Subclass 417 visa document checklist (Working Holiday)

The Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) lets a young person with an eligible passport holiday in Australia for 12 months and work to help fund the trip. This checklist is a starting point as at November 2026; confirm each item on the Home Affairs subclass 417 page before lodging.

First, second and third visas

• First visa: the applicant must be outside Australia when applying and when the visa is granted, and must not have entered Australia on a 417 or 462 visa before.
• Second visa: 3 months of specified work done on the first visa. Apply in or outside Australia.
• Third visa: 6 months of specified work done on the second visa, on or after 1 July 2019. Apply in or outside Australia.
• UK passport holders: applications lodged on or after 1 July 2024 with a UK passport do not need specified work for a second or third visa.

Key numbers (as at November 2026)

• Eligible passports: Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
• Age at application: 18 to 35 for Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom; 18 to 30 for the other countries.
• Specified work: 3 months means at least 88 calendar days; 6 months means at least 179 calendar days. It covers set work types, such as plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling, mining and construction in regional Australia, tourism and hospitality in Northern or Remote and Very Remote Australia, and bushfire or flood recovery work in declared areas.
• Funds: usually about AUD 5,000, plus enough for a ticket out of Australia.
• Work and study: up to 6 months with one employer, unless permission is given; study for up to 4 months (17 weeks).
• Children: dependent children cannot come to Australia at any time during the stay.

Documents from the applicant

• Identity: passport pages showing the photo, personal details and issue and expiry dates; a birth certificate showing both parents' names, or a family book, government identification or court document if there is none; evidence of any change of name
• Funds: evidence of about AUD 5,000, and of a ticket out of Australia or the money to buy one
• Specified work (second and third visas): evidence covering every period worked: payslips, Australian bank statements, piece rate agreements, payment summaries or group certificates, tax returns, employer references and any signed agreement for pay deductions. For volunteer bushfire or flood recovery work, a signed letter from the volunteer coordinator or host.
• Character: police certificates and military service records, when Home Affairs asks for them
• Health: Health examinations, when Home Affairs asks for them

Collect it with Immiluma

Working holiday matters are quick, so most of the time goes on collecting payslips. Build this checklist once as a visa template in Immiluma, or ask the assistant to draft it from this page. Each matter sends it to the client's portal, the client uploads from their phone against each item, and you review each document beside it. See all visa checklists.