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Subclass 462 visa from United States

Age limit: 30. No annual cap.

What does this visa ask for?

Subclass462
AccessNo annual cap
Age limit30 years old
EducationSecondary education qualification.
EnglishFunctional English for the first visa. An independent guide says the United States passport is exempt from presenting a test.
Letter of supportThe passport of the United States is on the exempt list in section 8 of instrument LIN 26/072.
FundsA$5,000
Second yearThe second visa requires 3 months (88 days) of specified work during the first one. Counted work: crop and livestock farming, construction, fishing and pearling, tree planting and felling, tourism and hospitality in the north and in remote areas, and disaster recovery, each in its own areas (LIN 22/013). The guides we checked say there is no cap. On 17 September 2026 Australia's Minister for Home Affairs announced a ballot with 45,000 second-visa places. According to RACC, as of 26 October Home Affairs had not published dates or rules. The age limit also applies to this application.
Third yearThe third visa requires 6 months of specified work, done since 1 July 2019 on the second visa or on the bridging visa from that application. The same list of jobs and areas applies. The guides we checked say there is no cap. The ballot announced on 17 September 2026 plans 5,000 third-visa places. According to RACC, as of 26 October Home Affairs had not published dates or rules. The age limit also applies to this application.
StatusNo annual cap according to Pvtistes (27 January 2026), so it has no open or paused status. It is not in the table that Gate Migration summarises as of 3 November 2026.

What else should you know?

It is the only country on the list without an annual cap according to these sources, and it only asks for secondary studies.

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What we could not confirm

  • Cap and status are not confirmed on the official source. We could not check the Home Affairs page 'Status of country caps' (immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/status-of-country-caps), or a saved copy of it. According to third parties, that table can take up to 48 hours to update.
  • No cap: third parties only. Magpie Consultants (14 August 2026) names it among the countries with a cap, contrary to Pvtistes.
  • The rules require sufficient funds, with no figure. The AUD 5,000 figure appears in the official checklist for China (March 2026), on the Australian Embassy in Indonesia page (2021-22), at Tourism Australia (2023) and in independent guides, and these sources add the cost of the departure flight. We could not check the general Home Affairs page to confirm it for this country.
  • Exemption from the English test for the United States passport: one independent guide only.
  • The 3 and 6 months are in the Migration Regulations (clauses 462.218 and 462.219). The 88-day count comes from Tourism Australia (2023) and independent guides. LIN 22/013 is on the register with April 2025 as its latest version.
  • Whether the second- and third-visa ballot has moved on since 26 October 2026, the date of the last source we could check (RACC). We could not read the ministry's official announcement.
  • We could not check the Australian embassy page for this country.
Sources, checked on 5 Nov 2026

We are not migration agents. This is general information, not advice about your case. Always check the official information.