Requirements and Procedure of Working Holiday Visa

The main requirements to get WHV are :

1. Must be age 18 – 30 years old on the date you apply, male or female
2. Graduates from University
3. Have not previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday (417) or Work and Holiday (462) visa
4. Have access of sufficient fund which approximately AUD 5.000 or IDR 45 million
5. Must have Functional English capability (see Functional English at the end of the blog)
6. One year return ticket to Australia

The Documents Requirements are as follows :

• Application form (Form 1208). Check that this is fully completed and signed
• The visa application charge, Rp. 1.930.000
• A current passport, valid for at least 12 months and any previous passports held
• One recent passport-sized photo
• A letter of Government Support, which you can obtain from :

Direktorat Lintas Batas & Kerja Sama Luar Negeri
Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi
Jl. H.R Rasuna Said Kav. 8-9
Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan 12940
Contact details:
• Bpk Edo K. Havid, Email: edo.havid@imigrasi.go.id
• Bpk Johan Tirta Ginting, Email: ginting.johan@yahoo.com
• Bpk M. Angga Kurniawan, Email: m_anggaahmad@yahoo.com
• Contact fax number: 021 5225033
Please be aware that the letter of support does not guarantee that you will get a visa. However, it is still required as part of your application.

• Evidence that you have access to enough money to support yourself -generally at least $5,000 AUD to support the initial stage of your holiday. This amount will vary depending on whether you can show a return or onward ticket, your proposed length of stay and the extent of your travel. The evidence you can provide is a certified copy of a bank statement
• Evidence that you have tertiary qualifications, or have successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study.
• Evidence that you have good English which is assessed as at least “functional” on a language test.
• Undertake a chest x-ray examination at our Panel Radiologist. They will forward your result to the Immigration Section (see Panel Doctors)

Submitting the Visa Application
It is suggested that the applicant submits the application at the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC). The Immigration Section has an agreement with VFS Global to provide Australian visa collection services in Indonesia through the AVAC. Although applications are submitted at the AVAC, visa decisions are only made by immigration staff at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta or the Australian Consulate General in Bali.

When submitting your application with the AVAC, no appointment is required, staff can verify photocopies of documents, you can receive basic visa information from the AVAC staff, they have a tracking service for your passport, have longer opening hours, parking facilities, close proximity to public transport, and a courier option if you live outside of Jakarta. A fee of 150,000Rp per passport is charged by the AVAC for their services.

The AVAC address and contact details in Jakarta, are:
Australian Visa Application Centre
Level 22, Plaza Asia
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 59
JAKARTA SELATAN – 12960

Opposite Pintu 1/Gate 1 Senayan
Application opening hours: 830am to 4pm – Monday to Friday
Email: info.diacid@vfshelpline.com
Website: www.vfs-au-id.com
Enquiry helpline: (+62)(021) 51401590 or 51401591


The AVAC address and contact details in Bali, are:
Australian Visa Application Centre
Perkantoran Duta Wijaya, Unit 12
Jl. Raya Puputan, Renon
Denpasar, BALI - 80225
Application opening hours: 830am to 4pm – Monday to Friday
Email: diacbaliacsupid@vfsglobal.com
Website: www.vfs-au-id.com
Enquiry helpline: (+62)(0361) 264958


Functional English requirements
You must have functional English and provide documentary evidence of your English level when you lodge your visa application. Otherwise, you may be refused the visa.
You must provide evidence that you have done one of the following:

• Achieved an IELTS average band score of at least 4.5 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening in a test conducted no more than two years before lodging the visa application. For visa purposes you only need to sit the General Training Module.
• Achieved a TOEFL score of 133 on a computer based test, or 450 on a paper based test or 45-46 on an internet-based test, no more than two years before lodging the visa application.
• Passed the Occupational English Test no more than two years before lodging the visa application.
• Completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary education at an educational institution in which all instruction was in English.
• Completed at least five years of secondary education (high school) at an educational institution in which all instruction was in English.
• Completed a post-secondary qualification that required at least two years of full-time study or training, in which all tuition was in English.
• Successfully completed, in Australia, at least 1 year of full-time study or equivalent part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma or associate diploma at an institution or institutions where all the instruction was in English.