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This instrument is the Migration (Arrangements for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 21/019) 2021.
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This instrument sets how eligible applicants apply for the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa: it requires Department authorisation (a specified email), use of Form 1208, particular passport‑nationality and age limits, and country‑specific educational qualifications. It affects prospective subclass 462 applicants from listed countries and matters because it prescribes the procedural steps and documentary requirements applicants must meet for their application to be accepted.
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This instrument is the Migration (Arrangements for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 21/019) 2021.
In this instrument:
written notice means an email from the Department authorising an applicant for a Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa to submit Form 1208 to WHM.invited.applications@homeaffairs.gov.au.
(1) For subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations, an application by an applicant mentioned in an item of the table in Schedule 1 must be made: (a) for subitem 1224A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, using the form mentioned for the item; and (b) for paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, in the place and manner mentioned for the item. (2) For paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations: (a) the applicant must hold a valid passport issued by any of the following foreign countries; and (b) for each foreign country, the applicant must be aged no more than 30.
For paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the educational qualification mentioned in an item of the table in Schedule 2 is specified for applicants from the foreign country mentioned for the item.
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This instrument is the Migration (Arrangements for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 21/019) 2021.
In this instrument:
written notice means an email from the Department authorising an applicant for a Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa to submit Form 1208 to WHM.invited.applications@homeaffairs.gov.au.
(1) For subregulation 2.07(5) of the Regulations, an application by an applicant mentioned in an item of the table in Schedule 1 must be made: (a) for subitem 1224A(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, using the form mentioned for the item; and (b) for paragraph 1224A(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, in the place and manner mentioned for the item. (2) For paragraph 1224A(3)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations: (a) the applicant must hold a valid passport issued by any of the following foreign countries; and (b) for each foreign country, the applicant must be aged no more than 30.
For paragraph 462.221(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the educational qualification mentioned in an item of the table in Schedule 2 is specified for applicants from the foreign country mentioned for the item.