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Subclass 417 visa from Hong Kong

Age limit: 30. No annual cap.

What does this visa ask for?

Subclass417
AccessNo annual cap
Age limit30 years old
FundsA$5,000
Second yearYou can apply for a second subclass 417 visa. The application must include a statement of at least three months of specified work done on the first visa. Tourism Australia puts this at 88 days. Plant and animal cultivation, tree felling and planting, fishing and pearling, mining and construction in regional areas, tourism and hospitality in northern and remote areas, and disaster recovery work in affected areas count (LIN 22/012). The fee is AUD 1,000 from 1 July 2026 and the age limit also applies to this application.
Third yearYou can apply for a third subclass 417 visa. The application must include a statement of at least six months of specified work, done from 1 July 2019 on the second visa or on the bridging visa linked to that application. The fee is AUD 1,000 from 1 July 2026 and the age limit also applies to this application.
StatusOpen. The subclass 417 instrument (F2026L00878) includes Hong Kong and is in force on the Australian federal register, checked on 5 November 2026.

What else should you know?

The rules add no nationality condition for a Hong Kong passport. A British National (Overseas) passport comes under the United Kingdom arrangement, with an age limit of 35 and no specified work for the second and third visa.

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What we could not confirm

  • We could not check the Home Affairs page on the subclass 417 visa, or an archived copy of it. Age and passport rules come from the legal instrument F2026L00878.
  • No cap: stated by third parties (One Planet Migration Law and Pvtistes, January 2026). The legal instrument sets no cap. Clause 417.221(5) allows a cap to be set by another rule, which we have not found.
  • No study, English or support letter requirement: inferred because neither the Migration Regulations (clauses 417.211 and 417.221) nor the legal instrument ask for them. There is no express statement from Home Affairs for this country.
  • Funds: the rules ask for enough money, with no figure. The approximate AUD 5,000, plus money for the flight out, come from Tourism Australia, not directly from Home Affairs.
  • The 3 and 6 months are in the Migration Regulations. The 88 days come from a Tourism Australia page of May 2023. The types of work come from LIN 22/012, whose April 2025 compilation is listed in the register as the latest.
  • The consulate page in Hong Kong does not cover the Working Holiday.
Sources, checked on 5 Nov 2026

We are not migration agents. This is general information, not advice about your case. Always check the official information.