The Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417) is a temporary visa for people aged 18-30 (inclusive) who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to a year, except for Canadian, French and Irish citizens who can be aged 18-35 (inclusive). It is expected that the age limit for the United Kindgom will also increase to 35 years in 2022. The visa is designed as a temporary visa to encourage cultural exchange between Australia and eligible countries. Although this is the primary purpose, many working holiday visa holders enjoy their time in Australia and seek further opportunities to stay. Further detail is outlined below:
To apply for Working Holiday Visa subclass 417, you must hold a valid passport from a country involved in the Working Holiday Program with Australia. Eligible countries are:
Note there are some additional requirements for each individual country and some countries have limited number of visas available under the program each financial year.
It is possible to attain a second subclass 417 visa for a further 1 year period if you:
A separate program but similar to the working holiday visa the subclass 462 visa is available for applicants aged 18-30 years from the following countries:
Additional criteria for each country applies and a second year can also be attained for completing specified work in designated area north Australia.
From 1 July 2019, subclass 417 visa holders who carry out 6 months of specified work in regional areas while on their second subclass 417 or 462 visa may be eligible to apply for a third visa. Eligible types of work and regional areas will correspond with the requirements for the second visa.
Note: The 6 months work must all be carried out on or after 1 July 2019.
If you hold a subclass 417 or 462 visa and looking to remain in Australia, please contact us. We have assisted many applicants transfer to various visas including:
If you believe you qualify for any of the above visas and want some further information and assistance, please contact us via our online enquiry form.
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My son and I were granted our Regional Sponsored Migration Visas last week and would like to take this opportunity to express our sincerest gratitude for all the guidance and hard work that Glenn put in to our not so straight forward case. Throughout the whole process which at many times can seem so perplexing and intimidating Glenn provided us with sound and concise advise and helped to keep the morale up. The amount of red tape and documentation necessary for this process can seem like a logistical nightmare at times but step by step he got us through it and to the finishing line in the end!
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– Hayley van Tonder
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After 2 years of trying to organize papers to apply for permanent residency myself, I came to see Glenn to see if he could help. After about 3 weeks, I received notification that my application for a Returned Residents Visa had been approved. They were professional in all that they did and because of their help, mine and my family’s future is now secure and looks a lot more promising.
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