Frequently asked questions

With a British passport, several destinations stop at 30 inclusive — but four go up to 35: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea, according to our data. At the other end, Singapore closes at 25 and is aimed at university students and recent graduates. Age usually counts at the moment you apply, not the day you fly. In the app, every destination shows the exact limit for your passport.

Ten destinations accept a British passport according to our data: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Iceland and Uruguay. Ireland isn't on the list for a good reason — the Common Travel Area means you don't need a visa there at all. Conditions vary a lot from one country to the next: age, quota, fees, proof of funds. The app breaks down every destination offline, with data structured from official sources.

Anywhere from nothing to a few hundred pounds, depending on the destination. From our data: Japan and Uruguay charge no visa fee, Hong Kong is 230 HKD, Singapore 175 SGD, Canada about 285 CAD, New Zealand 770 NZD and Australia 840 AUD. Watch for service fees on top — South Korea's application, for instance, adds roughly £45–75 in fees according to our data. And the visa is only one line of the budget: add insurance, flights and proof of funds. The built-in converter brings it all back to pounds.

It's the minimum amount you must be able to show to prove you can live through your first weeks without working. From our data: 2,500 CAD for Canada, 5,000 AUD for Australia, 22,000 HKD for Hong Kong, around £2,500 for Japan. A recent bank statement in your name usually does the trick.

The official minimum is the 2,500 CAD proof of funds, plus about 285 CAD in participation fees and insurance covering the whole stay, according to our data. In real life, plan wider: deposit and first rent, transport, and enough to hold out while you find a job. Leaving with a margin above the minimum saves you job-hunting in a panic.

As soon as your plan takes shape: several destinations have quotas that fill up, and processing times vary — 5 to 8 weeks for Canada, up to 4 to 12 weeks for Iceland, according to our data. Add the time to gather insurance, proof of funds, and sometimes a medical certificate or a criminal record check — Iceland asks for one, and Uruguay wants it apostilled. Starting months ahead keeps the choice of dates in your hands.

It's the number of visas a country grants each year to applicants of a given nationality. According to our data, for British applicants: 500 places for Uruguay, 1,000 for Hong Kong, 5,000 for South Korea, 6,000 for Japan, 9,285 for Canada, 15,000 for New Zealand — and no quota at all for Australia, Iceland or Taiwan. Once a quota is gone, you wait for the next season — hence applying early.

Yes, and plenty of people chain two or three countries. The most common rule is one participation per destination, but some allow a second — Australia, Canada and Japan among them, according to our data — and Australia can stretch to 36 months in total. The only hard constraint: each country's age limit at the moment of each application.

The Working Holiday leaves you free: work for whoever you like, travel, move cities without reporting to anyone. The student visa is the one for a degree or long studies — most Working Holidays cap study, at 4 months in Australia and 6 in New Zealand according to our data. If your first goal is to discover the country while working, the Working Holiday is built for exactly that.

Several destinations want either a return ticket or proof you can afford one — New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Uruguay all list it, according to our data. It can be checked on arrival, so keep the evidence handy. The app's wallet stores your tickets and certificates offline, even with no signal at the airport.

In most destinations, yes — often for the whole stay, and some spell out exactly what: Hong Kong wants hospitalisation, repatriation and liability covered, while South Korea and Iceland set minimum cover amounts, according to our data. Some countries check the certificate on arrival or at application. Check your destination's exact requirements before you buy, and keep the certificate with your travel documents.

As a couple, yes: each of you files your own application — there's no joint visa — and in quota countries nothing guarantees both answers land at the same time. With children it's very restrictive: nearly every agreement in our data requires you to come without dependants. Check your destination's exact condition before building the plan around it.

In general, no language test is required for the visa — none of the destinations open to British passports lists one in our data. Japan does want a motivation letter and a written travel plan with your application. Once you're there, though, the language decides which jobs you can reach — starting to learn before you leave changes a lot.

Go through your contracts: phone, broadband, gym, any insurance tied to your home or car, tenancy notice, mail redirection. Think about a power of attorney if someone needs to handle paperwork for you while you're away. The app's departure checklists walk through these steps one by one so nothing slips.

Yes — that's the whole point: your visa isn't tied to an employer. Some countries cap the time with a single employer, though — 6 months maximum in Australia, according to our data — and Hong Kong caps total employment at 12 months. Beyond that, you simply move on to the next job.

Often yes, but within limits: 4 months of study maximum in Australia, 6 months in New Zealand, according to our data. For a long or degree course, a student visa is the right tool. A language course of a few months, on the other hand, usually fits fine.

In most destinations, yes: multiple entries are allowed while the visa is valid. Watch for the exceptions — according to our data, the Japanese visa is single entry. Check that point before booking a getaway next door.

The classics: tax or social security number, bank account, housing, local SIM. Some countries add a registration step — in South Korea you apply for a residence card after 90 days, according to our data. The app's arrival checklists detail these steps destination by destination, fully offline.

Book an appointment early: a local account is often essential to get paid. You'll generally need your passport with the visa, sometimes proof of address and your tax number — requirements vary between banks and countries. Having your documents scanned in the app's wallet saves you chasing a paper on appointment day.

Report the loss or theft to the local authorities, then contact the nearest British consulate for a replacement document. Copies of your documents speed things up enormously. That's exactly what the app's wallet is for: your scans stay accessible offline, even with no signal.

Yes: as soon as you work, you're taxed like local workers, often straight off the payslip. Keep every payslip and the annual summaries. They're needed for your tax return there — and often to claim back an overpayment after you've left.

Usually the visa runs 12 months and doesn't extend — but there are real exceptions in our data: Australia can go up to 36 months in total, Canada up to 24, New Zealand up to 36 in some cases, and South Korea can be extended to 24 months in total. Otherwise the next chapter goes through a different status — or a Working Holiday in another country if you're still under the age limit.

Adapt your CV to the local format, aim at the sectors that hire working holidaymakers — hospitality, farm and seasonal work, retail, tourism — and knock on doors: walking in with a CV still works well in those trades. Your network does the rest: flatmates, other travellers, past employers. The app's offline map helps you spot the useful places around you.

By filing a tax return in the country where you worked — often possible after you've left, and a refund is common when you only worked part of the year. You'll need your payslips and your employer's annual summary. The app's return checklists list these steps country by country.

A Working Holiday isn't an immigration route in itself — be clear-eyed about that. But local work experience can weigh in other schemes — points-based visas, employer sponsorship — depending on each country's rules. Nothing is automatic: check the exact criteria of the country you're aiming for before building a plan on it.

Re-registering for healthcare, updating your situation with the tax and benefits offices, declaring foreign income where required, reactivating everything you paused before leaving. It's the part everyone underestimates. The app's return checklists cut it into concrete steps.

Not necessarily: social security agreements exist between the UK and some countries, and depending on the destination part of what you paid can be claimed back after a permanent departure. The common thread in every case: you need proof. Keep your contracts, payslips and statements, even years later.

Present it as professional experience abroad, not a year off: roles held, responsibilities, the language you worked in daily, autonomy. Put numbers on what you can — duration, team size, customers served. It's a genuine differentiator if you tell it in facts rather than generalities.

Yes, in another country: most destinations take one participation per person, but nothing stops you chaining another elsewhere. Each destination's age limit still applies — hence a classic strategy: do the countries that close at 30 first, like Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Iceland or Uruguay, and keep Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea — open up to 35 inclusive according to our data — for later. Singapore is the one to do earliest of all: it closes at 25.

Several years, without hesitation: payslips, tax documents, work contracts and proof of stay come back into play for a late tax return, a pension claim or a future visa. Scanned into the app's wallet, they stay readable offline long after you're home.