Working Holiday

From Freepedia

A Working Holiday is facilitated by a special visa which permits a traveller to engage in gainful employment during the course of a holiday in a foreign country. Travellers living abroad on a working holiday visa are known as Working Holiday makers. Working Holiday agreements currently exist between the governments of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and numerous European nations.

Normally available only to those aged 18-30, Working Holiday visas commonly carry restrictions on working hours and laws concerning the programme stipulate relatively high income tax rates for Working Holiday makers in many countries. Working Holiday visas are normally granted only once, and are valid for a limited stay, usually 12 months.

A Working Holiday is one way of spending a Gap Year.

External links

• Working Holiday Maker Visas for Australia
• Japan Association for Working Holiday Makers in Japanese and English