Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORK AND HOLIDAY AND WORKING HOLIDAY
VISA APPLICATIONS 2016/056

(Items 1224A and 1225 and paragraph 462.221(c))

I, SARAH FULLER, Acting Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subregulation 2.07(5) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) for the purposes of  items 1224A and 1225 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations:

  1. REVOKE Instrument IMMI 15/146 (F2015L02082), Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holidays Visa Applications 2016, that commenced on 1 January 2016; and
  2. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the foreign countries that have issued a valid passport that the applicant currently holds, set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to the Instrument;
  3. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the educational qualifications, in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument, and the corresponding specified foreign country, set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
  4. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the postal addresses and street address for lodging an application in Column 3 and
    Column 4, respectively, in the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument, for applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the corresponding foreign countries set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;
  5. SPECIFY in the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument, for the purposes of Working Holiday (Temporary)(Class TZ)- Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa set out in:

a)             Column A, for subregulation 2.07(6) of the Regulations, the classes of applicant;

b)             Column B, for subitem 1225(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms; and

c)             Column C, the following places and manner for making an application for subitem 1225(3) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations.

6.             SPECIFY in the table in Schedule 3 to the Instrument, for the purposes of a Work and Holiday(Temporary)(Class US) – Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa:

a)             In Column A, for subregulation 2.07(6) of the Regulations, the classes of applicant;

b)             In Column B, for subitem 1224A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms; and

c)             In Column C, for paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the place and manner for lodging an application.

7.             SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that persons who hold a valid passport issued by China, or the United States of America, or the State of Israel are a class of persons who are not required to provide evidence of government support for grant of the visa.

8.             SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(c)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that a class of persons consists of holders of passports issued by the
Islamic Republic of Iran.

This Instrument, Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2016/056, IMMI 16/056 commences on 1 June 2016

Dated: 3 May 2016

 

Sarah Fuller

SARAH FULLER

Acting Senior Executive Service, Band one, Temporary Visa Programme Branch of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Delegate of the Minister of Immigration and Border Protection

SCHEDULE 1

Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

1

Argentina

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires  C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires  C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

2

Bangladesh

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian High Commission

The Visa Office

184 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2

Dhaka  1212  BANGLADESH

 

Australian High Commission

The Visa Office

184 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2

Dhaka  1212  BANGLADESH

OR

VFS Bangladesh Pvt, Ltd

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

ZN Tower, 1st floor, Plot # 2

Road 8, Block SW(1), Gulshan Avenue

Dhaka  1212  BANGLADESH

3

Chile

  1.     tertiary qualification; or
  2.     has satisfactorily completed, or have been approved to undertake a third year of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile

Isidora Goyenechea

3621 Torre – B, Piso 12

Las Condes

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Australian Embassy, Santiago de Chile

Isidora Goyenechea

3621 Torre – B, Piso 12

Las Condes

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

 


Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

4

China

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

not applicable

Application must be made by appointment and in person at one of the following addresses:

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Room D, E, F, G, H, I, 21st Floor

Oriental Kenzo Plaza

No. 48 Dongzhimenwai Street

Dongcheng district, Beijing

CHINA

OR

Unit 02,29/F

HM Tower, No. 3, Jinsui Road

Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, P.R.

Guangzhou, CHINA, 510623

OR

Australia Visa Application Centre
Jiushi Business Building
213 Sichuan
Middle Road
Huang Pu district, Shanghai,
CHINA 200002

 


Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

5

Indonesia

  1.       tertiary qualifications; or
  2.       has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia

Jalan H. R. Rasuna Said

Kav C15-16 (Kuningan)

Jakarta Selatan  12940  INDONESIA

Australian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia

Jalan H. R. Rasuna Said

Kav C15-16 (Kuningan)

Jakarta Selatan  12940  INDONESIA

6

Islamic Republic of Iran

Diploma or Degree

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

PO Box 717

CANBERRA CITY  ACT  2601

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

3 Lonsdale Street

BRADDON  ACT  2612

7

The State of Israel

  1. secondary school qualifications; and
  2.       have completed military service or are legally exempt from military service.

Australian Embassy

PO Box 29108

Tel Aviv 61290

Israel

Australian Embassy

Discount Bank Tower

Level 28

23 Yehuda Halevi St (Corner Herzl St)

Tel Aviv 65136

Israel

8

Kingdom of Thailand

Diploma or Degree

Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand

37 South Sathorn Road

Bangkok,  10120,  THAILAND

Australian Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand

37 South Sathorn Road

Bangkok, 10120, THAILAND


Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

9

Malaysia

  1.   tertiary qualifications; or
  2.     has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian High Commission

PO Box 10921
Kuala Lumpur,  MALAYSIA,  50730

Australian High Commission
6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
Kuala Lumpur,  50450,  MALAYSIA

OR

Australia VFS Visa Application Centre

Suite 19.06 19th Floor, Wisma MCA

163 Jalan Ampang,

Kuala Lumpur,  50450,  MALAYSIA

10

Poland

  1.     tertiary qualifications; or
  2.     has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179  Berlin  GERMANY

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY

11

Portugal

  1.     tertiary qualifications; or
  2.     has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179  Berlin  GERMANY

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179  Berlin  GERMANY

12

Republic of Turkey

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey

PK 32,
Cankaya 06552
Ankara  TURKEY

 

Australian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey

MNG Building
Ugur Mumcu Caddesi 88, 7th Floor
Gaziosmanpasa
Ankara 06700  TURKEY


Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

13

Slovak Republic

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY

14

Slovenia

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179 Berlin, GERMANY

15

Spain

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has satisfactorily completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179  Berlin, GERMANY

Australian Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Visa Office

Wallstrasse 76-79

D-10179  Berlin, GERMANY

16

United States of America

secondary school qualifications

for forms which are not Internet forms:

applications may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia

for forms which are not Internet forms:

applications may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia


Item 1224A - Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) - Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday)Visa

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

17

Uruguay

  1. tertiary qualifications; or
  2. has successfully completed at least two years of undergraduate university study

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires  C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

Australian Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Villanueva 1400

Buenos Aires  C1426BMJ

ARGENTINA

 


SCHEDULE 2

COLUMN A

Class of applicant:

COLUMN B

Form

COLUMN C

Place and Manner

The applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa

1150; or

1150E

 

Applications may be made:

  • by Internet; OR
  • by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to:

PO Box 1269

CAIRNS  QLD  4870

AUSTRALIA

The applicant:

  • is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa; and
  • is the holder of a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 to this Instrument; and
  • subject to the conditions, if any, specified in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 4 to this instrument for the corresponding country

1150; or

1150E

 

Applications may be made:

  • by Internet; OR
  • in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia

 


SCHEDULE 3

COLUMN A

Class of applicant

COLUMN B

Form

COLUMN C

Place and Manner

Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the United States of America

1208 or

1208E (Internet)

Applications, that are not Internet applications, may be made in any foreign country at a diplomatic, consular or migration office maintained by or on behalf of the Commonwealth outside Australia.

Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by the People’s Republic of China

1208

Application must be made by appointment and in person at an address specified in column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 to this instrument for the corresponding country.

Applicants who hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument

1208

Applications must be made at the addresses, specified in Column 3 or Column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument for the corresponding foreign country.

 


SCHEDULE 4

Item 1225 - Working Holiday (Temporary)(Class TZ) - Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa

 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Conditions

1

Belgium

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Belgium

2

Canada

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Canada

3

Denmark

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Denmark

4

Finland

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Finland

5

France

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of France

6

Italy

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Italy

7

Norway

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Norway

8

Sweden

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Sweden

9

The Netherlands

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of The Netherlands

10

The Republic of Ireland

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Ireland

11

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Passport must indicate that the applicant’s nationality is British Citizen or British National (Overseas)

12

Estonia

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Estonia

13

Germany

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Germany

14

Japan

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Japan

15

Malta

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of Malta

16

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

Nil

17

The Republic of Cyprus

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Cyprus

18

The Republic of Korea

Passport must indicate that the applicant is a national of the Republic of Korea

19

Passports issued by the authorities of Taiwan

Passport must not purport to be an official or diplomatic passport