All you need to know about the Working Holiday Visa when coming to Australia:

• You must be under 31 to be eligible for the Working Holiday Visa (WHV),
• Only certain countries are eligible (go to www.immi.gov.au) for more information.
• It is a one year visa and you can only work with one employer for up to 6 months (this means if you get hired with a school then you can only work with them for 6-months and then you would need to have the school sponsor you (457 Business Sponsorship visa) if they wanted to keep you longer.)
• To get a second WHV, you must work a minimum of 3 months in an agricultural setting in Australia while on your first Working Holiday visa. It will need to be signed off and you then can get a second one-year working holiday visa.
• The WHV is the only visa you can work as many jobs as you want, so take advantage of this (ex. you could be teaching in a school, tutoring on the side, working at a bar on the weekends, working at a surf shop over the school holidays).
• The WHV can be applied for online and doesn’t take too long to get approval.
• Keep your approval email somewhere safe, as you might need your visa details if you do end up applying for any other visas.

For any additional information, go to www.immi.gov.au. We also have other information on what to consider when moving to Australia and more specifically to Melbourne.