Jenza Work Australia
Working holidays in Australia
‘Bye friends’ waved Dorothy as she left for Oz on her JENZA working holiday – with visa processing, unlimited working holiday jobs, welcome week and new mates all included.
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Why do a working holiday visa Australia?
The OG of the work abroad world, Australia practically invented the working holiday. With a flexible 12-month work visa, one of the highest minimum wages in the world, and backpacker-friendly employers looking to fill their bars, hotels, resorts and farms with international working holidaymakers – Australia defines the work/life/travel balance. Skip between the beaches, islands and outback – picking up casual or seasonal work to fund your adventures. Or grow your career working in stylishly cool cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth. Plus, there's the option of a second working holiday visa if you fall head over thongs (flip flops) for Australia's legendary lifestyle. We’re not in Kansas now.
the jenza difference
Roadtested arrival week
We use our roadtesters’ experience to shape yours. Which is how we know your first week sets you up with everything you need to live and work in Australia.
Unlimited job access
Our Dream Jobs team (genuine job title) source and vet hundreds of Aussie jobs. Interview before you go, when you land and for the whole of your visa.
Yes to no stress
From applying for your Australia working holiday visa to included essentials like your tax file number and Aussie bank account – we work out the details.
Is it for me?
18-30 years
12-month visa
Depart year-round
Job before you go
Guided welcome week
AUD $21.38 min wage
$1,215
What she said
“I’ve been living my wildest life for the past couple of months so far.”
Adithi, JENZA roadtester
Getting Down Under
Work Australia | $1,215
We provide the working holiday visa, pre-arranged job and arrival support to live and work in Australia for up to a year.
Starting in Melbourne or Sydney, our group arrival days allow you to spend the first week of your working holiday with travellers like you. With seven nights’ hostel accommodation, job workshops, day trips, nights out and a two-day road trip included – it's the ultimate way to settle into Aussie life. Plus, meet your future best mate/housmate/life partner (maybe).
After that, you can head off to start your pre-arranged job. Or hit the East Coast to explore, picking up vetted jobs from our JENZA Job Hub as you travel.
About the visa
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Who and for how long
Your working holiday visa Australia allows you to work for a year, changing employers every six months. If you do three months of ‘specified work’ in regional Australia during your first visa, you can apply for a second working holiday visa. This can be joined onto your first visa, or you can return to Oz Dorothy-style before you're 31.
US passport holders must be aged 18-30 (inclusive) to apply – meaning you must submit your application before your 31st birthday. Once approved, you have 12 months to enter Australia.
You don’t need to have a job lined up before you go, but you must be able to prove you have AUD $5,000 support funds when you enter Australia. You can apply year-round.
Make it work
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Where and what you can do
Hot for working holidaymakers, Australia has one of the highest minimum wages in the world – currently AUD $21.38 an hour.
Your visa allows you to work anywhere in the country and pretty much do any type of job – from casual to career work.
Typical working holiday jobs include hospitality, tourism, sales, labouring, childcare, retail and harvest work such as fruit picking. Hospitality and harvest work often include discounted staff accommodation – making them a great choice for saving money, making friends and living in stunning locations.
You can also work in industries related to your career, education or trade – such as nursing, beauty, marketing, construction, finance, recruitment and everything in between. Here your earning potential will be higher.
Just be sure to balance the ‘work’ and ‘holiday’ part – you're a long time doing the 9-5 thing when you get home!
Departure dates
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Start Melbourne or Sydney
What's included
Visa inclusions
Cost and visa processing all in
No drama visa inclusions. We apply for your working holiday visa Australia for you. Once you’ve checked your eligibility in the above tab and paid your deposit, we’ll send you a simple form to fill out. Visas are issued electronically and can take up to two months to process – depending on whether more information is required.
The visa cost (AUD $495) is included in your Work Australia price. We don’t charge a fee to apply for your visa, but if you’d rather apply yourself or already have it sorted – we’ll take £300 (or the currency equivalent) off the overall cost.
Job inclusions
Unlimited pre-vetted working holiday jobs
We’ve been there, so we know the plane panic. It goes like this: ‘What if my seatback TV is broken?’, closely followed by, 'What if I can’t find a job when I arrive?’
Our Dream Jobs team scour the planet to find employers looking to take on working holidaymakers right now. They’re pre-vetted to make sure everything is legit, and as soon as you’ve paid your deposit, you’ll get access to our JENZA Job Hub where you can start searching and applying for jobs.
If you’d rather wait until you land, your welcome week includes job workshops from the awesome Welcome to Travel team – our tried-and-trusted Aussie partners. You’ll also have access to our JENZA Job Hub for the full 12 months of your visa.
Scroll the page to check out some of our current Australia job openings.
Pre-departure inclusions
Expert advice from people who’ve been
Your working holiday ride or die, our JENZA Support Squad have all worked the world so can give you firsthand advice on moving abroad. As well as being a geeky bunch of travel nerds and visa whisperers, we're also all mental health awareness trained. Which means we know how to connect like humans – not customer service bots.
On top of being at the other end of an email or video call throughout the booking process, we also include a group call with a live Q&A before you go to answer all your questions.
In-country inclusions
Arrival orientation with 7 nights' accommodation
This fully-guided intro week is all about getting in your comfort zone – and friend zone if you’re flying solo. Starting in Sydney or Melbourne every Sunday, it’s run by our in-country partners at Welcome to Travel and includes everything you need to find your feet.
- Airport transfer
- 7 nights in hostels
- Job workshops
- Cultural city tour
- Nights out
- Surf lesson
- 2-day road trip
Some meals and drinks
Can't decide between Melbourne or Sydney? Scroll the page to watch the videos.
Work essentials
Tax number, bank account and SIM
This is all the un-sexy stuff, but essential and legal stuff you need to start working in Australia. There’s admin days in your welcome week where the team will help you set everything up.
- Tax file number
- Australian bank account
- SIM card
Jen-setter benefits
Plus, these JENZA community perks
Free (or close to free) stuff Our favourite F word. Score hundreds of overseas discounts with our virtual JENZA X IYTC card.
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Ask an alumni Hear from people who've been. We try to have an alumni on every pre-departure call to answer all your questions.
Find a friend Meet people like you. Connect with travellers arriving at the same time on our JENZA Discord group chats.
Book now pay later
- Secure your spot with $115 deposit
- Second payment of $340 due before we can issue your working holiday visa
- Balance due 12 weeks before you fly.
Already have your visa? | We don’t charge extra to do your visa for you, but if you’d rather apply yourself or already have it sorted – we’ll knock the cost (currently AUD $495) off your final balance.
About our pricing | Our mission is to make working abroad more accessible. Meaning we do everything we can to pay our team, support our partners and make a profit – without screwing over the people who matter. Find out how our pricing works and the people involved in making your JENZA happen.
We also walk the walk, donating 5% of profits to our overseas scholarship fund.
What’s not included
Flights
We don’t recommend booking flights until your visa is approved.
Support funds (AUD $)
You may be required to show proof that you can access AUD $5,000 on entering Australia.
Travel insurance
To cover against cancellation, we recommend taking out comprehensive travel insurance as soon as you book.
Dollar bills
Australia has one of the highest minimum wages in the world.
Pre-arranged working holiday job + minimum AUD $21.38 an hour = making working abroad in Australia add up.
Work in Australia / 2023 / Hiring now
Hiring: Attendants at Cape Lodge, Margaret River WA
Jobs available: Food and Beverage Attendant. Pay is AUD $28/hour, plus hotel and restaurant discounts. Work for a luxury hotel on a private vineyard. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Jobs available: Food and Beverage Attendant. Pay is AUD $28/hour, plus hotel and restaurant discounts. Work for a luxury hotel on a private vineyard. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Work in Australia / 2023 / Hiring now
Hiring: Construction positions at HLH Group, Sydney NSW
Jobs available: Construction. Pay is AUD $30-45/hour. Great site locations, flexible working available, work for the highest rated labour hire company on Google. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Jobs available: Construction. Pay is AUD $30-45/hour. Great site locations, flexible working available, work for the highest rated labour hire company on Google. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Work in Australia / 2023 / Hiring now
Hiring: Housekeeper at Gaia Retreat & Spa, Byron Bay NSW
Jobs available: Housekeeper. Pay is AUD $22/hour, with staff rewards, spa and accommodation discounts. Plus, it’s BYRON BABY! Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Jobs available: Housekeeper. Pay is AUD $22/hour, with staff rewards, spa and accommodation discounts. Plus, it’s BYRON BABY! Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Work in Australia / 2023 / Hiring now
Hiring: Bartenders & floor staff at Merivale group, Sydney NSW
Jobs available: Bartender, Floor Staff, Wait Staff. Pay is AUD $21-27/hour depending on the role, hours and experience. Discounts at all Merivale establishments in Sydney. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Jobs available: Bartender, Floor Staff, Wait Staff. Pay is AUD $21-27/hour depending on the role, hours and experience. Discounts at all Merivale establishments in Sydney. Book Work Australia now to be the first to apply.
Meet people on your wavelength
(And not just at the surf camp)
The Melbourne one
Staying at the award-winning Space Hotel with up to 22 of your soon-to-be-closest friends, our Work Australia welcome week blatantly disregards the warning about never mixing business with pleasure. As well as job workshops and help getting your tax and bank account sorted, it includes all this good stuff. A welcome dinner, street food tour, Aboriginal heritage walk, pub crawl, St Kilda trip, rooftop BBQ, some meals and drinks, and a two-day road trip to the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island. Here you’ll learn to surf, go wine tasting and probably cry tears of joy at the tiny penguins.
The Sydney one
Exactly what the Melbourne one said, but staying in Sydney’s legendary Wake Up! Hostel. You’ll do the same job workshops and work admin to sort out the essentials such as your tax number and bank account when you arrive, plus all of this stuff in and around Sydney. A welcome dinner, city walking tour, Aboriginal tour, cocktail class, pub crawl, Bondi Beach trip, rooftop BBQ, some meals and drinks, and a two-day road trip. Here you’ll stay at an overnight surf camp, go dolphin spotting and get Australia’s cheapest exfoliating pedi at Jervis Bay – home to the finest and whitest sand in the world.
Rock your world. Twice.
Did you know that if you do three months of ‘specified work’ in regional Australia, you can apply for a second working holiday visa to use before you’re 31?
The Jenza blog
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All the inspo and intel on life Down Under
Fun Stuff / Australia
How to understand an Aussie on your working holiday
Hannah Jeffery
And why it’s okay to order pot at the bar. (Don’t worry Officer, it’s merely a beer measure).
Travel Guide / Australia
Where to live in Australia (that isn’t Sydney or Melbourne)
Georgie Birch
Australian dream life loading…
Travel Guide / Australia
A guide to Melbourne’s coolest neighbourhoods
Georgie Birch
We were just in the neighbourhood, so thought we’d drop by.
You shaped travel
What our Aussie roadtester had to say
Before you’re even let loose on one of our JENZA experiences, it’s trialled by either a JENZA roadtester or member of our Youth Advisory Panel. Because if it didn’t fly with them, it’s sure as heck not going to fly with you. Meet Adithi, one of our Youth Advisory Panellists and Aussie roadtester.
Travel you can trust
Our Extra Mile Promise
Every JENZA experience has been shaped by our Youth Advisory Panel, roadtested by our travellers, and backed by 60+ years of work abroad expertise. But if we still don’t rock your world, we’ll refund the part of your JENZA program you’re not happy with. T&Cs apply
Who you gonna call?
Let's talk Australia
Get some facetime with our amazing JENZA Support Squad. When they’re not posing for pool pics, they’re making your work aboard adventures happen with their endless enthusiasm and mad traveller skills. These include: parent whispering, visa geekery and the ability to pack a backpack in 30 seconds flat.
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