Third Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)

Third Work and Holiday visa

Stay

12 months

Cost

AUD635.00

Processing times

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.

With this visa you can

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

See all conditions

See the Working Holiday Maker program

Check your eligibility

You must

have previously held 2 subclass 462 visas in Australia. If you haven’t, see the first Work and Holiday visa or second 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 undertaken 6 months of specified subclass 462 work
not be accompanied by dependent children or family members

Help with your visa

If you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on Who can help with your visa application.

With this visa, you can

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

Work

You can do any kind of work on this visa.

Usually, you can only work for the same employer for 6 months.

Note: The 6-month work limitation resets when you are granted a third subclass 462 visa. This means you can work another 6 months for someone you worked for on your first and/or second visa.

If the main purpose of your stay is to work, consider a work visa.

Study

You can study for up to 4 months (17 weeks).

If the main purpose of your stay is to study, consider a Student visa.

How long you can stay

This depends on your circumstances when we grant the visa. Your grant notification will tell you how long you can stay in Australia and you can also use VEVO to check your visa details and conditions.

You are in Australia on your second subclass 462 visa or a bridging visa

The bridging visa must be the one you were granted after your second subclass 462 visa expired.

You can stay in Australia for up to 12 months from the date your second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa expired or would have expired.

You are in Australia on a different visa

You can stay in Australia for 12 months from the date we grant the visa.

Time spent outside Australia after the visa starts does not extend the visa.

You are outside Australia

You can stay in Australia for 12 months from the date you enter Australia.

You must enter Australia within 12 months of the date we grant the visa. We will not extend or defer this timeframe.

Your Work and Holiday visa starts on the date you enter or transit through Australia even if you hold any other temporary visa including:

a Special Purpose visa (SPV)
an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
a Crew Travel Authority (CTA)
a Maritime Crew visa (MCV)

It is important that you only apply for a Work and Holiday visa once you are ready to enter Australia on that visa. Once we grant your Work and Holiday visa and you travel to Australia and are immigration cleared at the border, the 12-month visa period of stay will automatically start upon entry, regardless of the purpose of your visit.

Stay longer

You can't:

stay in Australia longer by extending this visa
get a fourth Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa if you have already held three Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas in Australia

To stay longer in Australia, explore your visa options.

Stay longer on a visitor visa

Generally, we don't grant a Visitor visa after you have been in Australia on a Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.

If you want to apply for a Visitor visa to stay longer in Australia and the Visitor visa would result in you staying longer than 12 consecutive months in Australia, you must show there are exceptional circumstances.

For this visa, exceptional circumstances might be that a close family member in Australia has died or is seriously ill and you are required to stay in Australia to provide assistance or support.

Include family

You can't include family members in your application.

You can't be accompanied by dependent children while you are in Australia on this visa.

Cost

AUD635.00

You might also have to pay for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.

Apply from

You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa. You must select your current location at the time you apply.

If you apply when you are in Australia, you must be in Australia when we grant your visa.

If you apply when you are outside Australia, you must be outside Australia when we grant your visa.

You must correctly select your current location when applying. If you select the wrong location you will need to amend the information. This may delay processing of your application.

Processing times

Your application might take longer to process if:

you do not fill it in correctly
you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
it takes us time to verify your information

Your obligations

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See the conditions for this visa.

Tax

When you work in Australia on this visa you must pay taxes.

Superannuation

Australia has compulsory superannuation - a retirement savings scheme. Your employer must pay superannuation into your superannuation fund if you earn over a certain amount.

When you leave Australia, you can access your superannuation.

Learn more about compulsory superannuation.

Health insurance

We strongly recommend you take out health insurance to cover any unforeseen medical treatment you might need in Australia. You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability.

See what we consider adequate health insurance.

Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.

Travel

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is in effect.

The time you spend outside Australia after your visa commences does not extend the visa period of stay in Australia.

Visa record

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

Hold this passport

You must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:

Argentina	Israel	Slovak Republic
Austria	Luxembourg	Slovenia
Brazil	Malaysia	Spain
Chile	Mongolia	Switzerland (from 1 Jan 2022)
China, People's Republic of	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	Thailand
Czech Republic	Peru	Türkiye
Ecuador	Poland	Uruguay
Greece	Portugal	USA
Hungary	San Marino	Vietnam
Indonesia	Singapore

Current or previous visa

You must:

hold or have previously held a second Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) in Australia or a bridging visa that came into effect when your second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa expired
if in Australia, hold a substantive visa or your last substantive visa expired less than 28 days ago
have complied with all the conditions on your previous Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas

Have enough money

You must have enough money to:

support yourself while you are in Australia
leave Australia at the end of your stay

This is usually about AUD5,000 for your initial stay, plus the fare to where you are going after leaving Australia.

If you are applying in Australia, you don’t need to provide evidence. If you are applying outside Australia and don’t attach evidence to your application, processing may be delayed if we need to contact you to request further information.

Specified subclass 462 work

You must have completed three months of specified subclass 462 work.

Be this age

You must be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) when you apply.

If you apply for the visa while you are 30, but turn 31 before we have made a decision, we can still grant you the visa if you meet all other requirements.

Meet the health requirement

You must meet our health requirement.

Meet the character requirement

You must meet our character requirement.

Pay your debts to the Australian Government

If you or any family members (including those who don't apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.

Not had a visa cancelled or an application refused

We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused.

In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused see Limitations on applications in Australia.

If applying for a visa from outside Australia see Can I go to Australia.

If you want immigration assistance, see Who can help with your visa application.

Step 1

Before you apply

Organise health exams

You might need to have health examinations. You can complete them before you apply or you can wait and have them if we tell you to.

Find out the examinations you need and how to arrange them if you want to have them before you apply.

Get help with your application

Only some people can help you with your application. If you appoint someone to give you immigration assistance they must be:

a registered migration agent
a legal practitioner, or
an exempt person.

You can appoint anyone to receive documents on your behalf relating to your visa matter.

Step 2

Gather your documents

Identity documents

Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.
Also provide a copy of your birth certificate showing both your parents’ names. If you don’t have a birth certificate and you can’t get one, provide a copy of the identification pages of one of these:

a family book showing both your parents’ names
government-issued identification
a court-issued document that verifies your identity

If you have changed your name, provide proof such as:

a marriage or divorce certificate
change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
documents that show other names you have been known by

Enough money for your stay and to leave

Provide evidence you have enough money for your stay in Australia. This is usually AUD5,000.

You must also show us you have enough money to buy a ticket to leave Australia at the end of your stay, or that you already have the ticket.

Proof of specified subclass 462 work

Provide proof that you have completed 6 months of specified subclass 462 work on your previous WHM visa (or in other eligible circumstances). The proof must cover all periods you worked.

You can include any of the following:

pay slips or other evidence of payment such as Australian bank statements
piece rate agreement with your employer, if you were paid piece rates. The agreement must show the pay rate per piece and how it is measured
group certificates
payment summaries
tax returns
employer references
a written and signed agreement setting out any lawful deductions in pay

We might contact your employer(s) to check your work claims.

If you have completed volunteer bushfire or flood recovery work, provide:

a signed letter from your volunteer coordinator or host including:
- your personal details including passport number
- description of volunteer duties undertaken
- location of volunteer work including postcode(s)
- number of days you provided volunteer assistance.

Character documents

We might ask you to provide:

an Australian police certificate if you have spent a total of 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since you turned 16. We only accept complete disclosure National Police Certificates issued by the Australian Federal Police. We do not accept standard disclosure certificates or national police certificates issued by Australian state or territory police
an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16
military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country

We will let you know if you need to give us these documents.

Tell us you are getting help

To nominate someone to:

receive your correspondence, use Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)
provide immigration assistance, use Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF).

Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.

Prepare your documents

Translate

Have all non-English documents translated into English.

Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.

Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:

full name
address and telephone number
qualifications and experience in the language they are translating

These details must be in English.

Note: You do not need to have any documents certified.

Scan or photograph

Scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour.

The scans and photos must be clear.

If a document is more than one page, save it all as one file.

Attach

Attach a document only once, even if you are using it to show more than one thing.

Step 3

Apply for the visa

Provide accurate information

Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.

Apply online

Log in or create an ImmiAccount.
Attach documents.
Pay the application fee. We will not process your application until you pay the fee.
Note the transaction reference number.

Applicants with dependent children

You can’t apply online if you are the parent of a child under the age of 18.

Work and Holiday visa holders cannot be accompanied by dependent children at any time during their stay in Australia. While it is possible to obtain a Work and Holiday visa if you have a child, your child cannot join you in Australia at any time while you are on your Work and Holiday visa – not even for one day.

Step 4

After you apply

See what you can and must do after you apply.

We will let you know when we have received your application.

Travel

You applied in Australia

Tell us if you want to travel outside Australia while we process your application. We need to know because you must be in Australia when we decide your visa.

If you leave Australia, make sure you have a valid visa to return.

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid.

Time spent outside Australia does not extend the visa.

You applied outside Australia

Do not arrange to travel to Australia until we let you know, in writing, that we have granted you the visa.

Biometrics

We might ask for biometrics. We will let you know if you need to provide them.

Health exams

If you didn't have health examinations before you applied, we will let you know if you need them.

Attach more information

If you didn't attach all documents when you applied, attach them as soon as you can in ImmiAccount .

We might also ask you to provide more information.

Mistakes on your application

Let us know as soon as you can if you made a mistake on your application.

Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers (168KB PDF) and attach it in ImmiAccount.

Help with your application

Let us know if you no longer want someone to:

receive your correspondence - complete Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)
provide immigration advice - complete Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF).

Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.

For more information, see Who can help you with your application.

Tell us if things change

Tell us if things change after you submit your application but before we decide your visa.

Things you need to let us know about include:

you want to withdraw your application
changes to your passport
changes to your relationship status
the birth of a child

For any queries related to the processing of your second Work and Holiday visa application that the website does not answer, you can submit a Working Holiday Maker Application Enquiry Form.

Step 5

Visa outcome

We will let you know our decision in writing.

If we grant your visa, we will tell you:

your visa grant number
the date your visa starts
your visa conditions

Keep a copy of the decision notification with you when in Australia.

If we refuse your visa, we will tell you:

why we refused the visa
if you have a right to a review of the decision

Coming to Australia

Before you travel

Once you have been granted your third Work and Holiday Visa offshore you do not need to apply for another visa, such as an eVisitor (subclass 651) visa, to enter Australia.

If you apply for and are granted another visa (such as subclass 651 visa) after the grant of your third Work and Holiday visa, your Work and Holiday visa (and related work rights) will cease on the date that visa is granted.

If your third Work and Holiday visa ceased due to the grant of another visa, such as an eVisitor visa, and you entered Australia on that other visa, you may be able to apply for another third Work and Holiday visa while you are in Australia. You will need to pay the Visa Application Charge (VAC) if you apply again.

Check your travel documents are up to date

Your Work and Holiday visa will be linked to the passport you declared on your application. If you obtain a new passport after your visa is granted, you must tell us your new passport details. See how to tell us if your situation changes.
If you do not update your passport details, you will face delays at your overseas departure point and may not be permitted to board your flight

You must have:

a Work and Holiday visa that is in effect to enter Australia - you do not need a separate visa to enter Australia (the Department recommends that you keep a copy of your grant letter (electronic or paper) while travelling)
a valid passport or other travel document

If you also hold another visa

The Work and Holiday visa period of stay will commence even if you are transiting through Australia on your way to another country, and if you hold one of the following temporary visas at the same time as you hold your Work and Holiday visa:

Special Purpose visa (for example, airline crew members who have been registered for a Crew Travel Authority (CTA) or transit passengers from certain countries)
Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
Maritime Crew visa (subclass 988)
Transit visa (subclass 771)

If you applied for a COVID-19 Pandemic event (subclass 408) visa

If you hold a Work and Holiday visa and have an undecided COVID-19 Pandemic event visa application, but you no longer wish to be granted this visa, you must withdraw your application as soon as possible. If your COVID-19 Pandemic event visa is granted, it will replace your Work and Holiday visa.

You can withdraw your application by submitting Form 1446 Withdrawal of a visa application via ImmiAccount.

At the border

Completing an Incoming Passenger Card

All people arriving in Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card. You will be given this card onboard.

Leaving the airport faster

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport, if you have one. You may be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

In Australia

What you can do when you have this visa

You can:

have a holiday
do any kind of work
study for up to 4 months
travel to and from Australia as many times as you want

Work

Usually, you can only work for the same employer for 6 months.

You can work another 6 months with an employer you worked for on your first and/or second visa.

To see your conditions for work, use VEVO.

You must pay taxes when you work.

You are protected by Australian workplace law. See your workplace rights and entitlements.

Superannuation

If you earn over a certain amount, your employer must pay superannuation into your superannuation fund. Australia has compulsory superannuation - a retirement savings scheme.

When you leave Australia, you can access your superannuation.

Study

You can study for up to 4 months (17 weeks).

To see your study entitlements use VEVO.

Travel

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is in effect.

Time spent outside Australia after your visa commences does not extend the visa period of stay in Australia.

How long you can stay

This depends on your circumstances when you applied and when we grant the visa. Your grant notification will tell you how long you can stay in Australia and you can also use VEVO to check your visa details and conditions.

You were in Australia on your second subclass 462 visa or a bridging visa

The bridging visa must be the one you were granted after your second subclass 462 visa expired.

You can stay in Australia for up to 12 months from the date your second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa expired or would have expired.

You were in Australia on a different visa

You can stay for 12 months from the date we grant the visa.

You were outside Australia

You can stay for 12 months from the date you enter Australia on the visa.

To see when you must leave, use VEVO.

Time spent outside Australia after the visa starts does not extend the visa.

Stay longer

You can't stay in Australia longer by extending this visa.

You can't get a fourth Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa if you have held three Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas in Australia.

You must apply for a different visa if you want to stay longer. See your options.

What you must do on this visa

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See your conditions in your visa grant letter or VEVO.

Proving you have a visa

To prove you have a visa and show your conditions to someone, use VEVO.

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about include:

changes to your passport
changes to your relationship status
the birth of a child

See how to tell us if your situation changes.

Leaving Australia

Before you leave

Check your travel documents

You must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.

At the border

Departures SmartGate

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You may be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

After you leave

Getting your superannuation

You are likely to have some money in a superannuation fund if you worked in Australia and you are:

aged 18 years or older
paid AUD450 or more before tax in a month

See how to access your super.

Proving you have been to Australia

Request your international movement records to get proof of your travel in and out of Australia.

Contact Us

Office in Australia

7/2 Canning HWY, South Perth,WA, Australia

Email: info@impactmigration.com.au

Phone: +61 8 6118 1345

Third Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)