What is a Working Holiday, and what is a Working Holiday Visa?

What is a Working Holiday abroad?

• A working holiday where you alternate work with travelling or backpacking is often referred to as a Working Holiday or a travel and work holiday abroad.

What is a Working Holiday visa?

• In many countries, you need a special visa to be allowed to work. This is called a Working Holiday visa or a work visa.
• You often need a statement from your employer to apply for a work visa. The regulations vary from country to country.
• Some jobs also have other requirements for your paperwork. For example: a tour guide course, a certified diving instructor diploma, a certified teacher course in “Teaching English as a Foreign Language”, professional raft guide training or, for example, business language courses in Spanish/English.

What is an Australian Working Holiday visa?

• One of the best-known Working Holiday visas is the Australian Working Holiday visa. With a “Working Holiday”, you can stay in Australia temporarily for the purpose of travelling and working. If you are at least 18 but not yet 31 years old and want to travel and work in Australia, you may be eligible for a Working Holiday Visa.

How long does a working holiday last?

• A working holiday can vary from a few weeks to a year abroad.

How do you arrange a working holiday?

• You can arrange a working holiday yourself or through an agency.
• As soon as you start working abroad, either voluntarily or for pay, you will often also need to take out valid travel and work insurance.

How can you fill a working holiday?

• There are many opportunities to work abroad. For example, you can work on a farm in Australia, pick fruit in France, work at safari camps in Africa, work in a bar in Curaçao or, for example, work as an au pair in America.