Working Holiday (Temporary) Visa - Subclass-417
The Working Holiday (Temporary) Visa – Subclass 417 is specifically designed for people aged 18 to 30 years of age, who are interested in a working holiday of up to 12 months in Australia.
This visa program is intended to encourage cultural exchange and closer ties between arrangement countries by allowing young persons to have an extended holiday supplemented by short-term employment, with a special focus on regional Australia.
The Subclass is divided into two different categories:
+ First Working Holiday Visa
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) - except for Canadian and Irish citizens up to 35 (inclusive) - have their first extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
+ Second Working Holiday Visa
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) - except for Canadian and Irish citizens up to 35 (inclusive) - who currently hold, or who have held, a Working Holiday visa, have a second working holiday in Australia.
What is the Working Holiday Visa Subclass 417 Application Process?
The application processes for the 3 subcategories:
+ What is First Working Holiday Visa?
If the first working holiday visa applicant is not in Australia, the applicant must:
Not have previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday (Subclass 417) visa; and
Be outside Australia and
hold a working holiday eligible passport.
Eligible Passport The applicant must be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from one of these countries:
Belgium
Canada
Republic of Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (including British National Overseas passport holders)
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Taiwan (other than an official or diplomatic passport)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
+ What Second Working Holiday Visa?
If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Working Holiday (Subclass 417) visa, the applicant:
may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance; and
the application must be accompanied by a declaration by the applicant that he or she has carried out specified work in regional Australia for a total period of at least 3 months as the holder of that visa; and
must be remunerated for the work carried out; and
the applicant has complied with all the conditions on their first Woking Holiday visa; and
the applicant has not previously held more than 1 Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa in Australia; and
the applicant holds a working holiday eligible passport; and
if the applicant is in Australia, the applicant must:
hold a substantive visa; or
have held a substantive visa at any time in the period of 28 days immediately before making the application.
Specified work Specified work is work that is undertaken in a 'specified' field or industry in a designated regional area. See the section on Regional Areas below to check the postcode list of designated regional areas.
All specified work performed on or after 1 December 2015 must be paid in accordance with the relevant Australian legislation and awards. Voluntary work performed after 1 December 2015 will not be accepted for the purpose of applying for a Second Working Holiday visa (subclass 417).
Approved industries for specified work are listed below. Specified work is any type of work described in the list below:
plant and animal cultivation
the harvesting and/or packing of fruit and vegetable crops
pruning and trimming vines and trees. Note: This must be the your primary employment task and directly associated with the cultivation and commercial sale of plant produce, such as fruit and nut crops (commercial horticultural activities). General garden maintenance is not eligible.
general maintenance crop work
cultivating or propagating plants, fungi or their products or parts
immediate processing of plant products
maintaining animals for the purpose of selling them or their bodily produce, including natural increase. Note: Maintaining animals for tourism or recreational purposes is not eligible.
immediate processing of animal products including shearing, butchery, packing and tanning. Note: Secondary processing of animal products, such as small goods processing and retail butchery is not eligible.
manufacturing dairy produce from raw material.
fishing and pearling
conducting operations relating directly to taking or catching fish and other aquatic species
conducting operations relating directly to taking or culturing pearls or pearl shell
tree farming and felling
planting or tending trees in a plantation or forest that are intended to be felled
felling trees in a plantation or forest
transporting trees or parts of trees that were felled in a plantation or forest to the place where they are to be milled
mining
coal mining
oil and gas extraction
metal ore mining
construction material mining
non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying exploration
mining support services
construction
residential building construction
non-residential building construction
heavy and civil engineering construction
land development and site preparation services
building structure services
building installation services
building completion services
other construction services
+ Criteria for both First and Second Working Holiday Visa Subclass 417
At the time of application, the applicant must:
Be a genuine visitor whose principal purpose is to spend a holiday in Australia
Have sufficient money to support themselves during their stay. This is usually about AUD 5,000.00 for the initial stay plus the fare to where the applicant are going when they leave Australia.
Have a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in Australia.
Not be accompanied by dependent children during their stay
Meet health and character requirements
Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
+ What is the Subclas 417 visa application charge?
The visa costs AUS 450.00 for the primary visa applicant which is payable at the time the application is made.
What do We like About This Subclass 417 Working Holiday Visa?
The visa 417 subclass provides a useful entry pathway for applicants to apply for other Australian visas as it provides younger people with the opportunity to find and/or gain work experience in Australia.