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Working Holiday Visa — Australia

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Applicants must hold a passport of the country that signed the working holiday agreement (valid 18 months from visa issue), be aged 18 to 30 and not be accompanied by dependent family members.

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What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The main purpose must be a trip or vacation, with work secondary; participants may supplement their income to finance the holiday from non-professional work (such as waitressing or a gas station). The official source does not state whether study or training is permitted.

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What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

A participant may work no more than three months at one place of work (to work throughout the year the participant must change jobs every three months). Applications are accepted only in the agreement country of origin, not at other Israeli missions, and not from tourists or foreigners already in Israel; entry is only through Ben-Gurion Airport. The official source does not state a quota, ballot or previous-participation rule.

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What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Applicants must have medical insurance valid for the whole stay in Israel, and flight tickets to Israel and back or proof of financial means to buy return air tickets.

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How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

Participants come to Israel for a period of up to one year. The official source does not state whether the stay can be extended or repeated or what happens when it ends.

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  • Extension, repetition and what happens at the end are not stated.

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