February 2 2024:
Working Holiday Visa Changes – Expanding types and location for WHM extensions
Upcoming new immigration/ #visa laws to the #workingholidayvisa Program (#WHM).
The law change expands the types and locations of work that a Working Holiday visa holder can do, to qualify for their second or third visa under the WHM program. The Amendments include extending ‘specified work’ beyond flood and bushfire recovery to other forms of natural disasters such as cyclones or storm surges.
Types of work include:
• clean-up, construction or any other work in association with restitution or restoration of services, land, waterways, property or infrastructure; and
• work providing support services or assistance to people living, working or volunteering in the area affected by flood, cyclone or other weather.
The instrument also amends the associated areas of Australia specified, and expands the areas of Australia where recovery work can be undertaken where the area is affected by bushfire, flood, cyclone or other severe weather.
These changes recognise the importance of working holiday makers in helping regions in the aftermath of natural disasters, and their valuable support to #businesses and #communities to recover as quickly as possible.
The instrument also expands the areas of Australia in which 🔥 #bushfire recovery work can be carried out in bushfire-affected areas as specified.
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