia, be careful that your trip does not reduce your chances of applying as a migrant (see Skilled Migrant Categories).
	The Skilled Categories require applicants to have had “recent work experience” (12 out of the 24 months and skilled employment in the four years prior to the date of application under the skilled categories.
	Once you leave your job, the clock starts ticking against you.  Also, if you are approaching 30 years of age, remember that you will lose 5 points for age when you turn 30.

1. Name, date and place of birth
2. Address, phone number and email address
3. Details of your qualifications and training including date of completion
4. Details of your work experience especially in the past four years, if any