{"id":34986,"date":"2021-11-22T02:49:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T02:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/?p=34986"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:19:36","slug":"australia-opens-borders-to-working-holiday-visas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/australia-opens-borders-to-working-holiday-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Opens Borders To Working Holiday Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34986\" class=\"elementor elementor-34986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca575fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca575fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3ce81\" data-id=\"4b3ce81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de049e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de049e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today is the day we, and you, have been waiting for. Today\u2019s the day the Australian Federal Government announced Australia will open its borders to working holiday visas from 1 December 2021!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e57150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e57150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">So What Was Said?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">At 11.30am on 22 November 2022, Prime Minister Scott Morrison fronted the media to give an update on Australia\u2019s next steps on it\u2019s border policy.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">With Australia now at an average of 85% double vaccinated, with NSW and Victoria heading for 95% it has now been deemed safe for Australia to welcome the next group of people into the country WITHOUT a travel exemption from December 1st 2021.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This group includes people on a:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Working Holiday Visa (417)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Work and Holiday Visa (462)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Student Visa (500)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">You can see the full list on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au\/vaccinated-travellers#toc-7\">Australian Immigration website.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a336e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71a336e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Australia-East-Coast-Group-Travel-For-Backpackers-On-Gap-Year-Or-Working-Holiday-In-Australia-Welcome-to-Travel-Home-Page.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34152\" alt=\"Working holiday visa makers on a backpacking trip on the East Coast of Australia\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03b7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c03b7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the other requirement?<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>Vaccinations<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will need to be fully vaccinated and your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/international-covid-19-vaccines-recognised-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> vaccine be approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Applying For A Visa<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can apply now for either a <a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/work-holiday-417\/first-working-holiday-417\">Working Holiday visa (417)<\/a> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/work-holiday-462\/first-work-holiday-462\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Work and Holiday visa (462).<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The countries that are eligible are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0433313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0433313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63fa986\" data-id=\"63fa986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24a193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a24a193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>417 Visa Working Holiday<\/h2><p><strong>Passport holders from these countries<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Belgium<\/li><li>Canada<\/li><li>Republic of Cyprus<\/li><li>Denmark<\/li><li>Estonia<\/li><li>Finland<\/li><li>France<\/li><li>Germany<\/li><li>Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China (including British National Overseas passport holders)<\/li><li>Republic of Ireland<\/li><li>Italy<\/li><li>Japan<\/li><li>Republic of Korea<\/li><li>Malta<\/li><li>Netherlands<\/li><li>Norway<\/li><li>Sweden<\/li><li>Taiwan (other than an official or diplomatic passport)<\/li><li>The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcb1fc9\" data-id=\"bcb1fc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8f927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d8f927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>462 Work and Holiday Visa<\/h2><p><strong>Passport holders from these countries<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Argentina<\/li><li>Austria<\/li><li>Chile<\/li><li>China, People&#8217;s Republic of<\/li><li>Czech Republic<\/li><li>Ecuador<\/li><li>Greece<\/li><li>Hungary<\/li><li>Indonesia<\/li><li>Israel<\/li><li>Luxembourg<\/li><li>Malaysia<\/li><li>Peru<\/li><li>Poland<\/li><li>Portugal<\/li><li>San Marino<\/li><li>Singapore<\/li><li>Slovak Republic<\/li><li>Slovenia<\/li><li>Spain<\/li><li>Thailand<\/li><li>Turkey<\/li><li>Uruguay<\/li><li>United States of America<\/li><li>Vietnam<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4cae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4cae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Passport-circle-Welcome-To-Travel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1446\" alt=\"Passport from different nationalities on a working holiday visa on a welcome to travel tour\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93de8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93de8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How Long Will It Take?<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the backlog of visas throughout COVID, the visa processing time is longer than normal. Immigration\u2019s indicator of times are as follows<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working Holiday visa (417)<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of applications in 85 days<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of applications in 4 months<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work and Holiday visa (462)<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75% of applications in 90 days<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of applications in 4 months<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8893b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e8893b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Requirements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c87ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c87ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Undertake a pre-departure COVID-19 test.<\/li><li>Obtain your foreign vaccination certificate.<\/li><li>Travellers to Australia should complete an <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au\/australia-travel-declaration\">Australia Travel Declaration (ATD)<\/a> at least 72 hours before departure.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092a4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"092a4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Are Welcome Tours Running?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c34e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c34e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our first <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/tours\/8-day-welcome-to-travel-melbourne\/\">Welcome to Melbourne<\/a> tour is running February 27th and our first <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/tours\/welcome-to-sydney\/\">Welcome to Sydney<\/a> tour March 20th.<\/p><p>This gives you enough time for your visa to be processed and for you to be able to organise everything before coming over here.<\/p><p>For all of you lovely people that have been wanting to come to Australia for so long, that have waited for this announcement for so long, it couldn\u2019t have come at a better time for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fc3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c0fc3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2N2TFVFohpw&amp;t=2s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb873b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb873b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Save Money<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2639ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2639ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Friday 26 November 2021 our Black Friday sale starts, giving you the perfect opportunity to save some money whilst being safe in the knowledge that Australia is welcoming travellers back into the country. The doubt has gone, it\u2019s just excitement now!<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of a normal Black Friday sale, we\u2019re giving you a choice on, how do you want to save?<\/span><\/p><p><b>You can either get:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A free Road Trip Add On (Melbourne=Great Ocean Road and Sydney=Blue Mountains) valued at $265, when you book a Welcome Tour<\/span><\/p><p><b>OR<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10% off any Welcome Tour or Mini Pack<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The promo codes will go live at 12.01am Friday 26th November and there will be a limited amount. If you want to get ahead of the queue, sign up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/travel-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and receive the codes in your email 12 hours before everyone else.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can still choose to book open dated if you don\u2019t want to pick a date but want the discount.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0f4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd0f4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What To Do Now?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ad8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ad8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to come within the next year, apply for your visa immediately. You have a year to start the visa so you should get your application in <\/span><b>now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a Black Friday promo code now.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday 26th November, place a deposit for your Welcome to Travel tour. You can still choose to book open dated if you don\u2019t want to pick a date, but you still want the discount. Win win!<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your visa has been granted, you can book your flights.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the same time as organising those flights, organise your travel insurance. We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/travel-insurance\/\">World Nomads.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cbbf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4cbbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tourist Visa Makers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e741b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e741b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although this is 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