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Early Access · 2026

Moving to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa?

WHV Australia helps you navigate your first year with checklists, timelines, visa tracking, important resources, and practical guidance.

Join Early Access

Limited to the first 100 users.

Built specifically for Working Holiday Visa travellers arriving in Australia

The reality

Everything feels scattered when you first arrive.

Tax file numbers, bank accounts, Medicare, SIMs, housing, jobs, visa deadlines, the 88 days — every answer lives somewhere different. Today it's spread across Facebook groups, TikTok comments, Reddit posts and government websites that all use a slightly different word for the same thing.

TFNBank accountSIM cardTransport cardsHousingMedicareJobs88 daysVisa deadlinesState differences
The companion

One place for your first year in Australia.

WHV Australia gathers the practical, the bureaucratic and the state-specific into a single calm app — so you can spend less time searching and more time settling in.

Personalised checklist

Every essential — TFN, bank, Medicare, SIM, housing — tailored to where you'll live.

Visa countdown

Days left on your visa, days until arrival, and the milestones in between.

Arrival timeline

A clear week-by-week plan from before you fly to settling into work.

State-based guidance

VIC, NSW, QLD, WA and beyond — different rules, different costs, made simple.

Important resources

Plain-English guides on tax, Medicare, jobs, housing and your rights.

Useful apps

The banking, transport and job apps locals actually use — in one curated list.

Frequently asked

Real answers to the questions every WHV traveller asks in their first month.

Designed for your phone

Built mobile-first, for life on the move.

From your first week in Sydney to the last day of your 88 days — every tool is one tap away.

Setup checklist

Your Australia setup

60%

3 of 5 done

2 remaining

  • Apply for a TFN
  • Open Australian bank account
  • Get an Australian SIM
  • Enrol in Medicare
  • Find share house

Checklist

Timeline

Your year in Australia

  1. Mar 12

    Arrive in Melbourne

    Arrival
  2. Mar 14

    TFN application due

    Tax
  3. Apr 02

    First rent payment

    Housing
  4. Jun 30

    Tax year ends

    Tax
  5. Mar 11 '27

    Visa expires

    Visa

Timeline

Visa countdown

417 Working Holiday

Visa left

238days

Expires 11 Mar 2027

35% elapsed

88 days regional work

Track progress toward your second-year visa eligibility.

Visa countdown

Search

Find any answer

tax file number
  • Tax

    How to get a TFN

  • Money

    Best banks for WHV

  • Visa

    88 days farm work

  • Health

    Medicare eligibility

Search

Resources

Plain-English guides

  • Tax & TFN guide

    What you owe, what you claim

  • Medicare for WHV

    Reciprocal cover by country

  • Housing checklist

    Bonds, leases, share houses

  • 88-day farm work

    Eligible jobs and regions

Resources

Founding Users · First 100

We're opening access to 100 Working Holiday travellers.

Help us shape the future of WHV Australia. Founding users get the product free and a direct line to the team.

Free access

Founding users get the full app, free, while we shape v1 together.

Direct feedback channel

A short line to the team — every suggestion gets read.

Shape the roadmap

What the first 100 ask for is what we build next.

Apply for Early Access

Five quick questions. We'll get back to you with next steps.

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