Subclass 417 visa from Japan
Age limit: 30. No annual cap.
What does this visa ask for?
| Subclass | 417 |
|---|---|
| Access | No annual cap |
| Age limit | 30 years old |
| Funds | A$5,000 |
| Second year | You 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 year | You 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. |
| Status | Open. The subclass 417 instrument (F2026L00878) includes Japan and is in force on the Australian federal register, checked on 5 November 2026. |
What else should you know?
The passport must show Japanese nationality. A Home Affairs guide published by the embassy in Tokyo in 2024 says applicants do not need to show an English level to get the 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 or support letter requirement: inferred because neither the Migration Regulations (clauses 417.211 and 417.221) nor the legal instrument ask for them.
- 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.
Sources, checked on 5 Nov 2026
- Migration (Arrangements for Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) Visa) Instrument 2026 (LIN 26/048) official
- Australian Federal Register of Legislation: status of instrument F2026L00878 official
- Explanatory Statement to instrument LIN 26/048 official
- Migration Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Age Criteria) Regulations 2026 official
- Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026: subclass 417 visa fees official
- Explanatory Statement to LIN 24/039: specified work for the second and third visa official
- Tourism Australia: Working Holiday FAQs (page updated 18 September 2026) official
- Tourism Australia: how to apply for the subclass 417 visa (page updated 6 January 2026) official
- Tourism Australia: second subclass 417 visa (page updated 23 May 2023) official
- One Planet Migration Law: subclass 417 and 462 visas in 2026 third party
- Home Affairs, on the Tokyo embassy website: FAQs for Japanese applicants (30 September 2024) embassy
- Migration Regulations 1994, compilation 289 of 2 October 2026, volume 1: items 1224A and 1225 official
- Migration Regulations 1994, compilation 289, volume 2: subclasses 417 and 462 official
- Instrument LIN 22/012: work and areas that count for the subclass 417 (April 2025 compilation) official
- Federal Register: versions of LIN 22/012, the latest dated 5 April 2025 official
- Pvtistes: programmes and annual caps, 27 January 2026 third party
We are not migration agents. This is general information, not advice about your case. Always check the official information.