Get alerted when your Work and Holiday visa cap reopens

Live cap status by country

This table updates twice a day — last updated 5 Oct, 8:00 pm AEST.
Premium monitoring checks every minute and alerts you straight away.

Statuses reflect the official Home Affairs page, which can be delayed by up to 48 hours. Statuses can change without notice.

Why we built VisaCapAlert

VisaCapAlert.com is operated by WONDRATECH PTY LTD under the registered business name Status Alert Technologies. Australian Business Number: 51 633 863 966. More about VisaCapAlert.

Frequently asked questions

Is VisaCapAlert.com official?

VisaCapAlert.com is an independent notification service. We help users stay informed about visa cap status changes, but we are not affiliated with the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs.

Is VisaCapAlert an Australian business?

Yes. VisaCapAlert.com is operated in Australia by WONDRATECH PTY LTD under the registered business name Status Alert Technologies. Our Australian Business Number is 51 633 863 966, which you can verify through the Australian Government’s ABN Lookup service.

Do you provide migration services?

We provide status alerts only. We don’t sell migration services, make sales calls or submit visa applications.

Where does the status information come from?

We monitor the official Home Affairs country-cap status page. That government page can be delayed by up to 48 hours, so alerts reflect when a status change is published, not necessarily when the underlying decision was made.

Does this submit my visa application?

VisaCapAlert.com focuses on monitoring and notifications only. When we detect a relevant status change for your selected country, we send an alert to the email address you provided — and, on Premium, to WhatsApp if you opted in. You remain responsible for checking your eligibility and submitting any visa application yourself.

Does this guarantee I will get a visa spot?

Spots are limited and first come, first served, and we can’t hold or reserve one for you. What we do is alert you when your country reopens according to the official Home Affairs page, so you can lodge as quickly as possible. Visa availability, eligibility, application outcomes, and approvals are controlled by the official visa process.

Why do I need an alert if I can just check the page myself?

You can watch the official Home Affairs page yourself. But caps are small and first come, first served, so when a paused country reopens the remaining spots can be gone quickly. An alert means you hear about the status page change promptly and can focus on lodging your application, rather than keeping an eye on the status page yourself.

Do you still offer a free option?

Free alerts are no longer available for new registrations. Existing Free alerts remain active under their current conditions until 30 June 2027 AEST, with no payment required.

New users can choose Premium monitoring with either a one-time payment or a monthly payment option. Both Premium options include every-minute checks, email alerts and optional WhatsApp notifications.

I already have a Free alert. Is it still active?

Yes. Existing Free alerts remain active under their existing conditions until 30 June 2027 AEST. Free alerts are no longer available for new registrations.

How will I be notified?

By email. We check the official status page every minute, so we can alert you within minutes of a change being published. We can also alert you on WhatsApp if you add and verify a phone number after payment.

How much does it cost?

Pricing depends on the country you choose to monitor — each is priced in its own local currency. Select your country to see the exact price and currency before you pay. Both payment options cover the same service and run until 30 June 2027 AEST.

What happens after I sign up?

You confirm your email with a code, choose your payment option and complete payment at the price shown for the country you selected — and then your alert is active. After payment you can also add a phone number to be notified by WhatsApp if you wish. We then watch your selected country’s cap and notify you when its status changes from paused, so you can lodge without delay.

How do the two payment options differ?

Only in how you pay — the service is identical. One-time is a single payment with no recurring charges. Monthly starts with a lower introductory first-month payment and then continues at the displayed monthly rate while the alert is active, ending automatically on 30 June 2027 AEST. The exact amounts and currency depend on the country you monitor and are shown before you pay.

Both options include every-minute checks, email alerts and optional WhatsApp notifications, and both stay active until 30 June 2027 AEST.

You can cancel the monthly option anytime at visacapalert.com/cancel-subscription/; no future payments are processed after cancellation, months already charged aren’t refunded, and monitoring stops at that point. If a monthly payment fails, you have 7 days to update your card before the alert is cancelled.

On 1 July AEST, visa cap statuses reset, so you’ll need to register again if you want to keep tracking a country in the new cap period.

Can I monitor more than one country?

Yes. Each alert is created for one selected country. To monitor another country, simply create a separate alert for that country.

What if the country never reopens?

A paused cap may reopen later in the same program year, but this isn’t guaranteed, and it can also close. Your alert stays active for your selected country during the current period, and we email you if and when its status changes. The timing of any reopening is controlled by the official visa cap process.

Can I get a refund?

Our every-minute monitoring kicks in the moment you pay, so refunds generally aren’t available once it’s live. If you chose the monthly option, months you’ve already been charged for aren’t refunded, but you can cancel anytime at visacapalert.com/cancel-subscription/ to stop any future payments. If something went wrong with your payment or setup, just reach out to support and we’ll happily take a look.