Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)

Each program year (1 July to 30 June), there is a limit on the number of first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas that can be issued to applicants from the countries listed below.

When this limit is reached, the application status for that country will be marked as ‘closed’ in the table, meaning no more applications will be accepted until the next program year begins. There is no limit on second or third Work and Holiday visas.

The table below shows the current application status for each country.

Open – Applications are being accepted. For information on how to apply online, see the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa.

PAUSED – Applications are temporarily halted either because the cap is nearly reached or for other operational reasons. Check back to see when they will reopen.

CLOSED – Applications are not being accepted until the new program year starts on 1 July.

Country	Annual Grant Cap	Status of Application Cap
Argentina	3,400	Open
Austria	500	Open
Brazil	500	Closed
Chile	3,400	Open
China	5,000	Paused*
Czech Republic	500	Open
Ecuador	100	Closed
Greece	500	Open
Hungary	500	Open
India	500	Paused*
Indonesia	4,796	Open
Israel	2,500	Open
Luxembourg	100	Open
Malaysia	1,100	Paused
Mongolia	100	Closed
Papua New Guinea	100	Open
Peru	1,500	Open
Poland	1,500	Open
Portugal	500	Closed
Philippines	200	Open
San Marino	100	Open
Singapore	2,500	Open
Slovak Republic	1,000	Open
Slovenia	200	Open
Spain	3,400	Closed
Switzerland	200	Closed
Thailand	2,000	Open
Türkiye	1,500	Open
Uruguay	200	Open
Vietnam	1,500	Open

Due to high demand, these programs are paused and will reopen once new pre-visa application arrangements are finalised later this year.

Note: There may be delays in updating the status .