LIN 24/058

Migration (Specification of Foreign Countries for Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa Pre-Application Process) Instrument (LIN 24/058) 2024

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated  11 September 2024

Tony Burke

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

1  Name

  This instrument is the Migration (Specification of Foreign Countries for Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) Visa Pre-Application Process) Instrument (LIN 24/058) 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 16 September 2024.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 1224A(3A)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Migration Regulations).

4  Foreign countries for visa pre-application processes

  For the purpose of paragraph 1224A(3A)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations, the following countries are specified:

Note: An applicant who holds a valid passport issued by a foreign country mentioned in this section and who is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa, is required to be selected in a visa pre-application process conducted in accordance with subsection 46C(1) of the Migration Act 1958 before making an application. See subitem 1224A(3A) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations.