The tax rates for Working Holiday Maker visa holders, for the year starting from 1 July 2024, are shown below.
They apply for visa subclasses 417, 462 and 408.
These visa holders do NOT have a tax free threshold.
Taxable Income and Tax Rates … Read the rest
Can you work more than the 6 months normally allowed with one employer, if you have an ABN?
The answer is normally “No”.
A statement from Home Affairs says this:
You cannot stay in the same position in the same location … Read the rest
Brazil Working Holiday Visas in Australia.
Commencing on 1 July 2022, up to 500 young Brazilians aged between 18 and 30 will be able to stay in Australia each year, for a 12-month holiday during which they can undertake short-term work and study.
Brazil is being added to the subclass … Read the rest
Applications for the subclass 417 and 462, Working Holiday/Work and Holiday visas, which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed are now being finalised. As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased. Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly.
Some visitors to Australia continue working for their home country employer, doing work online, while on holiday in Australia.
A visitor visa does not permit working in Australia.
Condition 8101 states: The holder must not engage in work in Australia.
A Working Holiday … Read the rest
Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)
Applications which had been on-hand while Australia’s borders were closed are now being finalised. As these older applications are being finalised, published processing times have increased. Applications lodged recently are being finalised quickly.
Median average processing time for … Read the rest
Figures from the Department of Home Affairs show they have granted about 31,000 Working Holiday Visas since 15 December 2021.
The government estimates that about 24,000 of these will arrive in Australia during February to mid April 2022.
Part of the reason for the mid April … Read the rest
Half of all subclass 417 visa applications were finalised in under 69 days, during December 2021.
There are currently 23,500 backpackers who have an Australian visa, but are not in Australia at the moment, 19 January 2022.
If they return to Australia between now and twelve weeks time, their visa fee will be re-payed back to them.
The Australian Prime Minister said:… Read the rest
Part of the Australia and UK Free Trade Agreement, that was agreed in principle during December 2021 was the following.
the UK and Australia will make unprecedented changes to their Youth Mobility Schemes, making them available to nationals no older than 35 for … Read the rest
