Working holiday visas for Thai citizens

This page is for citizens of Thailand interested in working holiday visas. It lists the programs available in Australia and New Zealand. To be eligible, you must be between 18 and 30 years old for both schemes. A stay of up to 12 months is permitted in each country.

The Australian Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) has a fee of AUD840.00 for the first visa and requires you to have about AUD5,000 in funds. The New Zealand Working Holiday Visa requires you to have NZD $7,000. Australia has a cap of 2,000 first visas per program year. Both programs require a letter of support from the Department of Children and Youth in Thailand.

Passport

Thailand

Programs found

2

Lowest upper age limit

30

Highest upper age limit

30

Programs that list Thai citizens

Country-specific conditions

Australia: Work and Holiday visa

• Fee: AUD840.00 (first visa)
• Funds: About AUD5,000 plus your fare out
• Places: 2,000 first visas per program year
• Education: A tertiary qualification (degree, graduate certificate or diploma) from a university, college or training centre. 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).
• A letter of support from your government is required: Department of Children and Youth.

New Zealand: Working Holiday Visa, Thailand scheme

• Funds: NZD $7,000
• Have a tertiary qualification, and speak and understand English.
• Provide a letter of support from the Department of Children and Youth.

What stands out

Both available programs have specific educational and language requirements. For Australia, you must have a tertiary qualification such as a degree, graduate certificate, or diploma. You also need to prove at least Functional English, for example, with an IELTS average band of 4.5 or a PTE Academic score of 30 from a test in the last 12 months. New Zealand also requires a tertiary qualification and that you speak and understand English, though the data does not specify how this is tested.

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.