Australia Pauses China Working Holiday Visas Ahead of Reforms
- Australia will introduce a ballot for the popular visa program
- China working holiday applicants will compete for 5,000 places
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Australia has suspended its working holiday visa program for Chinese citizens, ahead of changes which will see applicants from certain countries compete for a limited number of spaces.
Citizens from China — along with Vietnam and India — will need to take part in lottery-style bids for the working holiday visa program starting in the fiscal year ending June 2025, a spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Home Affairs said in a statement.