Working and Holiday Visa

A “Working and Holiday” agreement has been signed between Australia and Indonesia, where applications have been accepted from 1 July 2009. The Work and Holiday visas are for Australians to visit Indonesia and for Indonesians to visit Australia. The visa is mainly a tourist visa, which also allows the visa holder to do some work.

Working and holiday visa Requirements:

Each applicant must:

• Be between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years old (including the ages 18 and 30) at the time the visa is applied for;
• have tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study;
• apply in their home country (Indonesia or Australia);
• have good English (for Indonesian applicants) or good Indonesian (for Australian applicants) – which is assessed as at least “functional” on a language test;
• Have no dependent children who will join them (that is, there are no children allowed as family members on the parent’s visa);
• have not had a visa of this type before;
• have sufficient funds for their personal expenses for the first three months – generally this is about $5,000 AUD;
• have good health and good character;
• provide a letter from the relevant government department which states that the applicant meets these requirements.

Limit:

There will be a yearly limit of 100 ‘Work and Holiday’ visas granted to Indonesian applicants and a limit of 100 Work and Holiday visas granted to Australian applicants.

Conditions:

People who are granted Work and Holiday visas must not:

• be employed by any one employer for more than six (6) months;
• engage in any studies or training for more than four (4) months.