Rules And Conditions For Visa Subclass 417

As there are two different streams, the Working Holiday Visa Australia conditions would also differ.

First Working Holiday Visa

Here are the standard pre-conditions for the issuance of Visa 417.

• The most important condition is that you should be a citizen of and hold a valid passport from any of the 19 eligible countries in the list.
• Your age must be between 18 and 30 years. However, a Canadian or an Irish resident can be up to 35 years when applying for this visa.
• You must apply for the 417 visa online from outside of Australia.
• Family members or dependent children cannot accompany you to Australia on this Visa 417.
• You should not have held a 417 or a 462 Visa in the past.

Apart from the pre-conditions, the department can add the following post-conditions depending on a case-to-case basis.

• Condition 8106 – This regulation states that the visa holder is not eligible to work in Australia unless it is consistent with and relevant to the business listed out in the visa application.
• Condition 8301 – This condition stipulates that you should satisfy relevant public interest before the visa expires.
• Condition 8303 – You should not involve in antisocial activities such as disruptive and violent acts that endanger or threaten any individual.
• Condition 8501 – You should arrange for adequate health insurance coverage for the period you stay in Australia.
• Condition 8502 – You should not enter Australia before the person named in the visa grant does so.
• Condition 8503 – You will not get any other substantive visa except the protection visa as long as you remain in Australia.
• Condition 8516 – The visa holder should continue satisfying the criteria for the grant of this visa.
• Condition 8522 – You should not leave Australia later than the prime visa holder.
• Condition 8525 – You should leave Australia by specified means of transport within a specified period or on a specified date.
• Condition 8526 – The visa holder should intimate the department about their place of residence in writing, seven days before the visa expires.
• Condition 8547 – You are not eligible to work for a single employer for a period of more than six months without the permission of the Secretary in writing.
• Condition 8548 – You must not study or train in Australia for a period exceeding four months.

Second Working Holiday Visa

The standard pre-conditions for the Second Working Holiday Visa are as listed below.

• You must have entered Australia into previously on a Visa Subclass 417 First Working Holiday Visa.
• You should necessarily be a citizen of one of the eligible countries and have a valid passport.
• The age limit for application is between 18 and 30 for all countries except for Canada and Ireland whose residents can apply until they turn 35 years.
• You should compulsorily have completed at least three months of specified work while on your First Working Holiday Visa.
• No family member of yours can accompany you on this 417 visa.

The post-grant Subclass 417 visa conditions for the Second Working Holiday Visa are the same as the Working Holiday Visa Rules for the First Working Holiday Visa.