The federal government has paused visa applications for working holiday-makers from 24 countries. The temporary visa provides access to young people from overseas to fill labour shortages while ...

Australia updates migration policies: student, visitor, skilled, and Working Holiday Maker visas face changes to maintain system integrity.

The Working Holiday Maker visa is more than just a “backpackers visa,” or a tool to ease agricultural labor shortages. The Working Holiday Maker visa is available to young people from western and ...

The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed offshore working holiday visa applicants may be waiting months for their paperwork to be processed.

Australia’s tourism, accommodation and farming industries have warned that proposed changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program could cost the economy billions and leave regional ...

Australia has announced a fresh set of migration measures affecting student, visitor, skilled migration and working holiday visas, with the changes to be rolled out progressively over the next 12 ...

Australia is processing working holiday visas more slowly as applications rise, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed, while the government continues work on its broader migration policy. The ...

Australia has announced phased visa rule changes for students, visitors, skilled workers and working holiday makers, with tougher compliance and priority processing for key sectors.

The federal government has outlined an overhaul of the Working Holiday Maker visa system, capping the number of renewed applications after one year in the country. The agricultural industry warns this ...

Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) is calling on Federal Immigration Minister Tony Burke to address delays and uncertainty affecting the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program. QFVG wrote ...

For working holiday visa holders Gearon and Aron Amestoy, making coffees and serving tables in Woolgoolga was meant to be the ...