Working holiday visas for Chinese citizens

This page is for citizens of China interested in working holiday visas. It shows the main options available in the Travel to Work directory. The data covers key eligibility requirements like age, length of stay, and the funds you need to have.

For Australia, the Work and Holiday visa is for people aged 18 to 30 and allows a stay of up to 12 months. The application fee is AUD840.00 for a first visa, and you need about AUD5,000 in funds. New Zealand’s Working Holiday Visa is also for ages 18 to 30 for up to 12 months. This program requires you to have NZD $4,200 in available funds.

Passport

China

Programs found

2

Lowest upper age limit

30

Highest upper age limit

30

Programs that list Chinese citizens

Country-specific conditions

Australia: Work and Holiday visa

• Fee: AUD840.00 (first visa)
• Funds: About AUD5,000 plus your fare out
• Places: 5,000 first visas per program year
• Education: A tertiary qualification (degree, graduate certificate or diploma) from a university, college or training centre, or completion of 2 years of undergraduate university study. Certificate I to IV and the Senior Secondary Certificate do not count.
• English: you need at least Functional English (for example an IELTS average band of 4.5 or more, or PTE Academic 30 or more, from a test in the last 12 months).
• First visas for this passport go through a pre-application ballot.

New Zealand: Working Holiday Visa, China scheme

• Funds: NZD $4,200
• Normally live China.
• Be living in China when you apply.
• Have a senior high school qualification, and speak and understand English.

What stands out

The Australian program has specific requirements that stand out. You must have a tertiary qualification or have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate university study. You also need to prove at least Functional English, for example with an IELTS score of 4.5. Most notably, first visa applications for Chinese citizens are managed by ballot and there is a cap of 5,000 first visas per program year.

For the New Zealand scheme, a key condition is that you must normally live in China and also be living there when you apply for the visa.

This page covers the destinations in this directory only: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea. Singapore’s Work Holiday Programme is left out here because it depends on where your university is, not on your passport; see the Singapore sheet. A destination missing here may still run a program for your passport; check its official immigration site.