Subclass 462 visa from Vietnam
Age limit: 30. Ballot with 1,500 places a year.
What does this visa ask for?
| Subclass | 462 |
|---|---|
| Access | Ballot with 1,500 places a year |
| Age limit | 30 years old |
| Education | Higher education qualification or at least 2 years of undergraduate university study passed. |
| English | Functional English, according to a third-party guide: normally IELTS with an average of 4.5 or equivalent, with a test from the 12 months before the application, or one year of full-time study in English at secondary or higher education. |
| Letter of support | No. The rules exempt Vietnam's passports from presenting government support. |
| Funds | A$5,000 |
| Second year | The current ballot only affects the first visa. The rules require 3 months of specified work on the previous visa, in the jobs and areas of LIN 22/013. Tourism Australia puts it at 88 days. According to third parties, it does not count towards the country's cap. On 17 September 2026 the Government announced a ballot with 45,000 places for the second visa, with no published start date. |
| Third year | The rules require 6 months of specified work, done since 1 July 2019 on the second visa or on the bridging visa from that application. According to third parties, this is at least 179 days and does not count towards the country's cap. The ballot announced on 17 September 2026 plans 5,000 places for the third visa, with no published start date. |
| Status | Ballot. 2026-27 registration ran from 4 to 25 June 2026 and is closed. Selections can continue until 30 April 2027. Source: Gate Migration, a third party citing Home Affairs (status as of 3 November 2026). |
What else should you know?
Registration is through ImmiAccount and costs AUD 25, non-refundable. According to third parties, a 12-digit national ID card is required and the old 9-digit one is not accepted. As of 16 August 2026, a third-party guide said Vietnam's first selection had not yet been published.
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What we could not confirm
- We could not check the official Home Affairs page or the Australian Embassy in Vietnam pages. The 2026-27 dates, the AUD 25 fee and the selection deadline are confirmed only by third parties.
- The figure of 1,500 places appears in a 2024 official note as an annual maximum. For 2026-27 it is confirmed only by third parties citing Home Affairs.
- The AUD 5,000 funds, the English level and the 12-digit ID card are confirmed only by third parties.
- We could not confirm whether Vietnam had a selection after 16 August 2026.
- The 3 and 6 months are in the Migration Regulations. The 88 and 179 days have only been seen at Tourism Australia and in third-party sources.
Sources, checked on 5 Nov 2026
- Migration (Arrangements for Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa) Instrument 2026 (LIN 26/072) official
- Explanatory note to the Migration Amendment (Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa) Regulations 2024 official
- Gate Migration: caps by country 2026-27 (status as of 3 November 2026) third party
- Visacorp: 462 caps and ballot (status as of 16 August 2026) third party
- Visaology: 462 visa ballot for 2026-27 third party
- Tern: 2026-27 462 ballot for China, India and Vietnam (updated 28 August 2026) third party
- Tern: guide to the 417 and 462 visas (updated 17 September 2026) third party
- VisasNews: reforms announced on 17 September 2026 third party
- Migration Regulations 1994, compilation 289 of 2 October 2026, volume 1: items 1224A and 1225 official
- Migration Regulations 1994, compilation 289, volume 2: subclasses 417 and 462 official
- Instrument LIN 22/013: jobs and areas that count for the 462 (April 2025 compilation) official
- Federal Register: versions of LIN 22/013, the latest dated 5 April 2025 official
- Tourism Australia: second 462 visa (page updated 23 May 2023) official
We are not migration agents. This is general information, not advice about your case. Always check the official information.