USIT Work Australia
Working holiday visa, travel insurance and Vitamin D all included. Plus, your choice of bed nights and job support. Too easy.
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Great pay, great weather and even greater beaches – Australia is the posterchild for a new life in the sun. Whether you focus on career or trade jobs in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth; or pick up casual work in bars and restaurants as you... Read more
Why do it with USIT
Our visa Kickstart, 4-day and 7-day working holiday Australia packages mean you can pick the number of hostel nights and job support that works for you.
Start earning with 12 months' access to a nationwide backpacker job database – plus, CV and job workshops when you land (4-day + 7-day options only).
USIT is a licensed agent for the Australia government’s working holiday program. We process your visa, 1-year insurance and help you sort all the nerdy tax and bank account essentials.
18-35 years
Do casual or career work
Stay for up to 1 year
Option of a 2nd visa
Tax, bank account + job access
1-year backpacker insurance
AUD $24.95 minimum wage
From €789
Stephen, Ireland
Need to know
Why struggle through your working holiday visa application and hustle for a job abroad, when we can do it for you?
As well as including the cost and processing of your working holiday visa, all three of our packages include all the important stuff you need to work in Australia – including one year’s backpacker travel insurance, Aussie bank account, tax file number and SIM card.
If you want to take the drama out of finding a job, a place to stay and new mates when you land – opt for our 4-day or 7-day Work Australia packages. Starting in Melbourne or Sydney, both include hostel nights, job workshops, day trips, nights out and 12 months' access to a nationwide database of backpacker jobs.
Here’s the need to know on who can apply and what jobs you can do.
Who can apply
Irish passport holders must be aged 18-35 (inclusive) to apply for a working holiday visa Australia (officially known as a subclass 417 visa). Meaning you must submit your application before your 36th birthday. Eligibility for other nationalities may be 18-30 - check for your passport country here.
On arrival into Australia, you may be asked to provide proof of AUD $5,000 in support funds – usually in the form of bank statements.
How long for
Once your visa is granted, you have 12 months to enter Australia. You can then stay for a year, changing employers every six months. If you do three months of ‘specified work’ in regional Australia (includes farm work, fruit picking, bushfire recovery, construction and other types of work in regional areas of Australia) you can apply for a second working holiday visa. All visas must be completed by your 36th birthday.
How we help
The cost of your working holiday Australia visa is included in all our packages. Once you’ve paid in full, we’ll send you a simple form to fill out and our team will apply for your visa on your behalf. Working holiday visas are issued electronically and standard applications usually take 1-7 days. If further information is required, it may take up to 40 days, so please apply early.
For more on the Australia working holiday visa, check out our handy guide.
Your working holiday Australia visa allows you to work anywhere in the country and pretty much do any type of job – from casual to career work.
Casual work
Australia has a high minimum wage (currently AUD $24.95 per hour) and backpacker-friendly culture, with employers used to taking on working holidaymakers. Typical backpacker jobs include working in hospitality, tourism, sales, construction, retail and harvest work such as fruit picking. Hospitality and harvest work often include subsidised staff accommodation – making them a great choice to save money, make friends and pick up short-term jobs as you travel.
Career work
You can also work in industries related to your career, education or trade – such as nursing, beauty, marketing, construction, finance, recruitment and more. Here your earning potential will be higher.
How we help (The 4-day One and 7-day One only)
When you land, our Aussie partners Welcome to Travel will take over to help you find a job in Australia. You’ll have an employment info session to go over what jobs are available, get advice on how to Aussie-fy your CV and prep for interviews, 12 months’ access to an online nationwide database with hundreds of casual and farm jobs that you can apply for, and a weekly jobs email with the latest openings.
The 7-day One starts in Sydney or Melbourne every Sunday.
The 4-day One starts in Sydney or Melbourne every Tuesday.
Both are subject to availability and a max group size of 22, so please book early to get your first choice of date. When you book, we’ll grab your flight details to arrange your transfer. If you're arriving early and need extra bed nights, just shout.
Please note that The 7-day One is not an extension of The 4-day One – it has different starts dates and a different group.
Good for... Getting all the basics set up to legally work in Australia.
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Good for... Arriving jetlagged and wanting your first four days in Sydney or Melbourne completely taken care of.
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Good for... Everything the 4-day One does, but with a guided welcome week to help you find your feet, find a job and learn how to face plant off a surf board. Great for solo travellers and groups of mates.
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Plus, all this good stuff...
Sydney inclusions Welcome dinner | Aboriginal cultural tour | Cocktail class | Farewell dinner | 2-day road trip with overnight surf camp, surf lesson, dolphin spotting boat trip and visit to Jervis Bay – home to the whitest sand in the world | 1 breakfast, 3 lunch, 3 dinners.
Melbourne inclusions Welcome dinner | Aboriginal heritage walk | Street food tour | Farewell dinner | 2-day road trip to the Mornington Peninsula with surf lesson, wine tasting and overnight stay on Phillip Island – home to the world’s largest (and cutest) Little Penguin colony | 1 lunch, 3 dinners.
(Includes visa worth AUD $670)
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