Working Holiday Visa 462 Vs 417 to Australia

Are you looking to explore Australia? Do you want to make your travel to Australia affordable? If so, the best travel visas to Australia are the Working Holiday Visa 462 and the Working Holiday Visa 417. These two visas give you the opportunity to work and explore the beauty of the nation. Requirements to apply for these visas are the same to a great extent. In this blog, you learn the primary differences and similarities between these two visas so that you can choose the right one.

Similarities between Work and Holiday Visa 462 and Working Holiday Visa 417

Temporary & Stay Duration

They are temporary visas to Australia for those young adults who want to extend their holiday and work in the country to fund their trip. It has three streams that can allow you to stay up to 3 years.

Streams to Apply

These visas have three streams and all of them are connected to one another.

·         First Working Holiday Visa/ First Work and Holiday Visa

·         Second Working Holiday Visa/ Second Work and Holiday Visa

·         Third Working Holiday Visa/ Third Work and Holiday Visa

You can lodge the application for the Seconding Working Holiday Visa only when you are holding the First Working Holiday Visa. Similarly, you can lodge the application for the Third Working Holiday Visa if you hold the Second Working Holiday Visa. Each one has up to 12 months validity.

Age Restrictions

These are young adult visa programs. Therefore, the Department of Home Affairs have set the age criteria. Usually, you can apply for any of these visas if your age is between 18 and 30 years.

Previous Visa History  

You are not eligible to reapply for these visas. In other words, you are not eligible to lodge your application If you have already applied for a:

·         Working Holiday Visa Subclass 417

·         Work and Holiday Visa Subclass 462

Enough Money

You have work limitation when you are on a Subclass 462 or Subclass 417 Visa. Therefore, your work revenue in Australia cannot meet the entire traveling expenses. You demonstrate the Department that you have enough money to live in the country and can go back when the visa expires.

Work Limitation

You have flexibility to work in any field of your choice. However, for each stream, you can work up to 3 months. You permit to work under the same employer for 6 months.

Join a Course

One of the golden benefits of these visas is that you can enrol in a short program that ends within 4 months or 17 weeks.

Include Family

These visas don’t allow you to include your family members. You cannot include even your dependent child.

Differences between Work and Holiday Visa 462 and Working Holiday Visa 417

These visas have some primary differences that one must notice before they apply.

Holding Passport of a Country

If you want to lodge your application for a Working Holiday Visa 417, you must be a citizen or a valid passport holder of anyone of these given countries:

·         Belgium

·         Canada

·         Republic of Cyprus

·         Denmark

·         Estonia

·         Finland

·         France

·         Germany

·         Hong Kong

·         Republic of Ireland

·         Italy

·         Japan

·         Republic of Korea

·         Malta

·         Netherlands

·         Norway

·         Sweden

·         Taiwan

·         The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

If you want to apply for a Work and Holiday Visa Subclass 462, you must hold a valid passport of anyone of these given countries:

·         Argentina

·         Austria

·         Brazil

·         Chile

·         China, People's Republic of

·         Czech Republic

·         Ecuador

·         Greece

·         Hungary

·         Indonesia

·         Israel

·         Luxembourg

·         Malaysia

·         Mongolia

·         Papua New Guinea (PNG)

·         Peru

·         Poland

·         Portugal

·         San Marino

·         Singapore

·         Slovak Republic

·         Slovenia

·         Spain

·         Switzerland

·         Thailand

·         Türkiye

·         Uruguay

·         United States of America

·         Vietnam

Be this Age

In the age requirements, you have no age relaxation for a Work and Holiday Visa 462. However, a Working Holiday Visa 417 offers age relaxation to the applicants of a few countries for up to 35 years, including Canada, Denmark, France, Republic of Ireland, and Italy.

Educational Requirements

There are no specific educational requirements for a Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417) applicant. If you apply for a Work and Holiday Visa Subclass 462, it is essential to fulfil educational requirements depending on the country passport you hold. For instance, if you are from Hungary, you must have a degree certificate. If you are from Luxembourg, you must have diploma certificates. For more details, you can browse the Subclass 462 Visa page of homeaffairs.gov.au.

English Language Requirements

If you apply for a Working Holiday Visa 417, you don’t need to meet the English language requirements. For a Work and Holiday Visa Subclass 462, you must have at least functional English level if you are a citizen of an English speaking country, or pass the English Bagrut exam as an Israel citizen.

Final Words

If you have issues to differentiate between these visas, you can reach to an immigration expert in Australia. It can guide you the best.