Working holiday visas for Italian citizens

This page is for Italian citizens looking for information on working holiday visas. It shows the main options available in the Travel to Work directory. These programs allow you to live and work abroad for a limited time. The general age range is from 18 up to 30 or 35, depending on the country. Most visas allow a stay of up to 12 months.

For Australia, the age limit is 18 to 35 and the first visa costs AUD840.00. You need to show you have about AUD5,000. New Zealand’s scheme is for ages 18 to 30, requires NZD $4,200 in funds, and costs from NZD $770. Canada’s IEC program is for ages 18 to 35 and requires CAN$2,500 in funds. The fees are CAN$184.75 plus a CAN$100 open work permit holder fee.

Passport

Italy

Programs found

4

Lowest upper age limit

30

Highest upper age limit

35

Programs that list Italian citizens

Country-specific conditions

Australia: Working Holiday visa

• Fee: AUD840.00 (first visa)
• Funds: About AUD5,000 plus your fare out

Canada: IEC Working Holiday

• Fee: CAN$184.75 IEC fee + CAN$100 open work permit holder fee
• Funds: CAN$2,500
• As an Italian citizen, you may participate in IEC twice under any category.
• You must be a resident of Italy when you apply (a residential or mailing address there).
• Other IEC categories for this passport: International Co-op (Internship), Young Professionals.

Japan: Working Holiday visa

• Funds: Reasonable funds for the first part of the stay
• Places: 500 visas per year
• Must currently live in the country of nationality.

New Zealand: Working Holiday Visa, Italy scheme

• Fee: From NZD $770
• Funds: NZD $4,200
• Up to 3 months with any one employer.

What stands out

Several programs for Italian citizens have specific residence requirements. For Canada’s IEC program, you must be a resident of Italy when you apply and provide a residential or mailing address there. Similarly, the visa for Japan requires that you must currently live in the country of nationality. The Japanese program also has a limit of 500 visas per year.

The Canadian IEC program offers an unusual opportunity: as an Italian citizen, you may participate twice under any category. New Zealand’s visa has a condition limiting work to up to 3 months with any one employer.

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.