Work
Working Holiday Visa
Allows young people to have a holiday and work in Australia for up to a year. Applicants who complete 3 months specified work in regional Australia might be eligible to apply for a second year.
Eligibility
- Hold an eligible passport
- Be 18 to 30 years of age
- Not have come to Australia previously on a Work and Holiday visa (462).
Length of stay
Number of entries
What you can do
- Work for the duration of your visa but only up to 6 months with each employer
- Visit as a tourist
- Visit family and friends
- Study for up to four months.
Apply here.
Temporary Work Visa
The Temporary Work Visa permits travellers to do short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work. In limited circumstances, some travellers will be permitted to participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests such as assisting in a natural disaster.
Eligibility
- Be invited, or supported, by the organisation you will be working for
- have specialist skills, knowledge or experience that is needed but cannot be found in Australia
Length of stay
- Up to 3 months (6 months in limited circumstances)
What you can do
- You can work or participate in the activities for which you were granted the visa
Apply here.
Temporary Graduate Visa
This visa is for international students who have recently graduated from an Australian educational institution. It lets you live,study and work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Students are only able to access the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) once as a primary applicant.
Eligibility
- Be under 50 years of age
- Hold an eligible visa
- Have a recent qualification in a CRICOS-registered course
- Meet additional requirements of the relevant stream
The qualification must either:
- Relate to an occupation on the skilled occupation list (Graduate Work stream)
- Be a higher education degree (Post-Study Work stream)
Length of stay
- Graduate Work stream – 18 months
- Post-Study Work stream – two to four years
What you can do
This visa allows you and your family to stay in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. While in Australia, you can:
Apply here.
Skilled Recognised Graduate Visa
Allows engineering graduates to gain work experience in Australia.
Eligibility
- Be under 31 years of age
- Have completed an engineering degree at a recognised institution in the past two years
- Not have been the primary visa holder of a subclass 476 or 485 visa.
Length of stay
What you can do
This visa allows you and your family stay in Australia for up to 18 months. While in Australia, you can:
Apply here.
Temporary Activity Visa
Allows a person to work in the entertainment industry, as a full-time religious worker, as a domestic worker for certain executives or as a superyacht crew member OR participate in cultural or social activities at the invitation of an Australian organisation, high-level sports competition, a research project, a reciprocal staff exchange for a skilled position, an Australian government endorsed event or other specific event or a special program approved by the Department.
Eligibility
- Have the skills to undertake the activity to be carried out in Australia
- Be supported or sponsored
- Meet additional requirements of the relevant stream
Length of stay
- If invited by an organisation to participate in a specific event – 3 months
- If participating in Australian government activities – 4 years
- All other activities – 2 years
What you can do
- Stay in Australia for the period that aligns with the activities that you have been approved to undertake on this visa.
- Do the work or activity specified in your application
- Bring eligible family members with you to Australia
- Enter and leave Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid.
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