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Removal of Specified Work Requirements for UK Working Holiday Visa Holders

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateJuly 1, 2024
CategoryAdmission / post-entry rights
Policy toolWork requirement exemptions
Affected groupWorking holiday makers

Policy effect

Removed the obligation for British passport holders to carry out "specified work" (such as regional/agricultural labour) in order to qualify for a second or third Working Holiday (Subclass 417) visa.

Official source excerpt

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… arrangements for UK passport holders Australia and the UK have agreed to new arrangements under the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program and Youth Mobility Scheme following entry into force of the Australia-Un​ited Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (Australia-UK FTA)​​.​ Commencement of these arrangementsFrom 1 July 202​​3 UK passport holders can apply for a Working Holiday visa between the ages of 18 and 35 years inclusive. From 1 July 2024​​ UK passport holders can be granted up to three separate Working Holiday visas without having to meet any specified work requirements. These arrangements apply … From 1 July 2023, the eligible age for UK applicants for Working Holiday (subclass 417) is 18 to 35 years inclusive. UK passport holders can lodge an application for any Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa until midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on the day before their 36th birthday. Removal of ‘specified work’ requirements To be eligible for a second or third Working Holiday visa, applicants must show that they have completed at least three or six months of ‘specified work’. UK passport holders, including those who previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa using a different eligible passport (for example, from the Republic of Ireland), do not have to meet the specified subclass 417 work requirement when applying for a second or third Working Holiday visa on or after 1 July 2024. Maximum stay of three years Working Holiday visa holders can currently stay three years in Australia. This stay consists of three separate visas granted for 12 months each (not counting any 'COVID-19 affected visa'). These arrangements have not changed. UK passport holders can choose to apply for a first, second and third Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa at any time while …
Australian Department of Home AffairsMigration Amendment Regulations / UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement arrangements.; Department of Home Affairs, "Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa arrangements for UK passport holders," July 2024.Open official source
Retrieved from https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program

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