From 1 November 2005, Working Holiday Makers who have worked as a seasonal worker* in regional Australia** for a minimum of three months and still meet the requirments for the first will be eligible to apply for a second Working Holiday visa.

'Three months' means three 'calendar' months. Work can be in one block with one employer or in separate blocks with one employer or a number of employers. The work must be full time work. The days and hours worked should equal the standard for a full working day or week for that employer, that region and that industry.

Working holidaymakers who intend applying for a second working holiday visa will need evidence of the length of time they have spent working as a seasonal worker in regional Australia If you are interested in the option of applying for a second Working Holiday visa, you should obtain a copy of the Working Holiday Visa: Employment Verification form.

Completion of the Working Holiday Employment Verification form will constitute evidence of the seasonal work you have undertaken.
This form should be used to record all employment details and will be required when completing an application for a second working holiday visa.

* Seasonal work is the harvesting, packing of fruit and vegetable crops, pruning and trimming vines and trees, thinning and trimming flowers and bunches, Animal cultivation, fishing and pearling or general maintenance crop work.

** Regional Australia: anywhere in Australia except Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, the NSW Central Coast, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne or the ACT. Any area identified at: www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail requiring harvest workers comes within the definition of ‘regional Australia’.

Information about seasonal work opportunities in regional Australia can be found on the Harvest Trail website at: www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail.