The Working Holiday visa and the specified work
There is no doubt that the Working Holiday Visa is one of the most popular visa for young people. Many people come to Australia with this visa for the first time.
You can enjoy Australia while travelling and working, even study for a limited period of time.
The visa lasts 12 months, but can be renew for another 2 years (1+1).
In fact, if the Working holiday visa holder, during the first 12 months, engages in specified work , he/she can be eligible to apply for the second Working Holiday Visa and the third. (You need to keep record of the work you do, for example: payslips)
Please keep in mind that to be eligible for the second and third Working Holiday Visa you still need to satisfy the same age requirement of the first working holiday visa.
How does it work?
To apply for the second working holiday visa the applicant must carry out a minimum of 88 days of specified work.
To apply for the third working holiday visa the applicant must carry out a minimum of 179 days of specified work.
|Hospitality industry and specified work in Western Australia
With this article would like to highlight the 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 in Western Australia and the areas that are eligible for the purpose of the renewal of the working holiday visa.
The Hospitality sector hasn’t always been in the list of the specified work for a Working holiday maker. In fact, as per Department of Home affair website:
“Tourism and hospitality work carried out from 22 June 2021 in northern or remote and very remote Australia will be considered eligible specified work for the purpose of a second or third Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa application lodged from 5 March 2022″
In Western Australia the remote or very remote areas are the following:
6161, 6335, 6336, 6337, 6338, 6341, 6343, 6346, 6348, 6350, 6351, 6352, 6353, 6355, 6356, 6357, 6358, 6359, 6361, 6363, 6365, 6367, 6368, 6369, 6373, 6375, 6385, 6386, 6418, 6419, 6420, 6421, 6422, 6423, 6424, 6425, 6426, 6427, 6428, 6429,
6431, 6434, 6436, 6437, 6438, 6440, 6443, 6445, 6446, 6447, 6448, 6450, 6452, 6466, 6467, 6468,
6470, 6472, 6473, 6475, 6476, 6477, 6479, 6480, 6484, 6487 6488, 6489, 6490, 6515, 6517, 6518, 6519, 6536, 6537, 6605, 6606, 6608, 6609, 6612, 6613, 6614, 6616, 6620, 6623, 6625, 6627, 6628, 6630, 6631, 6632, 6635, 6638, 6639, 6640, 6642, 6646, 6701, 6705, 6707, 6710, 6711, 6712, 6713, 6714, 6716, 6718, 6720, 6721, 6722, 6725, 6726, 6728, 6731, 6733, 6740, 6743, 6751, 6753, 6754, 6758, 6760, 6762, 6765, 6770, 6798, 6799
|Occupations eligible
Occupations available for specified work in Hospitality are:
- tourist guides and operators
- outdoor adventure or activity instructors
- tourist transport services
- gallery or museum managers, curators or guides
- hospitality workers, such as in hotels or other accommodation facilities, restaurants, cafes, bars and casinos
- conference and event organisers
To conclude, on the Department of Home affair website you will find more information.
There are other States where it is possible to work in the Hospitality industry.
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