Working Holiday Maker Programs in Australia and annual visa caps

Australia has signed 44 Working Holiday Maker program agreements and this program comprises two visa subclasses:

• The Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)
• The Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)

The Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)

It provides uncapped visas to 19 partner countries and regions:

• Belgium
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• South Korea
• Sweden
• Taiwan
• United Kingdom

The Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)

• Argentina: 3,400 visas per year
• Austria: 200 visas per year
• Chile: 3,400 visas per year
• China: 5,000 visas per year
• Czech Republic: 500 visas per year
• Ecuador: 100 visas per year
• Greece: 500 visas per year
• Hungary: 200 visas per year
• Indonesia: 1,000 visas per year
• Israel: 2,500 visas per year
• Luxembourg: 100 visas per year
• Malaysia: 1,100 visas per year
• Peru: 1,500 visas per year
• Poland: 1,500 visas per year
• Portugal: 500 visas per year
• San Marino: 100 visas per year
• Singapore: 2,500 visas per year
• Slovakia: 200 visas per year
• Slovenia: 200 visas per year
• Spain: 3,400 visas per year
• Thailand: 2,000 visas per year
• Turkey: 100 visas per year
• Uruguay: 200 visas per year
• USA: uncapped
• Vietnam: 1,500 visas per year

New Work and Holiday arrangements?

Australia is currently negotiating new Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462) arrangements with:

• Andorra
• Brazil
• Croatia
• Fiji
• India
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Solomon Islands
• Switzerland