If you are on a visa subclass 417 you can work in the following industries: Plant and animal cultivation, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling, mining, construction. While any of these jobs are suitable, by far the most common way of obtaining your second year visa is seasonal farm work.

You cannot complete your specific work in any state, you have to do it in one of the specified regional areas in Australia. You have to check which states and which postcodes are eligible. Some states like South Australia and Tasmania count as regional Australia in their entirety but others states such as Victoria requires you to avoid the main city Melbourne and his surroundings.

be 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) - except for Canadian, French and Irish citizens who can be 18 to 35 (inclusive)

The average processing time for the second year visa is from 1 to 26 weeks, so try to start your application process at least 28 days before your first visa expires to account for any difficulties that could arise.

If you made the request in Australia, you have to be in the territory until you receive your granted visa. You can also apply out of the country but you can’t come back to Australia until your visa is granted. Once your visa is granted, you have 12 months to enter the country from that date.

It is now possible to apply for a third year of working holiday visa if you have completed 6 months of ‘specific work’ during your second year visa.