Requirements assessed at the decision or grant stage.
Application and grant location
Item
Requirement
First 417 grant
The applicant must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.
[cl 417.411]
Repeat 417 grant
Grant location must match lodgement location: in Australia after an onshore application, and outside Australia after an offshore application.
[cl 417.412]
Visa held at application
Item
Requirement
Prior 417 history
The ordinary pathway permits no more than three 417 visas; COVID-affected visas may be excluded from the count.
[cl 417.222]
Health requirements
Visa
Stream
Requirement
417 & 462
Primary applicant
Health and character checks apply; the health criterion includes PIC 4005
[cl 417.221]
Purpose and stay period
Visa
Item
Requirement
417 & 462
Stay period
Usually up to 12 months: from first entry after an offshore grant; from grant for an onshore applicant who did not hold a 417 when applying; or from when the existing 417 would otherwise end for an onshore repeat holder.
[cl 417.511]