6 month work limit Working holiday 417 visa

There is a lot of confusion regarding whether you are allowed to work longer than 6 months for an employer on WHV visa due to condition 8547. The 6 month work limit Working holiday 417 visa It was temporarily relaxed Durin the COVID concession period but was re-introduced 1st of July 2023. On the 1st of January 2024 it was announced that there will be exemptions to the 8547 condition –

From 1 January 2024, until further government decisions, you can work for the same employer in Australia for more than 6 months without asking permission if your work is:

• in different locations and work in any one location does not exceed 6 months
• in plant and animal cultivation anywhere in Australia
• in certain industries, including aged care and disability services, fishing and pearling, tree farming and felling, construction and mining, in northern Australia only (see Northern Australia)
• natural disaster recovery work
• in critical sectors, including agriculture, food processing, health, aged and disability care and childcare, anywhere in Australia
• in the critical sector of tourism and hospitality anywhere in Australia.

 For any other situations not covered above, you must ask the department for written permission to work longer than 6 months with one employer. A migration group can assist with contacting the department on your behalf –