Find your route to Australia.
See the route that fits you, what it will cost, and the first step to take, in minutes. Free, and no account to start.
Start with your passport
Start where you are
Which route fits you?
The routes the product can check today. Open one for the full rules, or build a profile and we'll tell you what fits.
VisaWorking Holiday Maker
Live and work in Australia through the Working Holiday Maker programme for your Application Passport.
- An eligible application passport
- The age range for that passport
- Enough funds for arrival
- Any repeat-year evidence your route requires
VisaSkills in Demand
Get sponsored by an Australian employer for skilled work.
- An approved sponsor
- An eligible occupation
- Relevant work experience
- Any required English evidence
RegistrationNursing registration
Confirm the registration steps you need before choosing a nurse visa.
- A recognised nursing qualification
- Current registration evidence
- Recent practice evidence
- The stream that matches your training
Compare passports
See what changes with each passport.
Working holiday age caps, repeat-year evidence, and route requirements change with the passport you apply on. Compare the four supported Passport Guides side by side.
Open all Passport Guides
Passport
Programme
Age range
What changes with this passport
Ireland
Programme
Working Holiday
Subclass 417
Age range
18–35
What changes with this passport
Second and third years normally need specified work: 3 months, then 6 months.
United Kingdom
Programme
Working Holiday
Subclass 417
Age range
18–35
What changes with this passport
Second and third 417s lodged on a UK passport need no specified work.
Canada
Programme
Working Holiday
Subclass 417
Age range
18–35
What changes with this passport
Repeat years keep specified work, and Canada has no reciprocal health care.
United States
Programme
Work and Holiday
Subclass 462
Age range
18–30
What changes with this passport
Different subclass entirely: education evidence and functional English required.
Why Paper Trail
We'll tell you when a route doesn't fit.
Private by default
Anonymous to start, no account needed. Your answers stay in your browser until you save them.
Every claim is sourced
Each result links to the official Home Affairs or AHPRA page behind it, dated to when we last checked.
Made finishable.
A multi-year process broken into ordered steps, with your next move always in view.
The rules decide, not us
We don't decide what fits you. The published rules do, and we link to the ones that apply.
Grounded, not guessed
Every verdict traces back to the official source.
We don't ask you to take our word for it. Each result and checklist item cites the page it relies on, dated to when we last checked it, so you can read the rule yourself.
Department of Home Affairs
Visa subclasses, application fees, and conditions.
AHPRA
Nurse and health-practitioner registration rules.
Fair Work Ombudsman
Pay rates and workplace rights while you're here.
NMBI
Irish nursing qualifications and practice hours.
Engineers Australia
Skilled-occupation assessment for engineers.
How it works
Three steps to a clear answer.
Step two can tell you a route does not fit. That is the point: the rules decide which routes work, and each result links to the official source behind it.
Build your profileNow
Build a profile
Answer the basics once: passport, age, work, qualifications, English, sponsorship, registration, and visa history.
Next
See what fits
Get a clear result for each route: looks possible, needs more information, or does not fit your answers.
Then
Work the checklist
Documents, registrations, deadlines, and common mistakes. Each item links back to the official source.
Read first
Guides
Plain-English guides for supported Australia routes. Each cites the official pages it relies on and shows when we last checked them.
Read the guidesSpecified work
WHV toolkit
A workspace for the 417: specified-work log, postcode checker, and printable evidence summary for the second-year extension.
See the toolkitBefore you start
What this is, and what it isn't.
What this is, what it isn't, and what happens to your information.
Is this migration advice?
No. Paper Trail Visas is software and general information under s.276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). For advice on your specific situation, speak with a MARA-registered migration agent.
Do I need an account?
No. You can check which routes fit you anonymously. Nothing is saved to an account unless you decide to create one.
What does it cost?
Checking your routes, the cost calculator, and every guide are free. The focused toolkits (WHV, nurse, electrician) are one-off purchases, with no subscription.
How current are the fees and rules?
Figures track the published Department of Home Affairs and AHPRA sources, and each is dated to when we last checked it. When a fee changes, the change is logged.
Can you submit my application for me?
No. We help you prepare and organise the paperwork so a submission is straightforward. You lodge it yourself through your own ImmiAccount.
What happens to my answers?
They build your private plan. Nothing is sold or shared, and there are no advertising trackers on the site.
Ready when you are
Know where you stand, free, in a few minutes.
Build a profile for a clear result on supported routes, or run the quick five-question check first. No account, anonymous to start.
Legal scope
General information, not migration advice. Paper Trail Visas organises information, reminders, document notes and preparation tasks. It is software and general education under s.276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), not migration advice. For advice about a specific application (refusal history, health conditions, character disclosures, unusual work history), speak with a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner with an unrestricted practising certificate.