General requirements

You must:

• have completed three months of specified work in regional Australia* while on your first Working Holiday visa (there is no requirement to do further specified work on the second visa)
• be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) at the time of applying**
• be applying no more than 12 months before you intend to travel to Australia, if applying from outside Australia
• will not be accompanied by dependent children at any time during your stay in Australia
• is not married, engaged to be married, or in a de facto relationship
• has not turned 18.

You must also:

• be outside Australia when the visa is granted, if applying from outside Australia
• be in Australia when the visa is granted, if applying from in Australia
• hold a passport for a country or region participating with Australia in the Working Holiday program.
  
  

* Specified work must actually be done within an eligible regional Australia postcode area. Work that is completed in a non-eligible area for a business, whose office or post office box is in a regional Australia postcode area, does not meet the requirement.

** You must be no older than 30 when you apply for the visa, but you may be aged over 30 at the time the visa is granted.

Health requirements

All applicants are required to meet health criteria. Depending on your circumstances, you may need to undertake a medical examination, which may include a chest x-ray, HIV, Hepatitis B and/or Hepatitis C tests.

All required health examinations must be completed before a decision can be made on your visa application.

If you need a medical examination, the cost is not included in the visa application charge (fee) you pay when you lodge your application.

Health examination requirements are outlined on Form 1163i.

Health insurance

It is recommended that you take out health insurance for yourself for the duration of your stay in Australia.

Financial requirements

You must have access to sufficient funds to support yourself for the initial stage of your holiday. Generally, AUD$5000 may be regarded as sufficient, but the amount may vary depending on your length of stay and the extent of your travel. You should also have a return or onward ticket or the funds for a fare to depart Australia.

You may be asked to provide evidence. Evidence may include a certified copy of a bank statement and an air ticket out of Australia.

Specified work

Specified work is any type of work that is undertaken in a 'specified' field or industry. For information on types of specified work, providing evidence, and the calculation of three months.

Specified work is any type of work described in the list click here.

How to find specified work?

You can find specified work vacancies in the same way as you would find other job vacancies, such as through employment pages in newspapers, the Internet and job placement service providers. Vacancies specifically for plant and animal cultivation can be found on the Harvest Trail website.
Note: Not all vacancies advertised on the Harvest Trail website will qualify you for a second Working Holiday visa.

You should ensure that the vacancy meets the definition of specified work listed above and that the work will take place in an eligible postcode of regional Australia.

How to calculate specified work?

'Three months' means three 'calendar' months or 88 days. Work can be:

• in one block with one business
  or
• in separate blocks with one business or a number of businesses. Blocks of work may be in different kinds of specified work.

Full time workers may include weekends in calculating the number of days worked.

Applicants who work part time or on a casual basis can only count the full days actually worked. The shortest period that can be counted is one day of full time work (for any given industry).

Full time workers can count sick days only during periods where they were in paid employment and entitled to sick leave or covered by a workers compensation scheme. In these situations, supporting evidence must be provided by the employer.

Examples of three (3) months

Examples that meet the three month requirement

• Working week
  You work on a farm for three months for five days each week, where the farmer considers five days a week to be full time work.
• Shift work
  You are employed as a miner for three months and under the employment contract you are only required to work every second week, which is the standard full time contract for the industry.
• Blocks of work
  You complete 60 days of harvest work, followed by a period of travel for two months. Then you complete another 28 days in construction, bringing the total days worked to 88 days.
• Sick days
  You are employed for a three month period but take several days of sick leave during the period.

Examples that do not meet the three month requirement

• Working week
  Four days a week is considered full time work by the farm, but you only work three days a week for three months.
• Work done on another visa type
  You complete three months of specified work during your summer break while on a Student visa.
• Seasonal circumstances
  You pick bananas for 80 days on a casual basis, but cannot find more work as there is a cyclone and your first Working Holiday visa ceases.

Evidence of specified work

The department may contact you to confirm you meet the specified work requirement, and may request evidence that the actual work was undertaken in regional Australia.
Acceptable evidence of specified work (completed while on your first Working Holiday visa) includes either:

• original or certified copies of payslips, group certificates, payment summaries, tax returns or employer references
  or
• a completed employment verification form. See: Form 1263 Working Holiday visa: Employment verification

Regional Australia

Information about harvest work opportunities in regional Australia can be found at the Harvest Trail website.
See: Harvest Trail - Overview