Contrary to media reports of bans on working holiday visas or backpackers, official sources show this isn’t the case,” said Member for Farrer David Farley.

“Working holiday makers, while able to work in any occupation they choose, are not classed as skilled workers,” he said.

“There are currently no Ministerial Directions that apply to the processing of Working Holiday Maker visas.

“There are two visas in the Working Holiday Maker program,” he said.

Numbers for the Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa (which includes the UK) are not capped, while numbers for the Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa have annual caps on first-year visas for each participating country, except for the United States.

Information on the status of country caps is available on the Department of Home Affairs website.

Mr Farley said currently many were paused.

General information on the WHM program is available at Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program

Detailed information on applying for the program is available for each visa:

Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa: https://tinyurl.com/3dmzfwc7

Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa: https://tinyurl.com/2yycm2p2