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Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Australia

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Australian citizens who are at least eighteen (18) years of age but have not turned thirty-one (31) at the time a valid application is received can participate.

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

The programme permits travel (holiday), work incidental to the holiday, and training or professional development courses. Participants cannot work for more than six (6) months or have a permanent work contract, and training courses or professional development courses are allowed for up to four (4) months.

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

Applicants must not have previously taken part in the programme. Work is incidental to the holiday: participants cannot work for more than six months or have a permanent work contract, and training courses or professional development courses are allowed for up to four months. The official source does not state a quota or ballot.

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

The person must possess sufficient financial resources to support travel and the duration of their stay, including proof of return ticket or proof of means of subsistence, and hold travel insurance and health insurance valid for the duration of the stay covering hospital costs and medical repatriation.

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  • Australia - Requirements
    Possess sufficient financial resources to support travel and the duration of their stay, including proof of return ticket or proof of means of subsistence;
  • Australia - Requirements
    Hold a travel insurance and health insurance valid for the duration of the stay covering hospital costs and medical repatriation;
  • Australia - Requirements
    Have no criminal record;

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

The person can stay for a maximum of 12 months; staying for over 12 months is not allowed. The programme cannot be repeated, as applicants must not have previously taken part in it. The official source does not state what happens when it ends.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state what happens when the programme ends.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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