# Working Holiday > visa-417 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text Subclass 417—Working Holiday 417.1—Interpretation 417.111 In this Part: working holiday eligible passport means a valid passport held by a person who is a member of a class of persons specified in an instrument mentioned in subitem 1225(3) of Schedule 1. 417.2—Primary criteria Note: All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria. 417.21—Criteria to be satisfied at time of application 417.211 (1) The applicant satisfies the criteria in subclauses (2), (4), (5) and (6). (1A) However: (a) paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if: (i) the applicant is in Australia; and (ii) when entering Australia, the applicant held a working holiday eligible passport of the kind, or of one of the kinds, specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of subclause (2); and (iii) the passport expired after the applicant entered Australia; and (b) the applicant does not need to satisfy the criteria in subclauses (5) and (6) if the applicant holds a passport of a kind specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of subitem 1225(3BA) of Schedule 1; and (c) the applicant does not need to satisfy the criteria in subclauses (5) and (6) if: (i) the application is made between 5 March 2022 and 31 December 2022; and (ii) the applicant holds or held an onshore COVID-19 affected visa; and (iii) the applicant has not been granted a Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa on the basis of another application made on or after 5 March 2022. (2) The applicant: (a) holds a working holiday eligible passport of the kind, or of one of the kinds, specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of this subclause; and (b) is aged at least 18 and no more than: (i) 35; or (ii) if a younger age is specified in the instrument mentioned in paragraph (a) for the kind of passport the applicant holds (or, if paragraph (1A)(a) applies, held)—that younger age. (4) The Minister is satisfied that the applicant: (a) seeks to enter or remain in Australia as a genuine visitor whose principal purpose is to spend a holiday in Australia; and (b) has sufficient money for: (i) the fare to the applicant’s intended overseas destination on leaving Australia; and (ii) personal support for the purposes of a working holiday; and (c) has a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment in Australia; and (d) will not be accompanied by dependent children during his or her stay in Australia. (5) If the applicant has held only one Subclass 417 visa in Australia, the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the applicant has carried out a period or periods of specified Subclass 417 work as the holder of the visa; and (b) the total period of the work carried out is at least 3 months; and (c) the applicant has been remunerated for the work in accordance with relevant Australian legislation and awards; and (d) the work was not carried out for an excluded employer. (6) If the applicant has held 2 Subclass 417 visas in Australia, the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the applicant has carried out a period or periods of specified Subclass 417 work; and (b) the total period of that work is at least 6 months; and (c) all of that work was carried out while the applicant held: (i) the second Subclass 417 visa; or (ii) a bridging visa that was in effect and was granted on the basis of the application for the second Subclass 417 visa (made at a time when the applicant held the first Subclass 417 visa); and (d) all of that work was carried out on or after 1 July 2019; and (e) the applicant has been remunerated for that work in accordance with relevant Australian legislation and awards; and (f) that work was not carried out for an excluded employer. (7) A reference in subclause (5) or (6) to a Subclass 417 visa does not include a reference to a COVID-19 affected visa. 417.22—Criteria to be satisfied at time of decision 417.221 (1) The applicant satisfies the criteria in subclauses (2) to (7). (2) The applicant: (a) continues to satisfy the criteria in subclause 417.211(4); and (aa) unless paragraph 417.211(1A)(b) or (c) applies—continues to satisfy the criteria in subclauses 417.211(5) and (6); and (b) satisfies public interest criteria 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4010, 4013, 4014, 4019 and 4020. (2A) The applicant holds a working holiday eligible passport of the kind, or of one of the kinds, specified in a legislative instrument made by the Minister for the purposes of subclause 417.211(2). (3) If the applicant has previously been in Australia, the applicant satisfies special return criteria 5001 and 5002. (4) The Minister is satisfied that the applicant intends to comply with any conditions subject to which the visa is granted. (5) Approval of the application would not result in either: (a) the number of Subclass 417 visas granted in a financial year exceeding the maximum number of Subclass 417 visas, as determined by an instrument in writing, that may be granted in that financial year; or (b) the number of visas of particular classes, including Subclass 417, granted in a financial year exceeding the maximum number of visas of those classes, as determined by an instrument in writing, that may be granted in that financial year. (6) If the applicant is a Foreign Affairs student or a Foreign Affairs recipient, the applicant has the support of the Foreign Minister for the grant of the visa. (7) The Minister may waive the requirements of subclause (6) if the Minister is satisfied that, in the particular case, waiver is justified by: (a) compelling circumstances that affect the interests of Australia; or (b) compassionate or compelling circumstances that affect the interests of an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. 417.222 (1) If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 visa: (a) the applicant has complied substantially with the conditions that applied to any visa held by the applicant; and (b) the applicant has not held more than 2 Subclass 417 visas in Australia (including any Subclass 417 visa held by the applicant at the time of decision on the application). (2) A reference in subclause (1) to a Subclass 417 visa does not include a reference to a COVID-19 affected visa. 417.3—Secondary criteria Note: All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria. 417.4—Circumstances applicable to grant 417.411 If the applicant is not, and has not previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 visa granted at any time, the applicant must be outside Australia at the time of grant. 417.412 If the applicant is, or has previously been, in Australia as the holder of a Subclass 417 visa: (a) if the applicant is in Australia at the time of application, the applicant must be in Australia at the time of grant; or (b) if the applicant is outside Australia at the time of application, the applicant must be outside Australia at the time of grant. 417.5—When visa is in effect 417.511 (1) If the applicant is outside Australia at the time of grant—temporary visa permitting the holder: (a) to travel to and enter Australia within 12 months after the date of grant of the visa; and (b) to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date of first entry to Australia. (2) If: (a) the applicant is in Australia at the time of grant; and (b) the applicant holds a Subclass 417 visa at the time of application; temporary visa permitting the holder to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date that the visa mentioned in paragraph (b) would have otherwise ceased to be in effect. (3) If: (a) the applicant is in Australia at the time of grant; and (b) the applicant does not hold a Subclass 417 visa at the time of application; temporary visa permitting the holder to travel to, enter and remain in Australia until 12 months after the date of grant of the visa. 417.6—Conditions 417.611 Conditions 8547 and 8548. 417.612 Any 1 or more of conditions 8106, 8107, 8301, 8303, 8501, 8502, 8503, 8516, 8522, 8525 and 8526 may be imposed.