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Australia Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)

Australian Department of Home Affairs

Pays you

Amount varies

Market wages — Australia's minimum wage is high by US standards. Source table did not give a rate; verify the current national minimum before publishing one.

A 12-month working holiday visa allowing Americans to work at market wages in Australia, extendable to three years. Americans must show evidence of tertiary study and are capped at age 30.

Term
12 mo–36 mo
Housing
Not provided
Airfare
Not covered
Selectivity
Quota-limited
Age
18–30
Citizenship
U.S. citizen

Verified 9/11/2026 · immi.homeaffairs.gov.au