Which nationalities and age range can participate?
The German Federal Foreign Office’s German Working Holiday FAQ lists Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan and Uruguay. It says applicants are aged 18–30, except Korean nationals up to age 34. The German mission in Toronto separately describes a subset of other Working Holiday programmes as covering ages 18–35 inclusive. Consequently the published age ceiling for that Toronto-listed subset is inconsistent across the two official pages; the Korean 34-year exception is separately stated by the central FAQ.
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Limits of the record
- For Argentina, Australia, Chile, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and Uruguay, the central German FAQ says age 18–30 while the Toronto mission says age 18–35 inclusive; current controlling age by nationality is not reconciled by these pages.
- Federal Foreign Office German WH partner list
„Working Holiday“-Programme existieren mit Andorra, Argentinien, Australien, Brasilien, Chile, Hongkong, Israel, Japan, der Republik Korea („Südkorea“), Neuseeland, Taiwan und Uruguay.
- Federal Foreign Office German FAQ, age range
Die Programme richten sich an junge Menschen im Alter von 18 bis 30 Jahren (mit Ausnahme von Koreanern, die bis zu 34 Jahre alt sein dürfen).
- German Toronto mission, specific subset for its age statement
Germany has additional working holiday programs based on bilateral agreements with Argentina, Australia, Chile, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and Uruguay.
- German Toronto mission, 18–35 for selected other WH programmes
The programs are designed to give young people (between the age of 18 and 35 inclusively at the time of application) the opportunity to gain an insight into the culture and everyday life of the other country.