# Work and Holiday > visa-462 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text Subclass 462—Work and Holiday 462.1—Interpretation Note: There are no interpretation provisions specific to this Part. Foreign Affairs recipient, Foreign Affairs student and specified Subclass 462 work are defined in regulation 1.03. 462.2—Primary criteria Note: All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria. 462.21—Criteria to be satisfied at time of application 462.211 If the applicant: (a) is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 visa other than an offshore COVID-19 affected visa; and (b) is not a member of a class of persons specified by the Minister, by an instrument in writing, for subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1; the applicant satisfies the criteria in clauses 462.212, 462.213, 462.215, 462.216 and 462.217. 462.211A If the applicant: (a) is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa other than an offshore COVID-19 affected visa; and (b) is a member of a class of persons specified by the Minister, by an instrument in writing, for the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1; the applicant satisfies the criteria in clause 462.212 and clauses 462.214 to 462.217. 462.211B (1) If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa other than an offshore COVID-19 affected visa, the applicant satisfies the criteria in: (a) clauses 462.212, 462.214 and 462.217; and (b) unless subclause (2) applies—clauses 462.218 and 462.219. (2) This subclause applies if: (a) the applicant holds a passport of a kind specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(d) of Schedule 1; or (b) all of the following apply: (i) the application is made between 5 March 2022 and 31 December 2022; (ii) the applicant holds or held an onshore COVID-19 affected visa; (iii) the applicant has not been granted a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa on the basis of another application made on or after 5 March 2022. 462.212 The applicant is aged at least 18 and no more than: (a) 35; or (b) if, in the instrument in writing made for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1, a younger age is specified for the foreign country that issued the passport the applicant holds (or, if paragraph 1224A(3)(aaa) of Schedule 1 applies, held)—that younger age. 462.213 (1) The applicant has provided with the application a letter: (a) from the government of a foreign country with which the Australian Government has an arrangement mentioned in clause 462.216; and (b) that includes a statement to the effect that the government of the foreign country has agreed to the applicant’s stay in Australia under the arrangement. (2) The applicant holds a valid passport issued by the foreign country mentioned in subclause (1). (3) Subclause (2) does not apply if: (a) the applicant is in Australia; and (b) when entering Australia, the applicant held a valid passport issued by the foreign country; and (c) the passport expired after the applicant entered Australia. 462.214 (1) The applicant holds a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in an instrument in writing made under paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1. (2) Subclause (1) does not apply if: (a) the applicant is in Australia; and (b) when entering Australia, the applicant held a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in an instrument in writing made under 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1; and (c) the passport expired after the applicant entered Australia. 462.215 The Minister is satisfied that the applicant has at least functional English. Note: functional English is defined in subsection 5(2) of the Act. 462.216 The Minister is satisfied that the application meets the requirements of an arrangement between the Australian Government and the government of a foreign country specified in an instrument in writing made under paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1. 462.217 The Minister is satisfied that the applicant: (a) seeks to enter or remain in Australia as a genuine visitor whose principal purpose is to spend a holiday in Australia; and (b) has sufficient money for: (i) the fare to the applicant’s intended overseas destination on leaving Australia; and (ii) personal support for the purposes of a working holiday; and (c) will not be accompanied by dependent children during the applicant’s stay in Australia unless the applicant is a member of a class of persons specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph. 462.218 (1) If the applicant has held only one Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa in Australia, the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the applicant has, after 18 November 2016, carried out a period or periods of specified Subclass 462 work as the holder of the visa; and (b) the total period of the work carried out is at least 3 months; and (c) the applicant has been remunerated for the work in accordance with relevant Australian legislation and awards; and (d) the work was not carried out for an excluded employer. (2) A reference in subclause (1) to a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa does not include a reference to a COVID-19 affected visa. 462.219 (1) If the applicant has held 2 Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visas in Australia, the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the applicant has carried out a period or periods of specified Subclass 462 work; and (b) the total period of that work is at least 6 months; and (c) all of that work was carried out while the applicant held: (i) the second Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa; or (ii) a bridging visa that was in effect and was granted on the basis of the application for the second Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa (made at a time when the applicant held the first Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa); and (d) all of that work was carried out on or after 1 July 2019; and (e) the applicant has been remunerated for that work in accordance with relevant Australian legislation and awards; and (f) that work was not carried out for an excluded employer. (2) A reference in subclause (1) to a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa does not include a reference to a COVID-19 affected visa. 462.22—Criteria to be satisfied at time of decision 462.221 If the applicant is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa other than an offshore COVID-19 affected visa, the applicant: (a) continues to satisfy the criteria in clauses 462.215, 462.216 and 462.217; and (aa) continues to hold the passport mentioned in paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1, or a valid replacement passport issued by the country concerned; and (b) satisfies public interest criteria 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4011, 4013, 4014, 4019 and 4020; and (c) is the holder of an educational qualification specified in an instrument in writing for this paragraph, in relation to the foreign country that issued the passport mentioned in paragraph (aa); and (e) is not a Foreign Affairs student or a Foreign Affairs recipient. 462.221A If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa other than an offshore COVID-19 affected visa, the applicant: (a) continues to satisfy the criteria in clause 462.217; and (aa) unless subclause 462.211B(2) applies—continues to satisfy the criteria in clauses 462.218 and 462.219; and (b) either: (i) if the applicant was not in Australia when the application was made— continues to hold the passport mentioned in paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1, or a valid replacement passport issued by the country concerned; or (ii) otherwise—holds a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in an instrument in writing made under paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1; and (c) satisfies public interest criteria 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4011, 4013, 4014, 4019 and 4020; and (d) is not a Foreign Affairs student or a Foreign Affairs recipient. 462.222 If the applicant: (a) was outside Australia at the time of application; and (b) has previously been in Australia; the applicant satisfies special return criteria 5001 and 5002. 462.223 The Minister is satisfied that the applicant intends to comply with any conditions subject to which the visa is granted. 462.224 (1) If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa, the applicant has not held more than 2 Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visas in Australia (including any Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa held by the applicant at the time of decision on the application). (2) A reference in subclause (1) to a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa does not include a reference to a COVID-19 affected visa. 462.3—Secondary criteria Note: All applicants must meet the primary criteria. 462.4—Circumstances applicable to grant 462.411 If the applicant is outside Australia at the time of application, the applicant must be outside Australia at the time of grant. 462.412 If the applicant is in Australia at the time of application, the applicant must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, at the time of grant. 462.5—When visa is in effect 462.511 If the applicant is outside Australia at the time of grant—temporary visa permitting the holder: (a) to travel to and enter Australia within 12 months after the date of the grant of the visa; and (b) to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date of first entry to Australia. 462.512 If the applicant is in Australia at the time of grant and did not hold a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa at the time of application—temporary visa permitting the holder to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date of grant. 462.513 If the applicant is in Australia at the time of grant and held a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa (the old visa) at the time of application—temporary visa permitting the holder to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date that the old visa would have otherwise ceased to be in effect. 462.6—Conditions 462.611 Conditions 8547 and 8548. 462.612 Any 1 or more of conditions 8303, 8501, 8503, 8516 and 8540 may be imposed, unless an application is decided by the use of a computer program in accordance with an arrangement under section 495A of the Act.