Working Holiday Visa Reforms

•          Individuals with working holiday visas (Subclass 417 or 462 visas) can stay in Australia for a maximum tenure of three years from mid-2019, rather than two if they finish six months of regional work while their second year in the nation.
•          Visa-holders who need the next year in Australia will still require to work in Australian regional area for 03 months through their initial year, but there will be further areas in which subclass 462 visa-holders can do so.

Presently, they are can only work in Australia Northern region, but soon they'll be able to pick from important Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and  Australia Western regional areas along with all of the South Australia, Northern Territory, and Tasmania.

Individuals taking benefit of the current regional areas will have to do agricultural work, while those choosing to work in Australia Northern region will still have the option of working in hospitality and tourism.

•          The highest age to obtain working holiday visas will be increased from 30 years to 35 years for some nations.
•          More positions will be open for 462 working holiday visas for individuals from many nations each year.

Impact of this Reforms

•          The reforms are focused on addressing labor deficits on farms in rural and regional Australia.
•          Regional economies are also assumed to obtain a boost from visa holders splashing their money locally.

Statistics About Working Holiday Visa

•          A sum of 21,667 original working holiday visas was given in 2017-18, with the best countries of birth being the China, USA, and Chile. There were also 3339 individuals who obtained the second year in the nation.
•          Over 6000 individuals from the Pacific Islands take part in the annual worker program every year.

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