179-day calculator
For your 3rd Working Holiday visa. Add your payslips one by one. Only work done on your 2nd visa, from 1 July 2019, counts.
Official list last changed 5 Apr 2025 · checked 19 Oct 2026
Which visa are you applying for?
Your visa type
Not sure which one?
It's on your visa grant letter. 417 is for passports like the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Nordic countries. 462 is for passports like the USA, China, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Israel and Poland.
Your jobs
Your entries stay only in this browser. On a shared computer, tap Start again when you're done.
Your days
0 / 179
Show the maths
38 hours = 7 days (a normal full week, weekend included). A month can't count more days than it has. Only jobs in a listed postcode count.
Choose "Save as PDF" in the print window to keep a copy with your payslips.
What work did you do there?
From each payslip: the dates it covers and the total hours. Include paid sick days and public holidays.
Try an example
How it counts
- Start with the postcode and the work you did. Only work in a listed postcode counts, and only for the work types listed there.
- Then add your payslips: dates and hours. Casual is fine.
- 38 hours = 7 days. A normal full week counts the whole week, weekend included. Fewer hours count less.
- A month can't count more days than it has. About 168 hours fills a 31-day month. Extra hours don't carry over.
- Long shifts and weeks off: 7 × 12-hour shifts (84 hours) covers a fortnight, so a week off between shutdowns in the same month is covered.
- Paid sick days and public holidays count. Unpaid days off don't. You can't finish in less than 88 (or 179) calendar days.
The official rule
“…you must complete the same number of normal work days or shifts as a full-time employee in that role and industry would normally work in a 3 month (88 calendar day) or 6 month (179 calendar day) period.”
Department of Home Affairs, “How to count specified work” (checked October 2026)Home Affairs counts days or shifts. Payslips show hours, so this calculator turns hours into days: 38 hours = 7 days. It's an estimate, not a decision on your case. Read the full rules.