Starting from 21 September 2015 Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Arrangements for
Work and Holiday and Working Holiday Visa Applications 2015 adds China to
list of eligible countries for Work and Holiday (462) applicants.
Applicants from China must:
- Hold a valid passport issuesdby the People's Republic of China,
- Holders of this passport are not required to provide evidence of Government support for the grant of the visa,
- Chinese applications cannot be lodged by post,
- Application must be made by appointment and in person at one of the the three addresses provided in the Instrument in either Beijing, Guangzhou or Shanghai.
There are no changes to the Working Holiday (417) provisions in
this Instrument, but from 31 August 2015,
applicants for second WHVs
will be required to provide pay slips as evidence of the appropriate
remuneration required these subsequent visa applications.
