Australia and Poland signed a reciprocal work and holiday visa arrangement during a ceremony in Warsaw over the weekend. The arrangement will enable 200 young people from Poland and 200 young adults from Australia to holiday and engage in short-term work and study in each other’s country.

‘Poland joins a number of other countries in signing a reciprocal work and holiday arrangement with Australia, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Turkey, the United States of America and Uruguay.’ The work and holiday visa differs from a working holiday visa as it requires applicants to have the support of their government, hold or be studying towards tertiary qualifications and to speak functional English.

The implementation date of the visa arrangement will be announced in the coming months.