Changes Expand Working Holiday Visa Concession
July 1, 2008
From 1 July 2008, the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) change the term seasonal work in Schedule 1. The following provisions of the Regulations amended are:
- Schedule 1, item 1225(3)(a), (3)(b), (3B)(c), (5)
- Schedule 2, clause 417.111
- Schedule 2, Division 417.2, note
- Schedule 2, clause 417.211(5)
- Schedule 2, clause 417.221(5)
- Schedule 2, Division 417.3, note
The consequence of these amendments is that an applicant for a second working holiday visa must declare that they have carried out specified work in regional Australia for at least 3 months as the holder of a working holiday visa.
The types of work included in the definition of specified work are also to be specified.
The purpose of the amendment is to expand the concession for a second working holiday visa that currently applies to working holiday visa holders who undertake 3 months’ work in regional Australia to include work in the construction industry in regional Australia.
The amendments apply in relation to an application for a working holiday visa made on or after 1 July 2008.
