News Update: Migration Amendment (Working Holiday Maker) Regulations 2019

The Migration Amendment (Working Holiday Maker) Regulations 2019 (‘the Regulations’) amend the Migrations Regulations 1994 (the Principal Regulations) to assist in dealing with labour shortages in regional Australia, particularly in the field of agriculture, which would commence on 1 July 2019.

From the explanatory statement of the amendment, it states that “the Regulations increase the maximum number of ‘working holiday maker’ visas that a person may hold in Australia from two to three if they meet additional work requirements.”

The applicant, who wants to apply for a third ‘working holiday maker’ visa, needs to complete half year’s specified work. The specified work and circumstances are listed in an instrument made under the Principal Regulations and support shortage of labour in regional Australia, especially in the field of agriculture. The ‘working holiday maker’ visas are the Subclass 417 Working Holiday visa and the Subclass 462 Work and Holiday visa.

 

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