Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2017/003
(IMMI 17/003)

 

 

 

I, Christine Dacey, Senior Executive Service, Band Two, Visa & Citizenship Management Division, and Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, make the following legislative instrument.

Dated  20 December 2016

Christine Dacey

CHRISTINE DACEY

Senior Executive Service, Band Two, Visa & Citizenship Management Division, and Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Schedules

6  Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa

7  Subclass 462 – Work and Holiday

8  Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa

Schedule 1— Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) and Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa (specified countries and educational qualifications)

Schedule 2— Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) (place, manner and form for making an application)

Schedule 3— Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) (place, manner and form for making an application)

Schedule 4— Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) (countries and conditions)

Schedule 5—Repeals

Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2016/101

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2017/003.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 January 2017.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under items 1224A and 1225 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, and paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

5  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

6  Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa

 (1) This section and Schedules 1 and 2 to this Instrument specify requirements for making an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa.

 (2) 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, are specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument.

 (3) For the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the addresses for lodging an application are specified in:

 (a) for applicants who hold a valid passport issued by a foreign country set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument—Column 3 and Column 4, respectively, in the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument: or

 (b) for other applicants—Column C of the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument, corresponding with the applicant’s circumstances set out in Column A of the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument.

 (4) For the purposes of subitem 1224A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms are specified in Column B of the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument, corresponding with the applicant’s circumstances set out in Column A of the table in Schedule 2 to this Instrument.

 (5) For the purposes of subparagraph 1224A(3)(b)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, 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.

7  Subclass 462 – Work and Holiday

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument specifies:

 (a) the educational qualifications in Column 2; and

 (b) the corresponding foreign country in Column 1.

8  Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa

 (1) This section and Schedules 3 and 4 to this Instrument specify requirements for making an application for a Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa.

 (2) For the purposes of subitem 1225(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, the approved forms are specified in Column B of the table in Schedule 3 to this Instrument, corresponding with the applicant’s circumstances set out in Column A of the table in Schedule 3 to this Instrument and, where directed, by reference to Schedule 4 to this Instrument.


Schedule 1 Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) and Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa (specified countries and educational qualifications)

 

 

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


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

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

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


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

 

 

 

 

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

5

Hungary

  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

Not applicable

6

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


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

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

9

Luxembourg

  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

Not applicable


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

10

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

11

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

Not applicable

12

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

Not applicable


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

13

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

14

San Marino

  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

Not applicable

15

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

Not applicable

16

Slovenia

  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

Not applicable


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Educational Qualification the applicant must hold:

Place and manner

COLUMN 3

Postal address

COLUMN 4

Street address

17

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

Not applicable.

18

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.

19

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— Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) (place, manner and form for making an application)

 

COLUMN A

Applicant’s circumstances

COLUMN B

Form

COLUMN C

Place and Manner

The applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Class US (Work and Holiday (Temporary)) visa.

1208 or

1208 (Internet)

Applications may be made:

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

GPO Box 9984

Brisbane QLD 4001

AUSTRALIA

An applicant who holds a valid passport issued by the United States of America who is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Class US (Work and Holiday (Temporary)) visa.

1208 or

1208 (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.

An applicant who holds a valid passport issued by the People’s Republic of China who is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Class US (Work and Holiday (Temporary)) visa.

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.

An applicant who holds a valid passport issued by a foreign country specified in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to this Instrument who is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Class US (Work and Holiday (Temporary)) visa.

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 3— Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) (place, manner and form for making an application)

 

COLUMN A

Applicant’s circumstances

COLUMN B

Form

COLUMN C

Place and Manner

The applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Class TZ (Working Holiday) (Temporary)) 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 Class TZ (Working Holiday) (Temporary)) 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 4— Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) (countries and conditions)

 

 

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)


 

 

COLUMN 1

Foreign Countries

COLUMN 2

Conditions

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

 


Schedule 5—Repeals

Arrangements for Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2016/101

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument