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Independent Work & Holiday visa (subclass 462) cap alerts

Peru Work and Holiday visa cap alerts

Australia applies an annual cap to first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas granted to Peruvian passport holders. Peru has a meaningful allocation, but applications can still be paused during the program year as Home Affairs manages lodgements and the annual grant cap.

When Peru is PAUSED, new first Work and Holiday applications from Peruvian passport holders are temporarily unavailable. The published status may later return to OPEN, without an advance reopening date being announced.

VisaCapAlert checks Peru's published cap status every minute and emails you as soon as we detect a change.

  • We check Peru's published cap status every minute
  • Get an email alert when we detect that Peru has changed
  • Add an optional WhatsApp notification after payment
  • Know sooner, without repeatedly checking the official status page yourself
Create my Peru alert

Independent alert service. No visa or migration advice.
One-time S/10.80, or S/4.80/mo.

Choose how you pay for Peru monitoring

Monthly payment option

S/4.80per month

Total until 30 June 2027:
S/43.20 if you keep it active until then.

  • Spread the cost
  • 1,440 checks per day
  • Email and optional WhatsApp notifications
  • Peru monitoring
  • Active until 30 June
  • Cancel anytime
Start at S/4.80/mo
Best value

One-time payment: October 2026

S/43.20S/10.80

Save S/32.40

  • One payment
  • 1,440 checks per day
  • Email and optional WhatsApp notifications
  • Peru monitoring
  • Active until 30 June
  • Referral Rewards — up to 100% back
Pay once — S/10.80

Cap statuses reset on 1 July, when you can register again for the new period.

How the Peru alert works

1

Create your Peru alert

Enter your email address and confirm it with the code we send you. Peru is already selected as the country to monitor.

2

Choose how you pay

Pick the one-time payment or the monthly payment option. Both buy exactly the same Premium monitoring and notifications — only the payment structure differs.

3

Get notified and act promptly

VisaCapAlert checks Peru's published cap status every minute — up to 1,440 checks a day. When the status changes we email you, and after payment you can add and verify a phone number for an optional WhatsApp notification.

How often we check Peru's cap:⚡ Every minute — 1,440 checks per day

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.

You remain responsible for checking the official requirements, confirming your own eligibility, and lodging your application through the official Australian Government process.

Create your Peru alert

Country to monitor
PeruChoose another country
Monitoring plan

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S/4.80 each month. Cancel anytime.
Payments stop automatically on 30 June 2027 AEST, when Premium monitoring ends.
We’ll email a code to confirm your address first.

VisaCapAlert.com is an independent notification service and is not affiliated with the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. We do not provide migration advice, submit visa applications, or guarantee visa availability, eligibility, or approval.

Peru cap status

Current published statusOpen
Country
Peru
Visa
First Work and Holiday visa — subclass 462
Annual grant cap
1,500
Alert coverage
Until 30 June 2027 AEST
This table last updated
5 Oct, 8:00 pm AEST

This panel updates twice a day. Premium monitoring checks Peru's status every minute and alerts you straight away.

Status information comes from the official Department of Home Affairs country-cap status page. That government page can take up to 48 hours to reflect a change, so our alerts tell you when a status change is published — not necessarily when the underlying decision was made. We have no privileged access to government information about Peru. View the official Home Affairs cap-status page.

Has Peru’s cap changed before? See every paused, reopened and closed indicator VisaCapAlert has recorded for Peru — Peru cap status history.

Understanding Peru's Work and Holiday visa cap

Australia applies an annual cap to the number of first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas that may be granted to Peruvian passport holders. Second and third Work and Holiday visas are not counted against the first-visa cap in the same way.

A PAUSED status means new first Work and Holiday applications from Peruvian passport holders are temporarily unavailable.

A paused cap can later return to OPEN during the same program year. A CLOSED cap will not reopen during that program year and waits for the new program-year reset.

VisaCapAlert does not control when Peru opens, pauses or closes. We monitor the published status and notify you when we detect a change.

Why create a Peru cap alert?

Peru has a larger allocation than some partner countries, but the practical problem is the same: applicants do not receive an individual announcement telling them when the published status changes.

Because Peru is many hours behind eastern Australia, an update can be published while you are asleep or focused on work, study or preparing the rest of your application.

VisaCapAlert checks Peru’s published status every minute and sends an alert when we detect a change, so finding out does not depend on when you happen to check the government page.

An alert does not reserve a place, submit an application, assess eligibility or guarantee a visa outcome.

  • VisaCapAlert does not reserve or hold a visa place.
  • VisaCapAlert does not submit your application.
  • VisaCapAlert does not assess your eligibility.
  • VisaCapAlert does not provide migration advice.
  • VisaCapAlert does not guarantee a visa outcome.

About VisaCapAlert

VisaCapAlert was created in Australia by a Brazilian couple with backgrounds in software engineering and business administration.

The service monitors published Work and Holiday visa cap status changes and notifies users when their selected country's status changes.

VisaCapAlert is an independent Australian service. We do not provide migration advice or submit visa applications.

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

Peru cap alerts — frequently asked questions

What is Peru's annual Work and Holiday visa cap?

Peru has an annual limit on the number of first Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visas Australia may grant to Peruvian passport holders. The current published figure is shown in the cap status panel on this page, taken directly from the official Department of Home Affairs country-cap page so it stays correct if the official figure changes.

What does PAUSED mean for Peruvian applicants?

PAUSED means new applications from Peruvian passport holders are temporarily unavailable. A paused cap may return to OPEN later in the same program year, though that is not guaranteed. We monitor the published status and notify you when we detect that it has changed.

Will VisaCapAlert notify me when Peru reopens?

We check Peru's published cap status every minute and email your confirmed address as soon as we detect that the status has changed. After payment you can also add and verify a phone number for an optional WhatsApp message. What we cannot do is tell you in advance whether or when Peru will reopen — that is decided by the official process and we learn of it when it is published.

What happens if Peru changes to CLOSED?

A CLOSED status means the cap will not reopen during the current program year. If Peru changes to CLOSED while your alert is active, we notify you of that status change too — knowing where you stand is the point of the alert. Cap statuses reset for the new program year on 1 July.

What if Peru does not reopen at all?

That is a real possibility and we will not pretend otherwise: a paused cap may stay paused, or close. Your alert stays active for the monitoring period you paid for and notifies you if and when the published status changes. Because monitoring begins the moment you pay, the payment is not refundable on the basis that the status never changed — if you are unsure, that is worth weighing before you buy.

Can I pay for the Peru alert in Peruvian soles?

Yes. The Peru alert is priced in Peruvian soles on the country page. The service is the same whether you choose the monthly option or the single upfront payment.

Does Peru’s larger cap mean I can safely wait before applying?

Not necessarily. The annual cap size and the timing of published OPEN, PAUSED or CLOSED status changes are separate things. VisaCapAlert does not predict how quickly places will be used; it simply notifies you promptly when Peru’s published status changes.

Will VisaCapAlert tell me before Peru reopens?

No. We do not have advance or privileged information. We detect changes after they are published on the official Home Affairs cap-status page and notify you promptly.

How much does it cost?

Premium monitoring for this country is S/10.80 as a single one-time payment, or S/4.80 each month. Both cover the same service and run until 30 June 2027 AEST, and the amount is confirmed before you pay.

What happens after I sign up?

You confirm your email with a code and complete payment — a one-time S/10.80, or the monthly option at S/4.80 a month — and your alert is active straight away. After payment you can also add a phone number to be notified by WhatsApp. We then watch your selected country's cap and notify you when its published status changes.

How do the two payment options differ?

Only in how you pay — the service is identical. One-time is a single S/10.80 payment with no recurring charges — S/32.40 off the S/43.20 full price. Monthly is S/4.80/mo while the alert is active, ending automatically on 30 June 2027 AEST.

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 to keep tracking a country in the new cap period.

Create your Peru cap alert

VisaCapAlert checks Peru's published first Work and Holiday visa cap status every minute and notifies you when we detect a change.

Pay S/10.80 once, or pay S/4.80 a month until 30 June 2027 AEST. Cancel anytime.

Create my Peru alert

VisaCapAlert.com is an independent notification service and is not affiliated with the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. We do not provide migration advice, submit visa applications, or guarantee visa availability, eligibility, or approval.