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Working Holiday Visa

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

This is a bilateral Working Holiday programme, open only to nationals of the partner countries covered by their own agreement with Austria; the official page lists Argentina, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, India and Canada as partner countries, each under separate nationality-specific rules. The official page does not state an age requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • The programme's terms are set bilaterally and vary by partner country; this captures the Argentina/Australia/Canada examples present in the capture, not a universal rule.
  • This extraction is a partial capture of the source page (938 total lines reported, only ~696 captured): further partner countries and full details for Canada may not be reflected here.
  • The captured page does not state an age range for participants; not inferred here.

What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The programme allows a temporary combined travel-and-work stay in Austria; for Argentine nationals specifically, the official source states that participants will not work for more than six months for the same employer. The official source does not state study or training limits.

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Limits of the record
  • The programme's terms are set bilaterally and vary by partner country; this captures the Argentina/Australia/Canada examples present in the capture, not a universal rule.
  • This extraction is a partial capture of the source page (938 total lines reported, only ~696 captured): further partner countries and full details for Canada may not be reflected here.
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    Participants in this Programme will not work for more than six months for the same employer.

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

For Argentine nationals, participants will not work for more than six months for the same employer. The official source does not state a quota, ballot or previous-participation limit for any partner country.

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Limits of the record
  • The programme's terms are set bilaterally and vary by partner country; this captures the Argentina/Australia/Canada examples present in the capture, not a universal rule.
  • This extraction is a partial capture of the source page (938 total lines reported, only ~696 captured): further partner countries and full details for Canada may not be reflected here.
  • No quota, ballot or previous-participation limit is stated in the captured page for any partner country.
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    Participants in this Programme will not work for more than six months for the same employer.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

For the partner countries shown in the official source, preparation includes health, accident and travel insurance covering the entire stay with a minimum cover of EUR 30,000; sufficient and reasonable financial resources to cover expenses at the start of the stay; and proof of return transportation or sufficient funds to purchase it.

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Limits of the record
  • The programme's terms are set bilaterally and vary by partner country; this captures the Argentina/Australia/Canada examples present in the capture, not a universal rule.
  • This extraction is a partial capture of the source page (938 total lines reported, only ~696 captured): further partner countries and full details for Canada may not be reflected here.
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    Health, accident and travel insurance covering all risks for the entire period of the stay (minimum cover EUR 30,000)
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    Sufficient and reasonable financial resources to cover expenses incurred at the beginning of the stay.
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    Proof of transportation (ticket reservation, two ways) or proof of sufficient financial resources to purchase such a ticket.

How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

For the partner-country examples in the official source (Argentina, Australia, Canada), the stay is up to twelve months. For Australian nationals, there is no possibility of an extension; the official source does not establish a single, universal duration or extension rule across every partner country, or state what happens at the end of the stay.

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Limits of the record
  • The programme's terms are set bilaterally and vary by partner country; this captures the Argentina/Australia/Canada examples present in the capture, not a universal rule.
  • This extraction is a partial capture of the source page (938 total lines reported, only ~696 captured): further partner countries and full details for Canada may not be reflected here.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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