12 months
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Second Work and Holiday visa
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) who currently hold, or who have held, a Work and Holiday visa, have a second working holiday in Australia.
At a Glance
AUD 750.00
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 may take longer to process than the times shown in the guide due to the number of Working Holiday visa applications we receive. Do not arrange travel to Australia before we tell you in writing that we have granted your visa.
See all conditions See the Working Holiday Maker program
You need to
- have previously entered Australia on a subclass 462 visa. If you haven’t, see the first Work and Holiday visa
- if in Australia, hold a substantive visa or your last substantive visa expired less than 28 days ago
- have a passport from an eligible country
- be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive)
- have completed 3 months of specified subclass 462 work
- not be accompanied by dependent children
- lodge an application on your own. You may’t include family members in your application.
Help with your visa
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With this visa you may
- 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
- do 6 months of specified subclass 462 work to become eligible for a third Work and Holiday visa