What is a Working Holiday Visa Subclass 417?

The Australian Working Holiday Visa is the only visa subcategory out of all that works in complete favor of the tourist wishing to visit and work in the country simultaneously. For anyone planning for working holidays, this is the visa that they need to know about. Using this visa people can visit and earn while also gathering crucial and specialist work experience to aid in their future. Not only does this visa help you to earn, it gives you the utmost benefit of reapplying for it up to 3 times if you are eligible. Although one cannot work for more than 6 months under the same employer, it still grants you permission to leave and return to Australia if your training demands so. Let's talk about the three different visas that you can apply for under this subclass.

First Working Holiday Visa

For candidates who are aged between 18-30 years or are Canadian, French or Irish aged 18-35, they can apply for this visa if this is their first extended vacation and they need to work in order to fund their trip. To be eligible for first working holiday visa 417, you should have a passport of acceptable jurisdiction and willing to work. In addition to this, the candidate needs to be outside Australia at the time of applying for this visa.

• Stay Permitted: 12 months
• Cost: AUD 495

Second Working Holiday Visa

For candidates who are aged between 18-30 years or are Canadian, French or Irish aged 18-35, they can apply for this visa if they currently hold or have held in past a Working Holiday Visa. They also must hold a visa of acceptable jurisdiction/country and if residing in Australia, should hold a substantive visa. To be eligible for a second 417 visa  you must have completed 3 months of specified subclass 417 works. At the time of applying for this visa the candidate can be inside or outside Australia.

• Stay Permitted: 12 months
• Cost: AUD 495

Third Working Holiday Visa

For candidates who are aged between 18-30 years or are Canadian, French or Irish aged 18-35, they can apply for this visa if they currently hold, or who have held, a second Working Holiday visa in the past. They also must hold a visa of acceptable jurisdiction/country and if residing in Australia, should hold a substantive visa. To be eligible for a thrid working holiday visa 417 you must have completed 6 months of specified subclass 417 works. At the time of applying for this visa the candidate can be inside or outside Australia.

• Stay Permitted: 12 months
• Cost: AUD 495

Requirements to apply for Working Holiday Visa

• The candidate should hold a passport of a particular country or jurisdiction or they need to be the citizen of that country to apply for this visa.
• They must meet the minimum age requirement of 18-30 years

• The applicant must not have entered Australia previously on a work and holiday visa or Visa 417
• They should carry enough funds to support themselves and meet the Australian health and character requirements

Step by Step Process to apply for this Visa

1. Prepare your documents: The applicant must arrange certain documents in order to apply for these visas. These include identity docs, character and health proofs, and enough money to stay/leave whenever you please along with many others.

2. Apply for the visa online or in person: The applicant has the liberty to choose whether they want to file the application for the visa through the online mode or if they want to go in person and lodge the application with the authorities. This of course differs according to the type of visa category you choose to apply to.

3. Upload the relevant documentation and pay the application fee: Lodging an application is followed by this next step of submitting all the required documentation and successfully paying the application fee. Without this step, the application submission won't be complete.

4. Await your results: The last step is to patiently wait for the results while the Australian authorities process your application. The processing time for the visa subclasses is mentioned above. 

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