Working holiday visas for Indian citizens

This page is for citizens of India interested in working holiday programs. It shows the visa options available in the Travel to Work directory. Currently, there is one program listed for Indian passport holders: Australia’s Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462).

To be eligible for this visa, you must be aged 18 to 30. The visa allows a stay of up to 12 months. The application fee for a first visa is AUD840.00. You will also need to show evidence of funds of about AUD5,000 plus the cost of your flight out of Australia. There is an annual cap of 1,000 first visas.

Passport

India

Programs found

1

Lowest upper age limit

30

Highest upper age limit

30

Programs that list Indian citizens

Country-specific conditions

Australia: Work and Holiday visa

• Fee: AUD840.00 (first visa)
• Funds: About AUD5,000 plus your fare out
• Places: 1,000 first visas per program year
• Education: At least 2 years of post-secondary study (study after Year 12 or equivalent) successfully completed.
• 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.

What stands out

The Australian Work and Holiday visa for Indian citizens has specific requirements that stand out. Unlike many other programs, it has a mandatory education condition: you must have completed at least 2 years of post-secondary study. There is also a minimum English language requirement, such as an IELTS average band of 4.5 or a PTE Academic score of 30.

Another key feature is that the application process is managed by a ballot system. This means you must enter and be selected from a pre-application ballot before you can apply for the visa itself.

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.