Requirements

Requirements to obtain the Australian Working Holiday Visa: 

-Have an Argentine or Chilean passport

-Being outside Australia at the time of submitting the visa application

-Be at least 18 years old and have not reached the age of 31 at the time of application (you can enter Australia with 31 years if the visa has already been processed)

-Participants may not travel with their dependent children

-Have an intermediate level of English

-Have tertiary studies, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate studies

-Have sufficient funds for the first part of your stay in Australia (at least AUD 5000 (USD 3,425)) in addition to the money for the return ticket

-We recommend having the Yellow Fever vaccine

What this visa allows

  ·     As a Work and Travel Australia participant you will benefit from all of the following services and support: · Pre-Departure Information – what to expect from your Working Holiday. · Instructions to set up bank account provided prior to arrival – MasterCard debit card issued to all participants. · Access to Online Job Board and Online Members Portal prior to arrival. · Airport Pick up and Transfer to hostel. · Priority check-in at hostel. · 3 nights accommodation (incl breakfast) at one of Sydney’s Funkiest Backpacker Hostels · Longer term accommodation – we can also help our members to find an apartment, a hostel or a shared house and give tips on what to pay and where to stay (in Sydney and Melbourne). · Australian Orientation / Information session. · Registration for Australian Tax File Number. · Medicare Information and set up instructions (where applicable). · 12 months full access to our Members Only Recruitment Agency and Purpose Built Traveller Centres (in Sydney and Melbourne). · Job placement by our Fully Integrated / In-house Recruitment Agency – wages paid on time into an Aussie bank account (in Sydney and Melbourne). · Email job updates and ongoing resume review plus loan / sale of work safety equipment & clothing for work (Sydney only). · Private mailbox with mail holding and forwarding anywhere in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne). · Free internet access in our Sydney and Melbourne Centres (Super-Fast Wi-Fi, plus PC’s in Sydney and Melbourne) as well as many other convenient locations around the country. · Toll free emergency assistance Number – Australia wide 24/7 – accessible for full duration of program. · Best price guarantee from our in-house Travel Shop plus member’s only discounts, offers and regular Travel Talks (Travel desks in Sydney and Melbourne). · FREE city tour, beach walk, pub crawl and drink vouchers plus 1 hr free internet per night booked whilst staying at hostel (Sydney only). · Social Activities Program (Sydney and Melbourne). · FREE 2nd year work visa information pack (Online Members Portal). · FREE Use of phone in the office for job and general enquiries and FREE fax, photocopying and scanning (Sydney and Melbourne). · WTC Ice Breaker / Welcome drinks – 2 FREE DRINKS and SNACKS –held every week and members can attend as many times as they want (Sydney and Melbourne).

Application process

 Step 1: Visa and registration: Once you have the Working Holiday Australia Visa, you enroll in the program. Present your CV and initial documentation. Step 2: Registration payment

Step 3: Job interview: Interviews are organized with your potential employers until you are hired.

Step 4: Job Offer: You receive your job offer and pay the balance of the program.

Step 5: Passage and travel: Once you have signed the job offer, you are ready to buy your ticket and travel!

Medical insurance and flights

 Vary depending on the dates of travel and destination in Australia