The 462 Visa – Work and holiday Visa allows you to live a work in Australia for up to one year with second and third year option available subject to completing specified work detailed here.

To be eligible for the 462 Work and holiday visa the first eligibility requirement is that you must be a citizen and valid passport holder of one of the countries listed here. As well as meeting health and character criteria the main requirements are –

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

Meet the education requirement – varies for each country- more info here

Have a certain level of English language ability. Click here for more information.

Certain countries must have a letter of support – Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia , Luxembourg, Malaysia (Good Conduct Certificate), Mongolia, Peru, Poland ,San Marino, Slovenia ,Thailand, Türkiye. More info on who to contact for this letter of support available here.

And have enough money – you must provide evidence you have enough money for your stay in Australia (This is usually AUD5,000) and you must have enough money to buy a ticket to leave Australia at the end of your stay, or that you already have the ticket.